APIA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

Samoa Weekly Herald, Volume 1, Issue 2, 3 December 1892, Page 3

APIA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

i A meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Tuesday, the 29th of Nov. last. There wore present—The President, Messrs. Osonbrueg, Edwards, Leonard, and Grovsmulil. The minutes of the previous meeting wore road and confirmed. Customs Revenue.—A letter was read from Mr. Blacklock, 11. S. Vice, Consul General, to tho effect that lie had no reason to imagine that proceedings had terminated in tho matter of tho consideration of tho Council's protest re Customs duties. A letter to the same effect from H.B.M. Consul, Mr. Cusack-Smith, was also read. Consular Board.—A communication from the Consular Board was received. Tho Board approved tho arrangements of the Council re MeArthur and Co., disapproved of tho resolution to discharge all Municipal officers, approved of the ncceptanco of the Pilot's resignation, disapproved of allowing him to act as private pilot, but suggested, as an amendment, that tho harbor dues be constituted a separate fund, against which tho Pilot's" salary should be tho first charge. Mr. Grovsmuhl moved, " That tho amondmcut suggested by the Consular Board bo accepted." Mr. Osonbrueg seconded tho motion, which was carried by •! to 1, the President giving as his reason for voting against it, that he thought it was not consistent with the Berlin Treaty, as the harbor dues woro portion of the general rovenue, against which, the Treaty provided, his salary should be the first charge. It was agreed that all resolutions which had not been unanimously approved by the Consular Board should be sent on to the Supremo Court for settlement. CItATFIELD V. TnE PRESIDENT AND Members of the Municipal Council. —The President asked if the meeting wished to take any stops to prevent execution of tho writ issued by the Supreme Court in this case. Mr. Grovsmulil took objection to tho item §lO allowed by the Court as personal costs to tho plaintiff, and said that ho hud never heard of such a thing before. Tho President replied that they could not discuss the decision of tho Court. Mr. Edwards asked to see Mr. ChattHd'H account, as he had heard that ! tho account for which thoy had been j soul was for printing tho Government Gazette. He aim asked tho President I if there was any money in tho treasury, to which the President replied, | " Yes : not quite §100." Mr. Edwards | thought that tho Council might pay I the claim in instalments of S2O a month, and suggested getting Mr. Cooper's advice in the matter. Mr. - Leonard said ho thought it might be possible to raise a loan on tax C 5. Mr. Edwards said that if tax C 5 wore collected it would only realise sufficient to pay the President's salary for one month, and the amount owing to tho D.H. & P.G. on the Pilot Station property. Mr. Grovsmuhl said he thought tho best way of raising the money to meet Mr. Chatfiold's claim would be by obtaining a loan on the Municipal boat and the furnituro in the meeting room. "Mr. Osenbruog asked if tho Government would not advance sufficient money on tho boat, &c., to meet tho claim. To this quostion tho President replied that the money at tho disposal of tho Government was ro. quirod for other purposes. Mr. Coopor, who had boon sent for, suggested that somebody should bo appointed to raiso the money on tho security of a bill of sale ovor the boat and furnituro. Mr. Osenbrueg then proposed, that Messrs. Grovsmuld and Edwards be requested to nogotiato a loan of $175 for tliroo months on tho security of a bill of sale over the Municipal boat and furnituro, tho rate of interest to bo 8 por cent. Tho motion was seconded by Mr. Leonard and carried, the President abstaining from voting, Accouhts.—The President drnw attention to two bills of Mr. Cooper, one for £54 Is., and tho other for £3 and some odd shillings. It was agreed that they bo rocoivod and Clod for investigation. Tux Weekly Herald,—Mr. Osonbruog proposed, and Mr. Grovsmuhl seconded, " That the Samoa Weekly Herald bo taken by tho Council, and that tho subscription to tho Samoa Times bo discontinued." Carried by 3 to 2, the President and Mr. Leonard voting against. Next Meetwo.—Tho President was ompoworcd to postpono the noxt regular mooting, in tho ovent of thoro Doing no pressing business to bo attended to,

Tin- mooting then adjourned

A Mm-.Tixii of tlio unemployed in Trafalgar Squnro yontertlny afUiraoon was a fcudo. Barely 300 people wore present, and they were mostly Social peniocnito. There was no dlsordor. Motions wore curried calling on tho Government to provido work, and hold it itpocinl nowiion of Parliament to disniFW tlio unemployed question. Most effective monaural wore taken by tlio police in cone of disturbance, a largo reserve of constable* having bftftn «i-< n-ily stationed in adjacent streets. A iitu? carrying a cargo of petroleum caught firs whHo proceeding up tho Beiiie. Nino Uves were lost in the aecidentTita Court acquitted tho officers who wort) arcuscd of torturing private .fames by bunging him up by the thufflbi at