CARTERTON TOWN BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1848, 25 November 1884, Page 2

CARTERTON TOWN BOARD.

_ * . The usual meeting of the Town Board was held on Monday afternoon. Present Messrs "R. Fairbrother (chairman), Campbell, Callister, Vickerstaff, and Parker. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the Treasurer's report, showing ■ a credit balance of £9O 17s 4d in the Bank of New Zealand, was read, Mr H. Callister suggested that it was. advisable to have the water-tables cleared out from Gallie's corner downwards, and-a culvert on Lincoln road required to be repaired. . The Rutland road'was also taken' into consideration, but the. Board decided that they could as yet do ■nothing.'' ' Mr Callister. asked if the Highway. Board, were in a position to meet them' on Lincoln road, .' ' • Mr ] Parker assured Mr Callister that .there'was'Tio'moriey. Pali'road.was,text taken into con-" sideration and then Belvedere road. The Chairman thought it was quite time to begin 'to put the main road in repair, and he thought that they should begin at the Bank and work towards the Post Office. His idea was to begin at one end'and do what they did do well, so as to let the public see that it was the intention of the. Board not to', neglect' their duties. The Board congratulated themselves that the County Council would have to. share the expense of this part of .their work. Tymie street was next under discussion, and it'was thought, well to meet Mr Oonrddsbri's'offar as te paying part of the costs,.. . Clearing the main drain as far as it was still uncovered was next considered. Mr Fairbrother pointed out that there was no outlet. Mr Vickerstaff differed and thought it unadvisable to spend: money over thiswbrk. . - (At this point .five gentlemen were ; talking, at once,- amid -considerable laughter,) It .was decided to clear the draiu where it was blocked and to request ladies not to throw any more garden refuse into it for the future. The Chairman thought that £64 •would be sufficient to do the work that had been under discussion. It was resolved that this sum should be expended, and a discussion ensued as to how the work was to be done. It was decided to leave the consideration of Lincoln road between Brooklyn and Dalefield roads until next meeting. Mr Callister's motion relative to lamps was taken, but it was. not seconded even pro forma, It was moved by Mr Vickerstaff and seconded by Mr Campbell, that the matter be adjourned for twelvemonths, This also lapsed. The superintendence of the various works was divided between the wardens, with the Chairman as general, and it was resolved that the work be done by day work.