TOWN BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 237, 14 January 1888, Page 2

TOWN BOARD.

TiiF oriimry meeting of tin* Te Arohn Town Ho nil w-is h •!•! on Thur-iiay evening Prp^'nt Corns D >Ihoh (chairman), Fimzm, (t.i\ in, Jiiiil llott. Minute^ of tiiu j»--vl<>ii^ monthly meeting, woro re.td tin 1 confirm' r) Correspondence. Outward — Y>) Mi Millar, .«olieitot\ iv the p<wil>tlit\ of levying a rite, if such were considered advi ibV, durintr the current lirvtu-m! yenr. Inward :-F(O!ii J. A. Millet, -o'icitor, in reply t > fit? Board's* enquiry above lefvrred to, advising th.it, a H • > a- i n j^ for the ti'nellnt would be required for giving the nect"» s arv notice**, etc., ami lorho'din^ Assessment Court, ir w:ts now tot >o near the end of the financial yp.ir to take any xfc;>n in the direction of levying a (ate f<>r the ennent year. Also further staling that Mi Hti.it foid, K. M. h.id at th<! toqu'st of <iovi'Min j iit, fixtd MriichHtli as the date for holding A eseS'iuent Couit lor next years valuation ,L"tter received, and it was ie1 solvcdtluit the Board t.ik<' no further nation in the direction of levying a rate r Juring th«* curie nt iiuaucial \ ear. Doir Jle^istr itinn : — Ret tlved th-it th» oleik; b« autlioriaeil to order a supply of dog collars. Gravel Pit : — The Clmii^rnan referred to the necessity of the Bo.ird NPuiinn^ a jfiMvel pit for their nse. Resolved th it the Chairman and clerk be empower*."! t » tnke th? jiieces^ary* steps ,for arranging for a supply of gravel, and confer with the En^inefr on the subject. Water Suppl} ;— 0 m-id'rable discus Bi'on took pluce leobtninint; n water ßiipf."ly for the township. Hnso-ived that the whole Boaid I)b constituted a committee >o onMdei the matter, -and meet for t!:at purpoaii at"7 30 p in on Monday next. Formation and Improvement of Foot paths etc : — Kesolve 1 ! tii.it the Ch.iirm .n be enipoweied to conf<-r with the Kn^iri«er re footpath foimation, etc., aiid other uece-s iry wort-s ; mid that the hlngint er be rvcjuevted to prepare estimates us to pro bauie cost, ft--, to be submitted at next oidiuniy meeting of the Board. By-Liws :— (Join llott ft.ud : -With respect to the IW-Lhwn which had been fiMUf«' f and the threo notices of motion : tabled by him ic^pectiim ••iiiiip ; befoif | bria»in}j; these fotwwrd to be dt-iilt with. : h« wished toflrty he belie\ed the exi-titly, By Laws could not be legally enforced, scfeihg all Jtlie jp/ovi'aioiis of thrs Acf witii regard to biinginj' theuunto operation had not been-'voiapHi'd with, unii he would therefore nun c thni the Board 'obtain, « 1 le^ul" jojiinion on the subject; as it was big lily desirable t\to matter bs satisfac tonly decided.. rheChuirmm said he considered the the Act had been I'iHly cou<p!ied with i'o-'ppcting the bringint* iirto force of Ihe Jiy-Laws, and both the chairman and (Join Fraz'T expressed the .opinion th.it if there hn<i been an omission, it r w«BDo| » one, could 'enBilv'."ib6.'lreUtil]ijd, and woio ot oj)iij»on the easiest and must satiitiactory w«y to te.-t the re<r'Alitv ! of the By-Ltvva w»>uld be by bnn^in^ a test enne before the H.M. -After .length} 1 ' <lis cussion, nnd a majority of the member' 1 ' expressing; thamselves (is being, in favotu of m .test ,cuse beiu^ brought into^Ouujt; Com llott willidrew hia proposition, :re j-obtaininja: le^al opinion, and, the Board having dboided to test tUe legality. of i\\£ By-Laws at an early d»te, requwtbd to be "allowed to. 1 tfdj'turu his nt)tioe« of molion till next general meeting. Per- j minion granted.