MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 177, 1 April 1873, Page 6

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

§■ IW’ The Council met in the Chamber on Thurablß be evening. The Mayor and all the members uerjft mi present. ft ]}, The minutes of previous meeting were reaflf th and confirmed ; outward correspondence siniJH ] >e last meeting was read and approve I ; and son9B j o i unimportant inward correspondence was readanift la. received. | Accounts from John Hayes and Escott aniflj n<? Co. were left over for the Public Wo Ls ConJB ™ mitfee to report, upon. I. Hallenst -in and ac onnt. £44 17a. 3d., was passed f>r payment. ft B!l Tlie Mayor read a telegram addre-se I to hi:nft a by the Superintendent, stating the Governmental In had been informed that a building la e' v ercot’dft vi by M. La Fontaine, on the reserve fr mting Mel-ft ei more-street, was nnsight.ly, and n obstacle toft In the drain ge of the town. The Mayor said MBA had telegraphed m repl; to the effe t that theft f ] bui'diug had been greatly unproved, an I that it ft f . would not inter fere with the drainage. ft j In reference to the rennine nti- n allowed MaeKcllar for his services as iuspec‘»r <v works, several Councillors exnreS'-ed themselves verj^B ftl highly satisfied with the effi i nt way in whichft 113 VI r M cKellar had performed his dot es in enn-SHj nection with the temponry water-works. lift! 8r was considered that the rate ag-eed upon (K)perft hj cent, upon the cost of the works) was h to the-value of the services rendered. and Council therefore resolved to supplement theft a per ccntagc by an extra allowance of £2 105., ft S i making in all £l2 10s. ft n The Auditors’ interim report regarding the ftp Hate Collector’s commission was laid on the IS■ table. ft’ 1 Some of the Councillors mentioned that they ■ were not previously aware that the Collector ft was allowed commission on monies accruing^B (l under tlie Local Revenues < fixlinance. It au-M8 c peare 1. however, that an account including com-B E mission mi license-fees bad been passed by the IB S Council and signed by the Mayor ; that the f'ol-jftl lector had received a document under he sealoflfts the Council to the effect that he would receive 10 pe" cent, upon all monies collected ; and thatjftt at the first meeting of the present Council—|ft a after the passing of the Local R venues Ordidftj nance—it was resolved that the commission jft} should still remain at 10 per cant, upon monies collected. , yi^ft The Mayor remarked that no doubt the Conv’^ft 011 ought to have taken the matter into cnnsi-j^B deration sooner. He certainly thought 10 per cent, commission for collecting license fees was Rd too much. On the other hand, he felt bound to say that the present Collector had performed his SB' duties most efficiently ; and for that leason, and fti also looking at the fact that, the money had been fti actually paid, he suggested that 5 per cent, ft. should he allowed on all fees collected up to ft' date. For the future, he would suggest 'hat‘2s I percent, be allowed for collection of publicans’, ft, wholesale, and auctioneers’ licenses; and 10 per ft. cent, on all other license foes received under the ft, Local Revenues Ordinance. t Or. Grant proposed, and t'V, Wright seconded, |ft a motion giving etfect to the Mayor’s sugges- ft tinns, and it w rt s agreed to, nem con f After some conversation respecting the pro- * posed track from Cromwell to Cardrona, the 9 Council adjourned. |