MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 266, 3 November 1874, Page 5

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The regular meeting of the above body was held on Friday evening last, in the Council Chamber. There were present: The Mayor, and Crs Shanly, Taylor, and Hayes. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The outward correspondence was read and approved of. The inward was read and received, There was a letter from his Honor the Superintendent, requesting the Council, as a Board of Health, to report to him regarding the sanitary condition of the town ; and one from Mr Barr, accepting the terms offered him by by the Corporation as Engineer for the proposed waterworks, and stating he would probably arrive in Cromwell about the 11th of November.

A deputation, consisting of Messrs Starkey, and Murrell, from the Fire Brigade waited upon the Council, in reference to the proposed site for the building. Mr Starkey afterwards claimed the ear of the Council for the consideration of a griev ance he felt regarding the hoarding in front of Messrs Hallenstein's new building being allowed to extend so far into the street. The Council decided to request the contractors to confine it to the footpath, and the Inspector of Works was asked to give them notice to this effect. The action of the sub-committee in reference to the agreement with Mr Barr was confirmed. In reference to the report asked for by the Superintendent, the Council agreed to meet as a Board of Health on Friday first. Mr Dagg's application to be allowed to construct a drain was referred to the Public Works Committee. In accordance with notice, Mr Taylor now moved, —That a drain be made across Mel-more-street opposite Mr Pierce's premises, in order to carry drainage from premises in that neighbourhood into the Kawarau. Cr Shanly seconded this, and it was carried. The matter of watering the street during the summer months was then brought under the attention of the Council, and th e dt c'.sion come ( to was to request the Inspector of Works to .report on some favourable plan of performing 'the work. The Mayor and Crs Taylor and Shanly were appointed a deputation to wait on Mr MaeKellar, the Goldfields Secretary, in reference to the request preferred by the Council that the Government police stables be fitted up for the purpose of an Immigrants' Barjracks, and that the Sergeant's cottage and lock-un be given to ihe Corporation for Fire Brigade requirements. ! There were four applicants for the office of ssessors, and Messrs Jenour and Burres li.vere appointed. ' Two small accounts were passed : one from VI. Moore, for ringing the bell for Fire Brigade meetings, and the other from Mr Grant, !ror a bag of lime.

I This concluded the business, and a vote of ifchanks was accorded to the Mayor.

i A special meeting was held yesterday afternoon, at which the Mayer and all the Councillors were present. The business was the consideration of a letter from the Hospital Committee, inviting the Council to take pare in the procession on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the building. i Cr Grant was of the'opinion that the Corporation had not been treated with the courtesy they had a right toWp'ect. He thought the Mayor should have Been asked to perform the ceremonv of laying foundation stone. Crs Shanly and Hayes coincided in that opinion. Cr Tavlor, who is a mdmber of the Hospital Committee, exnlainedthat after much co-i----sideration by that body,it was decided that the honour of lying the Stone was best fitted to devolve upon the largjst subscriber to the funds, and that gentlemkn was Mr Thomas Logan. This explanation' was ljoked upon as satisfactory by Cr Shanly, bill not by Cr Hayes. Cr Grant proposed, andbr Haves seconded, that the Council do not tike part in the proposed procession. This was lost, and an amendment to the opposite effect, proposed by Cr Wright, and .seconded by Cr Shanly, Mas carried. . The matter of grave!!ij<jr the foot-path in ITnniscort-street was broujlit up, and thedavIman was .ordered to be fct to wor'.: on the job in Question.