MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6545, 14 September 1886, Page 3

MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD.

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[r_o_ on* „-_-_r*__4_rT_ SPRING FIELD, September 13. At the reqaeat of a number of rate-a-jeca,» p__ic meeting waa called by the fojj_„»_«i of the Malvern Boad Board at _to__tg____, at 2 p-m. to-day, to consJder __ iT-inTaaal of the Clerk aad the appoint-

»_t of hia _-ccea-or. The meeting was ___ed with additional interest aa the Clerk waa in the Ho-pital and hiareai4aDoe had been b_r__ ta tea ground oa Te ax-day cveninfr __-_ Mr B-T__-ro__> read theadvertia-ment _______ the meeting. fJsais __-__■___ a——« as to who ahon-d be the C_Trman of the meeting, some pcopc-ing that aa independent C-airman __o_—. De elected, while others maintained tfcat aa the meeting bad tern called to trm*-"*— the appointment of a clerk only, Mr EUitherf-rd should maintain hia Beat,

Mr T. Atx—cbo-t _ncj>>aed Mr Bedfem, tool the_ gentle—an declined to act, and the ro-t—ng procteled. Mr B__ said he noticed his name appeared first on the advert—«ment asking the Board to hold tbia meeting. Hie waa in reality the second nam. on the petition, b_t, nerertheleea. he waa prepared to answer for his action*, and state his teawaoM tat signing. He said that as he ___*: b*e_ proposed for the vacant billet he had better make an explanation. It waa sot through any feeling of spite that he had not been accepted by the Board, that he wished them to -Sex an explanet-: m. of tteir conduct, bat bec-ase he thought the late Clerk had been —-fairly dealt with. As he had drawn ont the pe__ion, th_~-ho-ld offer the beat proof that there was no underhand work a oonnectio—with this portion cf the butifr*aa, and be hoped that if the ratepayers tho-C-t the Board were not to blame for t__i ____mar_' aeti-B they had taken, they wO—_ pats a resolution to that effect. He met received a letter from the late Clerk, aad banded it to the Charman, who read it T_e content*, briefly stated, were to the -feet tnat Mr Shanks was too ill to attsad tbe meeting; that he had been the B_r_*e -errant for ten years. •Am if he recovered he would contest hia iTai-iil—T aa it was contrary to law, a u____i_ot being present at the meeting «f tk* Board when it waa decided.

Xfce -HAia_.it stated at length the (■■_ why the Board had adopted the mm** of __-___-ig the late Clerk:.

__• question of the appointment of a €_-k_ext came before the meeting. __■ L—nxrr said it would be beat to make aaa* stated -alary, and call for appl__-

Mr 0 __A.___jrK_*T explained his mmaaa for ckarging J.. fcr one month'• mam ef the poond.

Mr__rT-_u.-i> said he lad chosen Mr m Clerk as be waa ont of the _hdr_t _od a refpect-ble man.

-a-S-xna taid that too muchrespon_h__y wa* put on the Board, but he —kB-ght the Chair—tan's oonduct de-erred A —-tion a-pporting the Board .action in regard to tbe late Clerk was then car_tod by 28 to 17 vote*. Mr En__ prcposed, aad Mr Bab aeoaaded— -* That it be left in the hands of tee Board to appoint a Clerk at » fixed -alary, and that only a resident in the -krtriet be e_gibk- ___ a_-e-d_-__t waa propoaed by Mr B-rtaari—-D aad aeoo-ded by Mr J___s <-_u__m__, "That teoden be called for •Clerk, and that are-dent in the district «_dy be eligible,*' which waa carried. A motion, proposed by Mr --arts and ■erwoded by Mr So-__n_o_r, "That a Wee-tagOrerseer be appointed,''—as nega. tiTcd.

At--en-es-ag of the Boad Board, held -He.-aids, Messrs B-thetford and Wil-Han-on were empowered to make a de-d-rattnc el the nine of the house burnt . down to the Insurance Company. II waa re-olred thai the Board meet ageia on the following Friday to inspect .. apt--—ati-D-, aad that tenden be invited .toft-lowing Monday. The appointment ef • -Jerk to be made on the next ord : nary 'awe-tag day. "_. The meeting cloned at 6 p-m. .