AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 362, 9 January 1880, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wednesday, Jan. 7. A meeting of this Council was held at their offices, Balguerie street, on the above date. Present—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Crs Penlington, Chadwick, Armstrong, Cullen, and Bruce. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The outward correspondence was read, consisting of several notices to owners for tenants' rates. correspondence. A letter was read from Mr E. Ditely complaining of the thistles in the Reserve occupied by him, and stating that if the Council would give him the Reserve again on the same terms he would cut the thislets in question. Cr Penlington said the Council could not compromise themselves by promising the Reserve again to jMr Ditely. Cr Bruce moved that the Council were not in position to pay anything for cutting down the thistltes and could not entertain the terms of Mr Ditely's letter. After Cr Bruce's motion a discussion ensued whether they should entertain his letter at all. At last the Mayor suggested that the Clerk reply to the letter embodying Cr Penliugton's remarks. The Returning officer wrote, intimating to the Council that J. J. Kissel had been that day duly elected to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the Council caused by the resignation of Mr Henning. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Cr Penlington on the part of the Finance Committee|reported that the overdraft at the Bank was now £144 8s debit. He had nothing else to repprt. Cr Bruce stated that the Lamplighter wanted his money badly. His Worship stated that he thought the Bank would now pay the lighting expenses. Mr Billons, he might inform the Council, had applied jor a distress warrant, and had only been refused it by the Clerk of the Court on account Jof some informality, as to the authority he held from Manning, the late lamplighter. No doubt this would tc rectified, and Jthey would hear from Mr Billens again. PAYMENTS. Clerk's salary for December ... £8 6 8 Lighting to 31st December ... 10 16 8 F. Halm, poundkeeper—Planting trees, 4s; lighting bridge &A 12s ; salary, £3 15s ... 811 0 The Poundkeeper credited the Council with the amount of pound fees, £2 19s 2d, which lead to a discission. Cr Chadwick thought they were lucky in the poundkeeper not tendering the cash and suing them for the account like some of the rest of their clients. Cr Bruce moved that the Clerk's salary and the lamplighter's account be paid, and that the Chairman of the Finance Committee and his Worship be authorized to see the Banker on the matter of paying other accounts now that the overdraft is reduced.

The. motion was seconded by Cr Cullen

Cr Chadwick thought it was time the expense of £18 per annum for lighting the bridge at Waeckerle's be done away with.

Several councillors expressed their indignation at the poundkeeper crediting the Council with the pound fees, and not paying the sum into the Council's account. After some discussion, the balance of Mr Halm's account was included in the above for payment.

Cr Cullen : It is gui to safe to pass them, they will not be paid. No other business coming before the CoimeiU the meeting adjourned.