PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 38, 26 April 1879, Page 2

PALMERSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

n /•'■■:' 7< : 7 v x,_a*7.\a;_ ; : y .yf ':;.. : , ; WKpjrE'goAr, ;APBiii 23, 1879.' ' ' Br^Bentr— His Worshipy-he apd Councillors Lintpriy Cpleriian/'jFergusen^ IV^arsh, WaltoriV-and --King.. -'.A'A.-,- .y ■ 'The Chaib^JAN intimated that the meet--injjTyasa special' one, called by ; advertise- ; ruent.fbr, th^purppse pf . considering cb^jec..tions to the '.Burgess. Itoll and Defaulters' '-List, ihutjha v^as informed _ by yfclie /Tewn .Clerk,., that; there KeTeripne. THe .would of' the Cpuhcil that b^ihary bhsiriess ;he CPn^idered. *", The^ reply being in* the. aff rm itiye„the fpUbwirig ; -endera;were 'opWed;' — For five chain. " of rormatipn ' ih Byrnes- ' b;ury street, at £3 33.; 8d. per' chaluyyThat was.the cnly tejlder receiv.e'd fpr the. wbrk, but as it was; cp'nsidere'd tbhe. excessive, it. ywas unanimously declined, y •'.'.-.". For for'mm'g footpaths m Broad street— . • Jp-ephyKfathto, £4 19b. fed", ppr 'chaiiri^; /l^ghtweli; aiid ' "Charts/' £5 '2_.y6d. ; Ther ; tep*der;ef ..^psebh Nathan was _£cepie,dy' ) 7' '. 7 ' COBBBSPO^rDE^pE; ; ' 'A '■ From William. SmitM, eb_uptairiirigh£'the state of . the road leading from - Macki^'s Slaughter yards to bis premises.-^A^n*-, pf £5 was set ap>rt : to be>xpended a^thet'dis-*., creticn pf .the ' Engineer. ' ' y v "'A '■' . :A:Aa*' t^b BEAniko I.OOM. ;' y; . Frpn\ Jlr. iKtford,T_iori. Secretary to"^he f Pahr^erstpn. Reading i'Rppin* asking foi* the ;prpmiseddoriation 6^ ;> f>';' A "ThX t-i^iB^MAN saidfthat wherithe Cchn;.cil cpriserited-tp'give' a grant *pf;£2o-tp the. 1 reading rpprri, he Certainly was nbt; under the impression that Bi\ch act cqmirii.tedf-.it > to a Bimha-^dpi-J-tipn ahnually. A*? appl" 3*tipn was made tp the. " Qpuncil, and" the fFinance,Comniittee recdminendeda' 1 grant pf #?o. .777.. ' 7 ' 777a7"' : 777. ■ ■'•■•• .... ,'* , Cb^'ci,U^r r LiNTOir i^as.. o, Member of ;the Obminttteej add he feertal(taly held ' the .same view of 'the, matter as the Ghair- . .•'• ■"■.•t : -« 'UkiJ 'Svij-rrt'^,.'-^ .'.,-..• ■.■;.; .- .;.■■ '• ....j-' '■ ■■ -;man.- • v :.-..,7-...- A-., -Aa-A^xAA ■"'..."■'. 7 ' Counciilpr. CoiiMAW' thbrighf~tMf f lh ! e .amounfapphed ffrr 'by' the^Hptt. Secretary; sbduld" he^ granted,' .Jt was. admitted that at the time i the, first -sum wai applied fer, the .iriititiition was m {jre'at nepii bf funds, and "it*w.as^saa'dmitted' *that'' the grant ' given ' had,. been admirably 'expended, ylt wa3. ;-Bpught.^to fbr^ a' _^Mic'*iibrary bo as to j be able : to claim. asaiStarice : f rema the Gh>vernrQent,._krijd ii'co'u^d'- ribt be denied that ; institutions pf. the kmu were great 'bepn. to : :,tewjjs..y|y. yy, a. ..Ah-x'7'''''7 ''7' f/. ; ;CPupcillbr : Wait'on 'said that a^he was h'abVprefefred tt^ request , .;in.;Mieifirstiiw^ ; tainly ecabracejd . ari^^ abfriiial ; I gmn'^Vand-; : he"! fwas kpt. quite srii-e that theyFiriari-e Cbni fc . :'mi-tee we're^-ript alio bj'that'ppiriio^.' 