TOWN COUNCIL, ALEXANDRA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 294, 13 December 1867, Page 3

TOWN COUNCIL, ALEXANDRA.

A full mce'in? of the Council wis held in the Library on Wednetday the 4th inot. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. Correspor.d""oo outward and inward read and received. Constable Thon-as Xenle •was appointed Insreetnr • f Nuisances ; to take office fr< m the oth inst. The assessment for the year 1 °OT-S was decided to 1-e at rna j n the pound. Committee of Public Work? recommended that four puWio ashpits he dns and fenced O" the motio i of Councillor Bercsford the Public Works Committee were authorised to carry nut fro Mme. The proposed Public Stockyard was left to private enterprise. A number of Bye Law. were read over, and commented upon : their further consideration was postponed for further consideration till next 'i+l'np. The Town Clerk --.•>= instr'-etcd f n re->b' to the communication from the Provincial Treasn-er, and +o Hi-nt- hire in the name of *he Council for the liberality shown by the no\ r ernni'>nt to this Municipality in raisin? the Orant in A d to the maximum sum of -C. r >oo, thereby pnt'incr Alexandra on an eqna 1 footing with ether up-country Man'cipalities. A letter was also reeeivei l from the Secretary of Land and Vorks, stating that iremediate steps would be taken to establish a Te'.erraph Office at Alexandra, I/eave was rran'cd to Air. Thevars, to form a Bye-way by the lower end of his s l '. down to 'heMolyneux Fe-ry Crossing pUc>, subject to the supervision of the Public Works Committee. A vote of thanks to the Chair, concluded the proceedings.