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Waratah lYZunicipal Council.
THE above Council met in their Chambers !k
on Monday evening. Present : The Mayor, ':
and Aldermen Whitemau' Watson, Wil-.
lams, Upfold, Seholey, Cross, Goodhew,
and Cropley. The minutes of last meeting
were read and confirmed.
The outgoing letters were read and ap
proved ot.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter read from the Department of
Public Instruction, to the effect that the
necessary instructions had been given to
the teacher of the Waratah Public School
to have the works effected specified in a
previous letter, (stating Haabury Public
?chool) -Received.
Alderman WIrLInAs said the sum of
mosey granted the schoolmaster was in
sufficient todo the works required, a list of
which he then read, and moved-" Thals
the Minister for Instruction be asked,
through the members for the county, to
grant a sum of money suffie:ent to make
the improvements."
Alderman WATSoN seconded.
The MAYOR spoke of the Local Boards
under the old system, and the" replacing
them with Boards for each distr:ct, two
members of which searely ever went inside
any of the schools. They had a'Bodrd for
the district, and they might do something
if written to. The late Dr. Hill was a mem
ber of this Board, and so far as he '(the
Mayor) knew, no one had been appointed in
his place. . .
Alderman WrHIT55cAN moved an amecih
ment-"That copies of letters upon the
matter be forwarded to the School'Board,
with a equest that they represene there
quirements ito the Department of Publie
Instruction."
Seconded by Alderman Cnos, pro6forma.'
The motion was withdrawn, and' the
amendment carded.
From Mr. R. U. Luseoinbe, M.Pii with
letter~enclos.d from the Mines Department,
to the effect that the Waratah Coal Com
pany had been written to anid asked to
allow the crossing over their railway to be
altered, but no reply having been received,
they had again been written to on the sub-..
j ect.-Received.
From Mr.. W. C., Fawlius, asking 1er
mission to erect a verandah over the foot
path in Station. street.- Granted.
From the Department of Mines dated
106th Septemter, 1884, as follows :- ' .
Smn,-ltefcring .to my letter of the 13th ultimo,
further respecting the repairing of that portioa sf
the Great Northern sdoadwhieh lies withia the
municipal district of 'Waratah, I am directed to
inforsm you that in view of the opinion of the
Attorney-Osneral, the duty of prooeeding in this
case devolves upsn the M£unicipal Council of
WYasalh. I have the hensur, etc.
T saoi i Woo,, Under-Secretary.
The CouncilCierkc, Waret ,.
From the Worts D :a tment, dated 19th
September, 1834, as follows:
Cxs,-stcefrrieg to your letter of the 0th instant, '
relpecting the state at lportion a the Maitlane
read, within ysour Municipality, I sin directed to
interns yea that repairs to the read in question,.
should he carried out by your Ceuacil. Ihave the
honour, etc. '?
The Council Clerk, Warateh. Jons RA "
Alderman WATON said, from the tenor
of both letters it was evident the Govern
ment were only playing at hide 'and seek
with the Council. They had written letters
without number, and it was useless writing
any more. A deputation should go down
and wait on the Minister for Mines, and he
moved-" That a deputation wait on the
Minister, together with the members for
the county, respeeting the Maitland Road,
and also the Georgetown or Broad Meadow
Road."
Seconded by Alderman WHITEMAN.
The MAIo said the Council had been
writing letters continually for four or five
years respecting the undermining of the
road and other parts of the municipality.
Ihe Government had served four gentle
men with writs for taking coal from under"
the road, had called for tenders for repairs
to it, and accepted none because the price
was too high, thereby acknowledging its
responsibility; and after so doing to send
letters like those just read was insul.ing to
the Council. He thought another letter
might be written-respectful, but in as
strong language as possible-to show to the
Government the poverty, the ignorance,
and stupidity themselves anul their officials
had displayed respecting this road. The
people of the district should rise oe masse
and hold an indignation meeting.
The motion was carried, and the Mayor
and Alderman Watson appointed to go on
deputation.
From the Town Clerk, Newcastle,
respecting conference to be held on the
30th September, concerning roads, public
pound, seowage and sanit 'ry maaters.-Reu'
esived and the Mayor and Alderman Wat
son appointed delegates.