'a' : r ' ' ; ; : The C^A't'asiANisaid thdt-f ■ B"6VfthetCem- . mittee.had'dbri'b^^the^^-Beading Reprri-iiiinjus-, Hice ih N yptjing what 'they had np jhpwcr tP cpnf er^ ihasn)uch as the grants cpuld npt bg j , ■.cchtint| k pus.--'They irijght be given f&rii^year •'•to yeari" but. as 'the'Councillprsy^ie the nojit, the vpteir^ighlj not 1 bb endorsed by their, successprs) ;' He' did' <n6t make ; ;-tb.e reniarks | m anyspbit of i ah-, . tagenisn..tp, thb v apijiicatibn;"f^^^ : •.tbanfpp^sibl'? tbK^V* 'wqhid.be niaile, but' it was just as' well matter sheuld |be' ' pjaced .iihoflL a proper^ppthig. U '■ ;,' , v Cpuncillpr lt-iiri3- suggested' : thajt the mat*,ter.Bhpuld be referred 'tH the Firidhce QpnV-, mittee to see. exactly what the 'arrangement' hadheeriy- '-7. '" ' .y. 7:'' ' \ " :i: 7- .A.<A y^^ The suggestien; was acted •■•tipohy'r'v AQpyLvz/irxTß. aa-'A. ' Letter from. J. Mftyertoh dw-wmg attention Jto the nefessi+jof cleaving* rqad;lipe, ih front bf sectiph So-i. I—Referred1 — Referred to public; .^ rks ; Committee. 7. [ :• 7 •-^ V \ 7 A Petitipn'frpm ! severely landowners near Hokowhitu ' Mill, with regard foi the state of Ferguspri street, .between Scaridiajapd Alexaridra.;^^ sbreets.-77-Ilef^ erred to^"the Public, Works Committee.,.; .' ' 7'\77 , '-7 i^yj aaAy-Kli BESEBVB. A. '; A letter was received from 4fr. Stftttej solicitor, written on^bebalf of 'several, rate^ • payers i m the Biprough, aridyprotfe3.tirig , against the acfciori'-'faken m opening; up .a; ' gmvel reserve m Gftiy street. • •-' Hib WoBSHfp" said 'that- before the mat- . ter was dlscussed'by the Council, he would like^to say a few words regarding it. He ;; Waßcon3iderablv surprised to hear the noise ■ which had been made" over they affair, : and * thejneorrect' face wliich had been put upon } it. It had been inferred, if not B%ated,;that ; tlhe«re?erve had been opened m B^oad street, ' whereih/it -iwas-npt'^ eyen^ m- a,' hl-ck street. He wpidd take -hb^creait to 'himself ;that<-: Inp > matter came / befqre the ;;C()iiricil with •'■' which hp did ; npt ! -: make himself thoroughly acp_ii^nted,*: and'- ; that'had-Aeeri specii-Uy/tbe (jkse;with regard "•' |to thei subject uMer7di-.cu.Sßipn.ltf had y] cpme bef pre the Ceuricil, and bad been duly i cpns'u-eredyarid even now, notwithstariding P all that had* been urged'to the v qpntrary, he .■';,* was still pf bpinion that>. it was' by far the ;•! ■mbst-fl-ting-pps'itk>ri^iri fact,„^e4)joly site. t| fertile purpose. While the pit might ge v| within five chain»,cf Broad street, the pro-' ) .babiljties were thatkit would be sbveri.. chains < and a half away *, 'besides, it: wetfld bef eneed J to\ prevent 'danger, and { the f epnfe sections . a| leased fir build hig pui-poses. --"It bad -been; -,s said that there were three gravel pits m the •■! town, but that stateinent'was ri.otyßorre'*t-r-.