MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 490, 23 November 1877, Page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

» T!ie usual f.-rtnig.iily nt« oMng of t'.o Municipal Conned was held I ist evenn/, when tin ro were present —His Worship the Mayor ; Councillors Booth. Gi lis, Mainland, Lidtle'.l, Spenc-, and Hci.d land. MINUTES, ETC. The minutes of the last inciting were read and confirmed, and the outward correspondence road and approved. DEPUTATION TO UARROUR BOARD. In compliance with a letter from the .Secretary of the Harbour 1' >ard, tne Mayor and Councillors Mainland, Gibbs, Booth, and Liddcll, were appointed to wait upon the Harbour Board in reference to the works at t'e lagoon. RAILWAY SIDING. A letter was i\ad from Mr. Lowe, Resident Engim er, intimating that Mr. Burnett had been instructed to proceed with the work in connection with the siding to the Gasworks. noAD to qua: - The Chrk of the WaiiaKi j*'>ad Board wrote iiuimatiiig that tne Bi>ard Lad

L agreed to form the road to the Municipal quarry provided that the cost did not exceed L.'500, tli.it tin- Council undertook to maintain the road when made, and «0 arrange with the owners of land and with the Waiareka Road Hoard. —The letter was referred to the Public Works Committee and the Engineer, with power to take action in the matter. PIIAIN l'll'lX. Messrs. Austin and Kirk, of Cliristchuich, wrote with reference to supplying the Council witli stoneware drain p pes. WORKS IN O.YMAUU CUKKK. Tlie tenders f..r tlie works in Oaniaru Crock uor; o| e led, and that of Mr. Mos'S liuusba'c ', luting the lowest (LL\">G i*), was accepted. ACCOfNTS. The accounts, us eeriilied to by Fnrmee Column tee, amounting to Lllll ■li 7'i, wei\; passed. AsriiALTivn. On the motion of Councillor it was d cided to c •ntinue t!ie asphalting %■* of the footpath of T ames-sl reet on the w< xt side, from Torridge-street to Exe-stre.-t. The Clerk wis instructed to write to owners of properties in front of which the asphalte. lias not lieen carried to its full width, or is out of repair, drawing their attention to the ad via iliilily of having it carried to the full width, or repaired, b fore the present asphalte contractors leave Oaniaru. MUNK.UI'AT. COItI'OItATIONS ACT. T!ie L gislativc Comiuittee was instructed to puruse p-irt XI. of the Municipal Corporations Ad, l'< 7(», witli a view to recommending the Council as to the advisability or otherwise of adopting that portion of the Act. The Council thru adjourned.