MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 335, 6 August 1875, Page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

s .. t; .ordinary, meeting of the 'Council, washeld'at'tHe Council Chambers;' Town -Hall, on [Wednesday; .evening, 28th ultimo; present—his Worship the Mayor j and full Council. ; : j The u ;mmutes..ofythe.last meeting were read and confirmed. ' ' ; V . -COREESEONDENCE.—r-INWABD: ; Letter read from Sub-Inspector M'Clus T -- key.reeommeridihg Constable-J. 1 Murdoch/ for the office -of liispector of Niiisances—who, on the motion of Cr. Inder, was appointed to the office. - . 1 " ' ' EEPOETSi ■ ; -50 . The Town Clerk read and J aid' upon the table a detailed statement: of the receipts and expenditure for the fyilf-year ending 30th June last. ■ - . r .• . _ ' M ; The Finance Committee (CrSiHjorring,.Craig, and Inder)' reported that they had examined the books, and goiie through the accounts of the Corporation - for the ; half- r ■year ending- 30th June last; and foundthat the" receipts ; " and"' disbursements for that; period corresponded with the bankbook; also, that.they -had carefully estimated the;' probable incanie and expenditure forthe current year (a detailed stater ment of'which was attached to the report), by which it was shown that the outstand- : ing accounts and liabilities for ..the year amounted to about £844, •- and the pro-' bable revenue from licenses, rent; &c., will ; realise, about. £534, leaving a deficiency of £320, to meet which the Committee;recommend that a rate be struck of one shilling and sixpence in the £l. based on the- last assessment of £14220, which assessment no appeal was lodged. The report also stated, that, notwithstanding the cost of the Town Hall having ex-

c eeded- the estimate, the Committer were of opinion—after taking into consideration the saving jof rent of oflfices|necessafy, i e., £26 a year, formerly paid to Mr. George, and the amount likely to be realised for the use of the Town Hall for public convenience—that the same will fully pay the interest on the loan, and, subject to that liability (£IOOO only), the Town Hall, : i i f 6e comparatively oat-' of debt. . . V " 71 fa the report, - " /•; Cr. Greer -contending tKatlt would j far better to mfet the liaX bilities.if a,s^iUing'ra^w^^f'sufißcient.. Cr.'lNDEtt, in the difference between a : shilling one shilling and sixpence, sixpence'' had to bd b'orrovved, would'cost"TOorii than' it was worthj still jfae' ah v charge ori prpperty. ;; He rnlght . say - that he was- one- of ; the largest ratepayers in the Town, and would of'course 'itfnljr" too. glad to make as stnall "a rate v#"ijiossible, but, under the circumstances ' impossible to do so.-. '■> l v Cr. Newmarcp remarkei'timt-it: wast : a shame to levy such a high ; ani thoughti ppsterity should payj-arid'not; the pic^(.^nef4l^'.a^ he wouid'sypport Gr./fireer.■ The report was adQpted',- X)n-thei of Cr. Brookes. .v - r-. -,q Ayes—lnder, Hjorring,i BfOo'ke». Noes-—Newmiarch, Grreen " - SoR - : ' FINANPB. " Cl Norwich 1 Fire, ; 3flsurance, ; £l&d