Thames Borough Council.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3115, 11 February 1879, Page 2

Thames Borough Council.

A special meeting of the Council, called for the purpose of electing members to represent the Borough upon the Harbour Board was held last night. His Worship the Mayor (Wm. McCullough, .£>s•)' was in the chair, and Crs McGowan, Speight, Hansen, Mennie, Wilwn, Price and Ehrenfried were present. The Mayor slated the business of Inii meeting and read tbe regulations under which the election was to take place— _ regulations forwarded from Wellington for the purpose—after which he? daltld f for nominations. =' W|

i. Cr Wilson proposed , C*. MoGowan, seconded by Cr Ehrenfried, - -t, 7? Cr McGowan stated that be had no particular desire to represent the Council upon the Harbor Board, but if he were elected he would give his best attention to the interests of the Council.

Cr Wilson was proposed by Crifibieiio^ fried, and seconded by Cr Price. Cr Speight was proposed by Cr HiOMD and seconded by Cr Mennie. !V ; "•{♦'- \ Cr Mennie was proposed by Cr Hpeiftlit and seconded by Cr Hansen. ■! The ft] ayor called tor a show of ha«k,^ which resulted in three being held up p|f Cr McGowan, four for Cr Wilson, three for Cr Speight, and three for Cr Mennie. The Mayor, under the regolatioftjlf only having a casting vote in case of a*.L equality of votes, was called upon to exercise that privilege, and did *Q^hj voting for the first on theiisi—Cr IfoGowan] and afterwards deolarfcdi Grtd Wilson and McGowan elected ffepretfn... tative members of the Thamesßorofefti Council iipon the Harbour Board. T "■• °lft : This concluded the business. .iktD