GREYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 7814, 21 December 1893, Page 3

GREYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

INSTALIiMON OF MAYOR. A special meetlDg of the borough coaDcll w.as -held at noon yesterday for the purpose of Installing, the newly elected Mayor? Mr Frpd B. Waters. "Present,— The Mayor (Mr W R .Kettle), ./"tnith,. Hild&rtandri&ttfe? Skogluna, Joyce; Amonga^^the general public. p.res,en,fc were MnSsV" '.Mallie'Bon, "Mr Urquhart of Brunnerton, and others. . . .., k The' Clerk read the oftsheTast ordinary nieetipg," which. w,e.re bonfirmed . The Retiring Maybr said that 5 he 'that day sJgnJecl his name for the lis^time as Mayor, and 'referred to tbe financial | position of tha<codncii. It was nb'fc of coarse j quite a& aatlisfacfcory as be. wouloflikV to see ; sttll? Ke'nad no doiibtvwhateTer, tb'a't by carefuFand prudent management they would come out of their financial diffienltles in a most B&tlbfactory, znsnoer. The new steam fire engine-had cost them a good deal one way and another, but he had no dnubt that it- would come out all right. He thanked the councillors for the loyal support they had always given him in the chair, and he bespoke the same consideration for his successor, and which he had no 'dotibt would be accorded to him. As far as his own term of office was concerned, he conjd only Bay that he did his best for the interests of the borough, and If he had made mistakes — as all men were liable to^they were mere errors of judgment, because he had conscientiously endeavored to do the.best according to his light. He recognised that in the> coubcil were gentlemen his seniors in years, and no doubt in ability ; bnt in carry ir>^' on b fcbe duties of hWoS.ce for thVlast twelve months he really did the best bercould In the Interests of the borough, 'and the- best of men could scarcely do much more/ ' : : > The retiring Mayor (Mr Kettle) then Inducted tbe incoming Mayor into his seat, and congratulated him on the honor that had been conferred upon him. Mr Wafers,. responded in almost appropriate He expressed^: iifa regret that nahad not served the qps ternary apprenticeship in tbe conduct of homines? in the council. However, he felt that he had acquired sufficient experience in various capacities of a public kind to enable him to conduct^the business of the borough council in a proper manner. He hoped that the members of the council would extend to him the same courtesy and consideration that they had invariably shown to his predecessor; and he felt confident that they would do so. At the came time he would be only too happy to carry on the business of the council in a way that would commend itself to the members and worthily maintain the dignity of the honorable position he had been placed in. He considered that his predecessor had demeaned himself exceedingly well during his term of office, and he hoped that he would not prove an unworthy successor during his year of office. Cr Petrie paid a well merited tribnte to Mr Kefc'le for the way In which he had arquitted himself during his term of office ; and he said that he'felt it was quite unnecessary for Mr Waters to to bespeak for himself the consideration that had been extended to Mr Kettle, because the members, of the council never failed In extending that courtesy to every! person -who occupiedifche cbair. Mr Smith seconded, and made some complimentary t nemarks .in respect to the late 'Mayor^ after which the motion was carHedWanimdtfsty: 1 ' Mr Kettle returned thanks for the heacty yot«: of ,thanks,that had. been just ca,trled. ..-..., 1t .w.as, .quite possible, as Mr Smith remarked, that at t'mea he may have been Bpme^wbj>^Bty_in.Mß..?n]iPSß ; but be coold nsßUt-e them that he acted conscientiously and In the best Interests of the borough in as far as lay his power. Beycnd that he did not desire to say more. He Bimpty did his best. This concluded the business and the meeting broke np.