HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1219, 22 April 1880, Page 2

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hahrilton Borough Goiincil 1 was» held [ 'on > 'Tuesday' dveiring. Ooxin^iflbir'Peafee'todk his! sea*. I The minutes of the 'preceding meeting having be^t read r aud^cxmfyjmedj ,^ie '9^'^ as about tp read a, letter to Messrs. He^keth ami! RicjiWdla^, when ilWlVfa^r B|6pped~ him, aii'd' the letJter-boo& r waspal33edrouiid with' the (Jbiect , aS '6'tatfea % the"Mayor, "that' the 1 k6t >b ( tairi' pub-, licity. ' Another: letteVori ' another ih'attei* wa^isimliyrljHcfeaH wltl/, ' >' I > ' !'

Itwas aiuiounceij.tnjifeii sum of £9,hau i been received from'ine "Tl^a^uiy Jfe 1 ' ni^esj and penalties received through the Res?- 1 ! 1

A letiei?was rfeceivedn'Om Mr Seddon, drawing attention to the state of a public drain adjoining his property. The matterwas referred to the Works Committee. !

, Hamilton East Works. A letter -was read from Mr Thomas applying for wages earned in measuring certain work, waB also referred to the Works Coirimittee. . •

Borough Statistics. A^ircular wap r,ead from the Registrar General, asking for statistical information m rfeferefacwi to. the Borough, relative to the population, s Ka, tps, , value of property, &c, ' '

Endowments. AteleglßiiliiWiiitXOJ,A. Tole, Com.missioner of , Waste Lauds, asking the IgMSSl gMSS Capital \falue 1 hi theßoroifgli Bnttowmentp, rpntal of tliose let, pml the aunual renting value of those tihlet.

X/i !/ i r Borough Bjre-lfcws; . ,:\ A letter was received from the Colonial Secretary, acknowledging the receipt of; Byelaws KosV 3/4, and 5. It' was resolved that the Bye-laws referred to be brought into force -and advertised in the usual way.

The Bridge Street Purchase. The copy of the agreement between the Cprpor(ition and Messrs. Seddon and Inne'a for the Sale to 'the Boroitgh of the allotment'by the Bridge for the 1 sum of £375 and acknowledging the receipt of £25 paid on deposit, interest for the balance to be paid at the rate of 9 per cent per annum, was read. ■ . ' ■ ' r.

Road Proclamation. rf ~- A committee codsi^tiiig of Crs Mullions, Jones, and Davis, was appointed to make enqtiires respecting a, road abou]b 'which Mr Seddon wrote asking tJ^at it.be-pro-claiMed a public rofld, and to report to the Council. I ■ „, - , , „, ,

' ' Inspector of Meat* r , A telegram from thel'C/hairman ( bt the "SoutlirAucldancl Cattle Board Wag read, fespe'ciin'g r 'tlie ' ' appointment ! of; tki In- • ] spector r d?,nie&t > ,f, f in r teplytd tlie Mayor who "had applied fdr a&si^tance' 'in the matter to the Cattle Board. The^Chairr man declined tq entertain the proposal, *as"it'\vas A master for the Borough to see t6' itself. ' Tlie matter 1 was \lef erred until alMf" t^xQ,Calftle.B.oard had concluded their.sittings.

- Coombes' Contract. A letijef was r£ad from Mr Cootnbes, stating that his account was still unsettled, and showing the iuoonvenienoe occasioned thereby, a,ndjthe subject was referred to a committee 9$ the whole at the oloae of the meeting, when it was resolved to abide by i the engineer's, decision, -and not to 1 pay more than,, the engineer's certificate. . showed the, .xmtraotor entitled to. U

Proposed Hospital Bill. A draft of the 1 nevr Hospital and Charitable Institutions Bill, forwarded to thfe Council for "6UggestionB,. fwasi laid ou the table, when 1 ift was' resolved that the Clerk should write to the chairmen of the several local bodies in Waikato, asking therti each'to fej)pbint a> delegate to meet ■and. coriridel" the matter, and alab as to the advisability- of having a • local* hospital established in the Waikato diskicWi

• '' : < ' fdOi 'Biefcef Fund. Copies of the siitofcrtytion tidfr for the .relief of distress, ia*lrelancL were ordered y W feft at €h4 biliiks JaWd i^uWit-^ouseM , until Saturday next, when the smfscription lists, elose. - < \ , , j ,')

? Burgess Roll. Friday, the 30th instant, was fixed as the day for- revising ( t]fce; burgees roll, and a meeting of the Qounoil summoned for that evening at' 7 o'clock. ' ' <

Gravel Pits. ' The afeplioatioji of Messrs "Vyirifce and Htint to take gravel from the Borough property -rtras ' Tefetfred to the Works Committe9 With power to acfi. ' T •

Gardiner's Gully. '' '"' „ .f^equpsti^jtrf divertangrtke > water so as not to run into the "head of 'Gardiner's Gully, by carrying it, dqwn the centre of the rbaa "was then dis^ctiaaed, and the matter defprred uptil after the , sitting of th 6 Special Piiaatice' Committee? ' (

Bridge Extras. It was stated that the Minister far PubJio Work 8 had agreed that the |urn of £133 10s withdrawn for deduction should be paid to the credit of the Borough.

