ALFREDTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4492, 9 August 1893, Page 2

ALFREDTON ROAD BOARD.

f'Orilinary feting, j

A m eliag of the abpve ; Board;was , h'eli on August sth. Present—Messrs' H.Dunn, (Chairman), J. Boustead, • S. M. George, T.M. Groyes, O.Keb-. bell, and H. Warren. .• '-'■-: inittee and special meetings were read and oonflrmdV )-. I lf } : .• f , ■ ' Inwards /odrrespobdenoa' wasrre--' \' ceived from H. Benton, applying for £2los for approach to Pojiui bridge, stating ffiat;newrtot'ara|iMgerg.Jsft' ■', \ patßaniein. ..It waa resolved tbat the sum of 10J bepasVei to Mr H, Benton for the approaches to Fonui bridge, and that;Mr 8, George?sujieriutsnd andipass the work;* j. j. s : \ '<■■ f\ . ' 'Plait and" Abbott'wrote, applying to. tho Board to get a slip removei-on'Mangamahoarpad;;; solvedHha't'MesßfffPWtt andAbbott '■'■.-■■ be written to, askJDg them to gh^jj^Jft

i.' The' usual kpnililymeeting'bf the Fea'iberaion 'Town.Board was/field, last night. There being present— Messrs W,.CuDily (Ohairmab),.&. J; Barr.J. BeeljbindA. Donald, ;■%> 'The minutes of the last meetiDg were reed and,confirmed, ,':.'; \.- "■■■ • The Treasurer reported '! a debit' jbalance of o.lis.Bdi. ':' ; ■•.'•': • , v . Accounts amounting ,10, j>49 ; l2s ', 3d were paseed for-paymetiii / •'-'. v ' !; : ■ :; Correspondence towards was read■...] from Wairarapa South County Coun» I oil, stating that as there were no ! funds at ■•present 1 the Council could not grant anything towards the ; maintenance of Fitzherbert; Street,

From the aildit office returning,' audited balance sheets, ; ,r .:':;

«. From Mr Dalrymple, asking that Wallace Street or'the footpath be metalled as far as Mr W. Bobertsou'a residence. . ~, ..; ~..

From Mr Fellingham asking that the Board put up a bridge to give him access to Ms property in Brandon Strait.

from Mr J, 6. Cox, complaining that owing to the faulty state of the watertables neat St. John's Church, a part of the churchyard was under water. ■

From tbb Featberaton Sohool'Comtnittee asking tbao a footpath and watertable be constructed from Fox street to tho school gate,

From Mr McShane, regretting tbnt the trees in Dorset Square were being destroyed by stray cattle, : .In reply to all these communica» tione, Mr Beynolds, Chairman of the Works. Committee,' said tbnt nothing could be done' till they bad "the time and tho funds, and there was, work to b'a done..which had.':been on the' minutes for more than a year, The inspector of the poundkceper's book handed in the sum of 9s, The collector reported: rates collected since Ist of April, £35 15b 10; rents, 16>; hawker's lioanse, ss, • The Banger and Inspector of Nuisances reported everything satisfactory. ' •-

Permission was given, to Mr Beel to put down metal at his own expenseon the footpath opposite bis cottage on Waito street.

It was resolved, on tho motion of Mr Reynolds that necessary, legal advice ro the loan for the public hall bet paid for out of the Board funds.

It'y« resolved on the- motion of Mr Reynolds, that a meeting of the Board be held on Tuesday, the 15th insl., to consider tho legal advice and to decide what course to pursue in. raising the loan.

The Chairman explained that the expense of raising a loan such as proposed, even if all went well, rould cost at the least £BO.

Notice was given to the Registrar of Dogs to sutf all.ownere r of unregistered dogs, ■