LAWRENCE TOWN COUNCIL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 24, 25 July 1868, Page 2

LAWRENCE TOWN COUNCIL.

Thl turaal fortnigfi^yi^f^ig o f tho Lawrence Toim Couv^^^kplace ou the evening of ? the 22n<| in?l^Kreaent The Mayor (H. Bastings, Bsfcj and Councillors Jeffery, Robertson, and Donovan. .' \ The Mayor read-the declaration of his .re-election to the civic cbiir, after which the mjnutes of the^evision Court, meeting of Council, nomination and election were read by the Town Clerk. ■* * -CORBESPOJTOBN'CB. On the information of Mr. Vause, SubInspector Percy drew the attention of the Council, in a letter, to the fact of some Chinese mining within the town boundary, and leaving holes dangerous to life. ta Committee. '*" ~ ----- Befote^roceeding': fuaf^ier with th«v t , , Coun^or : ~.DQnovan asked if it was, not the duty of t£e Town Clerk-to -read the correspondence. The-Mayor,.in reply; said,. his_ object in, reading the correspondence. ,waa simply to .expedite the business of the Council. To allow the business to be proceeded with, and to'satisfy Councillor Donovan the Mayor waived his general practice of reading the correspondj6nce T ', < ■. The Town Clerk then read a letter from Mr. Gr. Murray, contractor 4or the water BUpply t with reference to'fiie balance of £60 still dufe on the contract, and asking how the Council proposedApaying it, off^ He considered, he. had a just claim to the. full ; amount ; but as there seemed to be a" dispute abou^'one* chain of^e work, he was prepared" to- hive th© matter settled by arbitration. The letter fiaving'been received; the following reso-lution-was adopted — "~ That Mr. Murray'a •letii3r,'.ac<ic>na'panied -with ( the contract and full particulars from the Town Clerk, be Treferrfed to the : Council's solicitor, requesting him to~resist the claim, if the CounciLhadaJegal-rjgh.t. to-do so, an( i # not, to settle the master by arbitration in the .best yray he could for the interests of •the Council." "Before forwarding they •letter, it-must be submitted to the WaterCommittee.. A resolution was passed ta the effect that all communications with reference to the Municipal Reserves ba left over, and the Mayor be requested to. extend the time. A letter from Councillor Aimers, resigning his office of Councillor, was received and accepted ; but a& his term of office had -not expired, thequestion of fine was considered. Councillor Donovan, and Councillor- Jeffery < seconded, "That under the circumstances, the fins b« miti^ ; gated to one shilling. "-r-Carri&d. ACCOUNTS. An account "of Samuel Serale's, bearing no date, was ordered to be returned to. -him. Matthews and Fenwick's account £3 17, r«ferred to Finance Committee. * ASSKSSOHSHIP. ' ■ John Tuckey, L 18; Dun&xh Campbell Ll6los. ; W. Tolcher,;L2o|MatthewHa/ L2O ; J. Boulton, Ll9 • W." Gibb, L2O -, Councillor Donovan, propose^, an^». Councillor' Robertson 'seconded/: tfl SaK the tender of Duncan CampbeH be atn cepled. 1 ' — Carried. ""• - ■ The Mayor stated -that the next business to be considered was -ttuLannoinfc- ( ment : of three gentlemen nSfct as returning officers on the day of election for Councillors.- After aconversation, it ;was thought- better to adjourn the Council till after the nomination. • -The election of a Councillor in the ..room of "Councillor Aimers, resigned, Was arranged -to take place on the same day "as the others.. - . v • It was proposed by Councillor Donovan, and seconded by Councillor Robertson, " That the Council be adjourned till Monday, the 27th inst."' :