PALMERSTON NORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 September 1877, Page 2

PA LM E RSTON NORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

A meeting of the above Council was 1 held oh Friday evening, the 21st -inst; m the Public Hall. J PBESENIV, ••- -- _:-':- . T- ■- The Mayor, iCouncillqrs Gilbert Marsh, Manson, Walton, Sununerhays,' Roe and Owen. ■ ; ; i ( : ;i " Crs. Marsh, Eoe and Owen, made the usual declaration on taking their seats' for the first time smce, election. ''■ -'■•: - ■ ■- ' HINUTES. .-.- .'. ':" '.>:^f" The minutes of the previous meek' ing were read and 6onfirmed. v . PBBCIS OIV LETTEBB. . T. Merritt re portrait of Mayor. Colonial Secretary, regretting that he could not interpret the lair to the Council, and referring to Borough Solicitors. " Bangitikei id^bcjS)^'' and " w Mana-' watii Times/ " stating termi for ; xsve& ; tising Snd prmtin^. .'"■ . ; W. Osbbrnere dog tax andEegistrai*. J. N. Flower, Foxtori, asking that the Borough account might >be/kept' tf£the Palmerston Branch of the Bank of Ne.w Zealand just opened. ; * \ Cr. J. Linton apologising f or absence through illness. ; ' . . After some . slight . disieussipn, Gr. , Summerhays T?hat tenders lie j invited for clearing buT9h i vi Met&ndra.and Ferguson streets, aiid thSt lilr Barton prepare specifications. Carried. ■ • ,:■s?/< Gifbert suggested that the advertising stand^over till next meeting, md a resolution"was passed to that effect.' - r^Gr;\MA3tsiß^ remarked t&at when the Borough &6ount was plaiced alt the Bank of Australasia there was no other Bank, and it would now: be as weU to ascertain the terms of each Bahk. : After a few qlß3erVatibns from Cr. Gilbert and the Mayor, it TfasresptTec 1 , ■ that letters be written to the two Banks, asking them to tender for the Borough account. j The Matob informed the Cbu'ncil that while m Wellington he had interviewed Mr Johnston, and that there I was every probability of the' application for reserves being favorably entertained. The Matob alsQ stated that the . reserve of 378^ acre^ to be vested' ifr the [iC^unbilv forwhichia Bill was nbW^pasIsing in' the" House, might be leaiea l^ but all monies a^ruing therefrom -^OMId r hare to be e3?p%nded on imprpy^^nts, .this; amendment he had been en awed to I introduce during -his Jkte >. Vijro W'Wet lington., -; - , , , The To^ir Cleek read "the misra tea of the" Bye-law Committee, and the ; Mayor laid on the table copies of the Wanganui,- Masterton, and o^th^rbye* ■laws. * ]ft was eventually decided that Crs. Walton and Eoe call on s»nd afecer^ion cost of adreriismg and printing'the bye-laws:^ , f ,v ■ : Diirink a'conversation abbut slaughter houses, the Mayor thought the Inspec- 1 \ tor-bf Nuisances had acted r&jrtissly m • not sfenHing m tis reporlt,- aiid' that he <■■>, should" be requested to' sendypne' ih for each meeting. ... „■-. The Mator read^alternatire (. tender's' from Mr/ Bartpn for i^ *■*?$» d| the - borough- for £il: and £37, and' after con-' ■ siderable discussion it was decided to' 4 "accept tha^ at £37 to coiftp^v' with; clause I^o of- the Act. The drainage •levels for the present to stetftfjW'er^ The Matob informed th'fe Council' that the "Gazette" notice was not iai'; <■ accordance with the petition as to boun-" darieß, and suggested thai the Groverri-" ment be t requested to redt^y the error. yThe M^eob called^ aitenlion : fa) a dif-j . ficujiry thaklately occurred in^elling.-*, -, ton' m dpnsequence. of rate notices being posted instead of delivered , 'and tne Co - ifectpr" was instructed 'M deliVer these :nol^eß personally! , * > £ .: ,6s. MabsS brbu'ghjt 'tfie. case 6f5 tEriffen before %he (^duncil/ but y-titif* Mayor hopingitwouldnbtbfeaprecrederitv , the .subject dropped. ', .. ' ■ '"; The petition : of, the TSedfthig^ Eooni • Gonimittee was' referred? to tMS Finance^ Committee, - .' ' ; The subject b£ fil&g iii ;drams a| i T'erraqe End was brought forward by Cr. MABBH : and afte%' soniffddiiVersation it was resolTed,*^ : ' . . That the applcaiibii fifiiJm Mi ; Palfrey son. Government Dispetftor,- for pemiis< -sion to nemofia certtto portions of^ thai i Terrace . near StewartV crossing bey referre'dio''^ JPablife Wdrts Commi^ te'et; "'; ■ "-■■■■■■' =;■: y.--.*'.-*\ ■: ,■ - ::: v . -svit: The Con^cilHheri, at 10. 15 p.ai., acl-jburnedi-ltU^ Friday; 6th October; -^