THE TOWN BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 233, 18 September 1862, Page 4

THE TOWN BOARD.

The Town Board met oa Tuesday afternoon, by ad journment, at the offices' in Princes-street. Mr. Hardy was. called to the diair, and ; there were also present Messrs. Switzer, Jenkinson, Cargill, and Dr. Ilulme. ' : The minutes of Monday's meeting were read and confirmed. - . j Messrs.-Wilkie, Wilkinson, and tittle waited upon the Board with respect to the levels of the footpaths ] opposite their premises, in Princes-street. There was a long conversation, it being in tie end resolved tl»at the levels should be checked by an independent surveyor, and, if found correct, according to Mr. Thompson's levels, that the fame be adhered to. The three gentlemen expressed themselves satisfied with thi3 course. It was-further resolved, tliat if the pavement opposite the Exchange Hold should prrre to bs not at the level adopted by the Board, it should I ba at once altered. v . j Mr. Anderson offered to take charge of regulating i the Manure Depot, at Caversknn, for twelve months, for L 55, bains half the wasres of a labourer, at 7s. a day. The Board agreed to close an agreement for i thri>e months, at the rates named. Mr. Hyman wrote, giving the following details as to the cost of the clock, &&, mentioned at yesterday's meetinar-—price, LSO; co3t of fixing above the Town 1 HalJ, L 10; winding and repairinir per annum, LlO- - original dial, opaque, and 24 inches diameter, but a transparent diid 36 inches diameter, could be substituted at a cost not exceeding L 5.; The considera^ tion of the matter was postponed. v ;- The consideration of tlie Superintendent's letter with reference to the ceneral sewerageplau was fur- : ther postponed. *: : PEOPO3ED BOIUHXS OEDIfiTASCE. The next business was to consider the draft of the ' proposed Building Ordinance, forwarded to the Board i by tiie ProvinciaTSecretary. .7 ; The Clerk Baid that the bill comprised 61 clauses. It had beenprepared from' suggestions by the Pro-1 vincial-' Engineer, the Superintendent of Public Buildingsandhimself^MF.-Reid);: he having been appointed to attend at the conference, vwheu it was contemplated ti brihgJn the Bill during the past session. The Institute of Architects also had represent tatives present. The Melbourne Act bad been carefully gone through, and modified to make it suitable to Dunedin. . , • .•i--. - ' Messrs. Hardy and Switzer, ?with the assistance of the Clerk, were appointed a suh-committee to go through the clauses, to return the dxaft to the Gtovernment with" any Temarks thereon, and to report to the next meeting of the Board. >.. :l . .THE BOaBOWINa POTTEBS. " The Chairman hadgiyerinotice' of V motion for j f considering tile powera given by the'lmprovement Ordinance to borrow '£.12,000 for general works, and LSOOO for sewerage purposes; but the motion could not be proceeded with, as the Ordinance requires the presencsjof tw^thirdsof theimembers (0), and; there was at no time during thei afternoon more than five pwsent..'' "■';":?*.:-:- ■:■--'■■ \"-\:^:/:^ ■. ■■■;.-: I,;. The Chairman remarked "that if any works of importance were to be undertaken this summer ; the Board would have to get money from somewhere very joonV^.v: „,;,■,.;■; .-•.••■.. ;;:t;.^^--- ; :_■■■■'. -, ,'■':-•■'; Mr: Switzer said that they, at present; owed L3OOO to the Bank, and L 4500 to the Govemm«nt, which sums were advanced on the general security of the | Mr. Jenkinson asked •whether 7 the *E3OOO was no|; 'being repaid to the Board, having been; expended on footpathsl' -:■' '■ ; >J : ~wi'!'-' :x- ■■' :■.-.;> ■■,-\rr : :. »The Clerk said that the rates were anticipated to the^amnint of L?SOQ. ;: The L2QOO for footpaths was in addition. It wa> being repaid from day fc> day. Mr. Jeukinson tbou^ht that before Agoing on with his motion, the Chairman ought to submit a statement showing ths present portion of the Board pecuniurDy, and also to - indicate " to^Tyhafc particular imprpvementej^ejCl%GOO'was to be devoted. He knew- tjhaf many improvements -wen needed; but he doubted whether heahouldvotefor borrowing £12,000

