MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 41, 24 August 1870, Page 5

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

— -0 The fortnightly mooting was held in the Town Hall on Monday evening last. The Mayor and all the Councillors were present. The Acting Town Clerk read the minutes of previous meeting, which were confirmed. Copies of outward correspondence {including a memorial to the General Assembly praying that periodical sittings of the District Court may no held at Cromwell) were read and approved. The Acting Town Clerk read a letter received from Mr 0. O’Neill, M.H.R., enclosing Reports of Select Committees on petitions presented by him in the Assembly from the Town Council. The report of the committee regarding the petition for the erection of new post and telegraph offices states that the matter rests with the Executive Council of the Colony, and the committee appointed consequently declined to entertain the petition. [The report on the petition for commonage will be found in another column.] The Council resolved to communicate with the Postmaster-General on the subject of the firstnamed petition. A letter was read from Mr Warden Pyke, asking the Council to furnish particulars and state locality of land rccpiired for recreation-ground. Permission was granted to Mr Whetter to erect a verandah in front of his premises. Por the Town Clerkship there wore four applicants, viz. : —George Jeuour, James Miller, William Fenwick, and Edmund Alexander Watson. The Council resolved itself into committee to consider the applications, and the result was that Mr W. Fenwick (of the Cromwell Argus) was appointed to the office. Only one tender—that of Mr F. Foote —for reconstructing the town water-race was received. The tenderer ottered to do the work required for the sum of £ls, or at the rate of os. per chain. The tender was accepted. Messrs Conuellan and party’s account for use of their water-race up to 15th hist., amounting to £52 10s., was passed for payment, and a bill at six months was given for the amount. It was agreed to confirm the arrangement which had been made by the Public Works Committee with Mr Hayes on behalf of Conuellan and party, which was to the effect that the latter undertake to supply a quarter sluice-head of water to the town at the rate of threepence per week for every house. The Mayor stated that he had arranged with Mr Brough, solicitor, to act for the Corporation in the matter of drawing up an agreement with Conuellan and party. An account from Mr John Marsh, £2 2s.,'for services rendered as valuator, was passed fur (Payment. Accounts from Messrs Nicholas and T&iw'ards, £2 for coal supplied to the late Town ||gP»from 14th June to 3rd August; and from ‘{Mr'l. Wright, £l, for lamp-glasses, candles, I stationery supplied, were held over for consideration at a future meeting. The Mayor stated that during last week Crs. i Whetter, Dagg, and Dawkins, with himself, had waited upon Mr Barr, the Provincial Engineer, 1 m reference to the formation of the main road r iprough the town. Mr Barr agreed that it was SeS«Bsary the work should be done, but thought j the Government were at present short of funds. He promised, however, to use his influence in getting the road formed as soon as possible ; and also to bring under the notice of the Government , necessity of repairing the road between Clyde and Cromwell, and of opening up a main line to Lake Wanaka over the terrace behind the town. It was resolved to instruct the Town Clerk to communicate with all defaulting ratepayers, and to take proceedings, if necessary, for the recovery of rates in arrear. >, On the motion of Cr. Whether, the Clerk was |jag|nicted to write to the Colonial Secretary reIjSisiing that the Mayor of Cromwell may be appointed a Justice of the Peace. . -The customary vote of thanks was accorded *io the Mayor, and the Council then adjourned.