THE CLYDE TOWN HALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2119, 19 November 1868, Page 3

THE CLYDE TOWN HALL.

To tin; Editor of the Otayo Dtiitij Tiinet. SIR —111 your lasuo of tho 2nd Instant, » Lflfr unjxMrvi under ito: heiding •• TiwClydu Town 11 ill," mil therein ■xan. xtiit-<1 tli<> wunt of ae.eemrnt am'iniM the Cixinc llor* of tli'.» Corporation, as t<> the site of tlii* inb:nd<-d N'-w Hull. Tin: .jti(*ti"ri having caused ii lnrpc iimom.t of :ti:nniniil»iu feeling; m i lib Council, 1 inn di«|ww<l to n-qti.-f-t tin; (iivom-oC an liiM:rllun of Another le'.trr upon the affair indinputix mill to nek jwir opinion—n« t'i wlii-tlic-r—lusxjrUinp t» tlw JMtli ulaUKu of tho Muuidiml Onlinance — three Oiiin.;illon< ito form v quorum. NothluK; oin |xw-ilily h- more .iilcnlit-O U> ri-i|>|ilu tiw utility of ft piiUlhi lx>ly tli.in a Kjilril of fiction in Ihu miKliict of Itn binin'«i, and hc.ee ariwat tlifi di^ni»rul dlmwrii-ni^nt in the Towm Uoimril of Clyiifl.. Tlie conr.s..- of mir \ ouUiful MunictlulitlcH Ih, to linvu limn in tli-ir C'nnnuih tliat dsvcC knew th<> j'lifiMires nml ndvuiiU".i;c4 of i;i>r»] wx: tty, becinso 'hty do net Know tin; nn •<; In wliirh ono man. Lh to tri-at another with Unit dc-luw.-y of reeling whieht m-'St ui'll-hrnl men ailopt. Men of •nterprli-c iiru inr(li*|H!UKnbly mKcwary in (ivcry diVtr.'ct wlienj protrntMT istlis'lrrd, iik-11 nf nocnUrrprlrcarcof no vnluu.rcrtainfjf to tin: iinlilic ; tin: untcrpriHer is l!io diilu Unit oucliS. to I*: tli>! repreH-ntntivi- of tin: ltii'j'iKiyern in tlje Council of Uio Town ixraftinK of Municipal rights.

