TUAKAU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 455, 7 March 1919, Page 3

TUAKAU.

TUAKAU TOWN BOABD MONTHLY- MEETING j^ The monthly meeting of the Tuakau Town Board was held on Tuesday last the members present being j Messrs James Pirret (in the chair), B 0 Oeraghty, W. Barnaby, C. Finch, J. M. Mungall, and George r Lapwood with the clerk, Mr A. H. Tapper. The chairman (Mr Dynes Fulton) ' who was away in Hamilton, forwarded an apology for absence. A BEQUEST DECLINED Mr J. J. Dromgool waited on the - Board and made application for a grant of pipes in order to tarn the water across the road adjacent to bis property. Mr Pirret said he was not in favour of granting pipes in this case. If the Board gave pipes to one person, others would come forward with a similar request. Mr Dromgool urged that as a ratepayer he was entitled to a little consideration. Mr Mungall thought any ratepayer who graded a road should have some consideration. By doing such work at their own expense ratepayjfMM saved the Board considerable exr fpise. He then moved that a person who regraded the road to his house jbe given pipes to keep the water from.destroying the portion of the road rijjtrsled. Mr Lapwood seconded. ■■■'MX Oeraghty pointed out that the rosfl was a public one and led down to the Waikato river and supported the m ''ion Mr Finch said he had inspected th- . road and as far as he. could »ee " -•' had not been regraded. All that e had b»»en done had been th*.t » pi ugh hud been used. Mr Pirret moved and Mr KV ■< h seconded that pipes lie not gtai<'*-d Mr Mungall said th- nnu."m • Woul>< not euci-urajf- people to i j.roV" fhe road" 'o th ir f-.r...- It th" Bon id i'id n- • T tfiv- -oiii rou «g ii'* *'' i «• »'" '' v ' " ' work n i'H »(■ X e > Mr B»r. im • hi. i ;i. v' it th ro-'d ' - th- -• ■ i-f < . ; of the fcmrnn-er he * ",11 h i fav< ur of granting pipe* Ihe Knj»-udni-' I w s :h»i. |ii Meters Pirret, BiriiHoy and Fn. • voting for it and M*Mr> iUD4<I , Smod an- G iagh>y ag-tin-am*ndmeot was then liecoir-d |J on the casting vote o' <ha< ting hnirraan CATfI'LIC fnt'HCII APPROACH With toe ••MJ'ot of h.ivi' g Approach rttade <>• th* > a'li h<Ohurcn, Messrs H McGui'H, J I Dromgool aud P. A. Keppei waited on the Board and asked for some assistance.

Mr Pirret thought an approach should be made. Mr Dromgool suggested the erection f steps on cither side to provide for access from the north and: south. Mr Mungall moved that the i Engineer he instructed to prepare a ' sketch for proposed steps to give j ent- ar.ee to the Church, the same to , be submitted to the Church Com j I mittee fur approval. ] j Mr Lapwood seconded and the j proposition was carried. ' MISCELLANEOUS. ! With regard to the Conference of delegates held at Hamilton in con- ' nection with the Hora Horo- j Awapuna Hydro Electric Scheme, i the secretary applied for payment of' a levy of £2 2s made on local bodies j to meet preliminary expenses and it was resolved to forward a cheque for i the amount. The acting Chairman mentioned ! that the Board's stone-crusher had ; j airived and that Mr Smeed would commence the crushing of spawls , ; early next we k i I IXA.NTE. Mr Murgall moved tlat the over draft of the General Account be ' reduced by £2OO by transferring a I I further quantity of spawls to Loan Account He said that this would mean a savin? of about 23s per month. —Carried Accounts amounting Ui £lsl 0s .'sd weie approve 1 and passed for pay ;] ment. ;' AIJIUtTBNItEXT. At this stage, viz , at 9.5 C p.m , j 'he meeting was adjourned until to- j night. j ; _ j Another instance of the danger ! existing fiom the railway level j •"■pssing in street, Tuakau, j \vas afforded quite recently, when • an approaching train osly just j < coming into contact wirh a ! . horse and carr. The incident was . referrad to at the mooting of the ; [Wkau T.-wn Board Isst Tuesday j •.veuiig by Mr Jam-s Muuga'l, who i ' sakl that if something wai not done ' ' som°oue would be cut to pieces—Mr j Mungill moved that the Clerk shou'd : , communicate with the Railway Dis- , tricfjSngineer, asking him to erect j' j he promised some time ago j afrjjjgftfttis < f warning the public of j trtfl^Bpiroaching.—Other members \ fell in with Mr Muogall'a suggestion, j and the motion was carriod unanimously. |