INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8833, 17 July 1890, Page 3

INGLEWOOD.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TOWN BOARD. The Inglewood Town Board held their usual monthly meeting in the Board's office on Monday. There were present Messrs J. C. Peach (chairman), T. Drake, jun., Kennedy, Franklyn, and Marsh. The balance-sheet for the year 1889 was read and passed. Outward correspondence was read as follows : To Colonial Secretary, re the Town Board gravel pit; to Mr Marcbant, M.H.R., and Mr O. Samuel, M.H.R. Inward correspondence : From Mr 0. Samuel, Mr Marchant, Colonial Secretary, and Paymaster-General. The following tender was received for five sections in Cntfield-street : Mr R. Collins, 5s 6d. If this tender meant 5s 6d for the lot fresh tenders are to be called. — Mr Marsh read a statement ro royalty of the Inglewood Town Board's gravel pit, and what royalty is at present received by Mr Bancroft. The Board went into committee to consider the subject of the pit, bat what transpired is not to be made public at present. Mr T. Drake, jun., wrote, on behalf of the Dance Committee, to know what amount of rent the committee would have to pay for the Town Hall, Library, and the Board's office until 12 o'clock one night each fortnight, and. to have a fire in the Library room. — The Board agreed to let the Dance Committee have the use of these rooms as required, provided they take them for the term of 3 months. A deputation, consisting of Messrs Sutherland, McCarthy, F. Tyer, and Tarplee waited on the Board, requesting that the Board would grant, the football club the" use of the Recreation Grounds now occupied by Messrs Marsh and King, they "already having received the permission of these two gentlemen. — The Board has no objection, and they would try and obtain these sections from the Government oven if they had to give other sections for them. — It was proposed by Mr Marsh that the chairman be empowered to make arrangements with Mr Tarplee re the Town Hall piano. Mr Franklyn read a letter which he had received from Mr Marchant, M.H.R., re fencing the railway reserve in the town of Inglewood. — It was proposed, and carried, to apply to the Government for 2000 trees for the purpose of planting in the Recreation Grounds, &c. — The following amount was passed for payment, viz, £23 3s 7d. The clerk was instructed to write to the County Councilre metalling and channelling from the corner of Junction Road to Kellystreet ; and also to remind the Council that the water still runs over, and forms deep holes in the Junction Road opposite Mr Brown's residence. A gentleman who resides in Inglewood, and who keeps a quantity of ducks and fowls, was at about 4 a.m. on Sunday last ioused from his sleep by hearing a most unusual uproar amongst his poultry. Taking with him a lantern to ascertain the cause, he found that a large hole had been made under the 'fowlhouse, and in a few minutes a dog bolted through the liole with a duck in its mouth, the duck " quacking " at a tremendous rate. The gentleman gave chase to the dog, but part of his garden being rather rough he stumbled and fell, the dog thus getting clear off with the duck. The gentleman went back to his bed, but after the lapse of about hahf-an-hour heard the same noise in the fowlhouse. This time he managed to catch the dog, and locked him up in his potato-house. The dog, however, broke a board in the door, and made his escape. However, the gentleman happened to know the owner of the animal, and it is well fed, therefore the dog has no occasion to take the duck for "tucker." It must have, therefore, been through devilment. When it was daylight the gentleman looked round to see if he could find any sign of feathers, but could not. However, on Monday morning the duck returned home, nothing the worse for the dog's treatment. The Inglewood Football Club, although they have lately received two defeats at the hands of the New Plymouth team r are still alive and kicking, and have five more matches arranged 'for the season. They were to have played the Clifton second team on Saturday last at Inglewood, but the weather being wet the Cliftonians did not turn ap. The local club expect to have their new ground ready for next -year.