BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 631, 9 July 1891, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

As ordinary meeting or tne above was held on Tuesday evening. Present: His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Crs McLernon, Joyce, Coleman, Harding, Taylor, Hepburn, Dunlop and Whinray. Mr Finn, solicitor, wrote enquiringjwhether he would appear for the Council in the Commission re the Taruheru footbridge. . On the motion of Cr Whinray, it was decided that His Worship the Mayor, Crs Dunlop, and the mover should appear before the Commission with Mr Finn. On the Finance Committee’s recommendation it was decided that the office hours for the clerk should he from 9 till 5, and the hours for the public from 10 to 4. A sum of £l5 was ordered to be paid co Mr Warren for taking charge of the office. The Overseer made a general report. A man had been engaged to ferry people across the river while the bridge is being repaired, during the hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mr E. G. A. Reynolds wrote requesting that the kerbing in front of his shop be done. Cr McLernon thought it advisable to have the kerbing done in Lowe Street, from Childers road to Palmerston Road, He proposed that the work be done. Or Harding seconded. The Mayor thought that the matter should stand over for the present. They were not in funds, having an overdraft in the bank, The work was not a necessity. Cr Harding considered the work should be done. There not being sufficient funds it was agreed that a few loads of gravel be put in Lowe Street, and Mr Reynolds’ request was refused. Cr Lewis drew attention to the water channel from Grey Street to Peel Street, They were in a very bad state. Cr Whinray did not think the work was urgently required; there were no persons living in the block. The Mayor said the work had been authorised, and he did not see why it should not be done. Cr Lewis proposed that the work be done ; seconded by Cr Taylor.— Carried. Cr Whinray gave notice of motion to have the Clerk’s salary readjusted. The following accounts were passed for payment :—A. R. Muir £2 13s,Gas Company £4 17s 6d, Audit £5 6s Bd, Boylan and Co. £1 9s lOd, Common, Shelton and Co. £1 6s 7d, Stationary £3 2s 9d, sundries £2 5a Gel, G. L. Greenwood £5 ss, Standard £7 5s 6d, D. Ready £3 10s, A. Robertson £4 4s, H. Partington £2 15s, F. Hicks £7 6s, E. Hughes £2 2s, A. Robb £2 9s, J. Kenny £2 16s, J. Warren £l5.