TEMUKA TOWN BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2106, 2 October 1890, Page 3

TEMUKA TOWN BOARD.

The first meeting of the newlyelected members of the aboveboard was held last evening. Present Messrs Blyth, Coira, Clinch, Mason and Storey. ELECTION OE CHAIBMAN. On the motion of Mr Coira, seconded by Mr Clinch, Mr Blyth was elected chairman. GLEES, ETC. On the motion of Mr Mason, seconded by Mr Clinch, Mr Pilbrow was elected clerk, overseer, and treasurer to the board. COEEESPONDENCE. Letters were read from the Town Clerk, Dunedin, offering to sell a fire engine. Prom Mr Hewlings m re sections. Prom the returning officers naming the members elected. Prom the Property Tax Department that no more rates would be on Crown lands.—lt was decided to write to the Government demanding payment of night-soil rates. bt-laws. s Pome conversation took place as to \the ; necessity of amending the by-laws, and the clerk was instructed to get all possible information by next board meeting. oteeseeb's repoet.

The overseer’s report was to the effect that the Contract for street shingle was completed last Saturday. Taking 30 cubic yards as a fair day’s work for a man to spread, the whole should have been completed in 11 days; at a cost of £3 6s; but it took 15 days, and on, account of that the spreader was ,4 days more than he ought to have been. The contractor was charged with his wages for these 4 days. Other minor matters were dealt with.'

With regard to the road shingle, Mr Clinch asked whether the, contractor had finished.

The overseer thought the. shingle had not been broken to the two-inch gaugej and after some conversation it was decided not to pay until the stones are broken in accordance with specification, V In the 'discussion which ensued the overseer - said the -measure brought was* : the beat ; 'and Honestest he ever had, He thought it was a fair thing to charge the contractor £1 4s for not having kept the man employed at spreading the shingle. Mr Coira: called attention to the bad screening of the shingle. Mr Clinch said the screen was too narrow. Some-farther discussion followed, and it was decided to deduct £1 4s from the amount of the contract to pay the spreader for ; the extra four days, STEAY CATTLE. Mr Lawson; said horses we>e tethered on sections and le could not touch them. Only the police could remove t{je|p fcfl:tlie tether, ' The cc uld cot help him in the mutter. NIGHT OF MEETING. .It w->8 decided to hold the monthly meeting of the board on the first Wednesday in ev»ry month, a 1 7.36 p.m. The meeting then terminated.