KAIAPOI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4291, 1 May 1879, Page 3

KAIAPOI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

, Th* forftiightly meetingof thieCounefl fioz? deipatoh of ordinary on. Tuesday evening-. Pfewntr-Tlhe Mayor : jßia^wellJi,.Prfe-Mo9r| r Ovenden, Fraeer, l&thewe, and Parnham. absence Or."May-.' c Letters" were "r^ui-^EVoJo. Eyretoh Boad Board, gjving the'iiffice would net jbe reqmred aft*? From sec. TSo. 5, C.8,T,,. askingjpjTmfeeion^tojoccupy ipresent- orderly , room on J t36uncil , s / pr%)erty Sill a new cite could bTobtajnad.. ,Jt was resolved on " r i3tie ' motjoiii "oi * Cr."HPamham, (seconded by-C*. jof No. 5 granted>,oq condition that the noise.mftde ; by the band practising;bo nos renewed." Or. Pinching moved--?! That tba correspondence'between thelEyi*etoir.;Boadi Board and 4he Council, in refertocetairenting office, be laid on the table. He complaine*' jof ■■' th'tf unfair waj, Sfwhieb.' fhe OBoardsought to treat thQCounMra having jicdu&d the latte^^roviae ! . t|^ ; office acqommodatjon, which it"wea 'Agjigifrfi'" the tome tie would reguirejf ot'a aumbeE, 'of years to conw, Cr.iMooreiecpndea motion,, expreeeing ■bifli.astoniehrqienfc-fa.t the receipt of such a letter from the Board, a/teinjpthe increased office room ■wai?made'ln good faith with the Board that they would require it for a term of ,Tbe Mayor cousidered the action of, the BOftJ&.lJpything but honor* able. When 1 the offio* l*ae wanted by the Board the Council pu&iUtlf out of jUe way 'to meet' it,' and the offices were I>uilt'm such a way .aeyto jexpresslj rvenience." If it had- teen understooa at the outset; Jbalnthe Board,intended to determine the tenancy: .at ; the ! end of one year the office not have been :graated,» The nrotioijwas camefli jTte eon* ■sideration of letter fronrfpreman.of works in reference a disagreement with'the bridgekeeper.We' i refe^ed ; ; t6tt'e l wprkAOCuninit^ fe ;<Jr, Ria^erj/.-cltafifman, , flnanjc^'.c«?oniii^ee, v |e| ported the., receipts!for the Jortaaight • were.from dog tax £5; THe overdraft was £436, Or. Parnham,, chairman charitable, aid oojn> rnittee, wportod on two cases, one for relief and the other for the hospital.; It was de* cidod that the town clerk make arrangements in respect to latter j ; th>rdcipieut in the first case to receive" ooals end medical «dinjforts. " Accounts £28 4s 43 : were passed. / jOvenden... drew . to-, thei nece|B?ty3EOT* bepaits to street. Beferred ,tW VPajis., committee, cost o£/repairs pot to, :Cr. attenfiop the main drain. to. works; coinImittee, In reply to Or. Pinching the Mayor: said he was not aware if' the Governor intended to visit the tbwnV Ifc'was resolved to ascertain if the ~' Governor Would - come, and if so a special meeting be held to provide for a suitable reception, j Cr.Moore moved, Cr. Mathews That the meetings of the Council be held at 7.30 p.m." Ore. Parnham and Pinching': opposed the motion. After discussion the motion..was carried. i; The- burgess'lisfr for was ; du]y signed. The Conncil .then adjourned.