MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume VI, Issue 308, 6 October 1875, Page 6

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Cound was held on Wednesday evening, 29th ultho> in the Town Hall. Present—the May r > Crs Arndt, Aitken, Brown and Talboys. Minutes of previous meeting w«* read and confirmed, after which CORRESPONDENCE was dealt with. Inward consisted o ! letter from Barr and Oliver, G.E.s, nofying the acceptance of Jas. Winter’s tendf lor cartage of pipes at £7 10s per ton from the manager of the Colonial Bank requesting reconsideration of the Council’slecision not to endorse debentures as payabl ft t London, Melbourne, Sydney, &c. ; frh Mr Goodger, asking permission to effe l certain improvements on Inniscort-stre' opposite bis property ; from Mr F. J. W^° n , on behalf of Mr James Hazlett, declfing to pay rates on his property until ho wa allowed by the Council the full width of opposite his store —where he alleged MLehrens was obstructing the public roadyy* _ The outward correspondence was of n<P u hlic interest. On the motion of Cr / n dt, seconded by Cr Aitken, it was resolvl that the Council approve of Mr Barr’s jceptance of tender for cartage of pipes, Cr Talboys moved, r Amdt seconded, a proposition that the decline to accede to the proposal'! the Bank, as con veyed in the letter f J « the manager, which was carried. Mr Goodger’s recast was referred to the Public Works Comittee, with power to act. With reference 0 Mr Hazlett’s letter a

lengthy discussio took place—opening rp the whole Blocl lX > question. It was held by all the members that Mr Hazlett had no power withhold his rates under the circumstances, Jr 00111(11(0 by bis course of action coerce 10 Council to take steps as Sat gentlenv desired. .A motion was therefore pro’ se<l an(l unanimously carried, -That effefb o given to the resolution passed at lasting regarding recovery of unpaid rab an<l that the Clerk be instructed tA* the necessary steps in that direction. thb overnmevx and block ix. The hj° r from Mr Willis, Under-Secre-tary, renting encroachment on Block IX., was a vi brought up for consideration. It is unm !83ar y lo deal with the various arguP ro - a °d con.—especially as nothi came ol them—but a very decided deni. 100 the statement made by Mr Marsh that 00 Council encouraged encroachment wa9 iven, and the Clerk was instructed t 0 ivey same to the Government. On the gpfal question as to what steps should be | r n for the settlement of the Block IX. a good deal of time was spent, i no definite conclusion arrived at—memrs treating the matter very gingerly. As iere was not a full attendance, a motion by r Arndt, seconded bv Cr Talbovs, that the

.übject stand over for a week for a full meeting, was carried. Cr Talboys gave notice of motion for next meeting,'—That this Council declines to take any steps for the removal of citizens now resident on Block IX. or Melmore-terrace.

TRESPASS WITHIN TOWN. Cr Aitken proposed—That the police be instructed to take energetic measures to prevent carriers from camping within the town boundary, and that clause 42, schedule 13 of the Municipal Corporations Act be strictly enforced against owners of cattle trespassing in the town. —Carried. The meeting then closed.