THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1665, 1 May 1874, Page 2

THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual weekly meeting of the Thames Borough Council was held last finight. There were present: Messrs Davies (Mayor), Eenshaw, Brown, Anthony, Wilson. Ehrenfried, Butt, Kennan, and Kilgour. MINUTES AND COBEE3PONDBNCE. The minutes of the previous meeting were , read and confirmed, after which some correspondence was read. COUNCIL AND PBOVINCIAL COUNCILLORS.

The Mayor said that, before proceeding with the business, he thought he should apologise to the Council for certain action which he had taken upon his own authority—tkat of inviting the Provincial Council representatives for the Thames to be present. It was, he apprehended, necessary that the Councillors should meet with the Provincial G overnment Members m order that they might discuss matters tending to the general welfare of the district. It would be necessary that the Government should be asked to apportion a certain share of the revenue in lieu of the sums which were formerly granted to the district under the control of road boards. The foreshore and water-works would also be matters requiring the attention of the representatives in parliament; and as the time before the opening of the session was limited, he had thought it was advisable to lose no time in making the views of the Council, as trustees of the public—known to those gentleman. Cr. Butt objected to the action taken by the Mayor as trifling with the business of the Council. Their time was most urgent, and they were asked to go before the members of the Provincial Council without a moment's warning. He thought th,ey should have a system of business laid down, and that it should be carried out according to parliamentary usage. Cr. Brown thought the remarks of Cr. Butt on the Mayor's acion quite uncalled for ; and that it was desirable to lay before the members the views of the Council. The time was short and the necessity urgent; . After some discussion on this point— Mr. Bagnall, M.P.C., said though it was perhaps unnecessary for him to take up their time, he might state that, as a member of the Provincial Council, he should be glad to receive the oflnions of the Councillors as to the requirements of the district. He was pleased that the Mayor had thought of them (the members) in the matter, as they would be enabled to accomplish more when united than they would if divided. -Should the Council furnish him with any memoranda; he would carry out their wishes to the best of his ability. • BOBOUGH OFFICIALS. The numerous applications for the .several offices under -the Council were then opened, f ■ , , J / , . TOWN CLEEK. . There was only one application for the office of Town .Clerkj-that of Mr R C. Dean. :Sbme discussion ensued as to whether the Town Clerk should devote himself exclusively to the business of the Council, and it was ; ultimately decided that so much of his time as was not required by the business of the Council might be engaged as, he pleased, and Mr Dean was then declared by the Mayor duly elected. ENGINEEE, The next office was that of the Engineer, for which there were four applications, Mr K. M'Farland obtaining a majority of the Councillors' votes. •'■'•"■■ i FOBEMAN OF WOEtS.J For the office of' Foreman* of Works there were nineteen applications, the choice of the Council falling upon Mr. Thomas Eawdon. % BATE COLLECTOB. The office of Eate? Collector fell to Mr. Fleming, there being twenty-one applicants for the billet. ■r::.']. vi INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES.V: ' Mr. Mason was elected Officer under the Public Health Act. Nineteen gentlemen made application. VALUEBS. There were eleven applicants for this office, of whom Messrs. Gudgeon and Craig were elected. SOLICITOR TO THE BOBOIJGH. , Mr. Tyler was elected as solicitor to the Borough by a majority of one o?or Messrs. Macdonald and Miller. NIGHT WATCHMAN. A letter was read by the Clerk from John Graham, offering his services as Night Watchman. It was held over for further consideration. EOAD IMPEOVEMENTS. A letter from the Waiotahi Board was read regarding the metalling of certain road. It was decided to empower the Mayor to act in the matter, and to report at next Council. BOBOUGH' SEAL. A sub-committee of the following gentlemen was appointed to report on the designs for the seal of the. JJorough :— The Mayor, and Crs. Kifg*>u# ; , Anthony and Eenshaw. ' "' . BANKEBS. It watf decided upon the report of the compittee appointed to inquire into the matter; that the Bank of New Zealand should be the bank of the Corporation. APPLICATION' OF SH©BTLAND SAW MILL CO. With reference to the application of the above company for permission to construct two tramways to the Kauaeranga creek, and a channel for the, admission of logs, it was granted with' certain restrictions which the Council imposed on the suggestion of the committee appointed to ■report upon the subject. !

CEMETEBY EOAD.

v It was determined after considerable discussion to apply to the ProYincial

Government for £1000 toward the purchase of more ground for the cemetery, and to construct a road thereto. The sub-committee's report was adopted. This concluded the business, and the Councillors adjourned at 12 o'clock;