FEATHERSTON LOCAL BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 868, 8 September 1881, Page 2

FEATHERSTON LOCAL BOARD.

AjiEEHNa of ithe Local £oard was held oii Saturday'last. Present—Messrs Cox (chairman), Oundy, Donald, O'Neale, and Eeynblds.; ::-]■■' i ' v The minutea of the last meeting were read and confirmed. -

The Treasurer presonted his usual monthly.report, showing credit balance in Bank to'be £3B 2s ft. ' ' .

. The following accounts were passed for payment ;,-E..Harris, wages, T £3; 13s-,6d,; Benton,fencing, £14155. ' j , _,l The pound.keeper 1 . submitted 'his' usual 1 report.

, rom County Ooun'cil re |dng-tax; front Government Auditor, encloßiu" accounts for the past year dulyaudited; from Colonial Secretary; asking' ; for a 'return showing the indebtedness of nil local bodies on. t*he..Blat, JVlaroh last, jtiiid also the value of,their,.endowments, land property on the same date, ■ The Worka Committee-reported the-fnl-, lowing works executed since last meeting:' j—Culvert in Wakefield-st., junction with ; culvert in Bell •street, a croanins; on Wakefield and Fox-streets, •'and repairs at.Rowe's.outlet; Hickson'stt'cet, clearing wuter-tablo; Revan-streat, formed a Footpath to Mrs Abbott's cottage, clearing watertable from Courthouse to railway crossing; Fitzherbert-street, clearing water-table.

:It was resolved—That the Working Committee co-operate with Mr Donald, as requested by the Highway Board, to get the repairs done as requested in Mr Phnrazyu's letter.-That instructions be given to tlio Registrar of Do»s, to compel owners of canines to register them at once.—That the Board will agree to pay one-half uf the coat of repairing the public pound—not to exceed £3 -and that the Working Committco be requested ,to 'examine the same, and have it done. . The meeting then adjourned.