HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1615, 9 November 1882, Page 2

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the council Avas held on Monday night. Present : His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Yon Stunner, Teat, Jones, Tippen, McDonald, and Lovett.—The Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote consenting to put a valuation for improvements upon allotment 333, Crown lands, when offered for sale at future time.

any Thk £110 A\v\kd.—On the motion of Or. Jones, the clerk was directed to instruct the solicitor having the case in hand to enforce payment at once. Gravel Pit, Lai' 411.—The committee appointed to arrange with Mr Sims as to the manner in which gravel was to be taken from Lot 411, borough endowment, reported that the instructions given to Mr Sims by the council had not been carried out, and that a quarry was being made which would disfigure the allotment. —On the motion of Cr. Jones, it was resolved " That Mr Sims be stopped from taking gravel from this allotment in the manner he is doing at present, and that Cr. Peat and the clerk be authorised to take all necessary lueasuies to enforce the proper arrangements made by the council and the lessee on a former occasion." Proposed Dissolution ok thk BoKOtHJH. —The committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the council in n Cr. Yon .Stunner's motion for the dissolution of the borough reported as follows :—

Rll'OttrOl COMMMIII. U'I'OIMID /c'CoUN'CIMOK VOV SrUKUI'K'h MOIIO.N lOR DISSOLVING iHlt ROKOUOH. The special committee appointed by the council on the otli of October to n-port upon the motion of Cr. Yon Sturmcr i< the proposed dissolution of the Borough, met on the 10th ot October. Present :—Crs. Jtradlcy, Coclirj.no, .md Peat, when Cr. Yon Stunner was ducted chairman. At a subsequent mooting held on the 2nd inst,, there were present. Crs. Corhrane, McDonald, Pe.it and Yon Stunner (chairman). •In c\hausti\ c examination was made into the <lcp.Litmciit.il cost of working the Corporation during the l.u>t three 3 cars, with the follow ing result:— It wis found that in ISBO that portion of the expenditure which might lairly be set down .is. the official or departmental co>t of working the Corporation was 1.1(55 13s 7d, m ide up as follows : salaries, L 150; stationery, 1.4 Ss 7d ; audit fees, L 4 4s; petty cash, (including telegrams, postage, &c.) 1.1 Is o<l. In ISSI the cost was LT.4'2 2s Gil. comprising the following items: salaries. Ll2O ."is Gd (including- wages of an ofhee bo)); stationer}, L(i 13-. ; audit fees, Ll 4s; petty cash and sundries, L 5 In 18S2, the present jear, (ho cost had been £143 8s 8d : namely, salaries £Vii 0> 8d ; sta tioncry 18s; .md fees L 4 4s; petty cash 1.5. In going through the accounts for the several jcars, the cost oi plans, surveys, Sec, and the tost o» printing and advertising (though at first sight appearing to come under the head ot departmental expenditure) were not taken into calculation, the first being considered as part and parcel of the works themselves, and the printing and advertising being a matter in which tne council had no option whatever, but to comply with the provisions contained m the Municipal Corporations Act in that respect. Frhdkrick J. Yon Sruion r, Chairman. November 2nd, 1382. Cr. Yon Stunner said the committee had carefully examined the accounts, with a view to determining the amount of the departmental expenditure, aud they had found it to be much more reasonable than had been supposed. Many items had been set down under the head of departmental.which could not properly be so placed, such as advertising, stationary, legal advice, &c. Of the latter, (legal advice) for instance, the greater portion of the money was on account of preparing Crown grants. At one time he believed a majority of the council and ratepayers was in favour of dissolution, but when the question came to be calmly considered, a change of opinion took place. The petitious in favor of the change had only been signed by 32 ratepayers. Of these, some, had requested that their names should be removed, while others were defaulters, and, consequently, not entitled to a vote. In these circumstances, he would ask leave to withdraw his motion in favor of dissolution.—His Worship the Mayor spoke in favor, of maintaining the borough. After fully considering the position, he had come to the conclusion that dissolution would be a retrograde 'movement.—Cr. Jones having also expressed himself as opposed to the change, it was "unanimously resolved to allow } Cr. Yon Stunner to withdraw his motion, which he did

accordingly. Miscellaneous.—The statement of funds was read as follows :—General ac-. count, ■ (overdraft) £691./5$ Id •„ special fund account,' (credit) -£234 15s 7d.—As required I>y the new Eating Act,. it was agreed to give notice that the'council deaired' to prepare its "own valuation roll for the-ensuing year.-rAccounts for'the haltyear were; read by the clerk,' signed byi the Mayor, and-laid ori>the table. - '>■ >„ ' The Larrikins.—His Worship* repor-, tetl,,a'egardihg the destruction aEybdfoug'H property., by, larrikins, on^tKeuprevious.! Mouday, night, that the police,,,ha«i made 9v«^^^vQwto4iwwey:t|»ii44iiWol

unsuccessful. Meantime; a person, not in any way implicated, had, on behalf of the . culprits, paid, the' .'amount of the damage, £1 17s 6il.' " He did not know what further steps the police would take. , , , < This war all the business.' 1 -" ' i