MATAURA TOWN BOARD.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 353, 2 May 1884, Page 3

MATAURA TOWN BOARD.

— T7-^ — tipt An. onlin an meeting of the Mat^ura Towi Board wns hcifl on Wednesday evening. Al the rn;nu!r<- vere present. A le^'^was.received from Mr S. Ston< requesting the Board to make a dray road ti his ' section in Block X, and another com muunication from Messrs Kelly and Young asking permission to excavate lignite on th< Creek Reserve opposite the Paper Mill Co.'i lignite reserve. It was moved by Mr Allisor seconded .by, Mr Cameron and carried, Thai Mr Stone's application be referred to the work infg comttiittee, to report at next' meeting Moyed- by. Mr Allison, seconded- by Mr Con^ .nor and, carried, That the application oi 'Messrs Kelly and Young be referred to the working nommitttee, with power to act. . The following accounts were passed foi payment :— A. Dolamore,. LS Is 6d ; clerk'i salary,' LlO. An account from Mr James Homburgh for copies of Licensing Act supplied to the .members of Licensing Committee, ! waa ordered to be returned, no authority having- been given by the Board.' ... T,he,clerk^ was instructed to write to the Engineer requesting his presence to certify to worksV&c. „. Mp-^ed-by Mr,. Allison, seconded by Mi Cameron and carried : .That all the membera of the Bb'afd Visit contrset No 5 to see I what: alterations^ if any, are required. ..,„, Mpyed.by Mr Allison and seconded by Mr Humphries : That the clerk be instructed to write to the County, Council requesting them to cut an outfall tpjihe ditch now being cut at M'NairVroad,— Carried. . i ' '■'■ ; Mr ' 'Allison ; moved' and : 'Mr • Connor seconded :? .That .Messrs Winning and Humphries be » deputation to wait upon Captj Mack'erizie" with V view to 'getting' him -to ■target the Government to issue Crown grants , f pr Municipal Reserves, , and other matters. Agreed to.' " '" ' _ ! ' Mov«d by Mr '-Connor : That a special meeting be called for Wednesday, the 14th of May , for ,tht . purpose . of . considering the yearly balance sheet. Seconded by Mr 'Allison and carried. > ; < : ..y r .;M,r- Allison, moved ; and , Ml Humphries seconded, : . That the Chairman be authorised to pay ' -all contractors on ; production of *ngirie6r'i Certificate. . Carri«d. . „ „.., In accordance with notice of motion given, at fast ' meeting, Mr Cameron moved the 'following' 'resolution : - That this Board deems it desirably and necessary to erect a Town Hall, and with that view resolve that a pell of the district 'be taken to determine the. question of raising a special loan for that purpose, athount of loan not to exceed LBOO. E 'Becbrided;by "Mr -Connor/ A division was i .called .for;: — Ayes: Messrs j Camerom and •Conpor.J.. Noes,: Messrs Allison, Humphries, • 3 aW4WChairman.- ; ' " ■