PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 15, 21 December 1878, Page 2

PALME RSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

WSDNKBDAY, PiBC. IS, 1878. Present — His Worship^ the Mayor, and Councillors Jfcns.sen, VvTalton, Cojetp^n, Marsh, Fergusson. and Root SUSPENSION Or S^AXEtfXO OB.DBBS:. Councillor .TBN.asBN said that before. the. ordinary business of the meeting should be proceeded, with, he would ask. parnyasjon, to move, the following resolution i— " That a cordinl vota of thanks. be. recorded on the m,iim e.i to. his Worship the Major, George M. Saelson, Esq., m acknowledgment o,f the eff;»ctiv3 manner m which he had, conducted the business uf the Borough, during the past Tear." In speaking to the. mot ion he knew that m bearing testimony to. the. very able manner m which hjs Worship had acquitted, himself of the. venv onerous duties, which had derolv*d upon him, he felt that he was expressing that sentiments of erer.v councillor present. The manner m which the posit ior of mayor had been filled was a credit to Mr. Snelson and source of satisfaction lo the Council an 4 the towu. Ccuncillar Bob could heartily/ endorse 'the utterances of Councillor Jenssan, and had much, pleasure, m, seconding tha *e3Olut ion. Tlie Tows Clree having then read th,e resolution, which was carried unanimously. Hi* Worship, said that it waa a source of giwtific-'itior. to him to fi;tid. th.at his endeavors for the advancement of tha town had found favor, with the Council. It had. been his constant study fro.m the time he had become a resident of tha district to forward its in'erejta and welfare. an.4 tn >* be na( * striven to do net only «noe tha inauguration of the Borough, but under the old Road Board, He trusted. tha,t during his last tenure of office he had done no.th.ing harsh, as it was his earnest desire to deal fairly and impartially with all, and, do justice to both ends of the town. His reason for. hating been again a candidate was that he wished to retain ofljk-e m order to give effect to these sell-reliant schemes and principles which had been initiated, but he might inform the Council that at the close ! of the ennuing year he would not again seek ye-electjan. There were many members of the Council who mi<;ht confidently aspire to the honor which had been «Qn-. ferred upon him., and who would fill th.a mayoral chair with dignity and credit to themselves a.nd adrantnge to the town. He again begsed to thank the Council for. the Battering record just passed of their, estimation and recognition of his services. There wa9 no correspondence, a.nd the Chairman read the following BEPOKT QP THB PUBLIC WQItKEI COMMITTEE. "We. 'our Public Works Committee, hire t' p lionoi* to report for. your informal tion tli t ye have instructed the Engineer to drnw v > Bpecificuition3 fan the continuation of the footpath m Maiu street (kerbiug and foimation). "We have further to renommend — " 1. Ik)t toutler* be culled for reducing

the formation of about ten chains m Msitt street, e»|||tt>m the building lately occu» pied at ***pfo by the Messrs. BrightweU .to the Railway-crossing i»fc K*st street, and to hare : the Mine metalled. "2. That stepsbe taken to fill up th« ditch from .Fit iroy itreet towards th# Princess Hotel, about 5 chains. "3. That » bonus of five (£5) poundi should be allowed for extra tijge v ,enjplojed by R.. Henderson m lighting lamni. , . " Collins^&;t\lcpart.hj, the contractors for Quba street, hare written explainingftithal. m their price for footpaths they did not includo gra yelling. We attach their letter*. which we recommend should be accepted*. : ..--- — *» Waawr^enflemenV^ 1^"""' "^ r " Youriohedieitserirants /] "Fritz Jhn ssbk (Chairmaoy ir GKbrF.^pi r M " The report was" receired l and adopted* „ BOKOTOH VAL^ATpii ;t , ~ r^ On the motion of Councillor .JIXISIX*. seconded by Gouncillor MABBH;'it"was' carried—" R. N- Reeling, Esq., be appointed Valuator for the iforoiigh of PalTOerstoq - North for the Year 1879, Vna that the re« mi^nera.t;Qn. be j§2s sterling.** ;.-. ■ . bßpipeawok:- ; :•■-;• [ [ y y ; '■■"' '■■•■'■ Mr M^fyrcl, .the hon, Secrettry of the Palmerston CrioVet Club waited upon the Council to ask that oertain innovations upon the proposed plan of Square improTements should be made, m order to df»ote » portion to a practise £round,for th.c Club. Counfillor Fs^qoson, though means, adverse to the gmntina «f the concejiion^ thoqght the Qflqnffl sh.o.w\4 M«r»«e •omf deltbevation hefqr^ d.A(M4i>>3 ,(n th« ► matter. The monej had bean kdSraiiced b^ the residents on the Square, and it woijpSL/ be a mistake to alter the plan without ha>in^ some expression of op^nioin from thoseinterested. '/ ' ''.''■ The Chaibm aic thoroughly •greed with> the reu>ark« which had ' fallen fronv Councillor Fensuaon. He did not think it likeljr that the Square i«Siden|s WQUjd. «p> pose the co.nce-Hsion, •till a* \t waisj mUevr which did not csill for in^medratesjctipn. he thought it would he much' betterio cwisulfc the feedings, qf the debenture holders, before being cain,m^ed to any potion. He would more m Vh.a VtV l^^ % n .d *P rw *<™ % wply to. \h* P»jpk«* P^b at m;fist&fo Council ttyn adjanwied.*