ALEXANDRA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 309, 27 March 1868, Page 3

ALEXANDRA.

TOWN COUNCIL j • : The usual meeting of the Town Council I j was held on Wednesday the 27th inst. Present, the Mayor, and Councillors Jack, Rateliffu and Thoyers Thi minutes of previous meeting, road ■and continued ; correspondence read and n.-•-'fcpived • .;.., Mr. Baesley's aceounri.for surveying street . Ac, was referred to Finance Committee. ""11l accordance with notice, Cr. Rateliffe. "moved, seconded by Cr. Jack, and carried, '-"■tbat the Town Clerk write to His Honor the Superintendent, respectfully requesting hi in to cause Weeks .11 and 12 ol this Township to be delareii a reserve for reero- . aCiou ground. *'' Or. Hiitclin'j moved, seconded by Cr .lack . 'that llsil bija.lvanc-d'fti the M.inule.-rikia Public Library TpiHteCS, for the purpose of . eivesrug a Council Chamber, in- co-ciection r . with, tho new Library Imililingi L:ase of tic; sa'nl Chamber, stating conditions to be draw.i up an I submitted to th ! < 'ouncil for ' approval. Carried. '■'■'■■ ■ Propose I Ivy Cr. Rateliffe, seconded by ;-,•• Of. Jack, that a deputation, consisting of ■ Urs, Jack, lieresford, and the mover, wait ilppn the storekeepers of. this place, with the object of ascertaining the amount of gunpowder that may be stored on their premises, and in ail cases where more th in one keg is kept in stock, to request them to '.'"rinnove it to some place, where it will not endanger life ami property. Carried. Proposed by Cr. Jack, seconded by Cr. . Theycrs, that the selection of material &.C. to be used in kerbiug an 1 channeling Tar- . b.:rt Street, as also the calling for tenders for that work he kit to the Works committee. Carried. The Town Clerk was instrueie I to acknowledge receipt of draft for £2(2 2s. beinc Government subsidy of €2 to t'l on . rates collected. On.the motion of Cr. Jack, it was decided that the meetings of the Council be . fold in thi Town Clerk's Office, until fnrther.untice: .... Cr. Theyers gove notice, that he would move, at the next meeting, that a committee be appointed, to consist of the Mayor, Councillor Rateliffe and the mover, for the purpose of selecting a site for a Market reserve. ■' Proposed by Cr. Jack, seconded by Cr. Rateliffe, that the ('ouncil, supported by the inhabitants of this district memorialize the Government, praying that aenmmonage for the benefit of this neighborhood be thrown open. The Town Clerk was instructed to write to his Honor the. Superintendent, respectfully requesting him to instruct the road Engineer to cause the removal of certain rocks projecting on to the road at a sharp tnrning about half a mile ont of this Township on the Teviot road, west bank of the Olutha, as from this cause, that part of the is rendered dangerous and almost iinA vote of thanks to the Chair concluded the proceedings.