MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 326, 4 June 1875, Page 3

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Council V M 'Was,held'on Wedrie day evening last at 'the Cbfancil Chambers, Town Hall; pre- , scnt-Crs. Craijj, Brookes, Inder, Greer, and Hjbrring. In the absence of the Mayor, Cr. Iljorring was called to the '"chair.-; ,' '/The minutes of the previous meeting , were read, and confirmed. ;.'.'.■.••. ,'■-,• CORRESPONDENCE.—INWABD .• Letter from the Under-Secretary, 'in reply to Town Clerk's, stating that ;the services Of a surveyor to lay off sections in Naseby for Municipal purposes will be ■ directed to attend to 'tin.' matter as soon as ■> the more urgent duties now in Hand will 1 admit.

; • Letter from Mr. de, Lautour, M.P.C., ■'' informing the Council that lie Had re- '* /cci'ved'letter from the Town Clerk',', and would attend to the request in reference to subsidy for deep sinking. . ",, Letter from Secretary Fire Brigade, requesting the Council to appoint tvyo fire v inspectors.—Postponed till next meeting 1 'to ascertain the duties and responsibilities •••Of the office. .

fetter from Mr. Thomas Ladd, com- ;' plaining of,the new line of s arvey passing nia house (residence area), near tho manse, which will take off the passage to his side,door.—The Town Clerk was di- ' Ve'Ctcd to inform Mr. Ladd that the Coun-

> : y cirbadno'power to; interfere in the mat'- 1 x • terj and.to refer him t'othe Surveyor, for further ibform'atioh'. .. ■ v \\ , - 4 »«i,-v'.■■•■-.>.• ••. 'ftEPORT.. '..'.."• The General Purposes Committee reported that they had inspected the work . to be done by M'lntosh and party in making good the road by the ■.'. schoolhouse to the Presbyterian Church, and were satisfied that the.conditions of 1 the bond had been performed, and 'recommended that the.same,be cancelled. " The report was adopted, on the motion of Cr. Cbaig.

NOTICE OF Standing in the name of Cr. Greer, in reference to the bad and dangerous cross•ing on the footpath on the west side of the, bridge over liqach's Gully, constructed by Messrs. M'Gra'th and Flanagan (by permission of the Council), and alleged by thenr to liave befen passed by, the General Purposes' Committee, .was, after a warm discussion, on tho suggestion of Cr. InDEK ? withdrawn. . ~,. ','" ' A Cr\ said ' that 'the .motion, 4s '' wor'dqd, was tantamounitp a v.ote of cen- • Sure, on .the.'whole Committee, 'whic'huie, for one, did not deserve, as he never was consulted in the matter. At the same time, he admitted that the work wa,s bad--3y done for the convenience of the'public, '.and in'frosty would be danger'■'bus'' -.He suggested that the rriatter be referred to the Committee, Cr. Greer him- .,' self being a member of that, Committee.-!- ! «■ direct the necessarywork to be done' immediately. ; Cr. Bhookes thought that it would lie ~ ytibo, .best. ~way,. ,and ,regretted\ thatf/Cr. '• Greer had taken, the course hP had.V, It I, " l w'du'la hatre been' fair better,'|o have cori- ' suited'the instead of bringing '••"the'matter beTorc the Council. It was agreed to meet the ne'xi day, and point put the work necessary to .bedorie . .for, j;ho convenience and' safety of the traf- , fie over the bridge. .;. \ ~ '•