HAMPSTEAD TOWN BOARD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8305, 25 November 1915, Page 7

HAMPSTEAD TOWN BOARD.

The monthly, meeting of the Hampstead Town Board was held last

evening.

Present

Messrs W,

Robinson (chairman), W. Searle, W. Koj#, W. J. Cunningham, P. J. Baker, H .A. Lloyd, and W. Thompson. The. chairman reported a dobit balance ai the bank of £187 17b 6d.

. A letter was read from the Prime Minister regarding the proposed loan of £9000 for the construction of con-

Crete channelling, and stating that he was forwarding the Board's comnmnication to the Minister of' Finance for j consideration. . • •The secretary of the Ashburton j County. War Relief Fund wrote regarding canvassing the district on behalf of the fund.—The matter was left in the hands of the chairman to interview the committee and.report to next meeting. . ( The question of a water supply for j Princes Street w as discussed in com- ( j mittee, and it was.decided to receive a.' J deptitation from the Borough Council • 'at next meeting; also that the chair-i I man and Messrs Searle and Kerr in'i|tervi.ew the ratepayers of Princes £ "Street and find, out whether they were ragreeable to pay the cost of the loan.)

The cost .of a water supply of 20,000

gallons would amount to 2s per 1000, gallons, with a; Thiiiimum of £2; for | an annual supply^of over 1000 gallons | in excess of 20,000 gallons, and up to 30,000 gallons, Is 9d; and for every 1000 gallons in excess.of 31,000 gallons, Is 6d. In addition to the above : charges, consumers have to pay in-J terest on the cost of meters at the rate of 15 per cent. Tlie chairman reported that streets generally had received attention dxiring the month. j The Inspector reported that thpre was a state of cleanliness generally,, throughout the district. It was decided to have the mower put over the roads before the ond of the year and have them cleaned up. '■Accounts amounting to £57 11s were passed for payment. : Tenders were opened for concrete channelling at the North-east "Belt, but were not accepted. It was decided to ask the Ashburton Borough Council to. undertake tlie work at a cost of £161 | Transfers were granted to the following:—W^. Clobby to J. R. McKay, 33 perches in King Street; J. F. Scott to \\ r. R. Inwood,. ■2. roods in North-east Belt; A; W. Tiitty to W..' Ching; .2 roods 17 perches, in Albert Street. .