HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7636, 8 January 1887, Page 3

HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL.

• ' ' ; - )- 1 (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) „ -The above Council met on Thursd ay even.i ' ing. Present^-His Worship the Mayor, '..'•■ and Crs. Foreman, Fitzßoy, Luckie, Tan- •"".•■ . .tier, andM'Leod/. "'•;- '■'..' '■>■'•■'■'.■'.... , ",^ . '• -rr-l.;- ; CORRESPONDENCE. - - " ■ "-■'"- ,'■■■-.■' . The following correspondence was '" • read.: — .".•'- . • ' „ - ••.- --'. r •■-.--'."• From Messrs Glendinning and Griffen, :;:_,/ protesting against tlfe conditions of con-. :' •■■''.. tract' for. supplying' the Council with. . - -; -31,000 bricks.— Received. . .' V -■'■.!,,' ' From the borough solicitor, stating that .';'■.. in his opinion .the Council had' no power ■ '■■ . .-to take oydr.'streets of less than- one chain ' '-S. in width.— Moved. by : Cr. Tanner; and- ■■;.-'-•• seconded by ' CivFitzßoy; "That, the '■"'"> --'•■ opinion of the solicitor be recorded.in the '.' . minutes. "—.Carried; ■ ' . ) • /•/ ,'•■'■■■.' From tlie- borough solicitor, informing. '■• .\- A-the Council that he thought it would be a \ ', mistake to insert in 'the coupons and de- . . "bentures \'." Payable :in London or. the . colony,'' 'if it ..was" intended to float the. - ■ loan at Home. , He was afraid it would ' . • . affect! ."the "loan' ; and ihconvenienco the' - : '"- holders" of' the. securities.— His AYorship ; Bta'ted- that .'after consulting: two of the : - '"■'. Councillors in the matter he had instructed ■' ■ the solicitor to-inserf in: the" debentures and coupons,' "Payable in' London," in-, 1 •', stead- of : " Payable in London or the . .-.'- : colony. "-f The action of the; Mayor was • < ■'-'-' approved; =! - : ■;? ■-• "'•v.'-.'' • ■ .Froiii Mr Hallett, asking if the Council, •-> ■ intended carrying out a: complete i" survey; ■ of "the streets in the. borough, as it was -' ; .very tlifflcnlt to satisfy the requirement's . , ' of ,-the- Survey' 1 . Department " while the ■'". ■ Btreets- remained "in their present ill-dc; -. 'fined. and uncertain • condition. V-It" was . idecided that Mr Hallett be informed that ". ; the Council fully recognise the importance :' of the work referred to, but they are not -". ■""'.>- in a position to cany it out, at present. • 'It was also resolved tliat the Mayor con- ', suit with the engineer .as, to the' best .*• ' method of putting in permanent pegs in Heretaiinga-road. ,' : . ■ : ''■-.-• From the Colonial Secretary, acknow- • .-".- ledging the receipt of a copy of the result ■•"■-• of the poll taken on the question of the -. '••;:•' £25,000 special loan, and, notifying the „ • '. publication^of the sanie iii the' Gazette of •-,.': /the 23rd December, 1886;— Received - ' " ; " , From the borough, solicitor; informing the Council that it would be necessary for : : ••'" 'an: authorised' agent of the Council to , prove ;on Bakers. estate for rates, due. — . [The receiver of, rates was' authorised- to : ' .■ '. V take*, any" necessary steps for, the'recove'ry •' "of outstahding'ratesi '""■ .. '.. '• . . . , From Mi' H; Hallgarth, requesting the. Council; to liave.' a culvert put in at the ■ i'ju'ncfiqn of. 'Willow Park and -Beech-' " '--- , roads.— Cohsideriitiondeferl-ed until next ... meeting of the Council;, ■'.. •' ' ,',■ ;. V; .-.' '■." MISCELLANEOUS.' ■ - , . , ■-"■ -.'-Moved toy.- Or. Foremani and seconded. .V'byCf. Tanner, J' That the Mayor and . Crs., Ellis', Tong, Luckie, M'Leod, and .•'the mover be appointed. a committee to . confer with Mr ltochfort' about the con- •: --etruction of 'a reservoir, and the proposed . " , ■ scheme for flushing the water-tables, and "' ' i, to bring, up a report thereon at the next ■ ordinary' meeting, of the Council. "— • ' Carried. . ■ ' , "■ - .",' ''."--. i ■ . ' \ Moved by Cr. Fitzroy, and seconded by, . ' '; .Cr. Tanner,- .".That tenders be invited- for . [a supply.of dog-collars. "-^-Camect. ",' Resolved- "That the. consideration of ,- the amount of dog tax be postponed.until • 'the next meeting of the Council." ■'_--; i . ■; > liesolyed.!'. That .the appointment of: a :,- -dog tax collector -be defened till ,the next '"• meeting of the Council." -; ;. ,".''' The Council then adioumed. ■ .. .