HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1676, 3 April 1883, Page 3

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The yatiaj/fqctiHgljtlyvjneptlVg/ 0 / th 1 council was held last ntglit. Present : Hiq A W l owhin,jf|i9,jtffypr ft .prB,,jDoo^rano l jk. letter- j was,. r.sa<l tip .Publip Wqrlifl'Offiqe^Ji^imptjing.ltljat i,'2UO, fo ( r ii^tereeit 1( ,^o be pajd pofor,9! %,I%'gf. Io ? n / debentures, were, ,si»ee||qd. In, . aflsw.er (i tp ,a telegram frp.ni the,, Mayor,, ppmfciug , out that the council understood the, interest was only to be paid up to the data ot ireuing the bridgCi f the { Premier t wiote, that nothing coula be'done' uutil the' treasurer and himself returned to Wellington. Mr Ti.'V meant wrote on beliftlf of, Mrs Ware, complaining of damage done to her piopertyhy;thp{sutti»lg <of the main drain thi'ougli heY land, and ., claiming compensation.— The' Mayor 'saiu the amount, of .dampee ( mentipned „by Mr Vincent wjis J^o.— T'ie matter was Jeft in the hands of tlio tiown clerk, to arrange. The' Works. .Committee reported on the progress of." works', cleaning the main drain, forming Hi;,apl|y Terrace, &c. The statement of funds was read ns follows: General, account (overdraft), £o!)P 6s 3d ; special fund account (credit). £«2 12s Bd. The Town Clerk reported that Mr Simms had not paid any rent on account of allotment 412, for six months.— lt was resolved tq re enter on the property a,nd cancel the lease. M At the suggestion i,of the Mayor a committee consisting of Ins Woiahip, Crs. Yon Stunner, Gaudin and Peat, were appointed to prepare an address to His Excellency the Governor, on' the occasion of his appioaching visit. It Was resolved to defer certain road repairs for the present, and 1 to dispense with the services of two of the boiough workmen. ■ < A committee consisting of the mayor, Crs. Yon Stunner and Peat, \\a^ appointed to enquire as to buds gazetted in 18(58 as borough endowments, with a view to getting them 3et aside for this purpose, to rc|*ott at next meeting. This was all the business.