MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 401, 11 August 1877, Page 3

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the Municipd Council was held last evening, at the Council Chambers. There were present His Worship the M;:yjr, and Councillors Headland, Mainland, Pivefcer, Spence, and Liddle. ALTERATIONS TO BUILDING. An application from Mr. J. Johnston for permission to make certain alterations to Mr. Cleghorn's shop, Waterloo House, was granted. TRANSFER OF LEASES. Permission was given for the transfer of the base of It. serve L>, »"o. 2, from Mr. James Grave to Mr. Joseph Williams ; of Stctiou 1, Block LX.vViL, from Mr. E. B. Lari-cin to Mr. '1 'nomas Procter; and of Section 4. Block XLIL, from Mr. George Greenfield to Mr. A. M'Coikindale. These transfers to be granted on the condition of all arrears ui lent being paid. MAYOR'S HONORARIL'M. His Worship the Mayor then withdrew, and Councillor Headland was voted to tie chair. Some convtisation took place: with reference to the amount of tue honorarium ti> be voted to his Worship the Mayor,, during which the opinion was L'em rally expressed that the honorarium (Ll.'O) voted to the Mayor for the past Year was not sulilcient remuneration tor the services he had perform; d. Ac the same time, it was understood that thong:; the CoUi:cil was this Veal" in favour of voting a large sum, their doing so was not to be a< cvptt d as a pree dent ; but to be taken as a well-merited compl.nieitt to Mr. Steward. Eventually, Councillor Procter moved, ''That in consideration of the v:.ry yr. at bo i viols rinilirttl to the town by his Worship the Mayor during the ]«st year, Lis honorarium for t.n.-l-n smt yiar be L2CO. The motion was seconded by Councillor Mainland, and carried unanimously. His Worship was ticn iv-e.dled. ami t! auked the Council for the Vote which had bun pat-sod. lie said he would luake it his study in the future, as he had in the past, to forward the interests of the town to the best of Ins ability. Should <TcaMon arise, he would endeavour to lit hi Id the honour of tile town and tho ih-mty of his position. NEXT MEETING. It was rcsolvrd that the regular fortnightly meeting of the Conned should be held en Thursday evening next.