VINCENT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1035, 17 February 1882, Page 3

VINCENT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Spima L M KKTISO, A special meeting of the above Council ■was convened for ‘2 p.ni., on Wednesday •host, upon the requsition of Crs Jolly, M'i’mil, ami MeKellar, for the purpose of opening tenders, passing accounts, dealing with the Engineer's reports, ami business on the Order Paper of the 25th January The Council doors were not opened until 2 10, when Cr McGinnis was found sitting in the unair, Cr Colclongh also on the dais behind him. Crs MeKellar, .M'Phdl and Jolly entered tile Council Chamber 15 minutes later and took their seals Crs APCinnis and Cok-longh rose, and each proceeded to open the Oonncil, both speaking at the same time, when Sergeant Haldane marchcit up to the clour and said :“ I have - been ordered to come lime by Inspector Hickson for the purpose of arresting any one wlmdisturbs the peace ’’ Cr M'Ginnis M'Ginnis recommenced: “We shall pro ceed ,” whim he was interrupted hy •Cr Colclough, wh*> hJournal the constable that he wanted to report that lie had been assaulted by this person, —pointing to Cr M'Ginnis The constable refused to take nonce of any assault of which howas not an eye-witness Cr Colclough sdd in that cme he would lay an information against ■Cr M ‘Ginnis Cr MeKellar moved: “That Cr Jolly take the chair,” Lapsed for want of seconder

Or -Oololough then went tn the foot of the table ami read the Order Paper, while •tr.M'Gianis performed tire like service at the -head Cr Colclough said that if Or M'Ginnis disturbed the meeting he wool I get tli Council to pass a vote of censure upon him. upon which Cr M'Ginnis sat down and ■Cr M'Kellar asked the Clerk if lie would take any notice of the verbal information given by him {Cr M'Kellar) previous to the opening of the meeting Tile Clerk saiil lie would pud'et ir, written Cr M'Kellar then wrote and passed tire following to tlgc Clerk— Mr George Clark, Cleik to County Council Take Notice, That seeing the Cliainnan of th« Council was fmeihly removed from the place usually occupied l.y the Cliainnan of the Council prior to the time appointed for the assembling of tho Council, and seeing that the place is still occupied by Cr M'Ginnis ; wo deem it advisable, in order to have the business decently conducted, that the Chairman (Cr Colclnngl;) should occupy a position usually looked noon as the lower end of the table, and we shall therefore ad dress him fmm that position Wc draw your attention to the matter so that you may have no doubt as to where the Chairman is sitting (.Signed) D MTOixar, Cr I) A .loi.t.v, Cr A M‘Pit Alt., Cr February 14, 1882 Cr Jolly moved, seconded by Cr M'Kellar: “That tho Council do now go into Cnminitte’, as lias hitherto been tho custom, for the purpose of opening tenders.” Bath Chairmen simultaneously put the motion which was declared-.carried, and Crs Goldfinch, M'Phail, Jolly and McKellar retired to Ibc Cominitto Iloom, leaving Crs M'Ginnis and Pitches in the Council Chamber As the Cleik was following with-

the tender box Cr M'Oinnis took the key from it, claiming that lie alone had the right to open it, but allowing. the-Clerk to take tho box into tho Committee room The Clerk re-entering a few mhmteVlater hshe’Cr M'Oimiis if he w-m'd give him the key, which request Cr- M'Qinni.sa re(used to accede to Consequently the tender box must have Uen broken open while, in

the room with the four ahovo-na no I councillors, ns by their report they had evidently read the tenders it contained

