CARLYLE TOWN BOARD.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 397, 5 February 1879, Page 2

CARLYLE TOWN BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Board, was held at the Council Buildings, on Monday evening last. Present: Messrs Milroy (chairman), Aitchison, Adams, Dale, and Hirst. Minutes of previous meeting mid and confirmed.

Correspondence included—Letter from Fraser and Tregear, as to redaction in account of £o 3s; telegram from (j-. D. Hamcrton, relative to registration of sub-division of Capt. Wray’s property ; letter from T. Haywood, for permission to stack timber on Blafford-street—-granted, subject to a light being kept burning on dark nights; application from 11. Baylis, to transfer sections 4 and 7, Block 31, to Joseph Richards— Richards also assenting to the transfer —granted ; from Air Beamish, for transfer of Town Board leases, Block 33—granted on condition of applicant paying all expenses, Air Beamish being held responsible; from Secretary, Marine Department, fonvardiue regulations for election of members for Harbor Board ; from G. D. Hamcrton, relative to Captain Wray’s property ; from Fraser and Tregear, covering tracings showing the effect of proposed alterations in Dorset and. Leicester streets, which very considerably reduce the quantity of earth to be removed, and consequently the expense.

On motion of Mr Dale, seconded by Mr Aitchison, it was resolved, That fresh tenders should be called for No. 2 contract, in accordance with the altered plans, special meeting- to be held on the 17th instant, to open tenders. The Working- Committee reported £2 4s having been spent on day labor in cutting doelcs, donning footpaths, and spreading gravel. The attention of the Committee having been drawn to the dangerous state of the bridge in Victoriastreet, repairs had been effected at a cost of £2 os. lira wiling from Meredilhstroot to Jacomb’s corner was being proceeded with at an advance of Is per load for gravel. No offer having been received during the month for work at the price which the Committee were, authorised to let it, the plans for street improvements, for which tenders had been lately called, had been reconsidered, and the Committee had decided to refer the matter to the Board before letting the work, being of opinion that slight modifications, as shown on plans, would allow of the work being done at less cost, without any detriment to the general improvement of the streets. Report was read from the Inspector of Nuisances, stating that on account of reported infections disease at a house in town, himself and the Chairman of the School Committee had visited the premises, which they found deficient in sanatory appliances—two families living in the dwelling, with no partition to allow of separate sleeping rooms for the heads of the families or their children. There was, however, no person found sick in the dwelling. The proprietor of the Albion Hotel being warned not to allow slops from his premises to drain on Taranaki Hoad, had ordered timber to form a culvert to carry water off through his own land. An oll’ensivc smell from premises nearly opposite the Town Hall, led to an examination of premises, when everything was found to he clean, though one closet was within a foot of another person’s hack verandah. On motion of Mr Dale, seconded by Mr Milroy, it was resolved , .to call for tenders, to be sent in by next ordinary meeting for all works authorised, and for which plans were prepared, Mr Hirst moved that the Working Committee be called upon to explain why so much work was done in the upper part of the town, while little or nothing was done in the lower part. The motion found no seconder. Mr W. Dale tendered his resignation as a member of the Working Committee, which on the motion of Mr Aitchison, seconded by Mr Adams, was accepted.

Mv Hirst and Mr Adams -were each proposed, but declined to act as members of the Working Committee. Proposed by Mr Aitchison, seconded by Mr Hirst, and carried, “ That the Chairman be empowered to get the notices of rates forwarded at once—cost to be paid by the Cleric, now absent without leave,” Proposed by Mr Aitchison, seconded by Mr Hirst, and carried, “ That the accounts as read be passed, with the exception of Valuer’s and Pate a Mail accounts, which are to be held over till Mr Harris returns—Mail account then to be paid, if found by him correct. Valuer’s account to be paid when all the work connected with the valuation is completed.”

Statement of accounts for 29th January showed ; Balance on the Ist January, £3OO 4s 2d; rents, £3l 12s 6d; rates, £4 3s 7d'. Expenditure : £4O 10s 10c! The meeting adjourned.