GREYTOWN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 8

GREYTOWN.

Tho;-monthly meeting.of the Groytovrii' Borough Council 'was held 1 'on! Monday' evening'. The following /were present:— Mayor' (Mr/''D.' ;; !P. .I/oasby), 1 Council-' lorsv/Hayes','<. Trofmari.fCoe, " Bruntoh; Rogers,vahd: A° report; was re-ceived'-Worn., the Government,, stating that, subsidies would ;be given, to public librarics ,tliis ■ year: Permission, was ',granted; to 'Miv'D, Cameron'-.'toy erect teiephona posts,i-subject to' necessary, authority from the.Telegi-a'ph.Department. The /Welliiigtonj/Wairarapa Charitable. Aid*, Board ; wrote. ,requiring . all .accounts ./'to • March 31,/'to',.close' the board's business.., The Wairirapa ■" District/Hospital Board; also wrote/'relative to . closing accounts, :by March'3l'.—Attended to. s A letter was receivedl,from jtho /Discharged : prisoners'. Aid; Society,* asking : for • assistance.'/• A reply.rwas received from the. Wellington Education Boardj statins/ that" the board have.!iio; funds- for- subsidising public 'libraries. . The. Fublio Works' Department intimated -that /it would 'allow '",£SO . to-' wards'H.the 'cost' of : a bridge .'across, tho Papaitiii Creek. ""The ""Works': Committee reported tarring, arid saiiding tlie eastern side' pfi' Main : ' Street ;!as_: far 'as.Papawai Road./"/ For' convenience in winter crossings are'also to be'made in Main .Street. ■The 1 ; Overdraft,/ after .paying current, accounts, /.will' be ' .£753 lfe. lid;!, Oiitstand-

ing rates-at present amount to £486, Notice was given to strike the'following rates, at the nest meeting:—Town Hall, 2d. in £; general, Is. 3d.; library, Id.; water race, 3d.; special ,water Tace, 7d.; and ' hospital, 2d. :■ , ;■ '■■..! ... Mr. E. Fuller, while 'out motor-launch-ing on Sunday last, mot with.'an unpleasant accident... It appears.'that: the motor, "back-fired" before ho, .got ;the handle off, and he received a severe concussion in the face.. ■ . '■■-;' .'