Masterton Borough Council.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3013, 26 September 1888, Page 2

Masterton Borough Council.

A bpeoul meeting-of tho Counoil, convened by his Worship'the Mayor, was held last evening (Tuesday), The foliojying Councillors made the statutory declaration pd took their seats:

1 Crs .Cjiainberlftiu, Hessey, Perry, H erori, Fitt'on, Parsons, "Gapper, and 1 Carman, The Mayor said the meeting was called for tlio purpose of appointing councillorß tosigu cheques, as, certain payments required to be' made before the financial half year, expired. It■ was;; resolved,; oil, the motion of- Or Gapper. seconded by Cr Chamberlain, That all Councillors bo authorised to sign; cheques.; This concluded the Jjusiness for whjolitlis meeting had been called, 'fheflfayor said as'they iv-jro agseinbled together it woddnotb'oatnißsiorMdtwolottor? : ofsomeimportanco'which tlißclerltliad received 1 , By so doing they would be the better prepared to deal' with them when they came up for discussion at the next regular meeting. The following' letters were then read-and commented'oll, and the meetingcldsedV - - ... Masterton, ( September 24 th.- - Referring to the subject of iho distribution of Charitable Aid in this place, and ftp' difijcii])y ; which lias been-' experienced itf, keoping the Trustees .of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society together as a body,' in connection with which a . deputation ; froiti yoiir'Council waited upon this Council on Saturday last/ I am directed to state that under the circumstances which ,at present surround the attitude assumed by the Contributary local authorities in-the ■Wairarapa in relation totbe United pistrict Board, this Council considers it tiighly desirablo that ; tl)0 Bonevolent Society cbn'tihUo tooxer- -i cise ' iii vi§w, this fi6iinoil'lias passed'; fbo . resolution, a copy.of which leMldse, requesting the Trustees of the Society to continuß'the: cliarge of:; Charitable ; provide the necdsaary funds ( required from time to titfeMtlie purpo'sesiof' the Socfdty; ? I : havo to. request; jou ; will takeHbo earliest opportunity;,^

laying thid matter befoie your cil, with the.objecfc of obtammg their, > concuironce in the pioposal. In tho /■ ] } event of this question receiving favor--#?*# able consideration at 1 the 'hands of ' r fVi your Council, an ariangement could be made hf which'thfe- "■ Society should r "rec6ive all from the County funds, accounts as between the tributmg Bodies should adjusted - evoiy three months I may add that 2" thi6 Cbuncil has already advanced / £2OO to the Society foN-the current ; ear, which will probably be sufficient to meet their requirements till tho end of October 1 hese advances havo been made on the distinct understanding that should the cil to meet the-demand-. of the United District Boaid in full, the Soctoty will draw a sufficient amount at least from the Boaid, and make a, rofund : of the whole sum. :'. :: ■■■.: Your Councilwill,! presume, the above £2OO m any lesolutionjt may'pas? agreeing to' the, proposal//' l ' contained in tlie attaohed-refiolutio%Jr> * F. GAMOOBB,I Tl , . i'HSh!> «] . I ' ( c °«op wg&ty j i> edep7'| lo^teltlMotiwi s 'Bilb®W'W view to enabung it to-ao tlus, is prepared, in conjunction with the Masterton Borough Council, to contribute, on a pro rain tasia, the sum - : of £2o per month to tlio funds of the ' Pocietys' until-the- question of tha demands made by the United District

Master ton; September 25 th, 1868. s Siß,—l am instructed by Mr John ' W.,lianj*, to request tho Council to .take immediate steps -to cancel the - ■' license issued for holding amusoments and ontertainmouts in- the Masterton Drill Hall, and in making ■' this request Mr - Lang .desires me to - v > pgiiit out th'at he is a the L \ ' Council for the premises adjoining the Drill Hall, and that his property - become seriously depressed in valued owing to the Drill Hall being used for entertainments, shows etc,, the noise being complamed of by the occupiers of the premises leased frfci. ; the.; CounoilJ owing to the umP : iahed, and incomplete state of the said Drill Hall. Mr Lang has been : puti to cbn-iderable expensein obtaining an iujunctioa from the'; Supreme Court to stop the rinking and band ; playing carried on iu the said Hill, ;and now wishes to stop any further injury to his premises by any noise being created in thessid Hall. J In : to cancel tho license granted to the 1 said Drill Hall, I am further instructed to give notice that Mr Lang will hold the Council responsible for any.loss or damage lie m'ay. sustain by ' reason of the said Hall being licensed by the Jobs be; t the action of the Council in granting such license., ■ . lam &0.,i. O. F, Gawiih.