BAY TOWN BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16506, 5 October 1915, Page 9

BAY TOWN BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Bay Town Board was "held , last _ night; presentMessrs' SomerviUe (chairman), Shaoklock, Henderson, 'W3iyte, Williams, Gall, and .'■ Fairbairn. . ■ The Department of Internal Affairs wrote ; acknowledging the receipt of : a : petition . from residents :of Tainui asking to be included in the Bay Town District instead of the Tomahawk and Portobello Road Board Districts. The Minister stated that, pending the result of the poll on the question of amalgamation of Bay Town with the city,. 'Oie 'petition had been received.— Noted. The Mimster, replying to previous correspondence with the board on the question of uniting Anderson Bay with the oily, stated >that an inspection of plana and descriptions of the country between the two < areas-revealed/ the fact that the two districts did not form one continuous area. ' It "Was not possible, therefore, to effect the union, section 120 of "The Municipal Corporation Act| 1908," making such continuity i a oopdition precedent to union, and' he, de-sired-to know whether the board purposed taking any further action in the matter.— On this matter the Chairman -~ expressed the opinion that before •anything eke was done it would be better to wait' until after the ■ conference between; the board and the <aV bad taken place. ,At this .conference bo thooght the questkm of arranging boundaries should be discussed. He was of the opinion that the boundary should be altered eo as to extend to Mr Scobie Mackenzie's property, and thence, to the Tomahawk Lagoon.— Mr Sbacklock said, that this was pTobably what city would want. He moved that the Minister be informed that a conference "vffib the.- city bad been arrangedl, and that.he would be advised fur- ■„ ther as to the result of ihe conference.— ' Mr' Gall aeconded the motion, which was carried. '■'■•■- ' .■ >. The Port6beßo Road Board .wrote advising that a, further .payment of £180 towards the Bay bridge i had' "been made, y and the board's proporpon of this amount was £18. A cheque for this latter sum was asked! for.—Received; and the board's proportion of the cost of this bridge passed for payment..

V_ Mr T. Bennett wrote complaining of sewage which had been running into his property in Gresham avenue from a surface drain cut by the board's employees. He asked the board to remedy this matter.— Left in the hand* of Messro Henderson and Williams tcvauthorise an eipenditnre of not more than £5 to rectify the nuisance com-, plained of. • ' ' Mr J. E. Wheeler wrpte directinfr the . attention ' of, the ibosrd to the silt pit of ,'. the.sewer just outside his gate. The outflow from the septic tanks of quite a number of houses above his property found its way into it There was an obnoxious smell from this which was a menace to public health.—lt was resolved to instruct the inspector to rebuild the tank and see that it - was properly trapped, at an estimated cost of £5. •• , ■.- ■ ' , ' '..-. Mr Shacklock moved and Mr Fairbairn seconded that the mspector write to the quarry proprietors pointing out that the board had been informed that two oases of ' 6erious damage had occurred through blasting operations at the quarry, and thai the board intended to take action to ensure the observance of its by-laws in the matter.— Mr Henderson moved as an amendment - that the. chairman and Mr Shacklock be instructed to mterview the manager of the quarry, to asoertoin what methods were taken to prevent stones from flving about when blasang operations were being carried' 'oujj and report to the next meeting.—Mr Williams seconded.—The amendment was . ,carried. : , Accounts amounting to £338 lis 8d were passed for payment. ~ The inspector's report dealing with the works in was receivedl