Ordinary Meeting.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1850, 15 May 1884, Page 2

Ordinary Meeting.

Tho adjourned ordinary meeting was held immediately sifter the above.

ConuKSPONnKNCK. — Letters were read (1) from the Crown Lands Office, enclosing copy of Gazette vesting the cemeteries in the boiough ; (2) from Mr W. M. Hay, re taxation of his bill. [This letter hasalieady appeared in these columns.] (3) J*'rom Capt. Lindsay, manager Coal and Shipping Company, offering to lease Lot 417, Hamilton West, the site of the present stoic and landing place, including the old toll-house, for 21 year*,, at £12 per Annum. Lor 417. — The council went into committee to consider Oapt. Lindsays letter. — Cr. Gdudin said the company had, sometime ago, leased another allotment from the borough on the south side of Bridgestreet, on what they professed they weie going to erect a steam lift, &c. They had, however, done nothing, and they now wanted to monopolise the whole of the ri\er frontage. — Considerable discussion followed, the general opinion being that the company ought not to be given the sole right to all the deep water fi outage, and so keep any rival company out which might be desiious of commencing operations. Eventually it was agreed that the allotment, which contains four acres, should be cut up, and a committee was appointed to divide the .same, the northern .section, upon which the company's stores stand, to b's offeied the company at -SLo per annum on a yenlv lease.

Thj: Tinrwc Durniin.— A letter was read fioin tho Waik.ito County Council intimating 1 that tli.it body had heard of the bnough council'^ intention to apply to (}o\ eminent to appoition the cost of maintaining the bt i-Jgje between the borough and the two counties. The county chaiiman h-id seen Air Lake, chairman ot the W«up,i Council, and they had atjieud th.tt the eountie-. ought to contiibute one half butween tlieni and the borough the other half. The W.uk.ito Council had endoi ~.od the action of its chauman. — Cr. Yon Stunner informed tho council that the Wttip.i Council lifid decided not to crntubute nioie than one sixth of the cost, and that only on the undemanding that the sum lequired should not evceed €20.— Tho niattei dofened.

New Zevlam) Mrvrbri;-3. — On the motion of Or. Yon Mtuiinoi 1 it w.is agreed to proem u Mr Hadgei's rein tut of tho&t.ituteb tor the use of the council.

LIGHTJXG Si'IUIKt'S AUDI (jI VS.— Mr Cr. H. Maibdcn, Auckland, wrote a letter to the council similar to that uddies.sed to the Cambridge Town Bosud, and published in full in another column. — It was i evolved that as the infoimatum contained in the letter was not sufficient to enable the council to make a comparison between the preseut cost of lighting the town and that entailed by Mr M.u\sden\-> scheme, fmtljcr p.uticulai.s be wntten for. Tmk Uum Tiu:i:s.— Mr Mcdovcrn, tlie owner of the piopeity on winch the gum tiees in Viotona-street (about which com plaints have boon made) htand, wiote statins? that he wished to ha\e them lemovud. He also enclosed a letter fiom hi> tenant, Napper, to the same elleot.— It was iosolved that tin' whole of the tioes be cut down to a height of iivo feet, and tint they be sold by auction on Satin day ne\t.

Tin; Mvhoxic Bum vii Ground.— The socretaiy of Masonic Lodge Beta, wiote, nifniiuiiig the council that lfc ftiii tho intention of tlio Lodj^to apply to the Government to \e->t that portion of tlic Hamilton JC.t^t comcteiy now ut-od by tlio JMaMm-, in tho Lidge. Ho pointed out that the biullnon had I.irgo sums of money on tlmgiuiiml on the faith of a pioniiie given bv ih\ 3'ollen that the land should be \e-tocl in them, and lcpjcliully Osked tilt* council to endin^o tin* application of tlio Lod'rc to who (.-Jovouiment.— Ci. Johnson said the Lodge had s]>ent £12 on the giound during the period m which he was Alastei. -Cii. ({axidin and \'on Stunner suppoited tlio apiihciitum, which it w.ib nuaniinouslv decided to accede to.

Ci:Mrn:K\ Onmm'KK.— Ors. Johnson, Yon Stunner, .Bradley, Tippen ami Gaudm wii-o appointed a cemeteiy committee to inspect the ceiueteiics and lepoit on their condition, with a. \ie\y to their being put in ,i pioper state of jepair. Wokkmx imikßokouuh.— The Foreman of Woik^sontni tlio^usual repoit of what had b.'iii) rlono dining the last month. The pound had been gravelled, and temporary re pa us to the Hamilton We^t Cemeteiy had been eftected. He aho lecominended certain jobb to be done befoie the wet ueathei set in.— The Mayor haid it was absolutely nocewuy to something to the Ohaupo road. If delayed it would probably invohc an expeuditmeof £(iO. Theie were se\eial othei jobs that lequned to be done befoie the lain came.— lt was lcsolved to engage the services of thiee men to assist the Foietnan of Works.— Cr. Gaudin repotted that the vailwav-station mad budge at Hamilton East w.is aKo m a bad state, and lemured looking after

Katin on Public H u.r,.~ 1t was 1 evolved to lefund the sum of £2 10-., r<vte-> ci)llccted on the ir.amilton Public Hall, Ci?-. Tippon •and Scott di^entmpc.

Tin: roLMMvi:iU'Kii and his 'Fki>>.— The poundkeepei, Mr Kelly, attciulod and ex plamed that the town cleik had chaiged him with half-fees, whereas in some case-, the beasts when sold had not brought the amount of the fees. — The Clerk said he had followed the usual comse. — A committee counting of Crs. Tippen, Claudin and the mayor was appointed to enquire into the whole question of pound management. Thi: Tawuon BuhiNK.ss.— The Mayor read a long statement explaining Ins action m reference to this matter. He denied having ovei ridden the wishes of the council. The council lesolvod to btay proceedings on the uiidet .standing that Mi Hay paid the amount of the costs, exceeding £S. Tliis he had not done, and hence ho (the mayoi) was bound to proceed.— Cr. Yon Stiumer contended that Mr Hay had offciod to pay the amount ao;ieed U))on. ■— The Mayor said he had offered to pay the money to some lesponsible potion, but not to the council, and he also wished to be allowed to tax Mr O Neill's bill, a proceeding to which the council were distinctly opposed : — Several of the councillors who spoke were of opinion that thoie appealed to have been some misunderstanding, and after some fvuther discussion the matter was allowed to drop.

Account.*).— A number of small accounts wete pas&ed for payment.

NoriCKs oi' 1 Morion.— Cr. Vmi Stunner moved, in accordance with notice, that the Town Clerk furnish a return, shewing all the law cost', incun od since the formation of the borough, with the names of bolicifcors and the nature of the services rendered, — This was seconded by Cr. Johnson and carried. The Mayor moved his motion re the Herald's paiagraph referring to the_ taxation affair. He said he had no wish to press his motion, and was anxious to bury the hatchet. He had endeavoured to do his duty to the ratepayeis, and disliked very much being at enmity with any member of the council. — Ois. Yon Stunner and Davy considered it very undesirable that newspaper repoi'ts should be made the subject of debate in the council, — Crs. Bradley, Scott, and Johnson advised the withdrawal of the motion, and this course was adopted, a resolution being carried to expunge the motion from the records of the council.

Bokough Indebtedness.— The Town Clerk reported that the amount of the overdraft at present was £570 19s. The meeting then terminated.

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