TE AWAMUTU AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21363, 6 March 1941, Page 12

TE AWAMUTU AFFAIRS

| MEETING OF COUNCIL : j (special 1.0 Times) TE AWAMUTU, Thursday I The Mayor (Mr Geo. Spinley) was in the cnair lor the monthly meeting of the , j To Awamul'U Borough Council, there being j 1 present ..Messrs J. c. Moutellirre, \V. J- 1 ! .North, J. A. Maxwell, C. J. apiers, A. D. 1 Wallace, L. 8. Armstrong, J. atermt and j A. brown. , j Alter the reading of the minutes of the | previous meeting, .Mr Armstrong expressed j me opinion that tnougn tne correct legal : procedure liad been followed, the council j was wrong in submitting me lease ol the saieyurds to public auction because all j auctioneers should combine and sell on ; me same day. ] ' A letter regarding the sale yards wa= ] dealt with in committee. The blayor re- I ported that the auction ol‘ tne lease • wouiu proceed on 14tn instant ar origin- | ally intended. , , I Approval was given to the proposal by | the Waikato Hospital Board to borrow j £suuo lor Ule erection ol a new re=jaeiice , , lor the Medical superintendent at a eo=l of £gSDO and lor additions to the Nurses Home at 1 e Kuiti at an estimated cost ol Mr Armstrong drew attention to a claim by the foreman for payment lor two Sundays worked during his Holidays, inis ; meant a 5 per cent. increase in wages. ■ The town clerk explained the IPO=l won , 1 and the Mayor remarked that they hiust 1 remember Uial the lo roman was “oil call j work wiiidi was considered essential. Te Awamutu Band Referring 10 the resolution passed at a recent meotiiug relative to the Municipal Band, Mr Armstrong said that it was very drastic and unfair and mat the attitude: 01 councillors was also uni air. At the iattoi end ol tne'meeting, a request signed by Messrs Wallace, aterritt, Maxwell f and Arnielioiig was tabled asking that me resolution be rescinded. llie Mayor =aui that he had been under ' the impression tnat lour signatures would ! suffice but slanding orders required that i mere be live. Therefore, he had to rule tile request out and unless the council | gave unanimous con-sent, nothing could be ! Mr MonteJlore said that it was unfortunate that Messrs Wallace, Maxwell and I Armstrong were not ai tiie meeting when | the resolution was passed. If they onose I to stay away, why protect at wnat had ! been uone. After Mr Armstrong had ex- ! plained why he had been absent the Mayor ■ said that the resolution would have to : stand and there could be no discussion. ! However, when tne financial statement and report came to hand, the whole matter 1 could be discussed. ' Mr Armstrong said that uniforms and ; instruments were intact. The Band was I not in debt and had a credit balance ol £5 15s 3d without lifting the council su'b- ! sidy of £'2 5. The annual meeting would be held about the end of the mouth. Til teen bandsmen had joined the armed forces leaving sixteen players with a lew more m l' -