MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 258, 13 February 1874, Page 3

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

' The ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Crs Craig, Hjorring, de Lautour, and Wilson. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. < > ' ' CORRESPONDENCE. -INWARD : i Letter from John asking for six -weeks/further time to remove his fence bri Tay-street, or conditional concession. Letter from Geo. A. Chapman, for per'mission to keep a pigsty, i ' Letter, from Wm. Hackney, ' Kyeburn calling attention to the difficulty tinder ;which he is placed with the contracts now: completed on Kyeburn roads —the C ,m----mittee there refusing to have anything Iwhatever' to 'do with passing the' worliv and. requesting the Council to see to the matter as soon as possible. Letter from Messrs. Archer and iSharkey,. Kyeburn, who: were appointed by the Bridge Committee to inspect the contract of' Hackney's, dnclining to have anything farther to do with the matter.' i . Letter from James Cain, Kyeburn, complaining of the mode and manner i 3 -which Mr. Morgan has commenced portion of his contract in front of ybfis riouse, the Flagstaff Hotel, and stating that the line of road in formation is at 'least seven feet nearer his premises than the line laid off by the Kyeburn Committee. Referred to Kyeburn Roads Committee. he. cogan's application. ; Proposed by Cr. de Latttour, seconded by.Cr. Hjorring—" That Mr. Cogan be notified he will not be disturbed with regard to the removal of his garden after the expiry of his term of notice without receiving 6ne week's additional notice of ■the necessity of such removal."' Carried. ' !• application for pigsty. :

1,. Mr. Geo. Chapman's: application.- to be allowed a pigsty on his • premises ■was granted, subject to the approval of the Inspector of Nuisances. • MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS EMPOWEKING , ' ORDINANCE. Proposed by Cr. de Lautoue, seconded by Cr. Hjobbing—'" That it is advisable, that the Borough "of" Naseby obtain "powers by Ordinance'to construct or purchase water works for the supply of the -ratepayers, binder the provisions of the .'Municipal; Corporations, Water Works' (Act, 1872. That the Town Clerk write ;to i the "-Provincial Secretary,' -requesting ■,that,, the.'Provincial Solicitor draw up andv lay before the Provincial Council an Oridinanceio bring the Borough of. Naseby i , under the Act of 1872." Carried. I [ BEPOBTiOEVGENEBAL PUBPOSES COMMIT- J CFEHf* ■ .1- k'■ 1 Proposed by Cr.. Cbaig, and seconded •by Cr. Wilson—" That the report of the Committee of General Purposes be adopted." Carried. secbetaby and geabman to nasebt ! FIBE BBIGADE. , The application of A. G. B. Mitchell , for the situation of Secretary and Gearvman of - the Naseby Volunteer Fire Brigade, at, .a salary of £l2 per annum, was. 'accepted. FIBE BBIGADE. ; Proposed by Cr. Cbaig, seconded by Cr. Wilson—" That the Mayor be re- ; quested >to ask Mr. Geo. Stephens, 'or I some other-competent person,' to organise ;and take charge of the Fire Brigade." 'Carried/ , FINANCE. I The following sums were, on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, [passed for payment:—Mossman, £1 55.; iMiller, 165.; Petty Cash, £5. The Town' Clerk, in answer to Cr. iCbaig, stated that the amountof rates received up to'date was £B7 2s. lid, leaving a balance due of £64 9s. lid. 1 nasebt town hall. Three tenders wore opened for the ! building of. the Town Hall; and, after isome discussion, it .was proposed by Cr. de Latjtour, seconded by Cr Cbatg, and carried—"That the General Purposes ; Committee be requested to report on the opened tenders to an adjourned meeting of the Council to be held at the Council Chambers to-morrow (Thursday), February. 12, at four p.m., and that the Council do now. adjourn." An adjourned' meeting was held on Thursday last at 4 p.m. Present—His Worship the- Mayor, Crs. Inder, Craig, Brookes, and de Lautour. BEPOBT. The report of the General Purposes i Committee was read and adopted-on the : motion of Cr. de Lautour, seconded by ,Cr. Craig. The Committee stated that after careful examining and considering the tenders sent in, they recommend Mr. Wm. Jacob's tender be accepted for building walls of Town Hall, provided he ,is prepared to agree to complete the ' work in such time as the Committee ma}' think reasonable. re TOWN HALL. Moved by Cr. liider, seconded by Cr. de Lautour, and carried—"That the General Purposes Committee be authorised fo appoint a suitable person to inspect the works, at a salary not exceeding £6 6s.