HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1769, 6 November 1883, Page 2

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tin, umi.il monthly meting of the council \\ «ti J'i'lil last night. Present: His Woi■h" t ) the Mayoi, Cis. You Stunner, Pe.it, Lo\ett, TipjKsi), Biadley, Coclnanc, and ])a\\ 'I 1!!!,I 1 !!!, Old Pot \'i> - -Mr W. .Tones applied to lent the old pound .it ll. uj niton West. Tt was lesoHed to invite ofi'eis foi the occupation of the h.ilf acie foi .1 >o.ii. I)ii\i\\ci -Mr James Hally wiote, 111foiininy the council that the only piactic,ible \\,\} at pieMMit of di. uning liis piopeity was to l.i y .i pipe do\i n Colhugwood-stiivt, .uid dischuge the water into the main di.un, .Mid asking pei mission to do so. — Some discussion ensued, the unanimous opinion of the council bei'ig that to giant Hie leanest would be to cieato.'i nuisane*. Tt was 10-olved theiefoie to wnto Mi Hall 1 !, ieftising the appheition. W<)K\i CoinniTLi — Tin* usual iepi)it fiom the committee on woiks m ])i ogress m the boiounh was piesontxl .uid adopted.— T!io committee also leeomuiended that ceit.i'ii watei table > be cleaned out, that the appioaches to Hiadley's budge, Hamilton Ivist, be lep vied, and that the diains of the ))ound bu ele'ined out. After some discussion, dining which the Maym dieu the council's attention to tlie low state of the finances, it was agieed to pioceed with the woik of cleaning out the water-tables, lie "Hiadley'.s biidge, it was lesohed to apply to tlie Kuikmroa Road l>oaid foi assistance. Jxug.iidinqj the pound. Cr. JJiadley snid the site would have to be changed. The pound was ,it piesent in a disgiaouful state, fetlock dee|) in mud. It would have to be lemo\cdto a moie cential place, nu<ir the budge, wheie ])eople would have a chance of seeing it. O'Nuill'm Cuia'i:u i.—M essrs C.issidvand Wa.lsh fonvai clod an account for the balance of amount owing them, requesting immediate payment, oth"i\viso they would be obliged to take legal proceedings— The engmeei, Mr Napper, was piesent, and ceitified that the account was correct, tlie dift'eience between the account and the amount of the tender being owing t> m fiesh in the drain between the time of calling for touden and receiving same. The account was passed foi payment. Account-.. — The Town Cleik lead the bm.nigl) accounts for the half year, which weie uidered to lie on tlie table for inspection. Tin: Tn \cKrin-sntrKr (ritwn.. -The gra\ el investigation committee biought up a lepoit en the matter of the gi.uelling opposite Mr Cussen's pi opeity in Thackei.ustieet. Tliuy reportod : (L) That tlio gi.ivol laid down was excessive ; (2) that thecliauman of the W )iks Committee had lequested Mr Cussen's man to chook the loads (the foreman of works not, being available), and that ho certified to -1') loads ; (3) that the tow n alork had measured the contractoi",s diays, and found the measuiement given by the conti.ietoi to be conect. Messis Maudes and Nappyi's measuiement only ace muting for 43^ y.uds was owing either to the gravel _ ha\ing sunk, or to uneveuuoss in the giound ; (4) while allowing that the work should Ime been done undei pioper su])ervisioii, the committee believed the chaiimau of the Woiks' Committee acted in good faith when he certified to tlie amount of the account, and (."») they legietted that the account was 1 allowed to pass unchaJlona^d whan it_ wat brought foi w aid. — After some discussion the lepoit w as adopted. Tkn'dkus.— The following tender for sei \ ices to the borough for the year weie accepted :— Caitage, W. H. Kelly, onolioise dray i)s (id, two-lioifeo dray Hi (id per diem ; gravelling, Wayte, 1* » W per yni d ; mateiial, A. Campbell, at prices as ])er schedule ; dog collars, Wiseman, (is per do/. ; valuation, J. M. (idling, ■£!■"). Account^. — A number of accounts were passed for payment. Tun Ci:mki'kkik*.— The Mayor diew attention to the fact that the Hamilton West cemetery was at piesent without any governing body. H.e was. <mu of the trustees, but the majority w ei-e either deceased oi \\u\ l&ffc the district. A few days ago some cattle broke into the cemetery and did a large amount of damage. He thought the council should assume the control.— Crs. Cochrane and Tippen .said it waa equally necessary that the J£a<.t cemetery should be fca.k.er s c.var also, and after some discussion it was resolved to make application to have the cemeteries vested in the Boiough Council, with the exception of the Masonic buiial ground. This was all the business

Mr John Kno-^ \v\\\ sell at the Hamilton Auction lunrt ax\ Saturday, bo,ots and shoes, hats, drapery, &c. ...,,, , Mr John Brown, Cambridge, thanks those who so kindly assisted in his absence, in sa\in,3T hU property at the late fire at Cambridge, " How is ifc,"sai(l a Soofcoh minister to his servant, " thfti, yo,u never go a message fqi 1 me auywhore in the parish but you take too much spirits ? People don't offer me whisky when I'm making "visits in the parish." " Weol, sir," answered John, " I canna preceesely explain it, unless on the supposition that I'm a wee moir popular wi some o' the folks." ' It's Lowell who asks: "What is sq rare as a day in Juse ?"' is it not J Well flow, if he had only stopr&'l to,th^nk -a ioiimite.; he^might^nave- kA7,wn,that the