GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2264, 7 April 1886, Page 3

GREYTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL.

" tub ordinary meeting (.f thq Council was . ' held on Mowlw', : Present'-Crs. Yamham (Ohaintfa'iiji Cojiior.i Slaxton,. St.. George, duties, Cameron, Humphries, Trotter, an'd Armstrong. His Wofsliip tlio, Mayor, sent an ■ apology fof being .unavoidably absent,, as bo had to attend the Supreme- Court-, '. Wellington..,; .. Tho'minutes ot" tlie previous meeting '' Ttve read and confirmed, ■ : ' Correspondence' our.vards ■. was ■ read from the letter book. Inwards-—From Clerk of County Council, enclosing ■' lights, : and • conducting' of slaughter ■? houses; ,V ■ Circular letters : from -Gas Companies ' Mid Fire Engine Manufacturers were also - md. f ■' ' : ; -couxxr couxca. et-laws, Cr Cameron proposed and Cr Cotter - seconded, That the County Council be. recommended to. make their by-laws re carrying lights to-read in accord with the '.' Borough by-law 30. '. 7;/ V -'; ;■! The proposition;;was:;&egat|v ' ;vpic69. ;Vv • Or Maxton proposed and Cr- Trotter • seconded, Thsifc;;;thi3 : Ci.t.uncil : ■■ agree with by-lav.- of the County Coun- ;■ HE™ carrying Vf> "' Cr St; George proposed, and Cr. '•'Trotter seconded,. That re slaughter ■ ; :house. by-laws,: ' this Council has no •suggestionsto make.. Carried: .... w EEPp"RTSi-.--. : The report of the Works Committee ; was read and adopted, with the exception jqf-that motion relating to the- acceptance of tendere for;filhng in Kuratawhiti street Cr St. George proposed, and Cr Arm- ■ strong seconded, That fresh tenders be. invited ■ for filling in the Kuratawhiti street ditch. . Or Cotter. proposed, and .Cr Jones ■ seconded,' as an. ameribment, That the ■ tender of Mr G, Garnitly be accepted for : filling in the Kuratawhiti street ditch. Tho amendment was lo3fc, and the original motion declared carried, CrMaxton proposed,and Cr'Trotter seconded, That the Clerk.■ be instructed. .■ to inserttho. advertisement inviting:' tenders, only twice. . i Q|Cottef ; plopbsedi-fia an amendment, ; levied" by Cr Cameron, That tenders bo invited in the usual way. Tho amendment'was put and carried. ■:. The report of the Enrico .Cniimttoo w»b readand.adopted; : %;\ ■ Tho report of the 'lnspector and Ranger was read aiid adopted. ■ <l ' Cr Varnham proposed, and Cr Cotter ■ ueconded, That the proposition of levying ' I rate of Is in the £ on the rateable T»lae of property in tho.Borough-for the year ending Ulst of .March, 1887, be con- ' firmed.—Carried.' (Is St. George proposed, and Cr Hum:'.-. phries seconded, that Mr.Skeet-be auditor ; t\ntil the annual election. . Cr .Maxton proposed, - and '' Cr Trotter iccondcd, that- Mr C. -W. Hor'nblow be tlccted auditor. . Mr llornblow ms declared duly elected, SEW -WORKS. - Cr St. George proposed, and Cr' Maxton seconded, that £5 bo voted for the ; purpose of forming a footpath in • Great - Frederick Street, as. requested by -Mr Caffsome time ago, ' - WLumphries proposed as an amend- ' me® and Cr Trotter. "Mr Mr 'CufFa request be not- acceded to. The amendment' was carried, r.-. L* Or Catjerom proposed, and Cr Ilumph- ■ ®ps seconded that the specifications for < ▼filling the ditch in Kuratawhiti Street be ; altered so that it would bo only to fill the. : ditch, a"nd not to metal it. Cr Cotter proposed as an amendent-, and Cr Jones seconded, that the specifications remain as prepared. s : The amendment was carried. -. The Clerk was instructed to calf the: attention of the Overeer to that portion of the road from Humphries Street, to Jackson's old shop, ~ v-} ■ The meeting then adioi.trn.ed. ; - "