WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3559, 9 May 1901, Page 3

WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The first mooting of the newly elected Mayor and Council was held on Tuesday hist. There woro present—Mr John Manchester, The Mayor-elect, and Couneilbrs Coltman, Freeman, Cameron, Tnkstor, Nicol, Sinclair, Bitehoner, and .Tones. In (he absence of the l-otiving Mayor, the tin '»■ was taken bv Mr Coltman as deputyMayor, and before him Messrs Cameron, Nicol, -Tones, Freeman, Sinclair, and Bitchoner made the statutory declaration and woro installed, as Councillors. Mr Coltman then retired from the chair, to which Councillor Sinclair was moved and before linn Messi's Cullman tuul Nicol tmido tho required declaration and were installed as Councillors. Mr John Manchester, the Mayor-olcot,, made tho declaration required before n.ssuniplion of the ollieo of Mayor. Councillor Collman, on the moliimi' uf tho Mayor, presided whilo the minutes of last annual meeting were road and confirmed, after winch J

the newly installed Mayor presided, and in a short speech expressed the hope that the Council would harmoniously work for the good of the town. He said that hi» intention was to be no partisan in whatever might occur, and to be impartial in dealing with Borough Council matters. Councillors Bitchener, Freeman, and Nicol expressed their intention of impartially treating l all borough questions. A regular meeting of the Council was appointed l to be held on the fourth Monday of each month as heretofore.