MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 268, 25 April 1874, Page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Naseby .Town Council was held in the Council Chambers'on Wednesday evening Inst." "'Present—- , his Worship the Mayor, and Crs Craig, Wilson,.; do -Lautour and Brookes.' ' ''■'-'• :

The minutes of last ordinary and special meetings were read 'and "confirmed.". • ••'■'■ The Mayor stated that he and Or Brookes -had./waited :on the Groldfields. Secretary dri reference to the Municipal reserves and" Naseby Court House. Mr. Bastings promised that there would be no difficulty in the matter of the Municipal reserves beinc; granted; also, that he thought the Vote of the General Go-" verhment"for a'new'Court-houseat Naseby would be subsidised in a like amount,'by'the Provincial Government, with the consent of the-Provincial"Council. - '■.--•.,-'■,;' The following report was,then read :—' "The Public Purposes' Committee report to the Council that they have instructed the Inspector" of' Nuisances to proceed against all owners of property or other obstacles \ on Tay,-street, subject to the approval of the Council. . „ , ~ ' "The Committee referthecase of M'Nally's contracts to the Council. . ." ' - : ""The Committee also wish the Council to consider the advisability of the Municipality providing, a Kerosene Public Store: ■ '' ' V -'"L'.- Wl'Bdsch,"Chairman. "C. A-. de-Lautour. - • '>:■-." • .■••'Michael Brookes! ""• ' The following letter.'was read:— \ "• : " ' . " Naseby; 4 "April 23rd. " Inspector of Nuisances, '' Naseby. ■ " Sir,—l .have to inform you that the Council have authorised me ,tp instruct you to take proceedings in the Eesiderit Magistrate's Court against all persons who still' -have buildings .or,other obstacles.obstructing Tay-street between. Earn and Foyle-streets similarly as in the case of ' Police v. Aitken,'' in Leven-street. i " I am,""&c,

"George Clarke, ; --; ' ' " ' "Town Clerk."' ' Proposed by Cr. ;de Lautour,. seconded -by Cr. Craig, and Vamed—"That M'jSTally.be written to, and informed that if the work on his contract in Leven-Weet is not proceeded with before the sth' of May,- the incomplete portion of the contract-will'be', let- at his (M'JSTaUy's) risk." Cr. Brookes proposed, Ci\ Wilson seconded, and carried—'- 1 hat ,;the-Council adopt the recommendation 1 of the Committee for Public Purposes with'regard: to the'clearing of Taystreet." - ...

- Cr. de Lautour proposed, Cif. Brookes seconded, and carried—"That a Committee be' .appointed.'Vto report to'the .Council'at" next meeting as to tile'advisability of the Municipality erecting an isolated store for the storing of kerosene, and the'' framing of a byelaw to render it finable to keep more than a nominal quantity in any one house or premises. " - Such"Committee"tcTcohsist" of his Worship-the Mayor, and Crs. Brookes, Craig, and"Wilson." *' " '

Cr. de Lautour proposed, and Cr. Brookes seconded—" That" the Council take into consideration the advisability of recommending that the reserve, vested,, in the Superintend dent of Otago, at Naseby for recreation purposes, „be .cancelled." ~ -.,-," The-motion was withdrawn in favor of the following amendment, which was proposed by Cr. Wilson,? secondedt-'by Cr. Craig, and carried—"That the Clerk write to the Miners' Association; -asking that were,-" say, two chains taken off .the southern boundary .of.theJKecreation Ground (adjoining-Webber and Moore's tail race) and reserved for mining purposes, would the Association object to the remaining portion being .Vested in the Corporation as a Recreation Reserve for the -town'." " ''■ ' r ' "'• --■';—«* t > Accounts "were passed ■ for payment to the amount of £l7O 12s. Id. >