MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Southland Times, Issue 2088, 19 March 1875, Page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council took; place on Thursday night. Present— His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Lumsden, Hall, Goodwillie, Cleave, and Rose.; | It was decided to apprise the Provincial Government of the fact that the Council had given permission to the District Road Board to obtain, under specified conditions, gravel from an unappropriated reserve afc Appleby. In compliance with a recommendation from the engineer, it was resolved to erect two notice boards on the Corporation Quarry Reserve • also to advertise in the daily papers to the same effect. The sum of £500 9s 9d, due to the ship Michael Angelo for conveyance of gas plant, was passed for payment. It was resolved that the timber necessary, either sleepers or condensed planks, to place between the ground and the gas works plant should be obtained ; and also that the Mayor should be authorised to arrange with Mr Campbell to take charge of the gas plant as it arrives by the vessels from Britain. The sum due for Sinking Fund, £200, was passed for payment. Councillor Cleave drew attention to the fact that he had seen a citizen prizing a crowbar into a drain iv Dee-street while making some alterations in his private drain connected therewith. Such a thing should not be permitted to be done except in the presence of a servant of the Corporation. Councillor Rose expressed a similar, but still stronger opinion on the subject, and it was decided that the bye-laws dealing with the matter should be enforced. A series of new bye-laws were passed. | The Council then adjourned.