BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1638, 18 February 1886, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

SPECIAL MEETING.

I Wednesday^ Feb. l,t. t Present— The Mayor, Clra £tiwkin3, &". Abrahams, McNeil, Stewart, Grace, It. £>* Abraham. King! and Wood. ■ I THE LOAN. _^ . After some explanation by the Mayor H the necessity for confirming certain resolutions, of which' there was rio* r£r . cord, owing to the mysterious disappesrl I anee of the minute book, .- -* Cc McNeil inquired about a Jetter ra'. ceived from the Bank of Australasia, and was informed that only a portion of the letter was in the Town Clerk's posse*, aion, the remainder being in ' th# lutadtof the Borough Solicitor. '■■•■■-' Cr McNeil then moved the following resolution : — ; Proposed by Cr McNeil, seconded by Cr R. S. Abraham— Thai this. Council r« Loan be adjourned for further informa* tion. — Carried. . „ .. g Proposed by Cr R. S. Abraham, seconded by Cr Stewart— That the T.own Clerk be instructed to ascertain what^he probable brokerage on Loan wJJ ?be*—». Carried. , '.' " l \j-I Correspondence read ' from , J!. JJU George, and also from Borough Solieitpf;" also minutes of meeting of Gas Com* mittee. --■«#* Minutes of meeting of Commisee'iip£ I pointed to consider Conditions under which gas mains, ftc., mtty fi bfi(«iiid through the streets of the Borbukt* Feb. 16th, 1886. . { ,„,. .*T£ Present— His Worship the Mayor. Cri L. G. West, and G. F. Hawkins. , i} , v The minutes of meeting held Jann* ary 18th, 1886, were read anc? eo& firmed. ' \ ; '■ <-■ ' '' f 6s. A letter from Mr J. R. George 1 aflt dressed to the Borough Solicitor replying; seriatim to the conditions sent up for approval was read and considered.,, ; 7 Resolved— To recommend to the CbW cil that the condition r<j the ' kwpM% open of streets be modified '"tolfieW tent that they should be kept 'open* un'till the regulations provided by the by-lfcwfc Resolved— To recommend totke Ceno» cil that the condition relative to the placing of pipes two feec below the. per. manent level of the streets be restnetM to mains only. ■■■':.:. f : < : *r ; > jj^ Resolved— To reoommend-to^kelCtoon? cil that no modification be agreed to with regard to the bond to be given, and that it should especially apply^S theintroduction of any Act to the LfIBBBKI Assembly without first obtaininfVfniap. proval of the Council to all clauses con* tained therein. { Resolved — To recommend to, t&Cono* cil that the conditions for purefiisen^Ht late only that the works shall be taken over at a valuation ascertaineorin the usual manner. ' k . -*■ j Recommendations, in abov«,agreed to and adopted. •----— . The following proposition was then put and declared lost :—*"*- Proposed by Cr R. S. Abraham, seconded by Cr McNea^hattalLntMitiations with Mr George beiPgg§|§, pending a meeting of ratepayers toT« called by the Mayor with &V-F* *° £•»• ing their consent to changeithe aOoea> 'tion of a certain portion of the proposed Loan to establishing Gas Works. Proposed by Cr G. IV Hawkins, seconded by Cr Grace— That *h«fec!hstions which Mr George has omitted So refer to, be insisted upon in ; idditiott*io those dealt with as abore.-^Cafried." « It was further resolved i tbatthe'Goln* mittee be deputed to meet Mr Georr* when he visits Palmerston. '' "' 'r**'*^? WAIKATO COUimr COUNCIL PKOPOSALS. * - The following is the report- .pfyjkbe Committee _:-rr, r. «f^: jj OJ ¥* Minutes of meeting of Special'Committee to consider the. proposals of the Waikato County Council relative to thi amending the Hospital' and Charitable Aid" Act; 1885. i" « • Present— Crs G. M. Snelson, J. J. Waldegrave, L. G l .'Weßl t 'siid-0 o K^Uwi kins.^^ - •• ■> -„/f':'^f ■ Cr Snelson was voted to the chair* ',? The' circular emanating-frbm the *$&&. kato County Council was read andfttflV considered. ' ■ ' •" v '- ti r ™ • ; ll * Resolved— To report to the Council that tha Committee having carefully considered the suggestions 3 contamea'iln the'bircular of the Waikato County Council hesitate to make.apy.fngggijiion, the question' in its opinion, ,bewg of such magnitude ; but would Irecommehd that this Council co-6f)erate generally to amend any def ectsfin. the present Act. • .. ~ y%^ Report received and adopted* SCHOOL COMMITTpg; Letter read from Chairnia^ asking for a crossing to be made, 'also certaim gravelling to be done. i Proposed by Cr G. j F. j Haifkini, seconded by Cr S^ewart^Jrnat me ap. plication of the Chairman 'Sflhe Palmer* ston North School Coinmittee,for T «diyel. ling and culvert, &c, in th^neiffibo^cqd of the Terrace' EriaßchpoX Kir M^ef^ and the werk be' pertormed fortH^w.— Carried. '"'' ; ADJOURIWBNT. ~\KT' Proposed by Cr /RinS.* Abraham, seconded by Cr G. E. Hawkins— That this meeting be adjourned . till .Monday, next. 22nd Febraaryi 1886, at 7^o fjsl6*gi. ried. " "' ■•'*■''«.: • ;•■•«• -••••