TOWN BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 88, 26 February 1862, Page 2

TOWN BOARD.

A meeting of this Board was hold on Monday. Present, Messrs. Hulme. Jenkinson, Graham aud Hardy, Sh. Cargill in the Chair. The Committee appointed to inspect the proposed improvements in Caiiuongate, reported that the best means of approach capable of being formed, was by a. Right of steps. It was resolved to proceed with this work at once. The following letters were then road, j

From Sir. T. Dick on tlie subject of certain money subscribed by the inhabitants of George Street, some time ago for tlie purpose of effecting improvements there, when supplemented by the board. It was resolved to proceed with the work. From Jas. Osgood, informing the Board that he was about to start a City express waggon, and requesting the Board to grant a stand for it at the corner of Princes and Stafford Streets.—lt was resolved that the Board has no power to make such a grant.' From Peter Currie, on the 'subject of a cart tor night soil. A committee was appointed on the subJtVrom certain inhabitants of CargiU Street, offering the sum of £90 towards the formation of tnat street.— " It was resolved to supplemeutthatauioiint b.y a vote of £120, and to proceed .with the work at once. From Slessrs. Aitken & Burnie with regard to an embankment in front of their section in High street, and offering to contribute one third of tee cost of its removal —Resolved, on the motion of Sir. Graham, " That the sum of £200 be expended in cutting down, fillin" up, ane metalling Slanse .and High Streets to the proper levels as far as Sir. Sibbald's shop, and that tenders for this purpose be called for, the contractor to remove the bank in question,"

From the Postmaster complaining of the difficulty found iv delivering letters owing to the streets not having their names displayed, or the bonnes numbered. Kesolved —" To authorize the clerk t'o_ inform Mr. Ikirr that the erection of tbe names ofthe streets along the principal linos, would be proceeded with."

lt was resolved - " That the present lino of street through the cutting should bo 'lowered seven feet in the highest part." A communication from the Superintendent, in reply to the Board's request about the well in Princes-street, was read, informing the Boardthat the Government had no objection to their erecting a pump upon it, but tbey had no power of alienating the. ground, as ifc wad already reserved. It_ was resolved to expend a sufficient sum in erecting a pump over the well. In reply to a letter from certain inhabitants of Hope-street, it was resolved to expend a sum'of .€SO in opening up that street, if the inhabitants would raise an equal sum. A complaint from Edward Caspar about a bank in Stafford-street having been read, the Clerk was instructed to inform him that the subject was under consideration. An offer from Mr. Pilmcr to repair two culverts in George-street, wliich he said were in a dangerous state, was declined. 1 The Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for ■ the construction of some drains in Rattray aud • M'Laggan Streets. ■ The question of appointing a Town Surveyor was ■ allowed to stand over till next meeting. The Clerk was authorised to erect two directing posts to the manure depot, and also, to call for tenders for the construction of a stone channel in M'Lagganstreet, opposite Griffith's Hotel. Dr. Hulme and Mr. Graham were appointed a committee to examine and report upon the best means ' of prcservimg Wilkie's well. Tbe Clerk' was instructed to call for tenders for . metalling Princcs-strcct. to its full width, from Walk- . er-street to the cutting. He was also authorised to employ a temporary assistant. ; The Board then ahjourned till next Monday.