PLEASANT POINT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13714, 2 October 1908, Page 5

PLEASANT POINT.

TOWJS T BOARD,

; The monthly meeting of lh* Pleawnti ! Point Town Boar* was - held on Tuesdayicvehing, when all mwnbefs wer© pret«it. Correspondence was read as follows : From J. D. Forno, asking permiwion of; erect scaffolding and verandah on< ne'vp building he proposes to erect.—Granreds • From.'p.. W. Saunders, drawing attention to gorse growing bnreserv;o v M i'oinb Creek, and asking who was responfliftlo for its removal, and also, asking; siou to fence up to creek opposite him property.U-The Board decided tliat tl*ey nuld not grant j>erini«sion aa they diA no title. '.'/.. ■>.'".;

• Frofe A. E. Lambert,.secretary for taiwi. .-clock .fundi asking.for donation rame—On the motion of, Messrs W. Halstead and MeK ; bbin, £5 was donated. - From A. McPherson and P. A. Dunn, tasking for a street crossing.—Left to ttie-' works committee, to to. _- f From the, Municipal Association,.asking the Board to join Association.—Receivedi From the Un-els County CpuhcU, pay,'. ing over cheque in *etilcnieht> of account '.between. tlio two bodiea.

; The works committee reported (1) That. Point creek at the bridge had been cleaned out, and the Manse road repa'red'; (2) that they did not consider the Board ought to do the work applied for by K. Halstead, but ohould give- to lay piiK>s across footpath at his own expense. ,'. ' Two members of the* .works complamed that they were nftt eonSt«H«d about some of tho work that was dobei one member taking the responsibility on-, himself.

Thfe member explained that as-he' thought he knew more about the wort than the other two, it would be all right. In the d'scussion that followed *»nijemembers said that the* others ought t» be consulted, about work that wa* tri b*. done, and that the worlts committee ought to report to the Board before work tens don.'. The discussion was a, bit heal<H at tinvs. one member of the comnth'tJ'f being rather personal. The cliairmnn're-fused-io rule in the matter, and .♦nid-'t|ie committ.*e would have to ■settle their quari-el-i among thejaiwelveJ.

Advice was received .from Board's solicitors re Mr Aupinall's. account, for leg»l expenses in connect : on with forming;. ,ttin• Town Board, tiiat t h<s Board wns liabUv for o'i tain, expe»;rs. in forming; the Toivju-, Board as from 4lh April j but ihey did think ihe.Board was liable legally for pej<; liminary expense* (some £26), as th»-. Board was not in existence then and could not have incurred them., Morally, however, the Town Board owed ita. existence partly to Mr Aspinall's work, and.thky >hould try anil make nome arrangement with Itin.

Aft. r homo discussion, on ih<i maOer, Mr Butcher proposeil that the debt curved from 4th April be. paid,- seconded by Mr Hal.^ead.

Mr K. Mabttead proposed s;i nn itmendiiitiit ih-it a deputation wail ouMrA«piiiall anil try and inaki' vonw arraUßcmcnt. re *et< lenient of account, seconded by Mr V. Ni.-Hiffun, uud carried. For lh* nnxndmcnt, ]•'.. Ihilstcad, Oliorn .:uid Crawford; again*!., •M«*m Butcher. W. Halm.ftil, ,-iud MeKibbln. Tli* deputation will of Mcwtx Crawford, MuKibbin, and Olwrn. The- engineer's report on fnrmin.l footpal h and channel.-, on Salt-yard 'mad van Mibmitttid. It propose* that the channel'- lit- graded to carry Minim wnt««r to fir«-k: with fccrkiiiß to b.» of jnrrab, «*■ t im.it ed t<> cost £ —.

AfUr wimu <ii.M-u*xi<m j: «•,-,-, dcrid.-tt t«> ;>et ,-\ imat.- «.f oisi fur lining itejrbititf in tinuf.!.- before rnlliriif for tcmirr*. iVnipliinu wvr<' Jiiiidr- of lm»es *ran-tl-iiiiii <»n r<»;uls .11 nijrbt.- Police u> be ;;i>k»'>l to JirtixOcllt.' owner*. '!!.<> tr.siMiier <-t;iJ<Ml thai (lie Hoard Iw.l a .rrilii ..f £173 hU.

AronitiiK jia-tH.I for payment »•«* £9

A .iiMiit inn took pine- o» fhe mixta of p.tviuj; ilm workimn, ib<- troiMircr taking <-x<'«i'tiiiti in one cif jj|... uirmUr* paying slif nurkiii'-n prfv.troly. .uul K<*ti)itj{ ibt- money refunded bv ilxf Board.