GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 342, 17 December 1879, Page 2

GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of the aboreww held on Monday evening. Present :- Councillo»Udy(m the chair), Barnard, Wakelm, Fuller, and Gray. ' MINUTES, The minutes of provious meeting wer« read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE, To T. W. Bragginsre poundage and inspector of nuisances. To James Darrock re rent. From T.W.Braggins.re poundage. JJromO. Tait re extension of footway. ftomGreytownjVolunteerFire.Brkade re appointing ofhcevs as fire inspector! Jfrom editor of Standard re by-law*. REPORTS. The Returning Officer reported the elechon of Councillor Smith to the office of Mayor. The Finance Committee submitted a report recommending the payment of wages, Ac, and that a sum of £25 had been paid on account of the footway contract; also, that they could not reoommend compliance with the request of the manager of the bank re overdraft The Treasurer reported an amount tc credit of £194, which would be at one! required for payment of contracts arj wages. m A report was also submitted shovrini the probable income and expenditure iM the month, « The Poundkeeper's report to 30th No Jl was read. B

Two applications for the office of ntn J tom wad, but as they mo not consider! satisfactory it was resolved to irmte frJ applications. B RESOLUTIONS. 1 Resolved that Mr Tait's proposal cai not at present be entertained. g On the motion of Councillor Wakelil seconded bj Councillor Barnard it its resolved that the officers of the Ml Bngade,Me S srsCuff,MaguiM )a ndAverf be appointed fire inspectors under the Municipal Corporations ict, 18?6 Re letter from Standard, Councillor Barnard thought it was too dictatorial and quite out of place. He considered the lown Clerk was quite justified in his action re printing by-laws, and his action should be endorsed by the Council. Councillor Gray moved; Councillor Fuller seconded, that tho order for printing by-laws be given to the Standard provided, only; that they be printed and stitched in covers at £3 per 250 copies,

failing which the order be given to the Dahy office,—Carriecl.

Re Inspector T)f-Nuisances, Gauncillor Gray moved, Councillor Barnard seconded, that the Town Clerk be instructed to ask. Mr Braggins if he will accent the office, and upon what terms. Re scale of poundage fees, Councillor Wakelin moved, Councillor Gray secon-i ded, that the charge for writing same be L ascertained from Messrs Avery, Beard '% and Gilbert & Nash ; also the charge for painting the numbers for licensed carts. Re Carts parading for license, it was resolved that the date be fixed at future, meeting. • FABTENES. The following accounts were passed foe payment :-W. H. Morris, £l2 ss; R. Morris, £5 7s 9d. :. The extra work on Pap'awai road completed by W. H. Morris, was referred to the Works Committee to report. Councillor Barnard mentioned the matter of Councillors absenting themselvesfrom the meetings, and hoped they would bear m mind the clause of the Act upon the matter. ~: The meeting then adjourned, J A special meeting was afterwards for the purpose otff Hering the adoption of the reSolutio;«N iemp. ton-Btreet. » ; ,' The opinion expressed bytltaicitor was read. After some disciw|§< it was resolved, on the motion of (feejlbV Gray, seconded by Councillor Wakelin, that the meeting be adjourned until date of next ordinary meeting.