AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 473, 4 February 1881, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wednesday, Febkuaky 2. A meeting of this Council was held on the above date at their offices, Balguerie street. Present:—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Crs Cullen, McGregor, Black. Blown, Bruce, Nuomm, Chamberlain and Sunckell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. COKUKSPOXUKNCK. A letter was read fiom Mr W. 0. Pereival, le ownership of certain sections in the Borough. The matter was left to the valuer to attend to. FINANCE. The Mayor reported the receipts since last meeting to be as follows :—Rents, town reserves, £11 ; sale of goods, £1 13s ; dog tax, £5 10s; total, J_ 18 3s.— The balance in the bank was £100 Pis 4dThe following accounts were passed for payment:—Dog collars, los lid ; clerk's salary, £4 3s 4d. miscellaneous. Cr Cullen reported that the Works Committee had spent no money, and had no recommendation to make. Lr McGregor wished lo call attention to the state of the main road between Vangioni's and the sea-wall. He believed that the piece in question was tbe worst bit of road between Christchurch and WagstafFs Hotel. He thought something should he done in the matter without delay.

Cr Cullen said there were other places requiring attention. If they weie going to spend v one/, they should decide what should be dene. lie would suggest that a committee be appointed to report to the Council on the matter.

After some couveisation, Cr McGregor moved: "That His Worship the Mayor, Crs Black and Cullen be appointed a subcommittee (with power to employ expert skill), to report to the next meeting of the Council on tho state of the main street from Wneekerlo'rf to Bruee's Terrace."

The motion was seconded by Cr Noomm and carried.

Cr McGregor said there was a matter of which he thought the Council should takf> some notice. They were all aware of the melancholy event that had taken place on the previous day. He was informed that the custodian of the hospital had stated that he only allowed the body of the unfortunate man who had died so suddenly to be placed in the morgue as a personal favor to the Sergeant of Police. He considered that as the morgue had been built with public money, and was maintained from the same source, the public had a right to its use without any favor at all. Tho remaining councillors fully concurred in Or McGregor's remarks, and it was resolved to write to the Colonial Secretary, asking what position the morgue was iv, and what control the Council had over it. It was further resolved to write to Mr W. Gundry, the Council's agent at A«hbnrton, about some matters of business connected with the Ashburton reserves ; and to the Government, calling their attention once more to the Additional charge on telegrams. Thu Council then adjourned.