Eden Terrace Highway District.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 246, 19 October 1886, Page 2

Eden Terrace Highway District.

Auout 60 ratepayers ot the abovo district met ia the Riding Sohool last night to consider several mattors o* importance Mr Adam Porter, Chairman ot the Board, presided, nnd opened Iho meeting by stating that tho first businis3 rolatod to the last valuations made in tho district. The Hoard, he said, had received numerous comphinta as to oxccsslvo asseisimenUjby the Government valuator; but the Board could do nothlDgin tho way of reducing such assessments. In Seine instances the at-sc-s----moat was3oorei-com; more than in tho previous valuntoi. An it appeared that the majority ot those whoso properties wen overrated bad not appcalod at tbe proper lime, nothing could be done to alter them. Ho would suggei t however, that next year a halfpenny rate instsad of the preseDl general threo-hulfooniiy rato be lev.cd.

A ratepayer here Plated that a property which wns assessed lit £350 ho ivns willing io soli for £'.70. He hid reci ived no notic<> of valuation It wns then taoltly decided ihat iho matter ot the rato for noxt year bo left in the hands of Ihe Hoard.

Tho Chairman said bo would remind tho ritopayers thut tbo rates were payab'.o 11 days aftor demand on the part of tho collector had beon mado, nnd not throe or four months aftorwardr. Several ratepayers complained that they had ml received llieir rato papers until a month ulcer tho tlma a'ated in ihem for paying tho rates. To which the Chairman replied that the ralepayoi-B w< ro only oxpeotcd to piy within 11 days aftor delivery of tho rato papers.

Tho next business wan the matter of water supply. Tha Chairman staled that a row Act— Government Loans t) Local Bodics-lial bean pasted, nnd that under this Act tho district was enabled to borrow for waterworks. Ho would however, read tho opinion of a legal firm on tho matter. This was to Ihj cildct that, as Edon Terrace was a h'ghway disfict. ic could not barrow undor tho Act namod. Ho thought it best not to change theform of governmental the district!! thoycouldborrowasnhighway distrl t T no Fchenie the Board had to suggest was that thedisirict should borrow £2,500 for waterworks and repay tho sumo in 20 years by a sinking fund. He was quite natUfmd that the Board had Iho cower under tho Government 1.0-mn to local Bodies Act to borrow tho amount requl « uA small rato would suffice to Rradualhpay off the sum. t.*».,ui»ii}

A desultory di^cu-Jtion ensued, durine which ltwasurgid that ir the dlt-t-iot had a water supply and formed a fi; c brigade, or ar: anced for a unnn with tho Grafton and Mount Kdon Brigade, tho rate of insuranco would be considerably reduced.

T,/rEv^ n. tual!y ,IID following motion, proposed by Mr Paten and seconded by Mr Carlev was unanimously agreed to : -'• That in the opinion of this meeting it ia dosirablo that a water supply be obtained for Kdon Terrace dietrlct and that tho local body be authorial d to tako the uooiwsary eieps towards that end." Ihe Chanman drew attention 11 tho fact thai complaints had been received by the Board concerning nuioinci s caused by neglect ou tho part of some of the rateuayere, bucli a«i open drain" etc. He then read the Act bearing upon the mutter, under which it at pjiu-eil lhat a latepayer wns liable to a penally of £10 fir causing such nuisances as thnoc complained ot The meeting then terminated.

The usual Gospel Temperance service was held in the Protestant Hall, Karangahape Eoad, oa Sunday evening, Addrecscs were given byMrR. S. Abel and Mr M. Burnett, who gave ono of his interesting pictures from real life, which was mych enjoyed. At the closo of the meeting several signed the pledge. Tho shareholders of the "Loader" (the, temperance newspaper) hold their lirel annual meeting tonight in Robson's Rooms, QuoenBtrect, at 7 30, when the balance-sheet and directors report for tho yeor ended 30tn Septombor will be submitted.