TOWN BOARD.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 28, 4 August 1864, Page 3

TOWN BOARD.

'1 A general meeting of the Town Board was held lasfc night, in the Board room, Tay-street. The following members wer present : — Messrs. Clarke, " (chairman), Moffat, Smith, Jaggers, Livesey, and Broad. v , f , The minutes of former meetings were road' and confirmed. The' following communication from His Honor the Superintendent was read : — ', - " The Chairman of the Town Board, )j '" Sir,— On tho day after the deputation from the Town Board called at this office, I requested 'the Provincial Solicitor to draw up a Bill in accordance wifch tho suggestions of tho deputation. " I received a reply this day, stating that the Provincial Council has no power of legislation in altering the constitution and practice of courts of civil jurisdiction; consequently ifc cannot provide for thY trial of 'appeal cases by a jury. s j" The Ordinance can be amended by providing that notrless than four magistrates, the Resident Magistrate being one, should constitute the Bench to try' such Vases. ' *- "-* i " I have the honor to be> &<V , ' «■«' (Signed). - ' J. A'- R. Menzies, „)''., " Superintendent.

■The 7 OraßE^then readyletters from Messrs. v Scimdretfc, and*Garthwaite] resigning* their: seats aaimembers of t\e Board. 777 .;7i - *H A communication was then read, frpm the of Police, bringing- under the notice: Tof .the Board that the drains in Dee-street, North Spby-street, West • Deteron-street, and .North ■Kelvin-streety -were so constructed, that the watei* reihains stagnant va them, and thereby oreates a nuisance. f,'_- *, < • -.. ; V .: ;■ ■. : ;<; .; y*; The7lpUowing7 report frph^Miv hon. Town Engineer, was then read to- the meeting* o ; •'AngU^ird f J1864.Y7 ; The Chairman of the Town Roara. „ - Sie.— -I.haye the honor to submit, the following, statement of 'wbrks : executed, and- undertaken by^ the Board during the last eight, months, vizi :-— .from November, 28th, 1863, to '2Bth July, 1864, and. of the expenses .attending .their execution.:—. :■' Contrapfcs have, beeh ehterejd into for the execution of public works, to the extent of £14,650, 19?. 9d. The expense incurred in laying off, aiid supervising the execution of the works amounts to £319 175: lOd;.-— or ; under; two androne-fiffch|per cerifc:/ had. they all been carried'oh to'completion ; but, owing to the cancelling of two contracts, deposits t& the amount of* £479 were forfeited to the Board,7which: sum, placed against- the expenses, leaye a balance in favor of the Board of £159 2s. ;2d< .■-..,■;. I have the honor, &c. G. F. RICHABDSON, Hon. Town Engineer. P. S. — Annexed will be found the above sums Btated'iri detail.. *'-' * •"* " Money value * of works executed or undertaken by the Town Board from 28th November, 1863, to 28th, July, 1864 :— 7 | ,' WOEKs'IN PEOG-EESS. Old contracts.— A— Tay-street ... £11,74 18 2 Do. B — Esk-street footpath ...; 2,510 13 10 Do. O— Tay-street 130 5 4 £3,815 17 4 WOEKS UNDERTAKEN ANE EXECUTED. Since 28th November, 1863. Contract 1. — Dee-street gratings ... £2,960 2 11 Do. 2.— Street crossings 619 16 4 Do. 3. — Deveron street footpath 655 17 3 Do. 4. — Spey-street drain 112 14 6 Do. 6. — Esk-sfcroefc formation 553 3 9j) 0 . 7_Spey-street footpath 703 1 0 Do. 9.— Lamplighting 223 10 0 Do. 10.— Drain, Dee-street ... 30 14 0 Do. 11. — Street crossing at postoffice 39 15 0 Sundries 136 16 0 £,6035 10 0 WOEKS TJND BETAKEN (NOT EXECUTED). Contract s— Pitching and metalling £4,549 11 8 Do. B—Lamp-posts8 — Lamp-posts 250 0 0 £4,799 11 8 Grand total £14,650 19 9 DEPOSITS FORFEITED. Contracts 5 and 8 cancelled — £479. EXPENSES ATTENDIN& LAYING OFF, OB BtTPEBVISION OF ABOVE WORKS. Engineer's salary, eight months £266 13 4 Office rent 26 5 0 Office furniture 18 4 6 Stationery — under 2 0 0 Labor, levelling, pegs, Lc 6 15 0 -£319 17 10 Balance in favor of the Board £159 2 2 A letter was also read from Mr. Richardson, regretting that the financial position of tlie Board rendered it necessary that some of its employees should bo dismissed, and intimating tliat he had much pleasure in accepting the appointment of honorary engineer to the Board, which they had offered to him. Ifc was then moved by Mr. Broad and seconded by! Mr. Moffatfc, that the Chairman and Mr. Jaggers wait on the Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, for the purpose of obtaining an overdraft, wifch a view to liquidating arrears of salaries due to the officials of the Board. The Chairman expressed liis willingness to act on the deputation, but feared that the result would be anything but favorable. The motion was carried. It was then moved by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Ja&gers, that Messrs. Jaggers, Moffatt, and Livesey, and fche mover be appointed a committee to revise tlie assessment roll, and that the clerk be instructed to call a special meeting of the Board on Monday next to receive the same. The motion was carried. There being no other business befor the Board, the meeting then adjourned.