FEATHERSTON TOWN BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4338, 7 February 1893, Page 3

FEATHERSTON TOWN BOARD.

Ordinary Meeting.

Tho usual monthly meoting of the Featherston Town Board was held last night, there being present Messrs W, Gundy (chairman), G. Reynolds, A, Donald, W, Hodcler, Jn and J, Beal,

The minutes of the previous meeting woro read and confmnod During tho passing of accounts Mr Beal aalied why tbo Board's roadman should be allowed to purohaso toola etc., without the consent of the Board. -Mr Reynolds replied that tha labourer in question was an honest and trustworthy min who would not tmt tho Board to any unnecessary exJpenco.—Mr Beal oppressed himself nati6lied with tho explanation.

Accounts amounting to £l7 Os lid wero passed for payment. Tho Treasurer's statement showed a balance of £G3 19b Od, A lottor was received after 7 o'clock from tho Road Board, re gorae on Murphy's line. It was decided that the chairman soe tho clerk of tho Road Board, and arrange the matter, The Ranger and Inspeotor of Nuisances reported all satisfactory, The Registrar of Dogs report was read and £Blßs 6dwaß handed in. It was resolved, on tho motion of Mr Reynolds, that all ratos in arrears U rjooveted. through tbeß.M. Court

fourteon days notice being given, Tho Worka Committeo's report was road and adopted. Mr Beal complained that ho bad scon the roadman (it work at one culvert on three separate days. Ho said he preferred to aeo the work done moro quiokly.-Tho roadman, who was present, replied that he worked at tho culvert about one and a half days altogether as Mr Deal could aeo by oiatniniug his time book—The Chairman said if Mr Bcal did not consider tho man satisfactory, he had hotter got another appointed, He (tho Chairman) would rosign if there was much more of this petty bickering. If thoy could not conduct business better they had better dissolve and let another Board bo elected. Somo worn had been done in Woodward-street, and Mr Reynolds considered the work very good at tho estimated cost of £1 per chain, Mr Hoddor, however, considered the work very inferior, whereupon Mr Reynolds said ho had dono as much work with tho pick and shovel a3 Mr Hodder had mid probably more,

Mrßeul remarked that tho foolpath in Fox-street towards Wallacestreet needed seeing to, as tho rait, instead of running oil'into tho Water table ran into tho gardens of tho poople resident in that locality. Before t-lie meeting closed Mr Donald spoke a few words with reference to tho proposed sanitation question, which he intending bringing up at the next meeting. He believed tlio plan to bo suggested to the Grey, town Borough Council wasaeoodone, and he would gel all particulars from tho cleilt of the Borough Council by next meeting.

The meeting was then resolved info a meeting oi the Domain Hoard. The Treasurer's statement showed an overdraft of lis lid.

Mr A, Toogooil waited upon tlio Board on behalf of Lho Featherston Cricket Club, and asked that a shelter shed and somo seats be erected in the reserve for the convenience of the public The Chairman considered that the Board had already gone to an extra amount of trouble in connection with cricketers, and as they were out of funds the matter would have to stand oyor.-Mr Tait said ho did not consider this a Cricket Club question, but a matter for tlio consideration of tho householders. A shelter of some sort was necessary, as a Football Club would probably be Btarted next season. More discussion of a minor character took place, when the Chairman said it was no use, and abruptly terminated the meeting.