Waipawa.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5263, 5 July 1888, Page 3

Waipawa.

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Tho usual eltttng of the R.M. Court was Atuafclafm £3 IS* J**™"* for pblutffl With 20* OOStS, .318 WItaOBSOB, Hlld 218 SoTbor "(Mr Loughnmi), A. W Gould v. D OamiohMl,olaim£l Uβ, costs allowed, S'aSat Ormoudville Court. For plaintiff, with 8s costs, aud 10a 6dwi ness. TT-trris v 0. Olseu, claim £11 iJS- A 22 amount was put ia by defendant for £13 16b, but this latter «so by the Bench that it resulted in plaintiff bang Awarded £2 10s on tho adjuetment, with Xcostß and witness £3. Thepartieecame from a place twelve miles beyond the Wiaui. Cranov. Ratiuia, claim £'2 1 Is, S 168 costs, 3s 8d witness, and 10e 6d solicitor (Mr Loughnan)-oM other-okim trae paia, two Bottled out of Court, and four JamoH Ready was brought ■ VTr Tnirlie, J-P-. yesterday, ohargod She police in the execution of their duty. h£ wasT remanded until to-day, when the Bml ie likely t« have a forenoon over it X together with the accrued cost« Mr Millar, local manager of the Bank of ; Australasia/resumed his duties yeejrd^. * And his locum Uncus, Mr Jameson, returned to Napier last evening. .it ■Die Waipawa Road Board met last night, when were present MeeswMcGreovy iohak), Cowper, aVid Bennett. T Notice was - - iSron of a rate of *d in the £1 from March . payable in one sum on Ist ' November.—Mr Ilathbone's accounts £/ V H* 3d), and ClerVs salary (£3 18s 6d), were \ '- *- 'pW >rfor payment.-The re- >,- ported %i S& the work m Bathboao-wad ' hall been completed, and the monoy authorL iacdliad been expended. ■Wt The Waipawa Town Board also met Ins! night, when were present Messrs Bibby 9 5air), CoikU, Bennett, MuGreovy, and

Ilttrjcq^.^* M!r the Board's $nsi~ tor,'gave his opinion, that the BearaSanad poWerioniake a rSsjjrvoir in tho Recreation Ground, as the proposed work was not of suoii a kind as permanently to alter i£ for recreation pnrposes. Mr Harkor e#i& -tiiat with, all due respect to the soJieitOiT he ■thought it -was diverting the gi'imnd from its legitimate purposes, and.ho believed that if any ratepayer was so disposed he could make the members of tho .Board pay the money out of their own pockets. —H. T. and C. H. Arrow asked leave to put down a covered pipe drain from see. 40, Waipaw* Bush, on the west side of Bennett-street, to the river. On Messrs Collett and Harker , s motion, leave was srranted, Mr McGreevy dissenting- until the Works Committee had inspectdthoplaee.iishethoughtitdang-erous. —The Chairman mentioned that he had received Bomo documents regarding Howell's estate, and their solicitor hud returned them to tho Clerk of the House as requested. In reply to a question, Mr Bennett said Mrs Bennett remembered the claimant well ns a boy of 14, but, ho was not Howell's heir, nor a relative ; he was only a step-brother by tho same mother. On Mr. Harkor s motion, tho Chairman's action was approved.—Mr Ormond asked leave to erect a lamp in front of his premises. Leave granted, subject to the Works Committee.— Mr Gilmour reported that Ciriquhoun had fiiiishud his work at the reservoir in a most satisfactory inauner. VTo sujrarested puddle walls beinir made a'l each end of tho dam to stop off tho shingle, ami that the Board should deoiJo on the size of pipes leadingfrom it. He had sent for the. valve, but there was no hurry about getting pipes till tho dam had been tested. Received. —Tho Nuisance Inspector reported that on Saturday he visited ovory hoHse in the town, «tid found no cau."e of complaint. Sixty-four dogs had been registered, and seven wero unpaid. Mr McGreevy moved that Mr Davis' dog bo exempt. Tho Chairman agreed to arrange the matter.—Dr. Todd, through the Chuirmau, asked leave to cut down some gum trees in Rose-streot. On tho motion of Messrs Collott and Harker, tho "Works Committeo were instructed to report to next meeting if they are doing Dr. Todd any harm, and if advisahlo to cut thorn down.—Tho Clerk reported that tho Auditor had examined the accounts, and so far as ho know they wcro correct.—Mr Collett moved that a paling fonco be erected in front of tho dam. After some discussion it was resolved, on the motion of Messrs Harker and Bennett, that tho Works Committeo report as to what is required.—Tho Chairman was about to give notice of a now rate, when Mr Harkor asked if tho estimates had been prepared, and tho Clerk replied that he had forgotten thorn. Tim Chairman ruled that it was necessary to Jiave ihe-estimates of income and expenditure before striking a rate, and, on tho motion of Messrs Collett and Harker, it was resolved to hold a special meeting on Thursday next for the purpose.—Mr Harker moved that all rates in arrear be 'sued for forthwith, —Mr Harker moved that tho £300 borrowed for drainage be applied foi*. After some discussion tho motion lapsed for want of a seconder.—Mr j Harkef'desired that all the ruts bo filled np. Ail the roads wanted looking to, especialtv thofti in the bush.—MrMcGreovy said they >*ould want a.carpot laid down Jα tho bush yet.—Mr Collett thought that fho rcadman was not required to overlook such work ns pudding tho dam, the construction of the tank, or tho drain in the bush. Ho said ratepayers had complained to him of these thinge. —Mr M'Greevy said ho had no right as a member to listen to these people, who ought, instead of writing to the papers, to bring their grievances before the Board, whon they would bo remedied.—Tho following accounts were passed for payment: —B. B. Johnson, £4 6s 8d; Walsh, £9 12s; Flynn, £'i 4s; Fletcher, £3 3s; McKonzie, £20 15s 3d; Shcehan, £1 <>s 10d ; Napier Gas Co, £5 10s; Rath bone, £2 Cs 4d; Oolquhoun, £39 7s.