CARTERTON LOCAL BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 987, 31 January 1882, Page 2

CARTERTON LOCAL BOARD.

The Carterton Local Board met on' Monday last.—Present—Messrs Fairbrnther, (Oijairiniin}, Yickerstaff, Callister, Parker, and'ArmsU'otig,. Tlie iniimie'n |nf the''last meeting \jrere' reaol' rQpurti 11V the'"eniifirtiisijuin"of the' vajuatifin r;i)j'nf "t|q as furnished by th'p valuator. ' ■-- ' "• Mr Vickersiafli.We never.said, we approved of the list. If it was accepted it was insecret, Mr Onllister; There were a few notes made on it, and it wiib sent back to the ?e ; valuat.iip;for iiltflratjqir, •'■ Mr Parker': I thin.k'it was pnstioq 1 . flie'Clirk'f The aiteratlons.haive been ma'ile/ ; v •';' : ■••■. /■■••" • ■•• i " lj}r Callister: J believe the notices! have bee'?) split round'in a'cco'rdancewith ; .thirollf^':;.: 1 ""■.•• V '.' : >".. The,Clerls: f beljeye thq roll was accepted, subject to certaip alterations •heinghnade. If the,minute aqreiyldid not transpire, it had heiter'Ve struck out. Tlie Qhiiirman i Themll;was laid before us ji> dwe sugiißsted a fewalterations , TlieClerk:.!understand Mr ViokerBMpbjeots to the miajite&aa.read.":

Mr Viokerataflf. I object. If we find certain parties are not rated can we rate - them now?. : '• The Oierk; Yos. The suggestions were submitted to the valuator find accepted by him, GrYiokerataflf: I don't object to payinn my rates, but the rating it wrong. TheOlerk'referred to, the clauses of the ' Act as'to reduction of rating on appeal... Mr Vickerstaff: They, have put extra rates «n my property. - Mr Parker ■ We can't do it. MrCalltßter: Was it on when we looked at the list, Mr Viokerstaff: I spoke of it thon. The Clerk: Yes ho did. Have'you got Mr Viokerstaff." Mr Vickerstaff': Yes I have for L2 lis. . The valuator here attended, and.the Board having received his explanation, the Bum was accepted and the minutes ■: passed as read. ' s ; Correspondence was read from the""' Public Works Office re fencine outside R.M.: Court, and from the Wairarapa West .County repayment of portion of clerk's salary. _Mr Callister: We have lost L 37 sub-' sidy, and a lot of rates have not been-col- ■' looted, would it not ho bettor for us ,to* separate-from the County Council and have our own clerk, 'TheClerk: I should bo glad if you would Rive me up. I shall be happy to give you up, Mr;' Armstrong; It is tho ratepayers' own fault, if they don't pay their rates they oannot export to get subsidy. Why had not notice been given before. Mr: Callister i The matter has been brought before the Board again and again, lam tired of it, The bank balance was reported at L 59 8s 4d.:. An account due to J, Rowe ot LI 7s waa passed for payment. Attention was then drawn to the state of the footpath, and on discussion it was resolved that Mr Alpinbe informed that ' unless he proceeded with the repairs within four days the work would be done by the Board. Notice having been given that the Telegraph Department employees had thrown certain boughs of trees growing on Mr Anderson's premises into the drain opposite, thereby obstructing the free passago of water, it was resolved that the clerk at once give notice to the Telegraph - : : Department.; to remove suoh boughs and obstructions. _ On discussion as to oponing roar roads in thej township on the East and 'West of the main road, known as Rut)apd and, Lincoln roads respectively, it was resolved on the motion of Ifr Armstrong secnnded.by Mr Vickerstaff, that tenders be.oalledifor falling and stumping the said road J2ft on each side after the ceiitro line, and that Messrs Parker and Callister prepare specifications. The clerk reported that on the current year tlere were about 143 of rates levied that would not begot in. The meeting broke up '