HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2040, 4 August 1885, Page 2

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

TifK usual monthly meeting of the council w,is hold List night. Piesent: His Wipship the. Mayor, GYs. Philip, Fieii, Tucker, Bach, Scott, Tippen, and Stu.idm.m. SinFi.r L\Mi"» —Mr Peacock, the f<neiii.ni of works, wiote, apiilyinpf to bo lehoved <>f the woik of lighting 1 tho stieet lamp-, in the borough. — (in tho motion of Ci. Tuckei it was resolved to call foi tenders foi lighting the lumps, tho \\oik-, committee to open and deal with same. (Quick's ]>it \iv. —^Ti X.-ippoi, C E,, attended, and laid his repoit on this ivoik \s itli plan*, itc. --Aftei consideiable discussion it was resolved, on tho motion of Ci. Frear, "That the engineer haung proved that tho n.itm.i) fall of tho surface w.itor lying on lot 387 and adjoining sections is in the direction of lot IV), the icpoit picpniod by Mr Nnpper be referred to the woik-> connnitteo with full powei to act. ' —This was seconded by Ci. Philip, and c.uiied unaniniocily. Woukk CoMnrrrn". — The Woiks Committee's teport, dealing 1 «i til v.uiouh winks in the borough win lead and lecened. The committee recommended th.it a shed be erected foi the loteptum of the tooN, fee, the propel ty of the hniough. This w.m adopted. The matter of a load passing Ci Steadin.in's piopeity w.is leferied to a committee consisting of Cm. Philip, Dey, and H.'ich. Atxoi NTs amounting to £14 12a Id wcie j>assod for payment. Lor 111,— Oi. Philip moved, in ,-iccoifiance with notice, "Th.it the balance of Lot 411, Hamilton East, bo fenced, and the lease offeicd for sale !>y public auction."— Tho motion was seconded by Or. Ktti.ultna.il, and carried — It was also rcHolved that the term of lease be hve yeais, and the upset pi ice K3 per annum, tho leuse to contain a clause empoweriufr the council to re-enter at any time on paying compensation. Tiumc BniiM.r.— lt w.is reHolved to .apply to the Government for the hoi'uoph of tho Resident Kngmeor to inspect tho traffic bridgo over tho Waikato. Lot 407, Hamilton' Fast. —Mr Frear informed tho council that this allotment was not suitable for tho purpose* for which it w&t obtained, and he wished to give it up. — It was resolved to re-enter. This was all tho business,