VOGELTOWN AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13156, 5 May 1906, Page 3

VOGELTOWN AFFAIRS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF RATEPAV ERS.

The election to illl three vacancies on the Carringjfcon Road Board took place on Thursday, the polling place being at the residence of Mr T. B. Blanohctt, Returning O'ffioer. The poll

rosulteid :*— ! Staphen Avanai 35, Geo. \\. Brpwnß 36, Frank -Jl. -jPeiiperell 34 Be-ttjjJßimriii Tooke 47, • Ed. H. Tribe 'l7 [jiassvs Bro\«ve, Tooke and Tri be wuit declafcd duly elected.

Gr«h,tinterost was shown in. lihe an

nuai meeting of ratepayers held suib.se•qjircntly, the . 'imjiortturt tcjaiestiLons ■ to

be di«cu»&ed aOtractitig one of the lar-gest-.meeting's cuwr Ire Id in this rising sarbui-b. Mr John. Laslnbrook, Chairnuin of the Road' Board, presided.

Tile Secretary (!Mr Blanchett) ex

plainwl the financial statamont. Tin--Roajcl .Board had now a bank balance pL-'£.T2,, with outstanding ratiw total-

ling £27, making- a wcclit balance oi about £100 to coin-mcno© the now j-ear

with. On last ye a r"s basis; the Board. revenue for 'the on«iwtogj twclye months/ would ljoabomt '£180, so that there would be about £280 available I for .-works.. I A •: jyro^3o9al to acqiwico a strip yf

laiid^ for ■iuci i ca«i«g the wkHih of Carrihg'tqn Road from Mr, 11. Howell's to MrvM. -HeaHy's-i prc.p<?ofcy was disIcijssed. .' At present tlue roajd narrows

from "tftift in the Borowgli, boiuodaries to 1 4(tft,' and the metrtii?!^ wok iin iavour of making! tihis iroipoi^tan't thoroug^vfiare the full chain wide. On the

mottiou of Mr IT. Okcy, seconded - by Mi; Took c, it .was docixfcd -that the Road Board sluall olytaili^ an estimate of.^he cost from, t!b owniers concerned, and report to a 'feai^her meeting of r&toj>aycrs to be uxeild' in a month's time. ■)' . " ' . -.' ■ ' „ - To*' road from tlw 'bus terinimiTiS'.t-o Mi' Tiibe's pa'tklock, , VogjeHo'wn.," ha« now h&Hi ga'zctitod 1 H-s 1 full width.. In coiiseqiroace of the sub-division of pro port y fronting- it. 'Die "ratepayers dewirb to ' mfilke'full. \iko of 'the road by removing the old fence and gorse •lveciges baok the necessary lGft, and forming side tracks additional to the present nvplaTfed road. The >cost of this work is cs>timatv.xl «t about £250. A resoluiipn was cai'riecl, on the mo t«i on ! of Messrs Sinclair and J. Johnston, asking, the Rrtad Board to proceed j with the work'ot widening tdie road oti't to its new boundary as soon as possible. ;

It is notprc.posed to raise a loan for th-e above works, hut/ to carry tirem out as funds pea*n>i^. . .

■ Several ratepayers spoke, strongly about the straying- oat'tle^ nuisanpe, sonne owners turning 1 stock-, out. to gvazq on-'the . roadsicfei.. At present ilvo pound situated near -Mr Colo's property, three ' miles up the road, is sdmewh'at inaccessible to ratepayerH gen(*ally> and as it is seldom used is falini^ into a dilapidated state. A reSQlution • was* carried, on the motion of Mr Browne, and s-econded by Mr P«rry, asking the Board to remove the. pound; to a site near 1 VJogel.tio.wn.

On jtih>?j motticn of !Mr Cartwright. the meiet'in'g, tendered a hearty vote of thanks to ■the lMjtivran'g members. Special reference • was made to Mr S. Avann,- who has done good work oil the Board for the last 14, years, and regret was manifjsteid 1 at the facb s that (he had been deprived of his seat by one vote.. . . ••"...■ . -„..' \HGRTITW3-. QUESTION. The l-a-tepayor's -mec't/iaa'?' was follow- : od by .'a- public' •■ meeting for -the, purpose of consider rag the question of ligihtimgf the suburb .

The 'N<ew lOymouth Borough Council's former terkns were explained, and .<&', letter was. read, from the Urn* Qo. ottering 1 to extend the mains and light tljte road at £2 15/ per lamp per aaimnn, providing that 25 i-esi-•derrts uiadertoolv to have gas installed at their* dwellings. 'On the motion of Mr Maunder, seeor^e4 'Hy Mr; »S. B. White, it was decmW that the Road Board shoukl wait on the County Coimcil and (if it is found that they have any power as a Board to expend funlds on road lighting 1 ) asU the Council to imdertake "tiro work for the Board and strike a special rate over al! i jn'dncrtjes as faSr as the 'bus terimanus, >to cover the cost.

A • -committee was also appointed to )^jproach the Borough- 'C.crancil to ascertnfini itlve bast, possible terms dior cl-ft-itrical-^ligh-tiaig ontha road for a distance of a mile and ai half, aboiirt '20 mudtewts luidortalaing to have the Lights "ii^ttaMed. into their, houses if ttlra i»t<ervsi!(\v proved siatiisf sector. y. Consideration of the Gas Cos. letter was deferred.

Job Printing done with neatness and; 1 despatch at Herald Office.