BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 578, 5 March 1891, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Ah ordinary meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor and Ore Coleman, Hepburn, Dunlop, McLernon, Whinray, Lewie, Harding, and Joyce. In the outgoing correspondence there was a letter to the Inspector, remarking on tbe large falling eft in the revenue from dog collars this year. •» ' ’ The Property Tax department wrote crediting the Borough with the subsidy of £l4O.

Tbe Wellington City Council Bent a circular suggesting the appointing of a delegate to attend .a Municipal Conference at Wellington, and giving a list of many recommendations with which it was proposed to deal. Or Whinray approved of some of tbe suggestions, especially that in regard to fire insurance—it was, he said, time some of the agents w ere brought to their senses. Cr Harding : It is the companies. Cr Whinray thought in the position of the Council there was no necessity for them to appoint a delegate. . . Cr Coleman suggested that consideration of the matter be left over until they bad fuller particulars promised in financial matters. He had always been of opinion that they should make use of the Local Bodies Aet, by which they might get money at five per cent ir stead of having to pay six per cent. He moved that the matter stand over. Cr Joyce seconded. Cr Lewis desired that further copies of the suggestions should be applied for, so that they oould give them full consideration. Cr Coleman did not think it would be necessary to send a delegate, and|Cr Dunlop said if they had sugges ions to make they could send them in writing. It was decided that no action be taken until next meeting. Mr John Thompson ” late R.E.,” applied for the privilege of working out his rates, £1 18s. —Cr Joyce said be was almost afraid to apeak on the matter, as he bad previously made a similar application on behalf of a person who then refused to do the work by piece; but if lheyeould get a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay, he thought they should try and give bim the opportunity.— Cr Whinrav favored work being let to Mr Thomp son at a fair price, and would propose that.— Cr Harding said he was witling to let Mr Thompson have the work, but they should Se> their face against all these applications; then were many men with families who were more entitled to a like privilege, and if they allowed it to go on they would have such applications night after night —lt was agreed to accede to the request, provided fair work Was done, The following accounts were passed for payment I— John Drummond £lO, Gas Company £s7 Us Bd, bridges account £3 Ge, W. O’Byan £2. 2s, A.R. Muir £2 IBs Bd, Common, Shelton and C0,17s 7d, W. O. Skeet £1 5s 91, G.-fipmpbreys £2 14s, W. It. File £2, post box £l. The Mayor said they had discovered some good shingle on the Native Land Company’s prop, rty, but on enquiry they found that there was no chance of getting permipeion to open up the material, while the land was in its present state. Cr Joyce considered the Cost would be leas if they confined themselves to the gravel pita already opened up. After some further discussion the matter was deferred.