TOWN BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 948, 5 January 1865, Page 5

TOWN BOARD.

A meeting- of thi Town Bo ml took p' -re • chterd.y afternoon, for the pu-pose o". kfarinfr appeals against tbe assessment a.d for ne transactldn of ordinary bu*fnea-«. Mr Relmayne occupied the chair, and there were present Meaors Murraj. Grey. Barnes, Grift n, Howard, and Bastings

Upward* of forty uppoil* wer« heard, in the ra-j -rity of which the a'Sigsment was conMderab'y reduced. In several of the caws the gionnd of appeal wan ugidnsc beinz rat«-d for property in I which the napell&nrg hud not the slightest title or interest. In these cm the e«-«!Mn>cnt notice «ere handed over to the Cleric, to have them served on tho responsible parties. Several person* who had sent in notices of their inte .tion to avpeal did >ot appeir when their names were culled, and the assessment ia these casks was confirmed. GENERAL BUSINESS. On the motion of Mr .BAirns, it was resolved to withdraw the summons which had been issued again-it Messrs Lonoie and Co.. for removing earth from one of the streeti in the Swath Ward, without permission of the Don), at the f xplanation of the nlrcuinstanca given by that firm wes deemed to he satisfactory. The addra's preourei for pregentatioa by the Board to Hin Kxoeliency the (lov«rnor o^l his arrival in Danedin was read by the clerk, approved ot. and ordered to be mgroixed cm vellum. A. letter wes read from Mr G R. Howard, a«kinp;the Bo'rd to erect a lamppost opposite the door of hin premises in Princes street, an I Bt4tiog that he would aupp'y the gas at hN own cost. The applicatiun was agreed to, piovidei it was found that it would not interfere with the usual dUtanc between the lamppost*. Mr ii. P. 01 ffiri wrote, as agent for Mr Furley, Htatii.ji th'it he hiid been rrqaired by the /napertor of Nnifanee' to drain water off a section in Stuart street, but on opeuinp the entrance to the drain lor this purpose, the workmen

tound that the drain was choked und'rneath tbe street. He requested that the obstruction should be removed in order to allow him to drain the land in question This was referred to the Pub-

lie Wcrks '"ommittee, with pnwer to act. Mr Hardy applied, as Secretary to the Dunedin School Committee, for permission to copy the arawßtnent-ioll for the year. This was ordered tos and over until the assessment-roll ii amended.

An application from Mr P. Croft? for p»r misshm to erect two lamp posts in Walker street, was not entertained, through wrae informality, but the Clerk was requested to give the applicant the proper instructions aa t.how he was to proceed in the matter.

A letter from Mr Keith, with reference to the public pump near the Gaol, was referred lo the Public Works Committee.

The Provincial Treasurer wrote calling attention to a previous letter requesting payment of tbe interest on overdue bon_s> to the amount of L 192-! 15s H. He now requested that the amount should he paid without further delay. Referred to the Finance Committee.

On the motion of Mr O. Mll.--R. jun., it was resolved tbat in future all account* should be pres»nted to the Board before noi-g to the Finance Committc.

Mr B_stikgß moved—"That in the opinion of this Board, the condnct o' tbe City Engineer is deserving of censure, he having after repeated requests from the Board, failed to comply with the ordi-r putted by them «.itu months since, having especial reference to an inventory of what plans ami property he has in his kreping belonging to tbe Board, and the report moved for by Mr Basting? In the month of Heptember." .Ho had repeatedly csk.d the Engineer for these return1' both in the Board and personally, but he had tailed to produce them. It was of the utmost im portance »o the interests of the ratepayers that these returns nboutd be forthcoming. On previous o.'asiana wh-n he bad nsk»d about these returns bf: had not met with the supporto* the members of the Board, and if tho motion whicii he had now moved was not; carried, he would consider it to be his duty to r'<_ien his sat at the Board. He trustp-d that th" effect of the motion would b. to bring the Engineer to a true knowledge of hia position, but if not he would conipWer the dignity of his own position and take the course he had indicated.

Mr Barnes seconded the motion. It was his intention to bring in a much stronger motion at nr-xt meeting with reference to another resolution which had been pns'ed by the Board, but which had not b^en carried out by the f.ngineer.

Mr D. Miller, Jan., su.ported the motion ; which was then pntto the meeting and carried. A motion standing In the name of Mr M'Leod lapsed, as that gentleman was not present. Tho b^lano. sheet for the year wai presented by the Clerk, but it was not road, and its consideration was postponed. The Board adjourned to Monday next.