MATAMATA TOWN BOARD.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 97, 12 September 1918, Page 3

MATAMATA TOWN BOARD.

V-,' Monthly Meeting.. Tho monthly meeting of the ;>.y Matamata Town board was hold 1 -j on Tuesday, Mr J. Prico presiding. • The other members present were ■>'i Messrs J. Pob.len, W. A. Gordon, ;and JvF. Vesper. CONDOLENCE. Before proceeding' with the business the chairman said'"ho re- : grettecl that the occasion had arisen for him to move votes of sympathy; but, within the last few days intelligence had been received of the deaths of Private John Barugh, Private Shannon (Tirau) and Gunner Bullock. He wished to move a vote of sympathy to the bereaved relatives. The motion was passed, members standing. BURWOOD ROAD/SAND-PIP" John FitzgeraldyAvrote to " Pie board as follows : At beg to draw your~-atteation to the injury the sand-pit “Is doing to Burwood y; road, in connection with my property. What may be some nice building sites in the future are being spoiled, and if it keeps ck. going. ahead for . the next two •- years as it has Tn tire past, the pit will bo nearly to Mr Simpson’s gate. Such an ungainly hole, within the town area, is a detriment to your town and people. I hope that you will be able to see your way .clear to close it .up, or. fill it up within a reasonable time. On the motion of Mr Gordon, seconded by Mr Vos per , it was decided to recommend to tfia new board the desirability of closing the" pit. ' _ “ :V • Mr' Pohlen and the chairman agreed. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT. The chairman reported that Dr Hughes, of Rotorua, had visited the town, had been met by him, and had been driven around the town and district. The inspector had ordered improvements to the sanitary arrangements of- various factories, and had later visited other parts. Mr Vosper said he was glad the inspector had arrived ; the wonder was that the Health department had not taken action before. The smells from the factories were certainly obnoxious and it was the duty of the board to see that everything was in order in the township. ' GENERAL. There was not much business before the meeting and before concluding the chairman expressed his thanks to the members for their attention to the business during the fourteen months they had been in office. The work had been conducted in a businesslike manner, despite the fact that the board had all the difficulties possible heaped upon ..it. yHe hoped the new board would carry out as good work. . Mr Vosper said he had pleasure as a member of the board, in thanking the chairman for the work he had done. Few realised to what this amounted to, but personally he had often noticed th« trouble he took to see that the affairs of the town district were, carried out in a proper manner* He felt that the thanks. ? of the residents were distinctly due to the chairman. ‘Mr Gordon endorsed the remarks. t The chairman, in thanking the members, said he was elected to the position, and that meant that he should carry out the work to the best of his ability. He would do this so long as the townspeople reposed confidence in him. The members generally complimented the clerk on the work he had done through the year, and/also thanked “The Press” for the prominence given to the board’s proceedings. ' s