without knowing something *as to how ft was tote expended. - - — . - r Mn Switecr was convinced that if' Dunedih was over to be made anything like a town: it mast be done with borrowed money ;,if rate* for tie purpose werb to be waited for, thatown would never be nude. He thought, however, tliat -somi plan should be'submitted before the money wis "borrowed, and same decision coms^o- respeetiag the debt already hanring on the municipal-estaf, *vliieh property would havo to he the security for any farther soii3 borrowed * The Chairmao said it was for the Board to decide" how the money should be expended. < If there was a sufficient number of members present at the next meeting, he should propose his motion. THE HOAXf ASD PAVBXEXT3 IS SIASSE ASD HIQHSTRE3STS. Mr. Switzer siid it appeared to him that there was a certain amount of " aeyiannodatiira" coin"- on in making Hiffh-street and Manse-street, to the benefit of particularbnilding3. He alluded particularly to the corner opposite Mrs, Dawson's honse. It was no use blinking the feet, aad he desired that such ' things should be at once stoppeJ. ■ - - The Clerk said that Mrs. Dawson's footpath was about a foot too low. y Mr. Switzer could not see why streets" should be levelM off in a particuhr way to suit Mrs. Dawson or anybody else, ThsCierk said that Mr. Poeppe', the surveyor, marttfcl the proper level on the doorway, but that it Tiad not been regarded.. Mr. Jenkinsou said that these two streets would be very expensive, aad itwonld never do to pitch and metal the road and then to hare to raise it. Jin Switzer said that the roid waa now being made to suit certain footpaths, instead of tha paths beine made to suit the road levels adopted by the Board. Mrs. Dawson had pertinaciously refused to reeo^uifie the level given for her footpaths, and now it seemed she could get some one to'accommodate the footpaths * as made. r The Chairman thon»ht the 80- t rd should at once ' deßids this important question. Wa3 this sv3tem of accommodation in forming streets to be "allowed or not1? Messra. Jcnkinson and Switzer: Certainly not I>r. flnlme. (who entered at this point), said he'had noticed on the prerious day w^at was being done at thef corner of Man33-streefc and High-Street, and he thoagfit that the parly who allowed it ought to have been dismissed. . - v ■■-,: >" ■:.•;-:.■.: ■ ..;. ■ .•■■-_. , The Clerk said he felt convinced, there %vas nothing going on such as seemed to be <nwpected. Both Mn Ciievannfs and Mr. Boss had spoken to him about the difficulty of de-dihg with the corner, oa account of Mrei Daw-onV footpath bang a foot too low. He told them that they would hire to "build a retaining wall to keep up the roadway. > Mr. Switzer : Build a retainingwaill I shoold say certainly not. >: ■;; ■-•,■-. The Clerk said there must be something to main»ain the roai. If Sirs. D«rson would not hereafter raise tna footpath, it woald be for the Board to do it ather;eo3fc •■ .- ;■ .■•■:■:.••.: -■. ■■ •..-.' :"\ Mr. Switzer m^ed—" That Mri Dawsotfs footpath be "raised to the proper level by the Board and that Mb. Dawsoalia charged Tirith the expensi of the sasae.*' She m nst be sued for the amount if necessary; Tha authorities^coul.r not be set at defiance as lejrarde-l the formation streets. " - Dr. Hnlme secoMad the motion. - Mr. Jenksnson thought it would be :better to resolve—" That th? Clerk be instructed to see that Manse-street is formed to the proper level; and that the whole of the fo>tpath3 beat once completed to the proper jevel." Mr. Switzer approved this motion, and seconded it; and it was unanimously adopted. It was agreed that the prop: ietors of premises in High-stre?t, Iklow the line of Manse,-street, mi^ht liy down wood footpaths, subjecb to their bsiag %• move-l at any tims by order of the JJoard. Tenders were ordcrei to ba obtained for erecting a culvert and opening drains in R'leul-streefc. '