PUBLIC MEETING OF HAMILTON RATEPAYERS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 849, 24 November 1877, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING OF HAMILTON RATEPAYERS.

in infla ntiat aad crowded meeting of the ratepayer* of East an<l West Hamilton whb held last evening ia LtQueane's fcfail, Hamilton East, to consider tn>ueaii Ability of memorialising the government to place a sum O: money on the estiuiataa this sessi u,far the erection of a badge over he vV*ikato river at Hamilton. Mr Vialrni havm.* been moved by actil.m ttion into the chair and explained the o'jdCt, of the meeting, Mr a. F. G.avtde pointed out that the work cualti not bo uad-rtak^n by the counties, a* thvb o£ W <ii<ato was alone working the \cs, nor did. be bedeve tbe borough when f ruied could uuderfcak ic. .lc would nave more thin enough to do with me taking up in iiself such a %vork. He would therefore move ttie followmg resoiutioo : " That this meeting consiaerei that the import tinea ol I the Hamilton Ease and We<ic districts requires more rapid and effi.jttn; m*.ins of uomtuunicatioa thuu t.at afforded by the preßen. puui, and ihi>> thu g>veramont are rtquesiei to place a sutnoienr Bum Upon che e-timates for 'he year to c >n--81 rucc a bri ige suitable for wheel md foot traflGLo between the two townshipß, upon the ait-= surveyed by Mr Olarke, late Grovornmeut Engineer." Mr LeQuesne seconded the resolution, which #aj jarrie I unanimously. P op .fled by Mr fl. A W.bi*ike ■ " that a comaiittee consisting of be appointed to forwird the foregoing resolution and puce themselves in com uunicition wuh the government en the subject. Aud thai, it furtuer be a-j instruction to the i-omuiitie ''to co ect statistics in ref rence to tiie estimaeJ receip s ot, ami och^r mutters i . cou«e«ti»n with the b>idi{e un i t forwuri tbo oaine to the goVeiwmjntat Welliugti.n." Mr Cuiumio. seconded, the resolution and prop 3id 1 3 iidd to it ihe usuiea ot the cb.ui we. i of the t*o Bi*rdi, also tliose of Mr Claude, Mr J. D. Hill «nd ihe mover of the reSJ.uiiou as tue übers of the oommiiree. Carried unanimously. A vote of ohanks to Mr i.e Quesn fo»« tti« u=ie of Hie jfa.ll aud co Mr Vialou for presiding at tbe meeting concluded the buttiue&d,