CARLYLE TOWN BOARD.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 86, 9 February 1876, Page 2

CARLYLE TOWN BOARD.

The usual mont hly meeting ot the above Board'took place on Monday evening last, at thy Court house. Present —fny Chairman. and : Messrs Taplin. McCarthy, Soinhby, and Milroy. THE MINUTES. Tin? minutes of the previous meeting j were read and continued. COiniESI’ONIMCNcE. I A communication Wis rcc ;ived from j .■Sergeant Whelan, informing tin- iSoanl | 11:;11. he had visited various parts of (he j town, and found several dwellings within j the limits of the town without closets. ‘ He had also discovered an open drain j leading from the kitchen of the Austin- | lasian hotel, containing putrid matter, a I collcrtio” of flibbish and old tins on the 1 road side leading to the English C mreh, . and an uncovered cesspool near Williams’ ■ blacksmith’s forge. _ _ 1 It w.as resolved that the police he in- ; stmeted to give notice to the persons responsible for the, existence of the tuti- ; sauce complained of. that unless the same heremoied within 11 days, proee Mings will be insiititted. against them under the ; Police Ordinance, lbd2. ' j ToWN UESKItVES. | The (fuzrtie vesting the Town Reserves in the hands of the Board Was tvtul, and disenssinu as to the moth' in dealing witii them, was invited. i .Mr Milroy was of opinion that it was 1 undesirable to deal hastily with stitch a valuably estate, and it would b • very impolitic to rush the whole of the sections into the market at once, which Coifrae. if adopted, would assuredly have a tendency | to depreciate their value. He moved—• “ That a sub-committee, consisting of’ the Chairman, and Messrs Taplin, Met’artby, Williams, and the mover, be appointed to examine their nature, and submit a general report of the various sections for disposal to the next meeting of the Board.” Mr Soiithby Seconded the r •solution. Mr Taplin would like to know if it were the Board's opinion that the suggestions thrown out, by Major Atkinson as to the ‘2l. years’ term of lcw.se, with valuations for improvements, should he adopted. A iter a brief discussion, it was decided to allow the committee proposed to consider and re -on upon the question. The resolution was then put and carried-. TKXnKIi-S. Mr Milroy moved —That tenders be Invited from persons fur I lie supply o! gravel for 12 months, itf per load of not less than on-* yard. He remarked that it was evident that the Board would he called upon to do ti great deal of patching to I ho road during the ensuing winter. .Mr Southbv seconded the resolution, and said that it- was monstrous that the Covemnieiil should force the maintenance of it: arlv three-quarters of a mile nf main road upon a newly-formed and .struggling Board. The resolution was carried, MAIN - til) A ft. Mr Taplin moved —-“That the (-/ovcriiment be requested to repair tic mam road between Fatea Bridge, aud the town boundary, as tin* revenue ol the 1> rani fa itemriicieni to tmd■>;•(■ok • such Work.” Mr Milrov sceoti led the m it ion, which was carried. I-'INAXor.n, STATEMENT' The Town Clerk sunmill-d a document, which was designated a ” Financial Statement,’' showing I hat t the sum ol£ t 4 14s (’« I had been received for rates, and £LH> grant from the Provincial (.rovernnumt, and that .£72 was still uncollected for rates. nKKAfI/nXtt II ATEI’AVKIIS. Mr Milrov moved—That Ihe Clerk In* instructed to take immediate act ion for the recovery of a!! outstanding rales.” Mr Taplin seconded the motion, which was earned. KI.ECTOKAJ, CI.AIMS. According to the new Elect or;d Bill, pastvd at the last session of the Cencral Assemble, it imposes the. duly upon the clerk of each Road Board throughout the eohmv to cause a list of all ratepayers within the district who have paid their rates within the term specified to he forwarded to the Registration Ollicer for insertion in the. Elect-oral Roll of the said district, and the Chairman invited discussion. Mam - members were, inclined to believe that this very simple duty would greatly overtax (he energies of the Town Clerk, and the duty formed no part of his work. Tim matter, after a little discussion, was allowed to drop without a resolution bciii-S arrived at, accounts. The following accounts wera ordered to he paid : t Willis, stationery ami soul £2 7s (5d Fatea Mati El H»s Ud The Board thou adjourned till the first Monday in March.