MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 642, 24 May 1878, Page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

_ The fortnightly meeting <if the Muni-j eipal Omiiiei! was held last evening fit the ' Council Cliarnlji-rs ; present—His Worship I the Mayor, and Councillors Mainland. | Booth, Procter. Familton. Headland, i aii] Spence. ' ' ? The minutes of the last were j v 'ad andronlirmed, ami the outwardeorrcs- \ pondi-nce read and approved, j Tim Town Oievk read the balance-sheet. ; as !vjnifi"d by the audi tors, for the vear ■ending b'l.st March, IS7B. Thu bahuieesh. et was adopted, and ordered to he Mr. Council attended and reported the I results of tiio land purchase negotiations j in connection with the waterworks. ! It appeared from the report that Mr. j v_\.iineii had niL-n r.nablo to ouine to an agreement, and on the motion of Councillor Uooth, seconded by Councillor Faniilton, it was resolved that Mr. Council's report ro. purchase of land for t! e waterworks should be received, and that lie be instructed to cause the necessary steps to be taken to obtain a iinal settlement of the cases where the eompensa- I tiun to be given has not yet been arranged j for. It was also resolved, "That the members for the district lie recpiested tu :, take the necessary steps to obtain for the , Education Board authority to convey to t\ie, Council the freehold of the land already granted by the Board on lease at a ! I nominal rental for waterworks pur-1 < poses." I A telegram was read from the Hon. Mr. Maertndrew, intonating that the ' Council's application for an endowmour ' had Wen referred to t!ie Waste Linos !:: Board. j l A i, tier was reiid from Mr. Alexander i ° Kerr, local Mana.er of the National \ Bank, ;;ckiiowdedging receipt of copies of ;ho resolutions passed by the Council in reference to the Waterworks loan. The

write 1 !- stated that he would forward the resolutions to the London Manacer of the Bank by ,-md thanked tho touncu u, i....-.n 0 Kwl l 0:1 iu record the OounciP>..appreciation of the Batik's efforts. ...

I A letter was read from the Treasury intimating that tho sum of L 372 19s. Od. had beefx paid into tho account of the Corportvon. in the National Bank, being a refund of the amount deducted on account of hospitals and charitable aid. from subsidies payable to the Borough tor foe half year to the 30th .Tune, IS'TS,. The Inspector of Nuisances having reported favorably in regard to the application of Mr. dames White for a slaughternig license, the license was ordered to bo issued.

An application was made by Mr. Henry Fry for a slaughtering license, which was directed to be issued as soon as tho Inspector of Nuisances reports favorably ns to tho condition of tho yards. The Engineer reported at some length as in the slate of tho various contracts under his control.

The report of the Auditors was read, m which they said that they had great pleasure in stating that tho accounts had been k»pt vn a very satisfactory manner. Several suggestions made by tho auditors tt'ero ordered to bo carried out.

Tho report of tho Public Works Committee was read and adopted. The Committee recommended that Mr. J. C. Black's application for permission to sublet a portion of the Garden Reserve be not acceded to, as it was probable that the Council would have t.o resume possession before the expiry of the lease. With; reference to Mr. Richmond's Setter, as todamage done to his section by work in,. Heed street, the Committo reported, that they had visited tho section in company with the Knjjineor. They found that thefence had been buried, and had agreed tolift, iho wmo and re-erect it on the top of" the embankment ; also to supply a few loads of onrth'to enable Mr. .Richmond to> make u)i the slope. They had also visited Mr. Morton's pyv.pi-rty, and found that no portion (if Jiie embankment encroaches thereon, Tho unfeuced state of the omioauhnietlt is, however, dangerous to fooit, passengers, and they had instructed thn Engineer to have a post and single-rail fence erected.

I The report (if (ho Waterworks CoinI mitteo was ivud. recommending that I Messrs. Pii-iti V>e informed they would ! receive- payment for the land taken from I tl>Mn for the waterworks as soon as their / claim )t!\<\ )•»■{•!} rent endorsed by IVlti. | Council as Laud Purchase Commi.ssio.ijer;, I With reference to the claims seat. «u> by- ■! Messrs. .Pirie and Mr. Brydone. suv da-. ' done and loss sustained, 4ho Comj mirti'o i.ointod out, that under-ahu condi- } ti<i!it) of contract the eon I razors were rej sponsible for all damages, and that those, j gentlemen should bo informed that theilremedies were against the coutruotors>. The report was adopted.

Accounts to the amount of L,'{;},'{; It's T'll wove pas.--.ed for payment, and tho Council