Councillor Heraud, of thi< Town, wax in former tlines Hie Mayor of tlm j.l.ire, :n»l bin activity anil liberality prwisl of tho liij?h<-?t. service to the district ireuerallr. H'! l« the chief elinrclior— der In the far-funinl Fnm:hmun'n Claim, Alexandra, and has 1 >••>_-1> the chief director Im expending over .CW.OOO in wa|«M fur Uhonr iiono In tha Dau».tttii ilirtriL-t. Hi! hai cultivMtiH fiirms ami gardens, not to be Mjiinllol In the I'r/vino" of Otn^n, the Utter In ext-nt no ilon!)'. the ino-t extensive in New /y.-nUncf. and Koralty itrelf could bo but proud of the groutufe and In ornament!!. Jlr rVrand has proved liinusilf to Ui the maliixtay of the district, and a* such ought t/» be re*pect«l by every number of our io:nmimiiy ; bn&. mcli iK not ilie cam; in the Council at ru/y rnu>. Owijur to hw a.ivoow:y for liiving tlie New Town U:M ercctc*. on tlm ground ttllof«l U> it by the Uuvprnnu-nt, a /*ntion n.'.iiik liiclinwl V) insult him in ev^ry jioniiMiHcnue ra the Council monting*. Last W'^lne^ilay evenin(? was the UHiial fortnigutly rnwtlng of the Conno!!,. nnd th^ Mayor nnd supporters not m.-ikinx thuir aplicarunce iv nroinr timn. Mr Fcrinil wns votwl to tfc* chair by CouncillorH Atkins nnd M'C'.miochir, and the Imsiarm of the creninjf wiw proi: f'tod with UltimaUly tho Mayor and hi* B'j|»portirrt> ni;ulc their ap-. ixn'snop, and thn chair wim Immediately viirat/nl bj Conaclllor F.-raml. Tho Jliyor Him. >Wth the gruviry of a Socratw, declaret that the biiFißCn< traii»actcil liy the thrca C!onn<;iliorH w*b illegal. «nd orAtmt tlie Town Clerk not to inp rt any motion nrn!c by them in the annul book of record. A si-rlmin;igr; fair posf«.vton of thin mintiU- b'-ik now took )><rv.-r. nn<* through tin- Muyor l>;!n(t a very (Joliii'i. ho mot -Jot inßocurlnKtho l»->k, au,l havtnK Itwei^i-lj- 1, ikixt la the Hifc, the meeting wan «L once dswlvul. Oit the fallowing mnrnltiK a Hi«x:i.il mooting of. tho C niw:it was ixinveued by the Mayor, but Cotin-illor FeriucS.iru rot Mimmoned, and Councillor 3f|:C<»itioclilc>)Matrttal aKftlnrt the legality of the u«'tiiii{. in eomicrnience of Unit fact. Councillor Vismul Kmu>- twi moiitlix)'.vt fciit in liw rc«igr,atiou, hut it irJwnrt accepted, and i-uljsiy[«ciitlv he rom In si-leUer,UcnirinK the withilriiwul of «i!d letter T}to Mayor and his Bnpporter*, however, ot> Tnnnvlay clun^ to Wic- rcrianation letter, and ilcclarod Sir- £\rmiil no l/jiiip-r n OoiiMcillor; and in the Bimctut tbaen thlsmorninei "■ " 8|j«:ial" Election nt. v. Councillor i« oniiounooil to couie,. off wi . the 25t)fc. in«t. If Mr rerand'B rMlpmtiou w-» not tuzccptol at tho time it wa? ten<lei».«l, mrely the letter became at oRCC of ultor InditnlCcancc. ami thercfinai the action of tho Marno and. hi« follower* rmixtbe illcR»l, vndof bnt Httte credit to tha intelligence o£ th«'uinnU-fpal town of flv.l-.. If ihc M.u.jor a- d fotlow<:r<* ar« only a/:qua« tsd *iUi tiwl»?in*f thronßh tbm mire of Ignorance in iheir px«mv tlinmn'o life, we «<* uiut'h to be pitied nn rate:>aycn<, nn<l rsixxrlnlly un a. comiimnity that bast a riitht to cxjxx-t mtnctlitnfr be--pWcii j"'al->ni<y a»d Hinabbling in o;ir lnc.il I'arlianU'ntu ilen wliof* time ta devot -d to tho nojtiioitlou of money . are «cl !om very, intelligent men. b/ i eawin of thctir never taking iii* " book to f'cd tbeir miuls. bat <nilx books liOArfiigJqxvf.'illy m the f>->.ket; jt;ul UiU intjia caii^e of the up-country dl&riut* bcina to far b"li;i.^l Dnnedin in gfinUenvittly bearing n;id rciimil taawTdc •' riilV>'OpTt«fr','* In thu AtuU-Hl3N]nn of tho 30U» , M«y 1-st, ma/le nso of the following #«nsiU!<fr;m«fb» - —"It fiia mclanclioly fact-and ihit liewtw »«»• mclanciioly in »uolanylikc thin— thut Hi**«wf?»»tion of wealth doc» not nctM^ltatii the a«iarre»*»t. <>* tjofxJ mutintr* or Kontleinaiily foeling-f" . ■ ' v ] am »orry to tV.t<; fiattlifiv nro hut f^monor"me.i'.«** tore— irentlcmnu iv tuatinciM atßj.«*lu»B*-~ and this li'Dm rewi why an Rttemj>t J« SB t n« m»Oet to deal lUo«ttIV wim Mr r«r»n»l'« C'onncUAfWWp;^ The prenuiit Town HalHs a Ttry vid^nbte-buiUiiiKj MWI to will it down to Jmikt a new on*«.«lts^te w«mWl b? a Mn UB»li»t Uio welfare and wtftUU of ttw. pina*^ of those w'uo purelet in tUolr lutonUon to luivo tlwj *SWHalt; »nd if the}-touM only ~ " S«c thcmwlTCiS a» oUicrs w>" them, '

tyev would town* Inclined to toNino Mania, •or: r M me oUicr cla*. of Hereto. raWx* «•.<"» l>^™> «««- str«teot Clyde «* they do »tpw* hr^?'Sf^2 r litcmtorc, trad 1* tt(S novltts In EiigU.* \cnrahe. «*ml v«» flt-iKwhlm V* thabUy net, wul OTOttt«lly willprawr a db«r»co to tboM who^o OO.«-I Al^i &c-> Cl^e,K<m»bdt 13^ JJCOg WQJMt.