^ the one on the Fqxton Line did net belongs -J to the Corpoi-atioi.; and although contisjflo?! : ■' fbi*,bo-bugh^orki' ! had used it, they^did so t •it their wh risky a*j the "neither } had ncr cpuld give permission fpr the cart^ < ing.pfgrayel. ' I^exV there eirae. that- on the J also had never hem-, J operie'-iby''the to'wti.: :It had-been iqade by j they Provincial 'Government to' gravel tie -1 rbad, bill it- peculiar nature had ynon^pejlel i the contractors to abaridpn'it, being uriwork- -t *ble^^^in, winter wi%. the *i?ateif» and^wbrJbh%s. 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... ■ ' ii '""•" ' UZessaUr:i.. m character on account of the prcpoiir i derance of cement pver gravel. Tito- pit %t Terrace .^nd fyacf beerj completely wprkedy - out, lipd he was pot qqite sure thaji they ' fr had jj.pt trenched lipun the Hespital Ber I serve, and cori-equeutjy |eft - them .elf es - • eperi to be liable at any moment- to be! ; called ppon to make good the damage. By- , t b «? steß taken, iyhile the new pit would not • be an eyesere, as it wpuld he built all aifpund I it, it Tfould alsp allow of tbat on the Ran- > gi'tikei Line being filled mby having dust i and, other rubbish deposited there;^' Th* \ I frontage to the land m Broad "street 'would , he let on lease at a ldwrenti-1 so as to enable i struggling peißons to': erect r cottage^,i.aud , the taking of the gravel .-would, bedone'in -a ' j systematic iqimner.y.rpi'&f^^^ > : iriarked Off "f pr days."- x.- - , ; AAA. ..-•., a-AAA. :■' A-A"---t • .Councillor Li_jt6jß* said*tbat-reportshatl- > heen spread that the. tweri had- been ddriet '■ bj one' 'or ;two'Cp\mcillpM : '^iy -th^.Te^6 L kne,w nothing abpqt it; ; He :f ailed •to feet ; bpw members o| the Couti-U'- corild j)e sq > \ ignorant of * the*,facts -6f theycaSeV : when it >' 'wm romembereij tb^ . nendence was placed upon 1 the ' table abbrik' i tj^eland in.que-Jtipnb.efprp it was set- apart j. as ag^avel reserve* - Qrvegit stress had 1 been. . laid' uppn'thefact th_.t it. 'wprild be such an? i eyesere and detriment to the'yalue of prb--5 perty. ; He did pet -bipk/ that either prie o_\ 7 th'epthea , ..was the case,- for there w_&a gravel , * pit in J front'bf bis' rery^ dqbr, aiid instead "of . I beiri^a-hhsari-e.-it -Was.both ai public SdVa,n---j tage and a public gain,-as'it drained all tha; ['. , water /from the preriiißes'i^yokfeupatipnf.'and : left the streets -d'ry.*a.rid heidthy."' Ailad ■A been stated thejstripping from the new pit j wpuld be deveted-either'to'tftaklng^'pf new-; streets or filling' up the hole eh -the RarigitikeiLine. Hbwever^ei-id'nbt'fpr^ wish "to ; dd an ' in 1 j ustice, ; tq lariy, pfrliperty. ' qwaer=in the tow*q*.and as it -was cbiaidered a detriment to propertyyif the. persons obyjecting - would* p^rifcoufc how r : the; difficulty was to be got oyer,,:or where, else the gravel [ hould be procured:* he would vote for . the | of the i^oi^A -Aa'^xxt.^ - - ; ;; >; <- --y AJoiiricillOr^ ''!* ÜbJiKii_ONr..^ould have been • ■ inucbbetter pleaded bad the' riariies of the" , : ''p^r>p^9*' protesting* 'been; attached- .to' the . "letter,^; Still fie fdt.'boundj to confess th^t when the' iniitter had beerihefprethe -Goun- '■' l , cil di\ : a ; preyious pccusipn he had riot given [' it suf^cient consideiation. Atte, certainly wai , c^.o^ibn^that^lie^openii^onp;.'