Domain Board. Account, A lottor from the surveyor, who laid out th*eTo7m Belt allotment?, was read asking for paymont of hj.s account through MiHay, solicitor, claiming the sum of over £00 and thieateniug legal proceedings for its recovery.

mi lenwjr^vcni i AdmjKßoard to be held BOROUGH COUNCIL AND THE WIIZITO TIMES. Or McGarrigle moved — That the attention of the Editor of the Waikato TiMhs be drawn to the omissions and inaccuracies in the Timhs reports, and complaining that the reports are not as full as they might be and as arc those given to Cambridge and other i meetings. tf<rfen*xl jo* similar motion carried some %wp -yeals&go moved by Cr Beale, but neglected to ask the Clerk to read a sub*BW^OTfnTOWoii^p?ssiß(t* ffl 'afr ; Ti succeeding* meeting rescinding, the game,,--, Th'eihoti6ri msthen'pw; And carried. Borough Lands. '(Ur. ftat moved— " ■ / That a committee consisting of Crs. White, Jones, and ilcGa'rtigle be appointed to in\ estigatc thq^stAtp. q£ tljc, laijds .belonging to the Boroi&h'p tApckti having gatrfed 1 currency that lands and roads belonging to the Borough bad been closed in by private parties. Seconded by Cr. Davis and carried. )! ) Sftciaf Cr. MoGarrigle moved — That * committfeojbc formed, cqnsisitjng of the Mayor and CovnciUprs Pr\ce, Jones, Vialou, and the mover, to' inquire into and investigate all' matters relating to our financial position with ths> EgmQo<T?Sr4> ZeSJafid J£ c#er#aft, Wd.^ d*viso , the best means to liquidate the same and put the Council's finances on a sound and permanent" basis; and to obtain-a ll pAp 1 crs and documents available showing the uppn which the loan was negotiated to make the approaches to, and build^hq traffic bridge over,, o River at Hamilton. ' ' ' The-MayoV stated 'thafe'two anft a-balf years ago, tb>e £a.me,t / e,r,rprisni of t^he Bank of New, Zealand r ' existed, and a. motion havirigfcoHy'bbject tt 'similtw effect was' Aatrvodqced by,himsel£-and anpthpr Coun-i i oiflorb lutlp^t(>( 1 utlp^ t(>( ;, r ' . The motion,, was secpnded by Cr. Scullion's ahd ! carried. ' ' Richmond-street. A petition from a ntimber of residents in and around Riphraopd-streetj asking thal} ( it be OBene,djand f.Qrmed,, wa,s read. Cr. Jones opposed the prayer f $L the petition. , Cr. Peat seconded jpmifonna, to enable Cr. Davis to move as an amendment that, the * street \6 opened, which was agreed t0 - • , , • I The following report of the Worjks, "Committee was read :— " \\ . dora(mit r tee Vep'ortcd thaS Ithcy ikd given, instructiojis tp tb,c foreman have the ola pound at -Hamilton East renldvcd, together \vith Vi '/the- old ppund .afrthe.punt, and erect thebh IJl l6r2^<}X/Hamiton West. The corrimittec (ecomimondedt|hjitjhejsitc|fpr'th^ jEast Hamilton Pound be 1 f Wat se< apart by Government, namely, allotment 36. and that^its .ejection be set abput;\ forthwith. It' was also 1 recommended that Borough Engineer, Air Caldenvood, be instructed , ty ,^c lnycl* an,4 .flvenara plans for xhQjCltoPv encc-streeß works— uuder the manjigfcment jOl CounfeilWrs'lYialotfaria'tnee.' iJMc committee recommended the gravelling of Heaphy terrape, and-that the unsatisfactory state of the pathway in front of Mr Vialou's property, Victoria-strpet, I Hamilton West, be brought under the notice of the Council for the purpose of some action being taken in the matter. The Committee further , acknpwledged the justice, of the Borough valuer beinjfpaid for extra work claimed, ' and recommended the same; and that, on production by Mr TJiorpe of a, certificate fronMhe. engineer for the work at the English Church retaining wall, I the sum of ;£6, be paid.