MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Issue I, 8 June 1870, Page 5

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Tha usual fortnightly meeting of the Cromwell Municipal Council was held on Monday «v«nmg. Present: The Mayor, and Ciu Burres, Kelly, Whetter, and Dagg. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Outward correspondence Waa raad *&& appf vjfldlof, and inward correspondence was read an/.- Reived. 9 moved by Cr. Kelly, seconded by Or. Bf and carried, "That the Town Clerk Hwlodge receipt of letter from the ProvinHtecretary in reference to the subsidy, and Hin him that, as the Government refuse to Htho subsidy due the Corporation, instrucI will be given to Messrs Ho worth and Hjkins, solicitors, to institute proceedings BJeoovary of same." following answer to letter anent'the road Cromwell and Clyde was read from H?raser, M.P.C. : H " Dunedin, May 19, 1870. —1» reply to your communication roHting tho road between Cromwell and Clyde, to inform you that the sum of £IGO has Ha placed upon the estimates tor that work, Hthat it is the intention of the Government BBVoceedafc once in making the necessary alterBBms and repairs. I was in hopes of getting a er amount, but the Government assured me Bfc in the present state of their finances they Hi not recommend any addition to it. HowH, they have promised me, in the event of Hfurthar sum being required to complete the H., they will endeavor to procure it, if possiH° u t of some contingent vote. As regards Mbourt House, I am happy to be able to state ■plana for a very commodious one have been BLted, and a sum has been placed on the BJaatea sufficient to erect it; so you may inB the Corporation that this want will very Hhe supplied. I have been endeavoring, in Hmction with the other Gold-fields members, Hntinue the subsidy to the Municipalities for He years more ; but we find that tho feeling Hie Council is against legislating o.i the subHthis session, preferring to leave a new CounHo deal with the matter. —I am, BB "Yours obediently, jjjpeo. Jenour, Esq., "Wm.Fp.askr. I "Town Clerk, Cromwell." Bfvejal other letters were read, amongst which ■ one anent the proposed bridge across the ■Jlaieux at Quartz-reef Point, stating that Ho Engineer had been requested to make an Bttfuato of the cost of the proposed work, on ■ Hpipt of which tho Government will give favor Hj' consideration to the application, in so far Hhe means at its disposal admit."—A letter Bj> tho Under-Secretary, on the state of the |SI to Queonstown, and the track to Wanaka, Brming the Council that instructions have B given to have these works attended to at H, was) read ; and HL» Town Clerk was instructed to acknowHJ* the receipt of the above, together with BBJBrs anent the Melmore-street Reserve, ko. Hi the motion of Cr. Kolly, seconded by Cr. the Town Clerk was instructs 1 to write H'"-' Municipalities of Queenstown, Clyde, Bp-udra, and Lawrence, requesting them to ■■Bj|with this Council in a joint memorial to legislative Assembly, praying their HonorBJlouso to grant a sufficient sum of money Hfater supplies on the Otago Gold-fields : the ■IBs to be sent for presentation to the GoldHds members, Messrs O'Neill and VogeL H' wa3 resolved, on the motion of Cr. Kelly, ■Bonded by Cr. Dagg, "That this Council mo HLialise the Legislative Assembly in order to BJ"i; an area of land for a commonage—the BJnorial to be forwarded to Mr Charles O'Neill ■■presentation ; that the Town Clerk write to 9BJ Loughnan, requesting him not to grant any land on the Low Flat to applicants, and to b\nd the holders of land already granted not to interfere with the landing of timber ; and also .tp write to the Secretary of Public "Works, ■requesting that a block of land beyond the Murnicipal boundary be marked out, surveyed, and placed under the management of the Corporation, for a recreation ground,—and to the Superintendent, impressing up»n him the necessity of a new Conrt-house being erected here immediately; and that a notico be inserted in the Argus, informing the ratepayers that all rates must be paid to the collector, at his office (Town Hall), on or before Saturday, the 11th inst., or they \ will not be entitled to have their names placed on the Citizens' Roll, —also, to publish Clause k. XXX. of the Empowering Act." It was agreed that a man should be employed to keep the town race clean, in order that the town may be supplied witb water fit for domestic purposes, until such time as the Public Works Committee can carry out tho new works, as proposed. This concluded the bujiness of the evening, \ and H Council adjourned.