CROMWELL TOWN COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 135, 11 June 1872, Page 4

CROMWELL TOWN COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of Council was held! the Town-hall on Monday evening, 3rd install Present—His Worship the Mayor, Councjw Marsh, Dawkins, Brown, and Fraer (acting Tow Clerk). The minutes of former meeting were readan| confirmed. The inward correspondence comprised from Mr If. Hastings, M.F.C., and MessrsCni Cornyn, and Willis. The letter from Mr Craig was dated Jfaseffl May -27. and addressed to J. Taylor, Esp t was as follows : '•Sir. -1 have been directed to convey to W the thanks of the Mount Ida Trade Associate i ir your kindness in procuring signatures totfl Houndburn I!ill petition. '• I may state that the people of Clyde refuse to sign it, because they considered the Tevioj roa ! of more importance to them ; but gracM! intimate. I that they would assist any einleavoni male to procure improvements upon the Teno road,—which was tantaimunt to saying w they di I not e ire whether we had a road orii 1 ' eu-tain'ya very se'iish and unneighbourly*l of lo iking at the matter. " i remain, yours respectfully, " A. Craio, Hon. Sec. " Mount Ida Trade Association." Copies of outward correspondence since t' date of previous meeting were read and appro*' 9 It consisted of a memorial to the Proving Council in reference to a grant of land as a j creation ground ; a letter to Mr BastingsreWl to Block IX ; and a letter to the Secretary! Land and Works in reference to the prop"' track to Quartz Reef Point. The Acting Town ('lerk was instructed to ply to the several communications received. It was resolved, on the. motion of Cr. F ra | seconded by Cr. Brown, —"That in accorJa^

th the suggestion of Mr Bastings, a memorial drawn up hi reference to Block IX, and that , itures be obtained to such memorial." The following is a copy of the letter referred which is dated Dunedin, 23th May, and adessed to the Mayor and Council : «Gentlemen,— l duly received your petition lative to certain reserves in your township, d find that Block IX, having been reserved for e purpose of Recreation, cannot be applied for e purpose of revenue. A Bill will have to be jsed through the Assembly, vesting the land the Superintendent for the purpose of Mucipal reserves for the town of Cromwell. You ve other reserves granted, I have found out ' enquiring at the Crown Lands office ; these ants are not issue! yet, or I would have brought a Bill vesting them in the Council. I have en the Provincial Solicitor in reference to the after, and my advice to you is this : —Get a titinn up at once, and forward the same to his onor the Superintendent, praying that Block f nny be withdrawn as a reserve for the purge of recreation, and be set aside as a municiilreserve ; also that the Crown Grants miv be sued for all reserves in >our township. Then e matter will be referred to the Provincial ilicitor, who promises me to attend to the matr, Do this at once. The Government have s0 promised, during the recess, to endeavour provide for some commonage for your district, gave the matter my support, and t trust it will it end in promises, "lam, Gentlemen, yours &c, " Horace Bastings." Accounts were passed for payment as follows : .J. Hurley £3 ; repairing race and cleaning reet, £3 12s. 6d. ; Mr Taylor's expenses in inflection with the Mayoral Conference, £l6 ; , Binge, for coal, £2 ss. On the motion of Cr. Fraer, seconded by Cr. rovvn, it was resolved, —" That the sum of £5 e voted for the services of Constable Walsh as isoector of Nuisances, and that Sub-Inspector bore be requested to sanction the appointlent." Cr. Marsh proposed,—" That the permanent ivels of the streets be taken : the Public Works !o nmittee to report at next meeting as to the robitble cost." —Seconded by Cr. Fraer, and arried. It was also proposed by Cr. Marsh, seconded yCr. Hawkins, and agreed to, —"That a melorial be forwarded to the Superintendent, urgi'that the Government should at once order ecossiry improvements to be made in the 'olice Camp buildings at Cromwell." The Actin,' Town Clerk was instructed to trite to the Secretary for Lands and Works, renesting that the various sums passed for works I the Cromwell district be expended without a.' unnecessary delay. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to k -Mayor.