DR. CAMPBELL'S MAYORAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11655, 17 May 1901, Page 5

DR. CAMPBELL'S MAYORAL.

Till: DETATI, WORK OF THE COUNCIL.

MR. KIDD associated WITH TITF mayor.

I)n. .T. TjOKAx CAMi'itnLi., tlie newly-ap-pointed Major of Auckland, Attended the meeting of tho City Council lust night, ami tool* his feat as Mayor. When the minutes had been read and confirmed, Dr. Campbell toe and saw : —•" Gentlemen, 1 regret having to intimate that, in consequence of a ino.,t important ettgatfciuenf, I find that it is im-pos-ddc :or me to continue in the chair this cwmtng. "] also feel compelled to inform von that, owing to the great amount of <ieta:l work in connection with the approachii:;- Loyal visit which r.a.« 1 ecu thrown upon Hi' 1 , 1 find it necessary to ask councillors to jjivri wo as-istancf by appointing one of their nuuii'C r, who will be a.-viriatod with mo ; a ( a frying out (ho detail work of the city, [ know no one more ip'.aliimd, or in win -n I in.\o more confidence, than Mr. Kidd. I theretore have pleasure in moving, 'That tho caairmaii of die Streets Committee do take [lie chair and bo associated with the Mayor in Lin (..no carrying out of 'lie work of the CUV ill the ple.Hin-. 0 f t .|, o Council.'" Jur. ' I >i-; 11 *• ?; .socoiufoH. -Mi". He-imu. sail Mr Kidd should he aniwni.i'd '''"''bvAlavor . '"it it was explained 11 1 ); put v-Mity.ir could cnlv act during l'-e actual absent c or illness of (he Mayer* ami the pie.'ion ».n submitted by the Mayor i', as then nut and carried unanimously and ■ ' r. Kuhi taofc the chair, Dr. Camnbell lcavnii- t..e meeting. Sly. Kidd was- •nibscouently elected a in» nl . ' her .•" th» 1 .oi'il and Fi-anco Commit Urns ' (.wing tin* pleasure of the Council. I

THE MAYOR'S ALLOWAXOR. Ihe Town Clerk pointed out that it »vf uld bo liec-?s<:ivy to fix the Mayor's nllowatv.-j -I:. Stichbury moved, "That tho alloy/ anca be the same as last year, .4300." Mi. Kidd said it was for the Council to decide whether they would take mi to ate nut tho extraordinary expenditure that the Mayor had ahead of him. Mr. t-arratt : I move. "That, the .Mayor get £200. and Mr. Kidd £100." Mr. kidd: Thank you very much, but if would not be legal. Mr. Stiehbury's motion was unanimoiidv a.ilojjted.

Tilt* .MAYOR'S ROBES. The Sr.'rial Committee appointed at last mer-liug to deal with the question of procuring robes fo; the Mayor and town clerk reported as folio-,v.;: —Your committee has considered the question remitted to it of ol.tair.inff <!e-icv.s and selecting » suitable roue foi Ills Wor-hip {ho Mayor, and has invited Quotations for maki'.'v and simp lying tee following ror.es, to submit, to rile Conned, v,z. : A Mayor rob" of scarlet snyevf;" > e'oth, unmet! with beaver or «ab!o for round il.e m"k an;' dean the front to die bottom. also an edging of tho .-ar.ie fur round the wing sleevo and yoke; a band of black silk velvet 2',;n wide to run round the. bottom of the wing sleeve and aero-- 1 the yoke, a band lon wide to run round the bottom of the robe, and two bands Ilia wide to be on lie i:nder-s!ecve : white sdi: lining to appear on tho forepart and on the yoke' -V town clerk's robe of black nissel cord, somewhat in the shape, of a barrister's crown, minus the bands. It was also resolved to obtain suitab'.o hats for the robe*. Three tender,-, for lie robes, front Messrs. (smith and Catighey, tho D.S. Company, and Mr. Gee Fowlds, were received, and referred to the Robes Committee, with power to ait.