ALEXANDRA TOWN COUNCIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 421, 13 May 1870, Page 2

ALEXANDRA TOWN COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting was held in the Conncil Chamber on Friday evening last. Present: The Mayor, and Councillors Theyers and Beresford.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

There was no outward corresponence.

The inwards was read and received. An application from Messrs Judge Jenkins was read, applying for leave to erect a slaughter yard for sheep about 300 yards from the township, Manuherikia Ward.— Permission was granted: but the applicants were given to understand distinctly that unless they kept the place thoroughly clean the Council would withhold their assent to any renewal. An invitation to the member of the Corporation to attend tho opening ceremony of the Shotover Bridge was read.—The Town Clerk was instructed to reply that owing to the unsettled State of the Weather the Council feared they would not be able to attend.

Councillor Theyers proposed that the Town Clerk bo instructed to write to the Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, Dunedin, respectfully drawing his attention to the necessity of appointing an official distributor of stamps and impiessed paper in the tov, iiship. and that thejCourtcil should be glad to see Mr. Walter Vanse, postmaster and telegraphist, appointed to the office.

1 his concluded the business before the meet' ing, and the C onncil adjourned.