Carterton Borough Council.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3215, 28 May 1889, Page 2

Carterton Borough Council.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Council was hold on Monday; Present-The Mayor (Mr ft, Fuirbrotber), and Crs J. Bayliss, G. W. Deller, W.' Viekerstaff ■ and Thomas Moore. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer reported receipts since! last meeting about £ls, debtor 'balance to the bank i6G lis. Correspondence from Bydrieyhain Borough Council re ratepayers insurance company. The opinion was that it would.be a thing unworkable, : as in all probability One large fire would swamp'tho rates for a considerable time.. From W. G. Beard re conveyance to; Board of a piecoof land from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company for a road, the Company offering to give £2O in lieu of fencing, As there is another road in question from the same Company, hut no conveyance having been made, the Councillors thought it inadvisable to accept one without having the conveyance for

[ for Wiird the subj eot of Uavipgiv piiblio; ';. pumpkin, tlie.main street.: The was helfi over- till theinest touting U of■ the; Council, : ; Some r "accounts;;; were passed for payment and^the-; meeting'adjourned.'■;> ; .;: :.'<■:■ ;S 'j-Wi

.MauiiceviileKoad Board-

The ordinary meeting ■of tlie-'abbve'': T, ' Board was held on 25th May; present,;'■;.: ■; Messrs Gundei' Gunderseri, /Jpbii --;\ Bannister, - C. -Forsberg", Hugh Jackson,.andW. Jesseh, .Movedby ■ .;;.'> Mr Gunderson; seconded, by-Mr \:> Jackson, and carried/ that.Mr Jessen;". ■■■■■;. yeati ■'■■ -_■;■ .'; - ; :-v'-' The minutes of the previous meeting. '■-. were read and confirmed, MrJaoksony'.'. ; wasele?ted:treasurerandMrGunder- "■■;<- . sen Correspondence outward was read, Mr Gundersen reported' that v: according to instructions at last meeting he called tenders for : : chains of metalling on 'Dreyer's Book , - road : and received -the following:' O'D&j and Carrol-123 (accepted), Eagle and jDevonshiro £1 2s 4d, W. : Vile £1 7s 6d, Ole -Isaksen il.lls, P. C. Madseri £1 4s lid, \s'& , ■ Jacobsenil'2s Od, k Morgan.ills;.:- ; 0. F. Day £l9s Cd, L, Dorset £l7s, 'j.MoMillanilds Ss. . \ .^JP

•; 'Correspondence was read from.the Pahiatua County Couhoil re proposed ainendnient.of'the Land.Aot to allow interest oh loans to be paid out of deferred' payment and- leasehold thirds; from Hans Larseii re road to his section; .from John labian intimating- that he/bad disposed^: his property at Kopuaranga to Joseph andWriglUv ,: >■ ," ■■■!' -,.,.- ,- A petition was received from S; ¥..'. Drew : and; seven others,: owning property at Dreyer's. Eock . road, requesting ■'. the Board, to .-pass : a. resolution to include their properties in the Mauriceville Eoad District. ■

Rosplved to • co-operate with Pabwtua County Council re amend- 1 ment of tbe Land Act. . Resolved - ■' vS that an application be made jo the , ;j : Receiver of Lauda Revenue; tor a ■■ :* statement of monies due'lio. this ; ■ Board from deferred payment •" and leasehold thirds: Resolved,- that this Board offer no objection to include the properties in this district as! requested by tbe petitioners. Be-',. „ solved that Mr Budden be requested,:;lt to give full particulars-as to what kind of livo fence he intonds to plant. Resolved that Mr Meld Petersen be informed that the' matter of clearing: \ logs on his road would be attended to.; .'■■;■ on receipt of statement from Eeceiver '. of Lands Revenue.. Eesolved that: all defaulters bo proceeded against forthwith. .';'. ';. ■■.: "••

Notice was. given that the Board intends at a meeting to be held on the 29th June, to levy a generalrate of fd in the £on the ratable .value of the property within the district. Resolved that .the standing orders be adopted, Eesolved that the office of the Board be removed to the residence of Mr Jessen.

The Collector reported rates re. ceived since last meeting amounted to lii os Bs. ■-:■■; •;

The Treasurer reported balance in Bank, LlB9 12s 8d; in hand, L 7 Os total, Ll96lßs7£d. , . .A Accounts amounting to Lll lis :''".*■ 6dwere ipassed for.payment;. Bannister and Forsberg were ■ap'-'-ipt pointed to sign cheques. .

■ A ballot was taken to decide which two members wo to go out of oiiico next year, which resulted in Mr Forsberg and the Chairman; having togoout. ; ; ..'•'•■'..'■ A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Gundersen for his services as Chairman for the past year, and aIBO i for the use of his office.

Altredton Road Bowl

A meeting of the Road Board was ■ held on May 2nd,- Present: Messrs Kebbell, (Chairman), Cros?, Benton, J. Smith, and Eli Smith, The minutes of the previous meeting were . read and confirmed, Mr Geo. Benton. reported that there was some timber ■•':".' short in timber ordered for RoadBoard offico at present in hand, The Clerk was instructed to give an order for same. Mr Benton, as Treasurer of the Alfredton-Mangaoue library, applied to have the library removed to tho Board's office. The Chairman said lie thought it would be as well to make the application again when,the office was finished. Inward corres-;Vi pondence was read as follows:. Bank (J of New Zealand acknowledging cheque'Jfi for general account of £79 18s Od, transfer from special loan account, Same, having sent cheque book and charging £1 5s for same. Same, acknowledging cheque, £2 6V lOd and stating that letter sent was deficient in postage. Colonial Setretary stating members were gazetted. Treasury stating first years interest on Tawataia Eoad loan would be £3O 126 4d. ■ County Clerk stating cost of rough estimate of roads would be about £lO. The Chairman Btated that in accordance with the wishes of the ratepayers he would move that the estimate be procured and charged to the wards pro rata. Carried. Mrs E. Smith acknowledging cheque for £5 on account of order on O. $, O, Smith, The Clerk was instructed to write to Mr. Merchant asking whether the plans for Ihuraua Valley road were certified. The- Clerk stated that it wa i necessary to appoint a Presiding officer and Returning Officer for proposed Ihuratia Valloy road loan. It was resolved that the Clerk be ap- ■jL pointed to said duties, Mr Murdock'* waited on tho Board and stated that '' the Committee appointed by the ratepayers at the annual meeting had deputed him to convey the result of the interview with Mr Phillips, * ' "Mi-Phillips offers to give the land f from where the old road crosses the \ _ TeHoe creek to the new bridge, and from thence to the gate at Rocky Creok,and also to give an outlet to Mr Freer, for L 94, on the understanding that he is to fence the deviation and outlet to Freef's on both sides of the road." Mr H, Benton gave notice he would move at next meeting that Mr Phillips'offer be accepted, and that ho be paid L 5 on account, 142 in'six months, and the balance in 12 months. Tho Clerk was requested to interview Mr ' Phillips and inform of the ..Board's *" decision with regard to payment, Mr ), Eli Smith requested the; Board to grant him permission to bridge over the drain ac two places leading to his \ place on Tawataia.—Granted, THc|i ' Clerk was empowered to sue foi rates in arrear not paid in by'next l meeting. Payments amounting to L 7 ISs Id were. passed/Messrs Burton and Cross were appointed to sign cheques. '.'•■•■ .