TEMUKA TOWN BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1969, 14 November 1889, Page 3

TEMUKA TOWN BOARD.

The adjourned meeting of the above board was hold last evening. Prsaent— Messrs. Gray (chairman), Blyth, Mason, and Coirs. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read— From Mr Fraser, resigning his position rb nightman. From the Town Board Office, Geraldine, asking what steps had been taken with regard to the nigbtsoil.—The clerk stated he bad attended to it. FronrMr C. J. Rayner, asking that Mr Dann’a name be substituted on the rate roll foe his own. From the Levels Road Board in r« small birds, —It was a matter in which the board was not interested. From' Mr Sweet, with regard to a nuisance on Mr Cbarioris’s premises.—The clerk stated that it was stable manure, and it was shifted as soon as possible.—lt was decided that it was a case of a neighbor’s quarrel, * and to let them decide it in a Court of Law. From the Property Tax Commissioner, in reference to omission in the valuation roll. *■' From Mr Pearpoint, Guraldiae, asking for information re fire brigade.—The clerk said he had supplied the information. From Mr J. R. Andrews, asking for permission to erect a crossing in front of his premises.V-The clerk said he had given the permission, subject to the work being dene to bis satisfaction. From the Treasury, Wellington, forwarding the sum of £l, being for fines in the local Court. From the Fire Brigade, drawing attention to the fact that traction engines had taken water pat ot the brigade wells. —it ,yvas alleged (hat the weight of the traction engines bad the effect of bulging in the sides of the wells.—lt was resolved on the motion of Mr Mason, seconded by Mr Blyth—“That the owners of traction engines be prohibited from taking water from the wells of the Fire Brierade.” From Messrs Meason and Marcbant, .reporting on a water supply. ■INTERVIEW. Mr Bari waited on the board to explain *6hat what he did was not a building. He only repaired a verandah torn by the gale. The clerk requested him to bring the posts of the verandah out to the kerbing, and he did so. The chairman read the by-law, and said that Mr Bari ought to have obtained a license. Mr fieri said he would not do it, and he would not take any notice of it. He had gone to the trouble to satisfy the board, and it was vexatious to call on him bo take out a license and pay a fee of five shillings. Messrs Blyth and Mason thought the clerk >tothe board haddooenothing onlyhisduty, ibut at the same time they thought there was no necessity of enforcing the fee, as it was only a case in which a man was repairing an accident. It wos decided not to enforce the by-law io such a case, as it yeas an exceptional one, and that it would be a hardship on Mr fieri lo have tlo pay 5s under the circumstances. SCAVENGER. With regard to the resignation of the niigjbtfliiaH, it was stated ha was giving It up -tieiwdße it did not.pay, All the

members agreed that h© did his work admirably, and after some conversation it was decided to offer him at the rata of £lO more per annum to carry out the work t*o the end of hie contract, Mr Coira pointed out that the grass on the section required cutting, and Mr Coira was authorised to do it. OVERSEER'S EEPOET. The overseer reported that be bad attended to the drain-pipes in Yino street. He had written to the poundkeoper steting that the board expected the streets to be kept clear of cattle. Owing tr the dry weather tlie traction engine was grinding the metal into dust, and he would recommend the atones thrown to the sides be scraped back to the crown of the road. No doge had been registered, and as the police had not brought forward a single case he wished to be exonerated from neglect. As inspector of nuisances be reported that some people objected to allowing the nightman to take away their nightsoil. The overseer was authorised to pal some blinding on the loose shingle, the quantity not to exceed 10 loads ; also to get the day man to rake the metalling frrm the sides on to the crown of the road. The meeting then adjourned.