BOROUGTT COUNCIL.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 5987, 23 September 1887, Page 2

BOROUGTT COUNCIL.

♦ Thursday, 22nd September.

An ordinary meeting of the borough counpil was held at the town hail this evening. Present — Crs Lahman (in the chair), Gleeson, Ashton, Hildebrand, Perotti, Kilgoar, Campbell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

The outward correspondence was read and approved.

The inward correspondence was read. From the road board of Geraldine in respect to getting an amendment made in the Town Districts Act. — Received.

From Win. Shane, a resident in Herbert street, in respect to damage done to his property. — Referred to the works committee with power to act.

From F. Campbell resigning his position on tho works committee. — Received and resignation accepted. Cr Lahman moved that Cr Campbeli be appointed a member of the finance committee. — Carried.

Cr Ashton proposed that Cr HiHebrand be appointed to the vacancy on the works committfie caused by the resignation of Cr Campbell. — Carried. Cr Ashton *then read the following report of the public works committee : —

" Your committee recommend the council to invite tenders for about 6000 feet of black birch and silver pine for repairs to bridges, to culverts, and guardrails. " Your committee cannot recommend the council to entertain the request received from Mr Dochertv for the construction of a retaining bank in Puketahi street.

" Your committee beg to recommend the council to grant the request received from Mr "P 1 . I. Lord for permission to construct a retaining wall for Messrs Gittos, Barmcoat. Perkins, Williams, -and Pelling in fronhof 'he ; r premises in Turumaha sbreet, upon conditions that the work is carried out the entire dis'ance from Murray street to the State school right-of-way, in acsordance with the plan to be prepared by Mr Lord, and approved of by this council. '

" Your committee recommend the coun cil to allow gravel to be procured for municipal works south of Sawyer's Creek, from the Marsden road gravel pit.

" Your committee recommend the council to offer a reward of £2 for such Information as will obtain a conviction against ihe person who removed the lock and bolt from the panel fence to Marsden road gravel pit.

" That the drain complained of by F. M'Gregor be cleared out as asked for, and that the fence across the road be removed. "

The various paragraphs were considered seriatim. Some discussion emued on the third clause, Cr Campbell moving that advice of the borough .Solicitor be obtained a3 to the power of , the council to do what wa3 proposed. — Or Kilgour combated this-, view. He- saw no necessity for doing so; 1 as the council was not partIng with any rights whatever. — Or Lahman said that tho adoption of the clause could do no harm whatever. The matter would have to come before the council again, when they could consider the matter more fully. Tha '.lause wua adopted.

The reporb as a whole was then adopted*

The question of cleaning out the drain opposite Mr F. M'Gregor's property was referred to the public works committee to carry out-. The following tenders for the formation of Cowper street were opened and dealt with :— O'Donnell and Lutgens— £42 from river bed, and £27 from Marsden road. Thos. O'Donnell— £4B from river bed, and £32 from Marsden road. C. O'Brien— £3B 5a from river bed, and £27 10a from Marsden road. The tender of O'Donnell and Lutgens was accepted. Cr Campbell drew the attention of the council to the charges made in connection with plots of ground in the cemetery, which he maintained were beyond the provisions of the cemetery by-laws. He hoped that the council would consider the whole qaestion, as the Town Clerk was pursuing a practice he was not justified in doing. He hoped the council would onae for all deal with this matter and place it on a proper basis. After some little dissuasion it was resolved to refer the matter to the cemetery committee to report upon at next meeting. Thia concluded the business, and the council was adjourned to this day three weeks. j