TOWN BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 227, 5 November 1887, Page 2

TOWN BOARD.

Titk ordinary monthly meeting of To Aroha Town' Board was held on Saturday evening last. Piesent: Messrs Dohson Chairman (pro tern). F razor, ami Uotohen. Minutes ot the previous meeting wore read and confirmed: The following- correspondence was then dealt with : Inward — Licensing Committee Cleik.^ From Pinko County Council informing the Board that the following resolution w»w passed ut the meeting 1 of council held on

Oct. 21th, — '-That the Clerk of the Te A roll a Licensing Bench bo paid the sum of £5 i'or his sot vices for the peiiod ending 30th June hist, and tli.it lie be p'litl as salary, the ftimi of £2 2s. per annum from that date ; both payments to ho continent upon the To Aioha Town I'oard agreeing to pay its due proportion." I, 1 evolved on the motion of 'Mr T'>a'/SM-se-conded by Mr TroH-o»: Pint t'-o C n'k be instructed to roply to (Munty ' Vmncil stating that the P>oaid are pi e,pai o I to abide jy t"ims ol! their letter, ti rid asking (,oun<-ii to nmitto MrG. Wilson (Jleikof Ijiivn-msj; Court, the amount due to him a.-> e.uiy as possible. Al.so to inform Conned the gioss amount icceived bv lbs Boaid for licensing fees was £175. Defective D\ imago — From Mr W. fl. P. Mnrsdnn, directing attention to tinmattei of drainage find stating ih.it the drainage from the upper ltlo"k was cauuht by the channel icceiilh cut in Koromiko s(ivef,and thence flowed through the school-home allotment, al o pointing out I hat it \vis necessary that steps be taken to pi event di. linage i'rom settling in the hollow in Bridge street, between the school giounds and Wesleyan church. Resolved that the m ltteis complained of berefeiied to the Inspector ot! Nui-.inces to report upon. The Inspector of Nui-.mce (Mr John Daic) made a complaint with lespett to a }aid and pigsty ouncd by Messis 13iadle t y and Co. JiC.olvcd on the?nolion of the Ch.u'nnan seconded b)- Mr Hotchin th.it the Inspoctor be iiuti lifted and empowoieil to proceed .i'_;.'iiri >( persons c>« >m tin L( ing lire iches ni the l>y Law-, in all maUui-i eouung within the l au;;e of his dutie . I^•n)o^ <i\ of MM l i ; 1111 1 1 iSoil — Ileiolvcd on the motion ol' Mr Kia/,ei, Heeonile'l by ?\T i' llotr-heu , That tenders be invited by advei ti.sement ioi removing the ni-j!it soil; siiociilc.itioiis to be seen at the oitici- of the Board ; and thai Mr Ilotehcn b-j lequestud to assiU the Cleric in <li.iwing up name. " Absenting AFtMnlxM-s — Tlic Chaiimfin Mr Fj- Qiiinn has not attended any meeting of the Hoard since Jui\ 30th, run Mi ,T Com es sine ' June 2;th ; neither m "nbei having iv<|ii"s|ed Icive of absence, prior to leaving the dutiict. The following letter w.is load Greymnutli, Otohri 2nd , 1887. To Chairman and M -mb";^, 'J'e Aio'.i.i Tow n Hivud, Gi'INTNEMi'-N :— 1 t ike this opportunity of mloiinin I.'1 .' you that ! do «'i exp 'ct t<> be, back to l\ v Aroha hefoie I )ec.o:nbjr, and a>k \ou to g:\-e ni" I > ive of absence till then, whenlexpec t to icmiiiio m\ duties as usual. Hoping thi^ will find jmi all well, and w oi king well. 1 have the honour to be, } oun, et' 1 ., I. Co itv^. Some discii'-sion took piai <> i « ■ 1 . 1 1 is eto the ac'ion of thos. membi :s w h> !i t I th'ii thiown the whole woi k and re po-i-ih lity of the 11. ..ii -I upon thr •» mu mher-< ; 'vhic'i u <;s nvi'-t iril.ur. IJesoKed on t h > ni"t ion of Mr ['''hv, scco'id"d by Mi iiutcii- n, tint ti ' i le> k b • in^ti in fed to w 1 1 te to the I'lituiiii i. Mi K. tj'iinn. a-km_; him if lie i^ prcn. i -d t ■ le^uiii" h 1 <l'lti\ s '\-, t in> mb/i oi thi i> >.m i',, a'l I poir\tm_; out ti it mi/ c t t" ( b" i rif-- h iu"f u 1 1 o-> I >•• iJi • i ' L .. i:h u lu'lli (I mi 'ids a full me. 'ling of ti.o \'> '.u ! , aUo th t! Vlr !)ob on l)J ii'(|iies(.c(! to ,is,i l the Cieikin t Si 1 - m ittel, ft wasdecid"d not(or i j>!\ to Mi C'un^o !ett"i pending a K'i;ly b-jiiii^ te'.uved lr.im Mr Q www Mr I)ili'(V) <-ii'ed Seij,'int Em m son liad --pol ("i t > tiiin Hi! 1 ! i ■ os( t t ) (he kerpm_r o 1 i '4^ mi tle t<>'\ n s h p, an i iho to some ollur nn'tMs w'c i -by 1 nuisance u,i- being ( i'" it d. WatT — So'ni' (l;-,'us>ion took pliiCL'uith if>]i' i ct to w 1.11 .ti ;i-i 11.1 I l>e-.i be taken in tins malt'M ; but owing to Uieie bem^ only thr.-e nn'in'i'iv pii'-"iit it w ,is decided to pootpos'c I'jit'i.M consideration of this question t'> .1 lutui' 1 m-'cling. Ri^olvrd that a speei tl Mi' i eting ot the P.oaid be I,,>] 1 on Nove'iib'T li'ih. Bumness; '['0 open and deal w illi t udi-rs I'or lemoval of ni:;hi soil, to consider loply (lum (iiaiimm (if 1 "vivedj Mid deal with Mi Coiner letter etc. The; following accounts were pas^ed'for payment, vi/., J. i\ Van-e, 14s Gd; A. 11. Whiteln use (C'cik), £3 10s; F- II 3 ««.v Itt (eno-incei), £4 1^ 3d.; J. Geirish (bellman), 15s ; Public Hull Co., £1 2s 6d.