ASHBURTQN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1794, 20 March 1888, Page 2

ASHBURTQN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

I The ordinary meeting cf the Ashburlon Borough Ooano : l was hol.l last evening. Pre3ent— The Mayor, and Oro Williamson, Sootr, Robert*, Scaly, Thomas, Tucker, Hago Friedlander, a';d Raid. mayok's statembnt The Mayor said tint ho b^llaved it was the wish of the Council to r.djourn early that evening, and therefore it would be advisable to take only the nr-re important business that night. The ether busineßß coald be transacted at an adjourned meeting. It was resolved that the adjourned meeting be held on Monday next, and that no meeting ba held on the following Monday ((Taster Monday). Gorraepoadence and reports were held over. BATES Tbe reaolatfon of the Council striking % rate of Is m 'the £ on the total annual value of all property within the Borough for the period oommenoing Jan. Ist and ending Deo. 31at,l 888, the said rate to be. payable In one earn on April 2id, 1888, was confirmed, and the rate struck accordingly. CLERICAL ASSISTANCE. A sum of 25s waa allowed the Clerk to procure necessary assistance for doing some pressing work, A BUMOR, Cr Scaly Btated that he saw something la the paper to the effact that the Mayor, as repreoentlng the Ooanoll, wan to weloome a certain company here. The Mayor asked if the paper said that he waa to do so, or that It was poaslble he might. Or Scaly oould not recall the exnot words, bub he had been under the Impression that thb Mayor was to have done bo The Mayor eafd that if Or Scaly would look the piper up he would find that the statement was only givoo aa a rumor. The Agent had waited upon him and he expressed his willingness to &es!st if he oould, He made erquirfes and found that the proposed reception would not be palatable to a good many. He thought the faota spoke fey themselves, beoaueo the Mayor was nut at the station when the company arrived. PAYMENTS. Aoooants were passed for payment and the Connoli adj urned.