HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2080, 5 November 1885, Page 2

HAMILTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Thk adjournej moeting of the council, to consider tlio scheme profouuded by Hi-* Worship tlio Mayor, and laid bcfoie the Hon. J. li.illance, Minister foi Lind-i, on Monday l.vst, was held in the council chambers on Tuesday c\oiiing. There was piesent: The Mayor, Cr->. Philip, Frear, S.uidcs, Scott, Tippen, J)ey, Edgccuiube and Kuov. The M.iyor introduced the subject to the council, .and said that it \v,u unnccosi.uy for linn to go over tho ground again a.s the piopo-als had been already published in TJ»e "VV.iiknto Time*. Ho would biiofiy suinni.irise the scheme. It \va< proposed t > bmow £()000 on debentuie*> iep.iy.ible in fifty year-*, the inteie:>t to be seemed l>y stnking a special rate. This money was to be expended o\er a penod of three or fom yciii.s, 01 a-- may b' 1 ayrojd upon. Tln» hrstinittei to be taken m hand was the election of .1 suitable block of building-, aiian^cd to acominod.itj the \auous public officer. The otliri works he had m contemplation weie a coinpieheiisne schtiino of drain >ke and a w itei su|>()ly. In icturoncc t<> th<' special i.ito, ho had carefully oon-^ideicd tlie matter, and liad come to the conclusion that this com»e was the most di'sii able one foi the council to put sue. There would nevei ause tlie npces-ity for levying this i ate, us. he felt satisfied when the details of the scheme weie fully gono into, tho council would see that what little interest would ba lcrpuiud could be paid out of the oidinaiy ie\enue of the boioii<_ r h. The Council li.iv ing gone into committee, the subject was thoroughly rhscus-ed, unanimously accepted, and a icMilution c.wned to the effect that the clerk be ditectcd to w 1 ite to the (lovuiuniciit icque-ting cci tain 1 mds in the borough to be placed under tho contiol of the boiongh in ■tccordance with tlio Public Dom.uns Act I.SBI. Tho clerk wasnl&o requested to wute asking tint tho market reserve near the railway station should also bo vosted in the borough, a-» it w\w intended now, that the market day for Hamilton hud been publicly notified, that early steps should be ttikun foi making tho necessary arrangements foi holding tho same.