PORT CHALMERS TOWN COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4041, 8 February 1876, Page 2

PORT CHALMERS TOWN COUNCIL.

At the usual fo -fcughtly 2 meetiog of tmsu body. were Mayor, Ore. M'JKM lay,,;. M'UregorT"X3?er t Beid, Menelaus, MfiTe.r.'TDiJdson, and the Town 01Mk.. : : = ...: ; ;... ... . /•",-• ~~~w~'r The following wag reos: From Mr *'. Scott, bffeitfng to lease a piece of found on the north Bid * of the Bluff at Boiler oint, between the road and' the Bay,£tfL4 per antiiim. i&'aptam' JTohrf Jftobertson, relative to h's offer for leasing 1 section 140. stating that he hj * d not reoeivedjfcbe deeds, although the CorporA 'ion forwarded an account for the same, and informing the Council that ho had neyeir. employed Messrs Joyce and Adab^sin'the mister. From Captain Thomson, iditog the Council of his offer to accept L3OO al compensation for water rights in .lawyer's BVy. taken away, andintuiiatiiigthatr.M the offer on his part had been made without ..prejudice he did not intend it should stand o*ver/or «n;indefinite period, whe/eforehereqtat steu pat an answer should be given within fon'tteen;days, otherwise the Councd would consfidlfr the offer withdrawn. Referred to rks 'Committee to. report thereon. From Mr Br«bnet,Mns; ector of nuisances, asking for an xhbreasS of salary. An increase, of LlO per aittuttat:was granted: The'..Council Also, reßolveal; I%consideration of the valuable services, rei tfefefi by Mr (t. Grant, inspector, of ~ works,-. to . increase his salary to Ll2 per montai. Fjfom the Town ' Clerk, Wellington;. ''requesting information ats to the tiumber of officers employed by the Corporation -and*£°e amount of salaries paid to thein, ~;lnfornSftiion ordered to lie supplied), From Mr J. Mnier informing tho Council that he a township on his property adjomitg the Waterworks; end offering the Council the priority of Surchase; from the manager of <M* National iaukinttmating that the Council's order eh"J. W. Suilth;.of DuueiHn, for L 22, had beerfreturned •■■■■.■j&v.'C*..-■¥ ?

. Jl i)r Djat&DALKr'as medical officer to thelbfcal Hfoxft of ffealtb, rep6rted the "dattireak t»f a oa& of scarlet"fever in tJie familyiflifMr Klhgfltreet, railway coutractolfc ;r ' ~ )Tn i> --t.;; The Baths Committee were' ordered to bring xip a repr-rfcat the,- next -meeting. The fallowing reports were read and adopted: —Erom the Cemetecy Cozojjai-teß—That_tho aiVtepeajfced .promises of MryßJair. in refewwce Vo. theiroad are still unfulfilled 1 , and recbmmendin that the €Jerk be again Virite chitv * very, rfinn letter... Th* Cctomittßereported (l)"inreference to theretarij' re snbSiUiy on ;ratee, that the Cle.rk-at their Request made out and .the Broviuciaf Auditor the tetnirh duly certified. "'(2) As to Letter* from niahager, of, National Bank, New Ze and front Joyce and Adams, re complaints, that 'tile masters are under consideration,» : .,r rl" ~ •.,.^i, <.{ ;. t .-» .--•,- .-/■ & The balm "ce sheets for the year enflmg December 3J, 1876,* adopted, and ordered to be ■inserted m tlie f-D&ily 'Times/""''Griar. dura,*an.dllEn™**^.Stab.' ' 7: ' '. -y' Cr. Ashek's * lotion for the formation of a footpath ia Beaci> s'reeVwas <»t|ied, v . . Trie Mayob' urgi'd the Rw&yies Committee tobrirtgupareporv^ ft tthe niatfc 'meeting as to the rVrming a 'market v '. TJfkin tie motion on 'Or; ftl rafts, * deputation of hia Wi«nip the Mayor, £©*. Asher, and the mover was appointed sto wait upon the Hon. Mr BachVrdsoli with- rf vi«W "of obtaining a pieoe of grotca. d for gas-works and a market. t '•;:■;< *:*/■' .."!■'■ ■,:'■ The Council then adjourt *&