WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1919, Page 2

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent). _ „ Thursday, May 8. The first meeting of the newly elected Borough Council was held last evening, there being present: Mr. R. Morgan, who made the usual declaration and ..took his seat as mayor, and Messrs. E. C. Jones, W. R. Procter, and E. A. George, who also made the usual declarations and took their seat 3 as Councillors. The nominations close to-morrow for the four vacant seats on the Council, and so far no nominations have been received. It would appear as If the requisite number Is not going to be secured, which leaves things In a very anomalous position. There are just enough to carry on, but not enough to justify them in entering into new schemes for the betterment of the horough finances.

The business at the council meeting was chiefly the passing of the estimates and notice for 1919-20. The same rates as last year are being struck.

The matter of levelling the top of the hill In Stafford street, as asked for by the Clifton Football Club, with a view to Improving the grade and allowing the proposed memorial gates to be seen from the town, was referred to the SISS 8 ?. m eatlmate of the cost. It was decided to Instruct the Inspector to take steps to stop persons riding on the footpaths, and also to appeal to the public to help keep the town clean by depositing rubbish in the receptacles provided for It The mayor's honorarium wis fixed at 52 guineas per annum. The meeting night was fixed for the second Wednesday in the month after Juno meeting, which Is to be held on the first Wednesday in the month. A motion affirming the desirability of forming a company to purchase a vessel to trade to . .J"*! was carried at the special meot'nir of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening, and canvassers were appointed to asoera.Bcl,T?- 4 tother meetl "B will be promised ° " d "° " * mcleDt m '" mtt *

T„ o .?„ e J he " out 40 returned soldiers met on Tuesday evening to consider the matter of JS«-' b £ ncE °* the Returned Soldiers' AsSoclatlon. The Rev. J. H. Oavon was in the chair and It was unanimously resolved that a branch should be formed. A committee conL b n?„ ot 4 he n Eev ; Ga ™ (chairman), Messrs E. hfi 1 Hnwkc ' E w - Edwards R. pui on and P. : Chapman, with J. Canton as secretarv was formed to go on with the scheme and to get the necessary permission a«,. L«^ Blstrat . e ' s S om WM occupied yestorf£" In hearing a case against C ™J?."«, f°f damages sustained by Roy Chapman Wellg through a motor cycle collision Decision was reserved. The balance of the afte£' noon was taken up In hearing evidence re th; assault at Urutl on the day of the licensing election. Thirteen cases of breaches of 125 trough by-laws and Noxious WeeoU Act had to be held over until to-day.