^ , a, depreciating in^uehce'.uphh^the' valut of . property immediately contigupusj beside . •yeritually beccming ; a 'nufsahcfey'lt might , • be-.thcujght tliatihei-held '^hStvyie^j ofcthe. ; matter because^ he ; owned property in>th»" , Tite '%%* :bufc h.i^cpuld^^^^^ j . he Hud riot been swayed hy ariyVsifeirriibtives. ' ' Hadith?. evil cronped;iip *iri Snotherpbrtion , of the town, he , -^ottldhave -Vabted' in ja'pre- * . cisel^^similiar .m^m-.x^&sM had tfdmitJ.- ted'fiehß|d Mq^ed -tbe^fin^ttferTtodpa-ig- mi n first instance w/ithput giving*' it' .'-.ftticient cbrisideyation, but -the-ro-ult'would be a , lesson to him aa' he wb^ld m future be , .* wi.h' every matter^ f" with" -?iffiich "he- would b^" called upon 'to *. deal. 7'/ ..;,,■ .;. •■-"..■- A-A.'. 7 -■•-. '-'" : "-.-. *■ '.'''•^^Cpuneillor FuaG'-Trsbx/hqd yiV)Sntere.t;invote^;"in the neiglibprhQad, ahd? while he j s^pathise! a'.' i gr(6dt-'deal ;bf What had s , beetf-said by Cpunciilor Goleirian he still cPn- •- sidhrbdit 'v?orild7be^ ari eyesere. 'Hey top, . slipuld icbbfe.s' he.had; gitjferi hS sileift con- > ;_ sehtfp'thes'matter'Wheri :it paissed; and al r f ' thp"\i§h ; h^did-ribt-know, tlie ex»u*.epsilf'iiiditi .catedi'he'wss. under^'thfe; imprb_.ipri !it was ' . ■ much furth^ back. yAd^iltmg'that'it was _ aiS* irijustice.lip thbise 'property hol4ei l _i who * f had ;bbught land* he cpuia ript se^ hpw the - . ?C6i^cil%piUd ! held' i-s'aiJ-ibn, Snd'th^refpre B ;iriste^d:bf recanting- what h'ad; -beenV done, I heywas •prepared^to'endoDje they aaß_4 ! «ctipa . over again. ['A - : "i ■■:■■■.. .•■-.;. v y ?*s©p^6illc>r ;M^.RSH f jras. entirely ignorant c nf . 'th'tt wji6l'e^ : toa^-e'rV-^-id'"-' -when 'he- had jr. ih.ard-6U-ll a h'pi-e ;i mad 9 about the^-affiair,- --£ lhe thought'- thf^ pit'- haSd been -ope'ried in*P BroaH' street: -Had that' been the case, he 1 should have :dpne that -was ppssi blfe/ in 1 ' h is ' * i jppwOT!tpstpp;theactip^^^^^^ \ o*f| the' prmcipalAßfree'-Si but '■ i, frpm,what^he had ? he*ird he thad Beard he ... did;pbt? s thjnk;.>the -site; cbuld be improved * •j "iupbto;- ' '•;- Ai-7: .;..' >'>■.-■,:„•«•■•, _.) ..,....; . 3 . . CojinciUpr ltiN& said that; "a . gre,at deal haft be*n t&lked'7aboii^^efeifigysect-oris Jfpr 8 the-pit-u the*-h*ick^ slmris, -hut- henmigllfc * t rppint'putth'ifejwith .theyeryriipid growth of .-'•' thetp-^n it haa-d tp ; say what c whuhlexeptUally.'be th^back .iiims.- 1 ■• t" j" ThfeGn^i^-eltl^n^ke^af^C^^ i*t cillp^lkd a mptipri tb^bring fqrwitfd upon. • . -the si\b^eet,;;bUt .there*. being 'no ?_^sporise,'*» . f /the matter tlieh dropped, rip-' action being y'^takett: with regard^ i^TtheißttesA'f'^ ■ J AAA: y .jTHETpWN OJ^EBKSHIP. ' A'., r I Acc(irdirig ip rioti_e r given"' at 'a formrr r, '• ';.Optim'ilibr' : tii^'Tbjr^ proceeded to * b 1 :moye,.th-3 7-4Ubwirig7-^6luti^^^ stianding m I'Jiis name^ ;.'"■''-•' " ' s ' ; yy '"'".' • ■ " r- ' '1 -, '-' ; " ■ < $ha.\ Vthe- .matter',of i :the 'appointment 5' -,of. spine; competent person? to 'a{*tj'*!as J Town t *Clerk aridirispectoV of '^uisances; who > -will - i^^ pdevpfe tbe wliple ' of .'li us 'ji-iiii j» r'i^j^" £^c [ Ibe discussed'^^special'mee.irig 7 fe'b'e held '•■.. 