TOWN COUNCIL.

Western Star, Issue 278, 4 January 1879, Page 6

TOWN COUNCIL.

An emergency meeting of the-Town {founoil was held on Monday afternoon. Present: The Mayor, Crs< Horr, Young, and Locke; The minutes of former' meeting: were read and confirmed. E. R. Ford: wrote' requesting permission to use dynamite for blasting purposes within town-boundary in South Riverton; —The application was refused as it was considered'dangerous to allow blasting-to be carried on. HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT'.'The letter from: the- Government’ on this subject published by us ima lace issue was read. The purport of the'letter was that the management of the Hospitalwould continue- to* be’vested; in a committee elected from amongst subscribers; The letter - also stated that inwhere boroughs did not contribute to the support of local hospitals a certain amount would be deducted from; subsidy due to such boroughs;The - Mayor said if th--re had been afuller meeting of Council he would hive asked for the suspension of the Standing, Orders to have enabled him to have gor e ibttp tHe considerations of this mutter. AV soon as he received the letter just read, he apprised a number of people of its contents, and also authorised Us publication in the local-journal before it was placed before- a meeting, of Council. He also received the following telegram om tile matter Wellington, December 21'. Hospital Committee stand on their- legal constitution under Otago ordinances it: piefereuce to being taken over by Corporation, and Government; cannot therefore upset them. Mr Daniel assures the Government that private subscriptions with pound for pound will sufficiently maintain Hospital.- Letters are being written per first mail,.. G. S. Coopkb.. He was-, surprised,. However, at the following. extract from: a- telegram which had beem received from Mr Daniel: — Statements front Mayor to Coope—“ Committee not;- managing. Institution properly”—will; be a failure.He'(the Mayor), on roading;that, telegramimmediately telegraphed for a copy of the letter referred to.. He,-, that? afternoon,, received the following letter Wellington-,,215t, December, 1878; Siß.--Advertiiig. tS) my letter of. lOtli inst. I ; have the honor by direction of, the; Colonial fce--oretary, to inform you that as Ibo Committee of the Wallace and Fiord Hospital have since expressed their; wish to remain ■!? at present constituted, and as the proposed change was only- contemplated in deference to what was stated to be the desire of both, the Committee and Borough Council,rthe-Government have no wish to alter the constitution of the Hospital management now that it-appears to be no lenger desired by titein. In any case the present system is purely local in itS'ctaracter.- G. S. Cooper. - He did I not see- why the- Council should embroih itself with’ the Hospital: Com--mittfee y neither did; he nor the Council wish io do so.- The-suggestion that the Town Council and Count}' Council should' take over the management of the Hospital emanated from-the Government;, and-the proposal at one time had the suppoit of the Hospital Committee. He supportedthe proposal, because it would have been the means of securing.to the local hospital the benefit of the amount deducted from subsidy; but as the Government now subsidised any sum voted to the Hospital: by the Council,, there could be no objection against the management being, com tinned as at present.. He made these remarks as he wished the action- of the Council to be put in a proper light.. In answer to Gr Locke the Mayor said Hie amount deducted from subsidy by Government last year was £7O. THE PEOPOSED ■ LOAN. The Clerk-said he hadbeeu notified by the Manager- of the National Bank that £SOO had been deposited by a client for the purchase of corporation debentures at 90. This being the Only tender, which; was considered too high, on the motion of Gr Young, seconded by Gr Locke, it was resolved to extend Ifae time for receiving, tenders till 27-th January.FOOTPATHS IN NOHTH WAIIDiA petition was presented from ratepayers in North Ward praying that the footpaths be continued in Palmerston and Havelock streets to their- junction; with Lucknow street. —Resolved that consideration of petition be deferred till next meeting; BATHS. Cr Young laid upon the table plan-and specification for proposed baths. The site recommended’ by the Committee is situate below Mr Berndtson’s residence. —Resolved that tenders be called for erection of Baths. accounts; The following accounts wore passed’for payment:.—J. Eveleigh..£s 8s ; H.. Wood, £&4a.. COEPOEATION DP AY MAN. It was resolved to- call for tenders for parties willing, to> undertake Corporation ajrayworlfc-

■ The Inspector.'of Nuisances reported that Government surveyors had stopped traffic on the Orepuki line by fencing; it across. The Mayor considered the inhabitants to blame for such- a state of affairs. In the course of making a working survey line, the Engineers-found it •would beimpossible to allow traffic to contiime over the line,.as- all His pegs- were getting; destroyed; He (the Mayor) considered it was a matter as much, for the County Council.to deal with;, j VOTE TO THE HOSPITAL. Cr Young’s motion that lie given tb'the Hospital: was held over till next meeting; The Council then adjourned’.