BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7115, 13 July 1886, Page 2

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Borough Council met oa Monday "night. Present: Ilia Worship tho Mayor (in tho chair), Messrs. Bellringer, Koi , Newman, Small, Corkill, and Handy. Fire Brigade. — It was decided to allow the Fire Bri^ado to use tho Borough "Council chambers as a place of meeting. Works Committee. — The .Works Committee's report as follows was adopted: — " That power be granted by the Council to the Committee to remove the kerosene store in Fulford-street from its present position ns Boon as a suitable site is available to be used for a storehouse for the department." Chess-room. — It wob decided to throw open the Borough Council Chambers to the general public for the. purposes of chess and draught playing during tho ensuing month. Railway -street. — Mr. Newman called attention to tho state of the footpath loading from Robe-street to tho Kuilway Station. Ho pointed out that during the wet weather it was barely possible to stand. Accounts. — £348 18s. SJ. was passed for payment. The receipts during the month amounted to £650, made up of '£435 licences and £215 uites. Tho Council rosp. Writing from tho " Mayor's Parlour, City," Adelaide, Mr. Bundey, the highest civic functionary of that city of commercial failures and depression, addressed a lot f er to His Worship the Ma}'or oE New Plymouth, indicating his (Mr. Bundey's) pleasure in requesting tho aid of our own Mayor and Councillors in entertaining His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in such a way "as will do credit to all the colonies as a testimony of the loyalty and affection to his royal mother, our beloved Queen." Tho date of the reception is stated to bo about June, 1887, and the occasion to bo tho Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition. Tho denizen of tho " Mayor's Parlour, City," further suggested that the Mayor and Corporation of New Plymouth " should bring all your influence to bear upon tho Government of your colony, in order to ensure united intercolonial representation and action." Our Mayor said that the matter did not concern us very much; indeed it would rather bo a misfortune for the borough if His Royal Highness visited Now Plymouth, as we were not in a position to entertain him. Mr. Corkill thought they might quarter '' him " oa the Mayor, and the die* oußsioa closed with v laugh.