'oh Wedriesdajf, the 28rd ■inj'tant;"*!* r r „ * L In s^eakii^ t'o^ ; tbe mptton, viSouucillor ; -LiK3fe : Nl''Baiid [lie thought it" was pretty well % [ agreed that /the^iiae' nb,d krrivbd gyhen' the ;tewn ! Bhould be posseted of the s&mces of • " .a man who woiild deypte his labor.; specially . "to its interests; y^^-Aecprding :'t8 s ihetfistimate» > l, of expEenditjij*e .for '-'the cp^ibg^lflir, which \ had bb%ri prep^ed bpfore the 'Council,- St -vvb'uld be_Wen that .a'a" item of * • : salary .; 'al^the * old .rate of per yea§* was *efc v [ .Sgwri-. Frofii that - ! ityWouid' be-^ ;seen that^ " eyeh Under >the/ exiting arra.ngemeri'ti al- - : fhough tive;Cbiincil %rid riqttlte'henefit of Ttfie entire s^rjice-shf ai^offis-er, tM expenses .inem'red m ycbrinectibjt with % the official ■•. ; t )()(drkrng3 of .'the bprpu^li was^a Apjsty large /a&ount. The 'revehiiSeV of' the.ibwh was '- ; l^"rewirig,a,Hd 'h"e'c^uloi'reCpllec^_ the time. : rio^-o long mstarit? %h§n tlieiyhidfe revenue ' 6_T*. the . wh6'|eyof irffe^^ did not * airtohrit tb'.k* tehthybfvthaC'?. o^ received ; : frs>m the tbwri albrie7 Jh bringing' forward .-h.ii iribtibnhe wished it^tb be,thoroughly'imvderstopd tli^t he .w^.byjnp meanjitrefl-pting i-u^bri the present TojsvaiClerk,' who it should . ; be^.admitte'tV'had^discharge;l his duties con- ' 9eientiously'"and efficieiitTy. "But thb manner - m.. which Ithe" duties-^wete performed m tha. * tp^^uld'scarcely.a^mthe futnire,and to * exfec.rite th.em m a'prop^r manner would --require that fthe Town Clerk,- *fho6yer v he "• might he, wpuld dejote the whb'le:<Jf -his%er- ' -* 'vices. to them. .Fpr i^stenee, it;wa^f absolutely * - ; neee9>ary ;th^at ,the.rates, sbould-be collected m ed»ly m the yaar;%or-by that arrangement 'ajcpii^iderablesura wpuld be. saved m inte-r \ rest ■ over^f^iif [facti 1 "-fflnaost auttf*'' f oient.to meet the iricieai^of snltary./ Vfi-ith^tQ. the % cclle\;tipn dfytbe rates !;|iad\been .allpwed^t'p . dieifti oii .tei' the. .lust .month m the. yeart^-the mater^l-loss'if the •'Conn9i^.h^vi'of;.*^T^'^at' fris a matter arising out.-'of^^Uelaystieat- adopted, rather s ;ihan the iaidt pf. : ithe Town Cfok. AAßj the ;that.. wouldyhe^. avoided, • andlby theVutlaj^ of :a*iiiia.,butdittlejif any than.ibat^re^y.^xpended^ the busi-. •ness i>f the (^rixica^o^^>b^,ea]^ied b'tt ii^a. - ■ voMie > .aft. f' aetb-y- J*marinrier. sv - He. rdiix **nJt '■»■* think the Councilw^ ir*, apposition to pay \ very larjce . salary,, biit he- thought it could P_f^l»-such: y ap. am'gririt^of -r^mpneratipn as . isypuld securftL.thej'semcesrp'f ya." thoroughly .able and .competent riikri.7 vHe'did'riet Wi_h Jip see ihe pr.e3en%el*ctip^fit;.feefcir^f:on the he wori^F he-, well pleased if that ' gev. tlemin wpul^-see his^way clear, tp accept . -the. position, i^pn ytiie^OTnM 'proposed.; ' There, wasiop gr^at difficulty in' car^ryingatttl;: •' "^ ->.\ v »..••»• >■•,-. '« "'■ •'"':! '*-* '' *• -. ~ :; - '■•■■ A^-'xc. A^*'.

