OTAUTAU TOWN BOARD.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 1349, 15 December 1931, Page 2

OTAUTAU TOWN BOARD.

t. ■: ■ ■+ ~ The monthly meeting on Mondaj evening was attended by Messrs W J. Wesney (chairman), W J. F. Mc _ Culloch; H. L. Cnandler, D.,C.--Me orostie, Jnq.ySeattef/, \V. A. is. v. . ' Fraser. - », Tlle foreman recommended that X the tension rods of the Main tr a ffi< bridge be tightened and : thai bridge be cleaned and . tarred —It was decided to apply Jc the Main Highways Board to pro- - vide the. monjey to have tjais work , carried out, the town Board's share of cost to be repaid next year. _| Owing to the taking U p of the 0 fall m the King- Street ditch, the r ioreman indicated the ford m to tnt Domain Reserve was - n;ot jusable.— Resolved the Works. Committee m - i spect with power to act. Members thought a ford may serve the purpose and so save the cost ofa small bridge.. ""•."" The Chief Injector of Fire Brigades, Wellington, forwarded pamphlets re, Fire' Prevention Week.—Re- , ceived. The; Otautau [Progressive League were granted permission to; pharge for entrance for Sports on 18th inst. Circulars from the N.Z. Financial Times; R. p. Manning and Co., General Machinery Co. and Butterworth Bros, were received. • E. R..Wilson A Aixhitect, forwarded' ■ certificates clearing the amtraetors for the Hall improvements and erection of gallery, the work had been well done and £h§ building; was now much improved. While on the roof, • he had noticed many Q £ the. nails, nacilost their lead heads and the iron was discoloured to show signs fof decay. He recommended the nails b e re-, placed and : the roof, gutters and iron parapets be painted with V a cold,mix bituminous substapco.; — - Resolved to carry out the work similarly£o*the inside painting-. The Chairman, Unemployment Board, wired m answer to the Town Board that full allocation ' of funds according to scale with other centres and m keeping with the total registrations, a fuller allotment was not possible.— Resolved to try for an extra; Xmas allotment out of the grant made by the- Government out of the Consolidated ' fund. Tho Health Report for the. month iwas received, while the Poundkeeper advised 5 cows were impounded during November. The Engineer^ j N.Z. . Railways, :" wrote m regard to charge, for repairs '' to tar-sealing at ISouth- Railway Crossing.— Clerkl'S j reply (was .approved. The Chairman, Unemployment Board, forwarded particulars of the - duties of the Central Executive m Invercargill and .of ■ tne Local Com- s mittees^ It was desired that useful f work jof fsu reproductive Mature be t done and unemployed diverted to jj Land Drainage schemes as opportuni|y offered.; [ h It was resolved to procure, jthe ff]