TOWN BOARD.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 300, 19 September 1888, Page 2

TOWN BOARD.

Tub ordinary monthly meeting of the Town Board was held on Thursday evening last. Present : Coins Dobson (chairman), Ilott, Gavin, Frazer, and Hotchin. Minutes of the previous monthly meeting, and also of special meeting held on August 2-ith, were read 1 and confirmed. Outward correspondence : The Olerk ; read the outward correspondence which had passed during the last month. Inward correspondence t Re Mr E. V, Cox's claim for compensation. From Tauranga County Council, enclosing a copy of Mr E. Y. Cox's letter to the Council, stating he should demand compensation for land taken, etc., in connection with proposed new Te ArohaTauranga road, known as Thompson's 'lraclc, and requesting the Board to try and have any obstacles of this kind removed, as otherwise the road could not be made, there being no fund from which monies could be obtained for payment of compensation. It was stated that from a report published in the Aroha and Ohinkmuui News, of the last meeting: of Tauranga County Council, that Mr E. Y. Cox had, since writing the letter referred to, written again to the Council, stalling he would relinquish all clai'n for compensation for land taken. It was resolved to instruct the Clerk to communicate with Mr Cox, asking him whether or not he was willing to forego his claim for compensation for the road through his property. Tenders : The Chairman stated that the tender of Mr Hetherington for the construction of footpaths in the township had been accepted, and that of Mr Michael for road metal \ being the lowest in both cases. Footpath : Mr A. Menziog waited upon the Board with a request that a short footpath be made to his house, as at present the road in front of his sections was impassible in wet weather. Some discussion ensued as to probable j cost, which was estimated afc about £1. Resolved that the work bo done. A letter was read (which was published in full in our last issue), from James Mids, charging Mr Ilott uith an infringement of "The Local Bodies Contractors' Act." The Chairman said the matter had been brought forward by Mr Mills very late in the day, just when the present Board were about to complete their term of office. If he thought there was any matter requiring to be looked into by the Board he should have communicated with thorn eailier. He suggested that the Board take no action in the matter, as Mr Mills had taken the initiative it rested with him to take any further steps. Com. Ilott said it was rather a serious charge, and he did not think it should be passed over in the way the chairman suggested. No doubt Mr Mills might like to make a " tenner" out of him if he thought he could do so, but his assertions were very broad. Mr Mills ought to have supported his allegations by defining in what manner the Act referred to had been infringed. Com. Frazer thought the whole matter rested between Com. Ilott and Mr Mills. If tha Act had been broken it was certainly without the knowledge of tbe Board. Com. Qavin said that ag the matter had been brought np so late he was in favour of the chairman's proposition. The Chairman said Mr Mills had made a specific charge and it remained with him to prove it. Mr Mills in his letter stated he had been in communication with his lawyer and he had had ample time to intimate in some way to the Board that be intended to bring this matter up, After some further discussion the Chairman decided to amend his motion so as to merely move that the letter be received. This was seconded and carried unanimously. The Chairman prior to closing the meeting, dtew attention to the fact that the term of the present Board had now almost closed,' and he desired to thank the commissioners for their attendance and the courtesy they had extended to him as chairman during the time he had filled that position. Com Ilott, addressing the Chairman, said : He had anticipated him, as he had framed a motion which ho now begged to move as follows : That the best thanks of this Board be accorded Mr J, A, Dobson, for tho able, painstaking, and impartial manner in which he had discharged the duties devolving upon him in connection with his position as their chairman, In speaking to the resolution Com Ilott said he felt sure every member of the Board would heartily support it, and with him fully recognised that Mr Dobson was deserving of their best thanks . Com Gavin seconded the motion, and said it gave him great pleasure to do so, They had worked in harmony as a Board j all through their term of office and he j always felt it a pleasure to sit at a mppt- j ing where Mr Dobson presided. The ( motion was then carried unanimously. The Chairman returned thanks f >r the kind expression of opinion tendered him, etc., and the meeting closed.

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