AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2086, 11 September 1896, Page 3

AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

_ »" ," ■■-— A meeting of"this Council wta hoM on Wednesday night. Present—His Wprehip the Mayor, and CrW OhsppflH. Ohepkley/rlarrison. Perm,- Heath and'Penlihg\ton. 'minutes. The 'minutes'of the previous meeting "were'raadand corifi-oied. CORRESPONDENCE. The outward correspondence Was read and approved. , Inward correspondence was read— From Hospital board inviting Borough 'Council to opening of Hy'man Marks ward. From Clerk TSllesmere Licensing Committee notifying'-tha. Borough's share of expenses for the year had been £6 V6s, -and enclosing atatement as under :— Already sent £125 18s ; expenses £6 16a; balance sent £27 6°. Total-£l6O. The Mayor said he thought tbe expenses were moderate. From Mr E. Combes enolosing list of priceß of Tasmanian timber. 'finance. Receipts since last meeting—Rates £4 •4* 7d. rent £2 10s, publican's fees £27 ■6*. refund £6 2<; total—£42 3a. Credit bank £120 15a 91. Acoounts'to be presented—Foreman £4; W. Johnson £1 'Is lid, J. Dixon 14s, J. Staples lis sd, J M Wight Agl 10v refund to Akaroa nnd Wainui Road Board 12a'4d. Tdtal— l £B 9s Bd. The accourita as read were paßsed tor payment. TENDERS. Tenders were opened aa under— Carting-E F. Lelievre 9s per day i horse and leider, extra horse and cart 7s per day, Is 3d per hour for anything leas than a day. J. Huston 93 per day horse and cart, extra horse end oart 6s per day, is 6d per hour for anything less than, a Cr Penlington asked if either of the tenderers were licensed carters. His Worship answered in the negative. Cr Penlington said that in 'that case fresh tenders■ should be called. The Council must support tho men who supported the Conncil. Cr Cbappell and the Mayor suggested a tender should be accepted, subject to ! tha successful tanderer'tiking out a license at once. . After (H'cuefi-m. Cr Chappell moved— "ThatE. F. Lelievre'a tender be accepted, ■siibjpcVto his t iking out a license." Seconded by Cr Perm and carried. Another tender had been received, but as it was not delivered ot the time noted 4n the adveitisement, but p.m.., it was resolved not to optn the tender, but 'consider it informalLIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE OP WHARF LIGHT. The only tendei was from J. H. Thomas "for same sum as lar-t year, viz.. £32 10a. "Unanimously accepted. 'miscellaneous. Or'Ohappell called attention to end of 'school drain, which was open at the beach be a nuisance. Or Penlington siid nothing objectionable this drain, and that he had •recommended the School Committee to ieave'it as it wbb for'the preset t. '•Cr Chappell said Messrs Hewitt and :> Sunckell had asked for a month's extension of time for their contract, but hud not put the application in writing. The Council were of'opinion app'icfttion '4n writing should 1 have been made. Cr Penlington asked' for anthority to 'lidy op section where old survey office had been moved. Resolved the matter be left in the hands of the Chairman of Reserve Committee. 'RETIRING COHNCILLOKS, His Worship moved a v6te of -thanks 'tr> the retiring councillors, Messrs Cbappell. Taylor and W&tkina. Cr Chappell'had done good work as foreman of the Works Committee; and tbe others had worked hard in tiie inleretts of "the Borough on *fchr ir respective committees. . He was sure they had all done thoir bei't for the interests of the burgesses that had elected them, ana desbrved the thanks of the comrouni'y. Cr Pen'ington in seconding, said that he thoroughly coincided with "tho remarks thrt had fallen from the Mayor. Tbe resolution was then put and carripd. Cr Cbappell returned thanks, and in doing bo, eaid that if re-elected he should etideavouT to do his duty to the burgesses in the future as he had in the patt.