MILTON NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 12865, 14 July 1906, Page 11

MILTON NOTES.

[From Or/a Own Correspondent..;

The monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the Coronation Chambers on Wednerday evening, when there were present the Mayor (Mr D. Reid). Cn» Grey, Stewart. Taylor, Henderson, Riach. M'lCinnon, Parlane, and Murphy. Thp report of the Works Committee was read as follows:—That the footpath on the uorth. s'de of Arthur street be chipped and gravel, led along the centre to a width of 3ft. That it would be advisable to adopt some scheme whereby the properties on the west side of Union street, from the Presbyterian Church to the river, could be properly draimd, scheme to include the freing of the channel opposite the church of surface water. The work could be carried out by the construction of a main drain at a coit of from £BO to £IOO, but the Lnabil:ty to flush the drain appeared to be a grave difficulty. That the footpath on the east side of Albert street ba cleaned of grass, and levelled and gravelled 3ft along the centre as far as Mr Hewitson'a property. This work to be undertaken by the dayman forthwith. That the culvert on the east side of Manor street, ai its junction with Alfred street, bo extended to the fall width of Alfred street. The Committee were thanked for their report, and it j was decided to proceed with the smaller works. The Committee were instructed to inspect the right-of-way opposite the White Horse Hotel, with a view to effecting improvt:ments. The clerk stated that the Charitable Aid Board bad granted increased relief in the cases brought up at last meeting. Messrs Milne and Clothier, the Government valuers, have been in Milton since last I Monday endeavoring to arrange with those I fanners who objected to the increase in tb ir valuations The valuations in this district were "bumped up" considerably without any apparent justification, and the farmers lin a body very properly objected. As was I anticipated, the result has been that the I majority of the objections have been amicably settled. In i-ome cases compromi es were, effected, and m others the farmers got i their own values. Only in two or three I instances was no settlement arrived at, and jfo what promised to be a very lengthy j sitting of the Assessment Court will prob I ably occupy only a short while.