Borough Council.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7402, 18 September 1902, Page 4

Borough Council.

A special inciting of tho Uorouch Council was held yesterday at noon, Present - His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. T. Wood), Ors. I-ivo.-hiil, Cooke, Edwards, Ba '.aud, Hiydon, Mowlem, and Guy. . A resolution was p ss. il co _lirnitiig the cemetery bv-'aw. '1 .-f''1"' •»;>■ '!:« em-liry Couim-Ucc, end they now hi come law. Another sneeiu! msnting w-a then "held, at which the samo member- we.v present. iiA resolution was pass id adopting tho balance-sheet as audited by the AuditorGeneral. HKPOKTS. Tho Erserves Committee reported that tho Co3t of tho p-oposed r.iad to ho hutls was prohibitive, .and recomm -..d.iil that a chain toad be reserved through tho Esplanade along tho boundary of section 11. Tho commilteo recommend a dr alt. of rules for the management of tho Sports ground, and" that the Borough solicitor ho asked to advise as 'o how a penalty for their infringement could bociif.rc.-d It was rco uuincud-d ihat a fonco bo erected on tho road frontage to putt section 6, on tho northern side of Tc Awo Awe-street, and lh_; the land bo ria-cd, The committee also recommended ihat they bo given power to erect a smill n-iitid on the Sports ground, estimated lo cost £12... Tins lep/rt was adopted, and it was resolvul ihat an archi'cct he employ, d to draw plans^for a stand capable of ae»ioimiiodii g 300 person-., with the iue ssar.y rooms f.>r dressing, etc. By consent, of tho counci'lo-" pre^nt, iho'Public Works ■omiiiittce's report was rcutl f r ilns purpose cf considering ih" que-_-»ii nf ..ca-p'i.g a tender for tho construction of a footpath in Churchslree' F.iist. Cr Edwards raised thep int as to tin course tho Council w-,s pursuing in connection vi h th > le'ting of this contract, and qm-.tioiic. the legality of th- .vay in which the Council was making footpaths and Btre.-l* in ihe B-.ougli, ar.d quoted tbo Municipal (Vrporitiors Act in suppori of his cimtcntion. Tliis gave riS3 ro n.livelv discus, mi. am? eve.itually it was decided to defer accepting tho tender, and refer the matter to the Borough solicitor t.r a legal opinion. The ordinary m .eting of tha c.uiKil will bo held on Friday night.