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£he duties required, and any man pf educasiop, aa4t^teil^^& t could„e'^l^ position. . "Tben with regard to cpmbmmg ' fhe duties of Tawn Clerk ahdxrn*spec£br of .Nuisftnces, he saw no reason why an pbje„tion.ahpuld be urged. The Town Clerk wpuld,;as; uya§ jstated,- be a v matir;:o| edqear - tion arid iriteUegence, iaqd ff.hen becasibh refuired -legal proceedings against transgressors, would bo able Xo . take :the necessary steps. Councillor Coleman said he quite agreed with the^riiovei* r tbatVthe itime had Arrived when the proposed change had become necessary, still he..Jihqught the plan, of combin)ng 4 .tbe^twb~ offices* a- ; mistake: In his qp.miQnJ(£ syoidd be much better to obtain tlie..se^ice|'q^,ajßecphd ; per3bn as Inspector of Nuisance, Seho ih" addition could Ippk' after the .lighting o| , the., town lamps- and hall. He" diunbt' know' whk| salary it was ... proposed to give,, .bqt ( be certairily /thought they could npt expect a cbrapetent man for. less than £2^'peryea»y , ; '.';"..-'' Coimcafor Mabsijl would likei "to know what; was comprised m the -item ! set down m the e_timat_B _,t'£l3o as " other office expense.:?' yftis reason for 'seeking the infbr- ! ,- paatiotf^was that if it 'wbre exclusive of the v-*Town Clei-k'a salary, apid that were to be ; fixedr:at. 845^200 prr£'22o,theff the clerical dutieß wpuldcpst £350 -per year.l With regard^to, the cqmbiriation cf; the two offices, he confessed he did' not approve pf it. as he considered it would be degrading to a person m his position, to have to go about the town^huhlihg up. nuisances. "• The Chaibman failed to see tho matter m that light,iand -did notyat «ll ;think it 'jtifpt $&ytovx}fa M*M ja the • bth^r .;*. capacity -At presenjT the" town . was btitayqiwigJebck and could hbt -be expected yto qhwryH^», loudly • aa>ite, olderThfethrori ;[ :Btilhnqdpubt/.the ; tim^ wquld. .arriived when increased] duties: of^^the Town would necessitate a separation of, the offices. Urita, h6weyer, ; that time •', had," iawiyed, be sS.W nothing at all derpgafiory* m the arrangement. With regard 1 to'- the ampuntpf ••tiry to h« gir ; fp f hp:_hpught,, f t^e piroper . Iway- to; arrive at a fair estimate wpuld be to take the amount of the Council's revenue fpr, the yeatjarid/allowia periceritageVpf f say lieveri arid a half per cent. Taking that as the basis of arraoigemaniv; then; *s the in- -, come from the town was £1,500, tbat wpuld . ma.keitbe',sal-ory: including- the- allbwarice to be given as valuatJ3r,,BPmetning like £150. Cpiiricillpt .said =. H that. it had been. Btated v that the fowjrx was, ripe fpr the . change, he was not m a position tp say such vras -he c^e'ori^nqit^but since the^ qbhtera-i plated change had he mbpted hWhadthpught pyer.the ymatter^aiidkhe^ bad ,cqm<»' to the conclusion ytha,t they 'cculd p .->£ expect' 'tc get a gobd man fpit less than ;£2OO a ybar, and ce-^inly:jpcthj-|g" which he; heard during the .discijssiqn bad served to alter the -ppmibnV'y -.