NEWMARKET BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 184, 12 August 1885, Page 3

NEWMARKET BOROUGH COUNCIL.

At a special meeting of this Council last waning there were present—The Mayor, Messrs Trite, Keesing, Bishop, Burgess, Whisker, Morgan, and Edgerley.

Bt-Laws.—The consideration of the bylaws was resumed. Clause 4 was amended by allowing no fires to be lighted after duk, or within <rix feet of any fence. Clause 16 was amended so as to read that no goods should be exposed for eale more wo s« inches over the street line. An amendment to prohibit the exposure of goods on the street was lost. Clause a>i re harnesaing goats and dogs in we street, was expunged. Clause 60 was amended by prohibiting the opening of any store for trading on Sunday, except in taa case of chemists, who may open between eight and nine a.m. and after eight .{•.in. Inclauße 79 re licensing of slaughterhouses it was agreed that the killing of ewine should be prohibited. It was agreed that a copy of the by-laws be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary, ™t a special meeting to confirm them be told on September loth, and that they come into force on October Ist. _Miscbllansods.—The Mayor and Messrs iait and Edgerley were appointed to guarantee a loan of £20 from the Bank w meet the kerbing and channelling contract and current expenditure. It was agreed to return tho deposits of tenders, and pay £2 2a to the lowest tender. —Authority was given to lay off two roads ?" i L reserve — Consideration of 'the Weal Finance and Hospital and Charitable Aid Billi was deferred.