TOWN BOARD.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 69, 3 July 1863, Page 3

TOWN BOARD.

£^9^"* 1 meeting of the Town Board yvL held yesterday, at'^O p.m., within thJe Board Kpom, Tay-street. Present: Messrs 4 ; M'Arthtlr, Hay, Clarke, Beaven, Mclvor, Jaggers,: Garthwaite, March ant (Engineer to the Board), and Hunter fclerk). \ Mr McArthur, upon the motion of Mr Garthwaite, seconded by Mr M«lvor, took the chair. * Th 6 Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting,"which were duly approved and confirmed. > *V '■ . FOOTPATHS IN DEK-STREET. Mr Garthwaite said that the state of this , etvaafcwas deplorable, and that the inhabii tants were very desirous to have at least I footpaths. ■ The Clerk stated that according to instruc,l tions he had twice waited upon the SuperinItendent, and that the result was not sati'sfacVory, owing to the tenders being so high. 1 The Chairman read the following letter worn his Honor : — \ Superintendent's Office, Southland VI 30th June, 1863. VkR, — A memorial addressed to the Town Board : ) Indents in Dee-street, requesting the Board to tunicate with the Superintendent with the / If having the footpaths in Dee-street profed, has been handed to me. As it appears to [ pessary to form before proclaiming any path re obtained an estimate of the expense of the \ Jin question, and the sum is bo considerable i" the Government cannot undeitakeit atpre. ■ I Other works on some of the main streets jchaust and even exceed the s«m voted lor tourpose by the Provincial Council. Still »rk in question is of such obvious utility that , bvcrnment would willingly co-operate to a j fate extent in executing a portion. % j I have the honor to be. &c, i ij James Mekzies, \ '■I Superintendent. I Chairman, Town Board, per some discussion it was moved by Mr hwaite, and seconded by MrM'lvor and fed, that the matter be left for considerayill Wednesday next. M _ iamp posts. m Tie Chairman read a revised tender for »upjy of lamp posts from Mr Robert Tarbet. Mr Tarbet in his present communication 'matdthat in his former tender he had offered soply each post for £2. He had since uri that he could not do it at the money, id »w would undertake the complete supy a £3 per post. : Vaious members of the Board expressed I eir dissatisfaction at Mr Tarbet's afterouat, and it was moved by Mr Garthwaite, ; coned by Mr Clarke, and carried, that adIrtiiments be inserted for new tenders for |c spply of lamp posts. I FOOTPATHS IN JED-STUEET' ■Th Chairman read a letter from several lialtants of Jed-itreet, thanking the Board * f oner attentions, stating that the street Is i present impassable -for man or beast, 1 Eliciting that at any rate footpaths on i ust side should be constructed. Hit some consideration Mr Jaggers, 68---idt by Mr Clarke, and carried, that fasesbe laid down upon the sides of Jed>e in accordance with the wish of the inlitats. I DRAINAGE IN TAY-STREET. '1 Chairman read the following letter nhe Board's Engineer : — X Dear Sir :— lt will be desirable to motion passsed at the next Board, for cto Jbe given to the inhabitants of Tay--3 that the drainage from their houses tie delivered underneath the footpathh N ]pcs, into the drain. "Yours, &c, , "R. M. Marchant. I Ih June, 1863." } as tlipn moved and carried, that the Be instructed To advertise in the local apers to the effect recommencteu by igineer in the above letter. LOAN. i Chairman read the following letter for the 1 ition of the Board : — | "Superintendent's Office, K "Southland, 27th June, 1863. , a:— l have the honor to acknowledge eipt of your letter of 26th ult., conjiting a resolution of the Town Boaitl ■^ircargill to the following effect : ' Tlhit of the sections to be given in secuthe loan, should be employed towards up the principal sum, after satisfying crest, and to inform you, that the ial Government concurs witli tin Gonrd, in the propriety of the ar- 1 ent whereby the surplus rental wil 'jed towards the liquidation of the 'A sum of the loan. " I have the honor, to be, &c, " J. A. R. Menzies, cr Superintendent. ' er sfiel Beaven, Esq., a- aim Town Board of Invercargill." se iThe sum of the loan is (L 6000) six It. » pounds. tO -ROACH KS TO POST OFFICE. sd : (thwaite was of opinion that as to , ununication should be at once held a t^rovincial Government. , ' Cke had thereanent to propose the } ' Emotion, "That the Clerk be in- . te> communicate with the Provincial . * rmt respecting the state of the apm E lO *^ c Office, and to ascertain t'^fceur intention to do anything with 4s.|"r Jaggers seconded, and the motion li- I accounts. §i° accounts were laid before the I the Chairman, including those of B-fi Foreman of works, and for the Pk services of the Engineer, which, E3 jPifotion of Mr Garthwaite, seconded , w I Cke, were passed. 1 TAY-BTREET CONTRACT. /I Urman read a letter from the Jps ijneer, couched in the following j /IL;— have the honor of calling your, JK" the accompanying copies of my | js£i \ he 20th and 25th, addressed to i I' tipbell end Robertson, respecting j : eet contract ; as also to their - latter date. The work alluded j lins in the unsatisfactory state i my letters, and I submit for the I iof the Board the necessity of I at once the measures stated in I the 25th ult., as the contractors I y unable or unwillins to avail I n any way of the consideration 1 )ur obedient servant, I' "R.M. Marchant, I "Engineer." 1 sspondence referred to in the 1 was read to the Board by the 1 eh correspondence bore that in A 'epeated warnings which he had el Campbell and Robertson, and c nto them by the Board, they c still were more than dilatory in l( ice of their contract. v aite from personal observation to the want of action in the ltract. . ( begged to move that "any v rd to Tay-street lie over till the - . month, and that if during that actors do not proceed with the n p itisfaction of Mr Marchant, the t° e ike measures to get the street [fen Ml econded, and the motion was saps, lously. ... |I/IC COWVENIKNCKS. ite moved that the Board do I \. additional public conveniences tti'VJ be -^ ed by tne en gineer. The A/y \d already eiected two. The eJ 'i ' (ied ' *i J i ticks op Morrow. H \ i 1 ; e gave notice of motion for D- 6 *!' I JS-fhe effect that tne services ' . |f 1 r'nan be engaged to act as-J Ifl ■ W'i for the Town Board. >d| ! ? n i further, business before the ct- -i separated. ,-», ] i .■••■--:. ■ ■■■.•■ si* . ■?■■-.::;•- ■■■■•