THE TOWN CLERK AND ENGINEER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 291, 10 December 1901, Page 2

THE TOWN CLERK AND ENGINEER.

OFFICES TO BE KEPT SEPARATE. At Monday night's meeting of the Borough Council the Finance Committee reported : The committee being equally divided on the following resolutions, it; was decided to submit both to the Council: (1) That applications be ca'led for a Town Clerk, who shall also carry out the duties of borough treasurer, collector of rates, valuer and returning officer, at a salary of £2OO per annum ; (2) That applications be called for a Town Clerk who shall also carry out the duties of engineer, borough treasurer, collector of rates, valuer, and returning officer, at a salary of £SOO per annum, and find his own office staff. The Mayor moved that applications be called for a Town Clerk, Seconded by Cr. Stohr. Cr. Brooking moved an amendment that the committee's second recommen-1 dation be put into effect, and referred to the advantages of combiuiug the offices of clerk and engineer. , Or. Oollis thought the commit'ee had gone outside their duties in bringing up the recommendations iu the] face of the notice of motion given bv ! Or. Tisch. J j Cr. Connett seconded the amend-' meut. The Mayor had stated that an j engineer was not required at present, I But he (Mr Connett) considered the p.oposal to'combine the offices was a! good one, and referred to the success of j the Wellington Harbour Board's business under an engineer, who was also clerk. .; Cr. Stohr considered there was l enough work to keep both a Town' i Clerk and an Engineer fully occupied.' I Cr Oollis obj octed to the appointment of any officer of the borough bjing : taken out of the Council's hands, as was proposed by allowing the Engineer to provide his own staff. Or Carter thought there would be no saving in the establishment of a com-1 bined officer and there would be enough work during the next two or three years for two men. i Ors Glow and L aland concurred. i The Mayor spoko against the amend- '■ merit, and Or Brooking replied. : The amentment was theu put and lost, and the Mayor's motion was' carried.

It was decided to call for applkatioao in accordance with the above reflation, to close on 13th January.