WAIPAWA TOWN BOARD

Waipawa Mail, Volume X, Issue 1020, 9 December 1886, Page 2

WAIPAWA TOWN BOARD

Special MeetingTiie Board met on Tuesday evening to consider the question of taking up £6 0 under Government Loans to Local Bodies Act. On tho motion of Messrs Barker and Bennett, the special order was passed. Messrs Darker'(in the chair), Bcnnott, AlcGreevy, and Collett were present. Ordinary Meeting. The ordinary meeting was then held. The Clerk explained that the chairman had been called away as a witness to the Supremo Court, and was therefore uuable to bo present. Correspondence was then received : From Danevirke Town Board, asking for a copy of the Town Board rules. Attended to. From Treasury, stating that balance of subsidy, .£ls 2s Id, had been placed to the credit of the Board. From Mr G. 10. Lee, solicitor to Mr Waldrom, demanding that the men who have been digging on Mr Wuldrom’s laud be removed, and ordered to desist. On the motion of Mr AlcGreevy, the letter was received. It was stated that it had been written nearly tlireo weeks ago, and that the men had since left the work. The Clerk stated that there was no Inspector’s report ; that officer’s time was pretty well divided between attending to two people in the town. The question then cropped up as to who should pay the men for working on Mr Waldrom’s land-. Mr McGreevy said the Board would have to pay in tho first placo, if they were refunded afterwards. Alessrs Collett and Bennett objected ; they said that it was understood that the Board would not be at a loss. Mr McGreovv said he had stated before and said again that the Board would not bo at expense. Mr Waldrom would have to bo recovered 1 rout. The Board would p..y in the first place, and ho would guarantee that it would be to no expense. Tho minutes were referred to. These shewed that Air Waldrom was to bo sorved w.tli 14 days notice, to complete the drain, and if he did uot do so it was

decided to have it done nt his expense. Air McGreevy said Mr Wuldioin had been notified that he owed the money. Mr Barker had understood that the owners of property would pay tho wages. Air Collett had the same opinion. Air McGreevy was willingdo guarantee that it would be paid iu the long run. Was that not enough ? Alessrs Harker and Collett thought it would be better to let the matter stand /over. Mr McGreevy said if all the accounts were not passed, he would object to any being passed. The work had been done by the Board For the goo I of the public. Air McGreevy moved that all the accounts ho passed for payment. Two of the public works committee had agreed to the the men going to work. The third was absent. Mr McGreevy’s motion was then seconded by Mr, Bennett and carried. The accounts were as follows : Jull & Co., £1 13s Gd ; B. B.’ Johnson, £4 Gs 8d ; G. Gardner, 7s ; T. Walsh, £9 2s ; Geo. Barrows, £1 17s Gd ; VV. Gilliam £1 17s 6d ; Geo. Rose, £2. 2s ; Phillip’ Tims, £1 13s G$ ; total, £23 3s Bd. Mr Barker then proposed the motion, notice of which had been given, viz That tho hoard get all tiie levels of streets in the town taken He said they were aware that it wo::ld he necessary to take these. As tho council had charge of the main streets, it was only right that it should take the levels of the main streets or subscribe something towards the work. In other places where councils had charge of streets they always advanced something to pay for taking levels, and allowed the boards to do the work. Air McGreevy ; I understand the council has done tins. Mr Darker didu’t think there was any plan of permanent levels of the town. If they were going to tako Waverley Street they would want them. Messrs Collett and AlcGreevy pointed out that there were plans of the road from Brighous-’s to tho msiu street, also of Waverley Street and Kcnnilworth Street. Air Darker wished to know if there were levels of the roads in the Ihjsli. Mr AlcGreevy said they had roads and he couldn t sec that they wanted levels. The roads would do for levels for tho present. The motion lapsed for want of a seconder. Mr Collett then brought up his motion, notice of which had also been given. Ho moved that the road through Mi Rathhone’s paddock he taken by the board ; also that Waverley Street be closed. Mr Collett said this would perhaps get them out of a difficulty. There was trouble in taking Waverley Street, so let them take another road instead. Air McGreevy pointed out that the hoard couldn’t close Waverley Street without a poll of ratepayers. Mr AlcGreevy also pointed out that the heard was borrowing £3OO to improve Waverley Street, and now there was a motion to close it up. Mr Collett finally consented to withdraw the motion for the present, remarking that ho would bring it up again at a more suitable time. The next motion was down in the name of the chairman. The clerk explained that Air Bibby could not possibly have been present. It was resol veil on tho motion of Messrs McGreevy and Bennett, That tho motion he allowed to stand over till next meeting. Tho motion referred to the construction of a dam, for water supply.

Mr Collett said there was not enough water up there now to drown a mouse. It was resolved, on tho motion of Mr Darker, seconded by Mr Bennett, That a special meeting of the Board be held on December 23rd, at 730 p.m., to confirm the resolution in relation to the adoption of tho lonns to Local Bodies Act, by the Board.

Mr Bennett brought up the question of leasing the Domain Board. This immediately raised tho point as to who were the trustees of the Board. Air AlcGreevy contended that the Town Board commissioners where the trustees.

The chairman agreed, hut added that the commissioners would have to resolve themselves into a Domnin Board mooting before the matter could be discussed. stated that the accouuts of the I own and Domain Board were all kept separately, and that the bodies were separate, even although tlicr same gentlemen formed the commissioners nnd trustees for both. The matter dropped. Mr Collett asked if the Board would kerb the footpaths from Mr {Stone’s shop to the end of the street.

Ihe members were willing, but Mossrs McGrc-evy and Bennett insisted that the owners of property would have to pay the cost of material.

Air Darker would like tho work to stand over till they had a proper system of footpaths. It was time the main street had proper paths. And that brought them to the question of levels again. ll© didn’t sec why asphalt should not be laid down one of these days. (1 ( leov y suggested carpets.

Air Collett moved that the kerbing be done.

Air McGreevy moved that owners of property affected be asked to pay for tho timber for the kerbiug—and this resolution was carried in event of the owners not exceding to the offer, the work not to bo done. The board then rose.