HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2079, 3 November 1885, Page 2

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tup regular monthly meeting of tho council was held last night. Parent : His Worship tho Mayor, McHsrs Philip, Sande«, Frear, Scott, Dey, Kdgecuinbe nnd Kuo\. A letter was road fiom Mi Barton, in teference to bis late pwiehaic of leaso of lot 31 and 32, borough endowments, pointing out tho i.igh prico that he had paid foi those lotsand that he was led tobehoveby the town cleik that 111 becoming lessee of these lots he would have the pnv ilege of occupying ccitttin other allotments, tho owners of which weie absentee-. Since his puichisc another patty has paid the latcs on two or three of these lots, pioducing the ow nets' attthoiity foi occupation, which would effectually alter lii# position, and theiefoio the ptico piid w^ out of all pioportion to the \aluc of the land. After considerable discussion it was conceded that I.ho lessee had been misled, and under these cncuinstances the amounc paid in by him should bo tefunded without prejudice, deducting the costs for advertising, kc. Tho half-ycaily balancf-shcet, showing the receipts for that peiiod as £3T> S, 7d, and expenditure £103 4s Bd, was read and adopted by tho council. The question of appointing a valuer for tho bniough was ne\t discussed. It was finally agreed to fi\ the temuuoiation at £20, and to call for tenders from persons willing to undertake the service. It was considered desuable to offer a sum sufficiently large as to induce persons outside tho borough, rhoioughly competent and impartial men, to undertake the woik. A letter was received fiom MiHay, .solicitor to Mr Seddon, notifying the council that tho aw aid had been undo and the costs of same having been paid in nccnidnnco with the nwaid, it only rested with the council to communicate with htm to ascertain the terms of tho said award. After some discussion it was resolved to authorise the uiayoi to =ettle the nnttor of the award if against the borough, on ptoper demand being made upon the question. Mr Sandes wished it to be put on iccoid that as one, of the special committee* appointed in this matter, ho had protested ;igainst going to .'irbiti.ition, an he believed tli.it tho matter could have been moie satisfactory settled by allowing it to go to a compenstation court. The town clerk was dnected to write to the Colonial Seciet'iiy 111 lefeienco to tho appointment of tho iegi~tiai of biitlis, deaths and inatriigcs, leqnesting that this oflioe should be hold eithei by the postmaster 01 the cl.'ik of the U M. Coiut, unless tho pic-ent holder of tho appointment, ])i. lieale, could make an angenients for having an office 111 a central position 111 the borough, and (ouldbe present fm the tiansaction of the business in connection with the department at stated hours each day. Jtwas tesolvod that for the future the sittings of tho council should be ( 10-.cc! at 10 o'clock, that the regular meetings of the council ibould be held on the fiist Monday in each month, and th it the Domain I'onid and Cemetoiies Tmsteos should meet foi the tiansiction of business on the thud Monday in eicb month. At tins stage his' W01 -hip mfoimcd the council tint bo h.'id some yoiy nnpoitant matteis to laj befoie tlieui in lofereuoe to tho deputation that had waited upon Mr Ballance upon matters of groat interest to the futuie of the boiiiugh, but as tho hour was late, and ho desired to have the whole mattci well considered, and a course of action decided uiion, he would ask them to adjourn, and, as he thought no tune should bo lost, ho proposed that_thcy should meet again the ne\t evening (Tuesday) ut 8 o clock. This was assented to, and the council lose.