On the re-appearance of the four committee men Or M'Ginuia said, that before they went any further ho wished to know if they acknowledged him as chairman Ci Pitches answered in the affirir alive, whih the northern members denied his. right t" th° chair Cr M ‘Ginnis wished the Clerk t.taken note of the question he had put, aim the answers he had received, to which C Jolly objected as he thought it bad nothing to do with the business of the Council, while Or CoU-hmgh did not care if it worn into the Dpk.stan 'I imes Cr M'Oinmss here hj tiled to the Clerk a written protest again-t iho proceedings ot the four Northern members, and withdrew along with Ci- Pitches Or C-dclongli proceeded to read the report of the Committee, remaining at the font of the table while doing so They accepted the following tenders: Dog registration— Xo’-thorn Biding, Owen Pierce; Southern Biding, L A Norman; James Moir for supply ot dug collars as per spocfiications ; Drummy and O-.s tender for contract No 89 approaches .to Alexandra Bridge on West Bank- formation only They also passed the following accounts for payments;-S N Brown, subject to approval by County Clerk, 1.5 2s ; Grant and McKellar, L 3 Os 01; Charles Wise, L 5 ; James ilichards, LI ; A Bobertsou, (legal a-lvioe.) Ills Cd ; A Kohertsou, (mustering expenees) LIT; New Zealand Loan an 1 Mercantile Agency Company, L2 Ss 01 ; Mrs Goor.e, L2 Ills; James Parks, (buggy hire for clerk collecting r -a 1 rates) L 7 17s G1; Du.nstax Times, 1.10 11s 3 1 ; Wang Gye, Ll2 Us On the motion of Cr McKellar, seconded by Or M'Phail, the meeting adjourned for fifteen minutes

Previous to tho opening of the door after the a ■] .urmnent Cr Colulough aitmipted to lake the chair, when Cr M'Ginniss pulled it from under him and pushed him aside, seating himself in it Cr Oolcloiigh again retreated to the lower end of the table Icao. mg Cr M'Ginniss in possession at the head until the doors were opened As soon as the public were admitted Cr M'Ginniss vacated the chair and but the room, when Cr ColeJongh advanced and once tnoie obtained

the coveted pusihm of Chairman, where he was left in p- -e -till possession unlit the close of the meeting The four northern members—Crs Colclough, chairman; M‘[Cellar, Jolly and M'Phail—proceeded with the business on the order paper

The Engineer's re|)ort on bridges and femes was read, with correspondence from Cr M'l’hail ill re road at i.indis Cr M'Phail’s letter was ordered to stand over until next meeting Correspondence from Government regarding expenditure of £ISOO in making a road from Crcuiwoi! B i Ige to Lmvhnrn was read, and on the motion of Cr Jolly, seconded by Cr MeKellar, it was resolve! : “ T'lat the letter from the Surveyor-General be receive 1 and agreed to, and that he he informe 1 thereof Moved hy Cr MeKellar, seconded by Cr McPlidl: “ That the Engineer I e authorised atlas eailiest convenience to proceed with tiie survey <1 road re'-ned t*> in tlm letter of the -Surveym-General, da'ed 2nd February. 1832, and to call for tenders, to he sent m not later than date of next ordinary meeting of Council Carried. Tin Onlcr Paper of tlic2s.li January was then dealt with as follows Cr Jolly proposed as au amendment to the first motion, seconded hy C-* Mj(Cellar: “ That Mr Wil.-cm's opinion lie asked as to the validity of sections L 5, Hi, and 17 of the depasturing regulations ; and that if invalid suitable amended regiihiti ns he made by him for the Council's consideration

Consideration of motions 2 and 3 stand over I ill next ordinary meeting of the Council

Motion 4, —“ That stops ho taken by the Council to have all tho fences a toss surveyed roads on the Cromwell Commonage remove 1, that license holders may have free access to the whole commonage,” was also

left over until next meeting, on the under standing that in the mc.mtimc the Engiuco be a-ked to report as to how many roads are blocked by fences, and by whom such fences have been elected, ao far as he can ascertain Non—Withdrawn by consent of Council No o—Consideration deferred till next meeting No 7 Propose I by Cr McKellar, seconded by Cr Jolly : “ That the Engineer he instructed to survey tho branch real up Doctor’s Flat, Bannockburn Carried Cr McKellar moved, seconded by Cr Jolly: •' Tuat the Engineer lie authorised toexaend 620 on tracks, L nver Nevis to Nevis Township” Amended to £lO ami carno I

11l reference to the payment of cheques, Cr Jolly thought some arrangement* might he made with the Hank to pass necessary cheques without tho uso.al signatures Tu-u Council (of four) closed at 5 30