BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 9542, 10 November 1881, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

,-rJmary meeting of this body /.]' on Tuesday evening. There '.;.-. cn t— His Worship the Mayor VJ.-'.ir). Crs Nathan, Jones, Mur■^ads, Spurdle, Chadwick, and

■ Tt j,— The minutes of the ore-. luting were read and confirmed. — Cr Spurdle, jfof the Committee, stated that •ant of pressing business in which i-iis members had been engaged riii? had been held, and they »ye to hold over their report till -::lin?-■vcE-Siikkt, — The balance-sheet iijlf.yetir ending 30th September •jupoii the table. Wins.— A letter from Mr T. C. la reference to opening up a footjgt, Hill-street was left to the C of works. — Messrs York and rvt wrote asking that the footpath

'■; of their premises in Eidgway*Eight lie proceeded with, and for half the cost. — :/to.

r; Tennis Club.— Letter from Mr Jt in releronce to the laying on of •;o the tennis lawn off Guy ton -

The club were willing to pay [• : r imiiimi for the water. —Cr Lmnvitl, and Cr Jones seconded, ijix-'ptsi be complied with ; the rivinf,' in addition all ordinary ['il :!io cost of laying the pipes.

;/viiian of works stated that he axl from Mr Babbage that the \i\t willing to pay the cost of ;on the water until a main had El down iti Wilson-street. — The ;ras carried. -nßklt Lkasks. — Letter from Mr j,:-kii]^ r for n. reduction of the rent ijuMilklt sections. — Cr Chadwick ;L1 [lie Council that in the case

Fi;;imiiry JJros, in which they had

riasinniar request, the applicants ritreil loss through not being able ritir grants. He would, however, !:ist tin- request be referred to the [•;;; Committee with power to act.

q'ian's llKroiiT. — The foreman of ■ hamle.l in his report on the w.-urks hich had been completed Trit; in \n egress. — The report Avas |:i. lie stated that Mr Annabell, l;ivcvj]]ju 'lit Surveyor, had required b<;> projecting over the footpaths [i i'c ti"i:niiiu«l, as they interfered ilhe surveying. — Cr Chadwick •I, ami Cr Spurdi-i seconded, That : :- liiiviiiL; trees overhanging the

l;!:; lie noliiicd by advertisement .: inj\\>p;!pei:s to trim such trees tilled iipmi by the surveyor, so as 'ia clear view of the street.

, — Tho notice of

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.ni-tiiudin.L: m Or Willis' name, in ;:cHn prohiLiting the use of hose--iiuiii;,' tin- siuunier, lapsed on '.L'lufliis ulisence.

'ii-i.\M\ — A memorial signed by

spers in the neighbourhood of ■ii'stiunl was tabled, requesting 'icalistuml remain in its present

i:i.~ Cr Jones said in face of this - na! he v/onlil ask leave to withsfe motion to rescind the by-law -"JG^'this .-natter , as he was under the ■pt-fion when he gave the notice of «oatli!it hv \vi:s acting in the interests ! 'if {lomlciiK'n w-ho signed this peti-i-Leave wits granted and the mat;V.iii:.m'i:s. — The Town Clerk, Mr and his assistant, Mr Pur"(Wc apjiouitcd valuators for the !r "sh t'ov ihe ensuing year, at the

pHnmuTation as last year, .£(3 O. I&tk Committee. — The names of Nones iind Chadwick were added to Mites Committee.

Accounts— Accounts to the value of > ; i Is (id v,\ re passed for payment. _ •oi'Niu Buildings. — Cr Cbadwick attention to the very small pro- *■* which was being made in the -tt'on of the Council Chambers. He "Dot oppose the passing of the pro - r tS r a ynif']it, but he considered that --architect should be written to and ~ ; Jto take some steps to forward the ' OI Uu the building. His own opinion i; tint portions of the work would J^toljf done over again. mike ok Motion.— Cr Spurdle gave mc t th;u he would, at the next meet's, move, That the present cab-stand =favtd, and a concrete water channel ynUt the side. Pt'iiLic Holiday. — It was resolved, vat the »th of November be observed sapuLlic holiday. j *ki? was all the business.