LEVELS BOAD DISTRICT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2930, 13 February 1884, Page 3

LEVELS BOAD DISTRICT.

A meeting of ratepayers of tbis distriot was i held yesterday at tho Boad Board ofHce at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of considering ; tbe advisability of closing certain roads m ( the district. Only a timall number of rate- i payers were present. Mr Moody took tho chair, and read the .1 advertisement calling the meeting, and also - tbe clauses of the Act bearing upon the j same. , Plans of the roads vere produced, whioh the Clerk stated had been duly notified for , eight weeks. , There bring no objections, it was resolved 1 — "That tbe said roods be stopped, and that , the Clerk forward the same to tbe County , Council, as required by tho Act." , The meeting then closed. I Tbe usual 'monthly meeting of the Board ; was then held. Present — Messrs Newton, I Wilson and tho Chairman. < MINDIBB. < The minutes of the last meeting wero read 1 and confirmed. COBIIEBPOSDBNOE. The following correspondence was read and considered .- — An opinion from Meisrs Whito and Smithson re Borough Council's liability to pay rates for water-race. •] From the Property Tax Commissioner, asking for amended application for ratos for '1 Crown land. , From the Geraldicti 'County Council, en- ( doting resolution of Oounoil as follows — • " That the rate for - dog tax for tho current '< year han u'ready been oxed and is now being 1 colleoted." i From Father Fauvel, asking the Board to | take steps to drain the road near where he is building o new sohool. I Tbo Overseer stated that the only plane ho , could see where the trater could bo drained 1 was between Hoare'a and Stumbles' laud. 1 Letters were receivid from Messrs Jurors 1 Brosnahan and Patrick Sullivan, stating that if 1 the water was turned on to their land the.v 1 would hold tbe Boarc, responsible for any damage. , From tbo Property Tax Commissioner 1 stating that the demand for rates un Crown lands hod beeu forwarded to the Treasury for 1 payment. A telegram was read from tho Olcrk to tho Tomuku Boad Board, asking payment of account for repairs to bridge. It was deoided that he be informed that it would bo passed for payment at the noxt meeting. From Mr Edminsor, stating that the road known as Soarboro rond terminated abruptly at the railway line, so that thero was no com* munication with tho beaoh, and asking the Board to take steps to bare it opened on to the bos.eh. Beferrod to the -Orerseer to report on by next meeting. bbfobts. The Overseer's report wss read as follows : — "Tho whole of the contracts m hand at last mooting have bi oil comploted during this month. ; ,I'ho eurfao.t men's services have been dispensed with during the harvest. • ." Mr Orbcll's opplioation to hove the road loading from Opihi noiool to Gays Pass road, and from Gay's Post road to Capo's made passible for maohines — I havo made aaaOss to tho rond leading to Cap'ps', but could hot from Opihi sohool, is the cost would be too great, the outtiog being very steep. I bave i

not heard from Mr Verity regarding th. Three Mile Bu-h r rad. I '• The Rpv. Mr Gordon has written to mi d agbin m re-er nco to the creek leading to hi 1 form. I told him that he must communicate 1 with the Board, as I had no powor to aot it 1 the matter. ] 'I have applied to the Government foi the amount of rates due for Crown lands, but c bare not yet received the amount. 1 " During the month I have taken out 26 j summonses for rates, all of which have been paid. I hnvo another 20 ready for next week. " I have collected and paid for 100,000 stuiill birde' egua." The Inspeotor of Nuiaanops' report showed . tbiit he had made an inspection of the whole . district asd found that generally it was more t healthy than was usual at this time of year. f Suveral complaints had been made against . parties keeping pigs m the thickly populated . parts of the district, but with one exception 1 thoy had all attended to thoir notices, with- . out hia having to take extreme measures. He ? found that inojt people were availing them- , selves of tho Borough Council's water supply, s and had no doubt that m a great measure it I tended to kerp tbe district healthy. Tbe I woi-tt put of the dietriot was Wellington . stroet, and until this drain was properly con- , nooted with the main sewor there would not , bu much improvement. Although the water t wan laid on, there was an accumulation of . stftunant wutcr m places, which made it, , offensive at times and no doubt unhealthy. , Tliij Point township had been very free , from siokntss this summer. Moat of the , inhabitant!! of the township kept, pigs, but sinne bi-i last report uo complaints had been : made aa to their being a nuieance. • FINANCIAL. The Clerk reported that he had during the month collected £294 4* 7d of the general rat), and tbiit the overdraft at the Bank was £U)B7. Accounts amounting to £410 18s 3d were pissed for payment, and the Board adournod.