The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was read from Dr McLean, calling the attention of the Council to the open forge used by Mr Manning m the main street, and requesting that the Council would cause the same to be covered m, and the chimney car ried up to a proper height ; also enclosing a letter from the agent of the Imperial Insur ance Company, m which the agent informed Dr McLean that, m consequence of the forge, the policy for the adjoining premises was en tirely vitiated. Councillor Cliff thought that the agent had over-stepped his bounds m making such a statement, as Dr McLean was not responsible for what his neighbour did. The Clerk stated that Mr Manning had not complied with the Building Regulations, in asmuch as he built the forge without having obtained the license for so doing from the Council, nnd was therefore^ liable to a penalty of a sum not exceeding £5 per day. Proposed by Councillor Shepherd, seconded by Councillor Bush — " That Mr Manning be informed that lie has not complied with the Building Regulations, and that he do so at 1 once ; also that the use of the forgo be prohibited uutil the building be completed according to his application, and that the chimney be carried up sufficiently high, so as not to ondnnger the adjoining building." 1 Carried. i A letter was read from J. Bowers, request , ing an amendment m the rate roil before the next assessment. An application was received from H. ' Rauston, requesting that his rate might be remitted. The request was grunted. A letter was read from Mr Rhodes, m answer to the Council's letter, m which he expressed his willingness to invest m the Superintendent those streets m Timaru not i already invested, viz., the continuation of I Church street from Theodocia to Gray street, [ und the street parellel to this on the north. side also, from Theodocia to Gray street, on conditions that conveyance of same be cxc ' cuted at the expense of the Council. Proposed by Councillor Cliff, seconded by Councillor Bush — " That the Superintendent be respectfully requested to have the remain der of the streets m Rhodes' town conveyed ! to himself, Mr Rhodes being willing to con vey the same." Carried. 