PORT CHALMERS TOWN COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4148, 13 June 1876, Page 2

PORT CHALMERS TOWN COUNCIL.

usual fortnightly meeting of the above Gouncit was hfeldlast evening. Present— Asher,, Reid, Middleditch, hud Miller. : The Town Clerkread the correspondence : - Mr j Cy«oj Corporation, solicitor, informing the',; tSiflincil .that' Mr M'Senzie’s. lease had: beenrcompletedahjl. . stamped i and that the deed reserving the water rights of the Coiincil had beta executed and stamped. Further stating, that; ; the.! time appointed, for issuing bond to Mr Smithhad aMVed. 1»A1bo intimating, that Mr Campbell- had handed himi the' plah’ r of waterworks, aadrequest,ing ;the Town Clerk to supply him with' |c6ntract for production in Reaident.Magi- % straie’s Court on- Wednesday.—Ordered to f be received; and the document required-by solicitor to be handed to him. From MrdC, ■. R., Usher, assistant district f tatiqg that the: road. to. the >4 vaß comand’ hehttndedrit over’toithp Council. —The letter was referred ,to the Inspector of / Works to report Prom Mr J. R,MoOper,~ Corporation IcmHVo not be granted in the event of the section not solictor.. IVom OliVe Branch, 1.0.0.t!* asking for the nse ’of hall foir meStingk— ; Aftty soimCdSfcussiqn the application Was ' o* : leaae feet pf ground between the Cemetary and Town Belt, at LSIOS per ahnuhi.— , Inferred to the Reserves'Committeetor ,re* i j|>rt. Promi.the .IDsapectorjof Works informing tye Council that the drains, footpaths,; ah., had beehlcompleted. Also, that ? MriNeilsohhaa laid* down a crossing with- 1 out’ authority and Mr Bauchop’scrossihg wad laid down in -an unsatisfactoryiiiatmer. r: —Referred t6 works committe to report* at next meeting. ■pp ■ - Sundry accounts, amounting to LlO9 17s, wercpassed for payment, and the contraotorafor the waterworks certificate, amounting?®) L 1.060, was referred to the Finance Committee, with power to-acst. . It was resolved that the committee • appoipted at the last meeting to seiect a site ■ fprjgas.works should have power, if necessary ,to employ surveyortopropare plans. Cr. M'Grkoob Called theattehtion of the Council to the fact that tkC time specified for'the cpmpletion of water works had extPi i^ecef o re,-wi6hed information as to when the works would becompleted;—- • it Was resolved that the Waterworks Committee wait upon Mr Blair, requesting to be informed of the programs, the waterThe Fire Brigade informed the Council that Mr A. Dale badbeeu, appointed captain, and the hall for ' meetings on Wednesday evcnings,-r-. His Worship signified his at the formation of the Brigade,'and assnred them the Council would meet their wishes in every possible means., He had much-pleasure in presenting then! with a : dumber of books, which might "be useful. The Council granted the use of’the hall on Wednesday evenings. -Cr. Asher palled His attention to the fact u that it would beneoessaty to appoint two? fire inspectors,-and the meeting adjourned. •'