Prom Messrs. Hartley and Geites, the
-contractors for George.street, asking for an
extension of time-three weeks-and ad
vance of .1O. - Received, and request
granted.
From the Surveyor, to the effect that
William.street was not completed in ac
cordance with specification. - Jieceived,
and contractor to be acquainted with Sur
'veyor's report, and requested to complete
the work.
From Mr. W. A. Steel, dedicating Mary
street, Croydon Park, foety feet wide, to
Council.
Alderman WATsoN moved-" That the
sletter be received, and dedication not
accepted until right to mineral under the
street was vested in Council."
Seconded by Alderman GcoDHnEw.
Alderman ScHOLEY moved an amend
,sent-" That the dedication be accept.d."
He held the document was sufficient, and
that Council had no right to nineral under
street., but could obtain an injunction to
prevent it being worked.
Seconded by Alderman UrFoan.
Alderman WATsoN held the document
-was not sufficient, as it only gave Council a
legal right to the surface. They should
protect themselves against future damage to
streets.
Alderman Scero.LE said if the dedication
,of all streets was refused, people could not
build, and it was an iojustice to take ratas
from them and not give proper access to
.their properties.
•On being put, the voting was equal.
'Three for and against.
Alderman SCeHoi.LY called for a division,
wvhieh resulted as follows :
For the motion-Aldermen Watson,
'Cross, Goodhew, Cropley, and Whiteman.
For the amendment-The Mayor, and
Aldermen Scholey, Upfold, and Williams.
'h?e motion was declared carried.
From the Secretary of the Municipal
.Association, stating that Council's requests
:wespecting Local Government. Bill and
'laitland Road would have attention. Also
sprinted legal opinions concerning Forbes
Petersham, and Ilverell Councils.-Re
.ceived.

OlEPORcTS.
"From the Finance Committee, recom.
mending payment of accounts and wages,
amounting to-£75 Os 3d.-Adopted.
From the overseer, as to works done
since last meeting.-Received.
From the Improvement Committee, re
'commending that better provision should
'be made for the outflow of waters from
Dawson-setreet. That Whiteman's lane be
formed in a similar manner to Steel's lane.
That the surface of the Georgetown road be
.picked up, and the pickings broken to 2,
unches gauge, and covered with quarry
rubble'; also that a rough stone water table
he made on the north side for about five
?and a half chains.-Received.
Alderman CROPrEY read specifications for
<wiring Recreation Reserve fence and hang
trig gates.-Received a~id adopted..
Alderman WATsos asked if the Mayor
intended to take action to reconer outstand
ing rates.
The MAYoc said the Clerk would issue
'ummonses for the recovery of rates in
arrears.
Alderman Caose asked howimany chains
?of work were to be done in Kerr-street.
I'he MAYou said it had been decided to
do the street by day labour.
The Overseer, by request, said there was
about eight chain~ of cutting down and
~illing up from Oakley's to Bull-street.
Could not tell what was in the other portion.
Alderman WhITEareAr asked if the Council
£ntended to take action against.the" Fern
dale Coal Company for damage done to
streets.
The MAYoR said that letters had been
written to them asking that the streets be
.made good, but no reply had been received.
Aldoerman WHrITaEANe gave notice that
abe would at next meeting move that action
rbe taken against the Company.
BUSINESB PURSUANT TO xOTICE.
Alderman WAvreon, in accord with'notice
given at the last meetieg, then moved
" That a call of the Council bh made to
take into consideration the rescinding, or
otherwise, of the motion meved by Alder
enan Scholey, and carried by Council on
Adugust 25th last, accepting dedication of
streets in Mr. James Roe's estates, contrary
to the 117th section of the Municipalities
Act of 1867."
The call was then male by the Clerk,
'the whole of the aldermen being present.
The motion was then discussed at great
length, Alderman WATsoN contending that
it was illegal to accept dedication of streets
until an amendment moved by him and
carried by5 to.2 on August 11 last, refus
ling to aceept'tha dedication of streets in
INewbottle until the right to mineral was
eed?eain the Council, was rescinded. He
was not averse to accepting dedicatiomi of
the streets, but held that provision should
b~ made for their safety.
Alderman Caoss, in seconding the
"motion, endorsed the remarks of Alderman
Watson. In every deed mention was made
of the reservation or otherwise of the
minerals, and it should be so in a document
-dedicating streets.
.Alderman SCHOLar moved as an amend
,ment-" T'hat his motion, car:ied on the
,25th of August, remain in the minutes,
and be adhered to." He again pointed out
the Council had no right to the mineral,
"and that they could get an injuncti n to
prevent the streets being damaged by
undermining. Further, that some of the
streets of Newbottle were laid out before
thetown was incorporated.
Alderman UThoe i seconded, and pointed
cut that one of the legal opinions rec'ived
<that evening was that the 1l7th section of
the Act gave the Council full control over
all streets.
Alderman GooDnsEw and A1de.man
"WaIEsMAN supported the motion.
Alderman WaLrnAaes supporte I the
.meudment.
Alderman CROPLEY said he felt some
.diflciulty about voting, as he thought
,Iderman Watson's amendment of the 11th
August ehouldfirst be rescinded. •
On being put, the amendment was carried
by five to four.
.iDhe Council then rose at 11 p.m..

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