CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 4160, 27 June 1876, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL.

A special" meeting of the Olty Council, convened by requisition, was held this afternoon to further consider the franchise question, as provided for in thenew Municipal Act. There were present-—The MayW the chair), Crs. Beeves,, Quick, Glint, Isaac, Chapman, andMollison. ! ■ - TheMavoß read the following requisition, which he said spoke for itself.-. * v : 'City of Dunedin. ■ ■ tfir, The Uhdereigiied . Councillors, City 1 * of Dunedin, • respectfully request- that you -Will call a Bpeoi'Q meeting of the whole CoUh* oil for Tuesday next,. - 27th June, 1878,,, to consider the advisability of • inserting the vtord ** male** after the word .*■*: every ’.' in'the first' liheof danse 27, Dunedin MnniTmA- Act; 1876 - also an additional elaose-to the effect ‘that women-of the an of thirty andjpysr kolding rateable properbf to the value. of LIOO r per aunum, shall. be entitlKhto vote at mhniqpal elections by proxyas hereoftef to be named, ’the Condition of pibiqr VotlnE t6 be drawn np.bytbe Corporation Solicitor at-VCCtt meeting for confirmation.—Babna.hi) Isaac, --WRi WooDLiND/PXTiB Gibson, J. T.Robkktb, Cr. Quick : I shall move “ That*the debate on this question be adjpurned tifi this day six months.”- . Cr. Chapman ; I second that * ■ |Gr. Isaac wished to oppose the motion, ; but the Mayor ruled that There could be ho discussion on a motion for in which rulinghe was supported by the Town Clerk. ,

The motion was then Carried unanimously; and the meeting adjourned. r

Or. Gibson put in an shortly; after the rising of the Council and tablet} at mation for next meeting to the effect of Jute above requision. ' '