MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 165, 7 January 1873, Page 5

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday evening, 2nd inst. The Mayor and all the Councillors were present. The Town-Clerk read a letter from MiBastings, Secretary for Gold-fields, stating that he had given instructions for a re-sur-vey of Block IX, [situate on the south side of Melmore Terrace] ; that the Government had accepted a tender for construction of a horse-track to Quartz ileef Point, but that the contract had not yet been signed; ami further, that the matter of the appointment of a bailiff was under consideration by the Government. A letter was also read from the (Provincial) Under-Secretary, asking the Council to state for what sum they would undertake to complete the formation of the main streot, as required hy clause 4 of the Local Revenues Ordinance, prior to its maintenance being undertaken hy the Council. The matter referred to by the Under-Sec-retary was left over to be dealt with by the Public Works Committee. Tiie following accounts were passed for payment, viz.:—!. Hallenstein and Co., for sundries, £2 17s. 6d.; 11. W. Smythies, commission on rents and rates collected, £23 7s. ; J. Taylor, for water-pipes, Ac, £l4l 2s. Od. ; W, Grant, for timber, tfcc, £4 13s. One tender only was received for the works required in connection with the temporary water-supply ; but the amount was considered excessive, and the tender was rejected. An irregular discussion ensued, and it was ultimately agreed that the construction of the proposed works should be undertaken by the Public Works Committee, who were empowered to take immediate action. The customary compliment to the Mayor concluded the meeting.