Thames Borough Council.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2989, 13 September 1878, Page 2

Thames Borough Council.

FIRST MEETING- OF NEW

MEMBERS.

immediately after the declaration: of the poll lost n'ght tbe newlr elected Covci'lors met at the Council Chambers, all beiDg pjesent ercepi Mr Graham: There w-is a vex y l&hge number of the j_e*erai i*abi;? present.'

Mr Williams 1- ne of the defeated candidates—said he should demand a po I', as Mr Kawdon, the Foreman of Works, who was not a friend of his; had been in fhe North Ward polHng booth coi"it"jg, up the votes. ( A voice : hear, hear.) ;

Mr Bagnall: What do you want it for?

Mr Williams: I don't want any. kali i- ' katea from you. Mr Baguall: Oh, I thought it was & pole you wanted. : Tbe Town Clerk said thut according i to tb.3 Act, in the absence of the Mayor, |

the new members could not be sworn in, and would not be able to do any work, or enter into any act, under a penalty of £50, as i'toy could not make .the. statutory deebi ii ion'before Uio Mayor.' He read t l '!* clause referred to The. Acting jMiiyor, Mr Khretif'ried, who had seen the difficulty, h»H dono his best to get over it, andhnd rAlfKriipln-rl 10 the Government, so thatth<- .-li'i-.a-fnion miiAt be made before the Town Cleric, validated afterwards. A reply lifid luien received from the Hon. Jbusinoss r « as very urgent and could not eb& .pd«'tp.oU\d( tj\e Governor would validate .the,^proceedings, but it must not be done j unless the business would not admit of delay. . l^re^aierd^tiiraiiilfiportant matjters which • ivquiivd-dealing rwitbr-vizi, the. lecepnou of a petition from thfe Q^Spr<S/edTan SliXi eTappointrijent of tfim - Wrt4o*VepleUni 'tlife Borolgh* tfvttie Water ■Su]tfl»ljfjj^mmtyto«£'' This latter was urgent as tenders for a large suppljr and it wJouldT be TrteeettMji to haw- |a/ meeting to accept one on Saturday,, so that the order;nnpht,bo senth^e',afc,#inee by the, outgoing mail,, to 'enable advantage to" be' taft&'i 1 of tie s .pi(fesent' lowl pried 'of, ft Mft Speightjmpved^at.Mf tate the cliair. •' •

Mr Brassey seconded. Carried.Vi-'^-'j ( l^rnEhr an fried"'l Ken. took the.cliaii^. Hie said tte Mayisir;'wontd 'oik Tuesday next, aad as tHe- ■timel ■wass?«U6r'tY<<he< 1 thought it Woiild be better tupoitpone all but Hi-pent matter*tiVi tbe*M»ybr'S*eittfjr^, 'When'ttt^^cqWdfbo^woi'a^n. -i'Mfißhe^'." hhWJnid-'jpiirKfeilft^BtMjrWtiie tele'gnttp, .that none-bu,t, urgentr.'brfsmesV'bdjibkn-C Va'cledf^VtiVtte sVearmS WWftti Gomr ployed .be, *&»$.. *ft thejj Jbugme^i M 1 }& 'iir«e^lfhflt{it'gould,npt^e i ppstßon.e^^in' Tuesday.. : ' I;3 WDJ i v> : ii ttH:% > , SewktaXiOi :tbs: »neinp)oye4'»Mk#* thut their petition for a public meetingiboropnsidei'ed'asiflc^n Usrposflible.vSxd rmA v'«tiMhf i')M^(36wftß-.^Bid:f.tlia^-*wdH!tfi>ttte •MUy.qr!#a«ll!p|erfeht'iT«i^''littte,fcottld! be ladtj^ f'ar theY'did"^^fcnb#?#h«t'men s weife iii ■i <'iJ6sltiD^^.' iuiH«JEoitelie a ,kft A^'ipnf •* t«?! l^7^nB rw»iJHr rl,^ QoHnffllf .»i !■!« .'■,»tqoiusr--.---,viaf J >flTir iarrangem€»tß to,,tucHiih» tyg^f{#iff m« n ready to go that the petition w,a* o ljr bsented ? He saw-oo havm mcon»iderit g ;caU a public meeting in response to the.j wishes of the unemployed. " Mr Speight se'C6ndedrandl;he motion// wag. flßJwiedv4hin Okairnwa jH-pnriiing to The :phaiv|np,^ a^ain. explained the urgency^rliaVing^tnlemWßTß elected on the, I^ter I"Supply.,€iiribipaitte*.r^ißfls.ii;Soipe^ slight discußsidn/if ipaßvregolTed, en the ■motion of Mr LBi'aisey>seconded i»y ; Mr 'Speight, that the metiing be:adjdujaed till Saturday riexts"" 1' f*" '-; .>"■ \ r . This was 1 all «he business: - - ■!