TOWN BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 2

TOWN BOARD.

The or Unary monthly meeting of To Arohii Town Board, adjourned from previous Thursday evening, was hold in t He Board's oiHcc on Monday evening last, Present : Corns Gavin, Frazer, llott, Ifotchin and Dobson. Com DobMtn, Chairman of the Board, not being present half »n hour after the houi for mooting, on the motion of Com Ilott. Com Gavin uns \otod to the chaii. Com Dob-on -Imrtly "after the proceedings hi ! I'onunoucO'l c.imt* in, biit by bis rei[W<i Com Gavin retained the chair, MinnUs of the previous monthly meeting, and oF special meeting lield on Apul 3nih weie mid and confirmed. Correspondence :■— The outward correspondence included notices to F. Me Dcvi It and .lames Claiko to remove ail fence*, eic. elected by them in StalToid and Ilowi frnects, Com. Dobson said MeDcvift had expressed to him his willingness to do ns requested, but a^ked permission to Gist remove the green crop he had pul in, which would rcquiie about, a month ft om now. ResoKed tliat the permission asked foi be q n p ted. Inward .----From Andiew Piimrce, inviting tho Chairman to attend n meeting to lo lu'Klnf- Hamilton on HHh in-t mr n proposed Agricultural Board, Received. From the Chairmnn of Ohincmim Comity Councri informing th(?T>oard he had been appomfed de-b^at" to represent C'hinemnii C*<mnty Council at meeting of dcloeittes m proposed "River Conservancy Boarl, and al-o statiua; that he l»ad rfco'i'ed a letter fioni (lie Thames County Council statins? thai, they were opposed to the cieation of another local yoveunii^ body, such as proposed, and he therefore assumed they would not send a member of thoiv Council as requested to represent (hem. "Resolved that the Chairman, (Com Dobson) be appointed delegate to represent tho Town Board vo this matter. From the Treiswy Department at Wellington notifying the Board tha f A.S i goldfields revenue had accrued to them. ■ Tho clerk was instructed to wiite for further information on the matter, it not being" stated fiom what source the ro\ rQuno roferred to had been derived. From S, Percy Smith, Crown Lands Office, m reply to an application from the Board, stating permission could not be given to open a gravel pit on the Government township lands, and asking if some other place could not be suggested. Resolved : That tho Engineer be requested to employ a man to prospect for a gravel pit beyond the area reserved as Government township sections. Tenders : The Works Committee reported what had been done respecting contracts, and a list of tenders recently received and contracts let wore read (and have already beci published in these columns.) Resohed": That, fclie action of the Works Committee be approved and co firmed. Accounts ; Accounts amounting to L 9- Ids Id -wore passed for payment as follows :— W. Ilethrin-jton, (No 4 contract) L.22 37s ; Ditto for nighb-poil box, (Nov. 1887) L 2 l'is 7d ; G. 0. Deveri]l, (No I contract) L 23 13a Od ; Ditto (No 3 contract) L 23 9s; Ditto for work done on contract, No 5 prior to the contract being- stopped, and for cleaning out wa l or tables, etc., L 2 14s M ; ft. Michael, labour, L 2 2a ; G, Wilson, for services aa valuator, L 4 4i< ; F, Paviti, assistant valuator, L.3 3s ; F. TaviU. fixing street lewis, L 3 3.s ; Ditto preparing and furnishing plans and estimates for Avorlcs, L 2 2s ; Ditto commission on works carried out, L 4 13s 6d.