CROMWELL TOWN COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 97, 19 September 1871, Page 5

CROMWELL TOWN COUNCIL.

Tho regular fortnightly meeting was hold in tho Town Hall last night, there being present—The Mayor (Mr Taylor), and Crs Dawkins, Browq, and Fraer.

CJRUESPONDEN'OK. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, A letter was read from Mr (J. A. Lantour, secretary to the Mount Ida Trade Association, thanking the Council for communicating with the Association in reference to the mail terminus, and stating that they had adopted the Cromwell memorial, with necessary verbal alterations, and had also written to the member for Mount Ida (Mr Mervyn), requesting him to put a direct question to the Post-master-General in the House on the subject. A letter was read from Mr Hallenstein, Mayor of Queenstown, stating that the Queenstown Council had sent the following memorial, signed by nearly all the business people of Queenstown, to the PostmasterGeneral :

“To the Honorable the Postmaster-General, Wellington. “The business community of Queenstown desire respectfully to endorse the memorial of the Municipal Council of Cromwell, praying that that town may be made the mail terminus, for the following reasons, viz., 1. That under existing circumstances the mail coach arrives in Queenstown at such an hour as to render it impossible to reply by the same night’s post. 2. That were Cromwell the terminus, the coach could easily arrive in Queenstown at four p.m., thus allowing of the answering of correspondence the same day. 3. That Queenstown being the most distant town in the Province from Dunedin, the inability to reply by the same night’s post necessarily causes more inconvenience to your memorialists than to those in towns at a less distance from the metropolis. “ Your memorialists therefore pray that you will cause such steps to ho taken as will effect the object in view ; and your memorialists will ever pray, &o.” A letter was read from the Town Clerk of Alexandra, stating that the alteration in the mail terminus would not materially benefit the people of that town, and that the Council had therefore taken no action in the matter. A letter was road from the Colonial Secretary to the Mayor, intimating his appointment as a Justice of the Peace ; and all the Councillors heartily congratulated Mr Taylor. The Mayor reported that he had telegraphed to his Honor the Superintendent in reference to the appointment of a sub-Warden, as recommended at last meeting.

TENDERS. There were only two tenders for the improvements in Melmore Terrace, viz., John Hurley, £'), and Charles Hastings, £ls. Mr Hurley’s tender was accepted. WATER SUPPLY. The Mayor stated that the report of the Public Works Committee on the town water supply was not ready to be submitted to the Council. He had written to Dunedin to see what four-inch pipes would cost, and had also visited the proposed site for the res evvoir. It was the intention of the Public Works Committee to have the levels taken, and they could do nothing until this was done. He was under the impression that there would be very little fall—perhaps twelve or fifteen feet.

MOTIONS. Cr Fraer proposed, in accordance with notice of motion, “ That the Town Clerk be instructed to write to Mr Hews, and request him to put a couple of men on the Nevis road, to effect necessary repairs, as soon as the snow melts.” Seconded by Gr Brown, and carried. Cr Brown proposed, in accordance with notice of motion, “That the Government be requested to extend the main road through Cromwell along the surveyed line, at the west end.” Seconded by Cr Fraer, and carried.

In the absence of Cr Shanlv, Cr Fraer proposed the following motion standing in his name ; —“ That the Town Clerk bo instructed to write to the Provincial Government, requesting that the reserve on the south side of Melmoro Terrace bo transferred to the Council.”

Seconded Try Or Brown, and carried. Or Fraer proposed, “That the Town Clerk bo instructed to write a letter to the Chief Postmaster, Dunedin, relative to the Nevis mail, to the effect that a great benefit would be conferred upon the inhabitants of Bannockburn and Nevis if the tender for a weeklv, instead of a fortnightly, mail bn accepted ; that both of these districts are rising into importance, and the inhabitants are complaining very much of the inadequate postal arrangements at present in existence ; and that by sending the mail from Cromwell to the Nevis on one day, and back the next, a groat saving in the price paid for its service would be effected.”

This was seconded by Cr Dawkins, and carried. Cr Dawkins moved, “That the Finance Committee be instructed to see that proper leases be drawn out for the various Council lands held by different parties.” Seconded by Cr Brown, and carried.