THE TOWN BOARD.

Evening Post, Issue 230, 25 November 1865, Page 2

THE TOWN BOARD.

The Town Board met yesterday at three' o'clock. The following gentlemen were present :— G Hart, Esq., Chairman; J. Dransfleld, Esq., Treasurer ; Messrs, Bishop, Mills, Borluse, Quin, Plimmer, and Jacka, On a letter being read from Gibbes Jordan, Esq., relative to the desire of the Wellington Cricket Clubs to lease the Canal and Basin Reserve, it was resolved that the letter should be considered at a future day, on the ground that the late clerk, William Bannister, who had formerly leased the Reserre, had not, up to that time, given up possession. Several of the residents in Tasman street waited upon the Board, and Applied that the formation of Tasman street might be carried on as far as Mie Adelaide Road. The City Surveyor said that it would cost about £100. The matter will be considered at the next meeting. The Chairman rend a letter from Mr. Miller, asking permission to erect a verandah in front of the Commercial Hotel. Neither plans nor specifica 1 ions having accompanied the application, it could not be entertained. A letter from Mr. Kager was read, declining the terms continued in a communication from the Board, dated 13th instant. Mr. Borlnse movud— ' That the City Surveyor, on next Friday, shall (live a separate return of (he moneys expended in each ward from the commencement, of this Bj>ml to th 30th November, allowing the amount of cash expended and the estimated value of the prison labor taken at 3s a-head per day ; placing in a separate account the money and labor expended on the Beach-road and Mplesworth-street." Carried. *%f r, Plimmer gave notice, that, on the next Board day, he would move that, the main drain on Lambton quay be continued from Mr Levy's shop to Kumototo stream^}On the motion of Mr. Jacka, it was resolved, that the Commissioners of Te Aro Ward,. with the Surveyor, do meet a deputation of the inhabitants ot Tasman street to devise the best way to carry out the road as now in course of construction. The City Surveyor presented the following report :— " City Surveyor'a Office, "24 th November, 1865. '•As directed by the .Board, I have examined the road from Majoribank's street towards Oriental Quay, for the formation of

the road along Clyde Quay, from Majoribank's street to its jvmution with Oriental Q'liy, Section N". 391, say for a breadth of twelve feet. I think it will cost sonic one hundred pounds. "In compiny with Mr. Jacka, 1 have measured and examine I the reg lirements for an open drain along the east side of the C.mal Reserve, and beg to lay before the Board the specification for the same. " The various works being carried on by the prisoners are progressing in a satisfactory manner. 11 1 beg to lay before the Board the various plans, sections, &c, aid specifluatijns of the work advertised by the B>aid. " I have completed the works required along Thurndon Quay to the tXtreme end of the town towards the liut . bridge near Mr. Moore's residence has been widened to 36 feet. And at Dr Feathtrston's the lower road has been made good and finished, where the damage has lately arisen, to the breadth of 50 feet. If the Board will allow me to use t he prison labour and will permit me to no to tie expense of some twenty-five pounds for material, I think I may state that I am in a position to repair all the damage that has arisuu. 1 urn of opinion that with an expenditure of about twenty-five pounds that I can make the road good. If the Board would authorise me to vs 3 stone flagging for the covering of such drains as that at Dr. Featherston's, I think the work could be done at less expense, and more permanent than using timber ; this refers to where there is a heavy amount of filling in. "In Willis-street, the culverts f rum the Union Bank to Mr. Howe's, are laid down in the continuation of the same to the main drain. I propose using the brinks at present in the drain opposite Mr. Howe's in laying this surface drain along Dixon -street. " R. Skeet, " City Surveyor." Mr. G. Hart having expressed, his intention of being absent for a month or six weeks, Mr. Bishop was nominated to fill the chair until his return. Mr. Jacka wave notice that he would move on next bo»rd day, that it is desirable to have a certain number of lamps for the use of Lambton Quay. The meeting theu adjourned until Friday next.