COUNTY COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 324, 13 July 1889, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the above Council was held yesterday afternoon, Present I Ore Clark (chairman), Coleman, Tuoby, Orr, King, and Gray, The minutes relating to the license of the Royal Oak Hotel, Matswhero, were read and approved as correct, Cr King thought It was only fair that the Coin il and L’censing Committee should consider this question, Cr Gray asked whether ths Clerk’s action wan endorsed by the Council, Ths Chairman said ho considered it was, The minutes were read show nj t' e Clerk's instructions to issue the license if it were paid before midnight on the 29th June, Cr King said a license bad been granted and ho considered it was the duty of the Council to protect the property, Or Coleman said there was no dsubt but that the police acted extra sharply in this case. -The Council then agreed that they were unable to take action in the matter. It was agreed to authorise the Engineer to call tenders for 1000 yards of stone, Alternative prices to be given for hand and machine broken metal. The Chairman said that Do'.eman had promised to keep carts going on his maintenance contract on the main road between the town boundary and Makaraka, until all the repairs were made, but he had neglected to do so, He thought that the Engineer should be instructed to put three carts on and do what work was necessary; and that the amount should bo deducted from Doleman’s contract money. It was decided that notice should be given to Dolsman at once of the Council’s intention to put the teams on to make the repairs. Or Orr drew attention to the maintenance contract on the Waiapu inland road, which was being neglected by the contractor. In thia case also the Council decided to give notice to the contractor (Mr Pitcher) in almost the same terms.