■ ' '.y ■ yy'y' : .;.yy ; - ; , : "'■"--. ■ The OHAiBMAir pbipted : p't|_ that, the reTenue p^the^pjuicilwas buy-'£l,soo,ayear md even giving ten per cent, upen that mmount for a^clerlt;- ; the. salary- would come to £150, whibh -with -§25 .giyen for valuah«rig it -np^to, £175,1^ very-ie-tpecj^blejgure to begin, .with. Reside, it •bbuld '^e'bPrne itt s ri»hd that;itywas &ily fp^pnef^^r^'tm^.tli^AyFa^ *n almost certaiitViy' thai the i*.moi*ait woulp be [ iricreased during the second'.' yy :l AA I '.'''77aaAAA . *; GounciUoi Fa^ahsoir heW that that was •». T e W goodi/reaßpn ; why th;e larger iuiuy •hould he. given,, at the outset, and thusi •secure a good man. There, was merely a paltpy £2|i Jn question, and while it, was ad-. emitted ;th'at it was, niore than possible the .duties pf. : the office, would increase with the Second ye^a^dvconsequently ;^he nay also. 7^iey m^C *tm^theh possess^a man wfitfv wpuld 'be .WprtTiy efl'the! iricrea.e;;' The argument that because the town was aflmall -dhe,tlil- salar;^ shpuld also ibe small! was :y not altogeithe^a. *|ood one, ; f or -while a man ohightppeh a smal| shop and put an irieffi- '. A cient iriah m charge on- a small: pay, the •f^urj^n^igbt gd^f,the wajll, wherein if a capable mn -wem. ' employed, the oppbsitu . . vbuld be/the r^lt.y. .1 '" ' : ' >'^ ; : Liifihif, thqugjit, it would be * ifWCpmi^ittee bere afippinted ; to draw' tip ; an outjjne of thfei duties^^he clerk and - arrange .as tovthe anrjorinf. eft,^.«*%ry. ; . ; ;.,';. ; agree ywitb the ywisdpinfhf the| -issertiph. He ; fought that, such'an impbrtant malter as -the ttxi%.bf aie/dferk'. ! __Jaiy shbuld be done .by*.tbe f Cquacii;.s a -whole- but he 1 wS_ ~ iy -^nem'to^.B^ktie.. sugfeestSion. Hehad heard it/eAid ( duri^g the thit Mr. : .Keeling was *moßt ixlm|>ifenl-man»-fld had hi. duties most efficiently in' the as -he fWppaed,, ;BU»h .statements were^cohfect; 'he frusted^wfth Couhcilldr ; liinton that the "salary -fbuid be Bileh ai •- would .w.Arraut-.that gentl^aA applying.' . v l&uncillof^Ki^ct aaid that, ifa maq]yould be expected to dbtclte the; wKole'bf time „. .t».theyd%e £200, ayeai woidd ipt' be a pqnny toq'h>hoh. v , ■..*:.?'* *- *_- ; .'^e/CHiujiJß^ir mtiraatect tliat as' the ... matter had beenVpretty f.ull*f?ventilatea, be" ... ;: .wouM.t^ahjahbw;<>f:.handa as to whJßther the salary' .hquffl be, J flxed a|' £200 or £150. . Tpppn^^ hands y ; b<iin|,* bpiinted- ii was found .: tfcat-tkere werefoFthe larfeer liim, Cpunling,Marsh: and i *W^'.'Aa_^ T ffi} , to^Vii& , jCpunciUpr Luiton.^ y ** •'{ '•'■-■-' a7y O^il^^irroir then prbposed, and :.. Councillor Fwusm^ secciidedi- '• i a7 "^-Jhia^CbunfeU injitea applicatipne %S ?f c ®> .flf'-Towi Cm and«ittp. ? tor --.-« -"W^nce, *nd that a Ccfmmitiee, ccn dsting of the Chaimiah, and ; CpuncilTprs ]pinabd^Ferguiph be'ap-f«inted,tod-*aw,up an qujline oif* : dutief) expeVted tp. he 1 .performed by persons J ap7: -. 'V j.f ".-''':•»' " ' WOQTIKff THE yPQtrABB. ; ' V * The CKAIErfA.v ; to; the - ='= W9>#, riwhswty which havilg' tfte.lamp_.qf «ie SquweT'ready' _br ; light.ri| and the Engineer was.Wtriicted to tike? .^action mthe'mattor.';; y'' ;-» - •; ;-: "> The Ooujjcil then^adipiiMed' antil fche" .second Wedneflday m May.. ' 7\ Aa- Aa.