GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1246, 5 December 1882, Page 2

GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

■ The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers last •■evening;, Preient-rHis: Worship' the Mayor; and Crs Baillie, Bright, Gallagher, ./*f ,Gray, Udy,and Varnham,..',..,- ;/Jrf i , The minutes of the previous meeting read aiid adopted,.; ,! ,;;:!' '■ The correspondence was read from the letter book. , .'lnwards—P.'ora J. Pike, Taratahi, asking for balance ofraeney paid for horre sold in the pound; from G.VViggitis, requesting an extension of time forhis contract in Eastv, .<: street;, from W, Brooks, thanking,the Council for forming portion of Fisher's Line, and asking them to metal the same; from Clerk of'tlio Licensing Committee, calling attention to that portion 'of the*; Licensing Act re appointment of Returning aud Presiding Officers; from Edwin Arnold, asking for -f- ---: a refund of a pedlar's license paid by, him a few months ago, under tho plea that lie waa a manufacturer. •.- ■■'' '''' '■■' .It.wasresolved—That the Town Clerk be appointed, Returning Officer undor .tho j Licensing Act) \ ,' '. ■; | »That the Clerk be instructed to forward . | any surplus monies accruing from the salo of Mr Pike's horse.

That Mr Wiggins' request be granted re . '■■■' extension of time for his contract. — ::; ■ ; That Mr Brooks' letter be referred to the Works, Committee. : ', That the money paid by Mr Arnold for pedlar's license be refunded, although it was :Tt . quite legal to charge the same, yet'the'-H'! Council wished to encourage local industry ineveryway. ■\\;'\-\ n. 0 That a meeting of the Provisional domiVy J>-. mittee of the Fire' Brigade be called to con-,, - f i sider the balance sheet furnished by Mr 1 ' Bock.; : ■■■■:■ -;,;-.^ : .■■';!'■>':'%., ; The report of the Works Committee'.was ''' read, recommending that all those whbhave not sufficient fencing on their sections abu^ v \ ■■■ ing.oh the Borough roads receive, orders to erect the aabie, and a..yono allowing gorge etc, to grsw on their sections iuuat have the same removed. : The following- accounts were passed.for, payment as recommended by the Finance* Committe:—W, Morris, £2 fjsj George Phillips, iOaOd'; J. Montgomery, £8 9s 6d; H. Morris, U4s lOd; E. Harris, £2 5s fid; ,W. Pole, 13si J,. Lewis, 15s; Rent, 13 .» 15s. : :v';:;;."...' : The Inspector's report as read was adopted. , Tho Sanger reported having impounded , 13 head of cattle during the month ! )i ; iH' • ~Cr Baillie, gave the following notice of ' : niotion for. next, meeting:—"That the Go-, vernment be requested to erect the new Post Office as near the present temporary! offices--)as possible, it being the most central placo ■ in the Borough." , • / ? It was resolved to give the overseer in-'' j stations te clear the broom from the sec- .„ ■/ tions.on Government,cottages'..'.'; stand, ,', ,'.. 'i'/.'.'ii . The Clerk received instructions to write re,! ■• rating of native lands, '.,...' .".'■. ',.',,',, a , This concluded thebusiness and themeeting ,; t adjourned, '••'■'■.'. ',