TEMUKA TOWN BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4560, 8 June 1889, Page 3

TEMUKA TOWN BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meoling of this board was held on Wednesday evening. Present — Mcesra K. F. Gray (chairman), Blytli, Coira, Clinch, and Mason. Correspondence waa received as follows : — From tho clerk to tbo county council, stating that the registrar for the Temuka Riding hod received instructions not to register dogs within the Temuka To ira Board district, and that the register might bo inspected by the board's registrar ; aleo that when any registration had been offeeted the amount would bo refunded to tho board ; the same conditions to apply to registration within the ooun'v boundaries. From the Property Tax Commissioner, enclosing the valuation roll for tho triennial period, commnneing Ist April, 1889. From the Paymaster-General, udvising payment of tho sum of 17a 9d, being rate on Crown Lands, to tho credit of tho board, at tho B;ink of New Zealand. From l!r J. Whitohcad, requesting that til 6 iinnio of Mrs Braddijjk might bo substituted for his m respect of a certain seption.— Granted subject to the usual conditions. Frnm Mr ii. Toralinson, osking to haro hii nnmo removed from tho roll m respect of the blacksmith's shop, where he formerly carried on business. — Grunt od, subject to the uiunl conditions. IVoin Mc3=rs C. W. Fiuher and Co., stating thai. llx-y lui'i leased tho lile and drum works of Mcsurj Ford and Ogdnn, ond soliciting a sharo of tho bonrd'o support. From the polios onstablo m charge of the Temuka sttition, to tho effect that ho was unaware that I he Polico Department wore orpoctcd to clear tho drum through the police reserve, and that ho would forward the litter on tho auhject to tho inspector. From tli'., Deputy Property Tax Conn issionor, asking Hint a statement of the va!u<-s of town properties might bo forwarded to tho Resident Mngutratca Court, Timaru. — The clork slatod that they had been forwarded on May 15tli. From tho clerk to tho Bydonham Borough Council, requesting the co-oporation of tho hoard m getung the Qqyornmcnt to pass a Ratepayers Mutual Immra'noo Bill.-JJoacJ. The overjecr's report was read and oon.' sidered. It waß decided to defor tho quostion of repairs to Railway Torracn until Iho next meeting, and that further asphalting should bo until tho summer. It was re*blVcd to pippiwor tlio elfrk to obtain shinglo for ropnim of str'eefs and footpaths when it should bo. urgently required, and the opinion wtis expressed (lint oxpenso would be euved if repairs were effected as goon us they bocainu necessary. Conti<Ur'}bh disc'Jtjioq foljywpd oa tbe

subject of the registration of dogs. Theclork a.iij tbut bo knew of cases where owners resident m the Temuka district bud registered tlieir cJo^s m .Arowhcnuiv, tincl ho Give discs m proof. Tlio Registrar of tho Temuka Road ljjtird and Arowbcnua Town Uistrict, and himself hud mutuully agreed not to register dogs outside tlieir own district, but the Rpgiatrar for tlio Arowheuuo. District bad not kopt to his agreement. The chairman was of opinion that it would save a great doal of unpleasantness if the police wore appointed registrara. It was resolved— "'J hat tho clork write to the chairman of the Qeraldino County Council and Arowhenua Town Board, requesting that the clerks be instructed to meet for the purpose of rectifying errors caused by the registration of dogs m the wrong district " Jt was agreed that the horse posts m their present state were dangerous, us many of them were placed on the footpaths, nnd a resolution was passed — "That (be clerk give notice to owners of ail poßta on the footpaths other f han verandah posts, to paint them white, to prevent accidents, imd that falling compliance tho board will have them aawn off." Allusion was made to t'te practice of some persons of discharging firearms and blasting with powder within tho town boundary. It was shown Mint sui-h actions were illegal, but tho matter was allowed to drop without any resolution having been passed dealing with it. .Accounts amounting to £8 (is 10J wore passed for payment, and tho board then continued silting as a local board of health. 1 he health officer's report was read. Attention wns drawn to the stagnant dyke at the back ot the Star hotel, and it wns ncnmmnuded that ftepa should be at onci taken to have the waterway through the police, park, | and railway reEerves, cleaned out, and tho cost charged to the responsible authorities The chairman oi-ated that tho last meeting of the park board had lapsed, but that ho bad no doubt they would clean their part of the drain. 1 It was decided to allow the mattor to stard over until after the next meeting oE the park board. After eorno other unimportant business the board rosu.