Hampstead Town Board

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3046, 8 August 1893, Page 2

Hampstead Town Board

The monthiy meeting of the Hampstead Town Board was held last evening. Present—Measw Andrew*, Eliiofct, Uickman and Macpherson. An apology on account of illness was received from Mr Crooks and Mr Andrews was voled to the chair. SUBSIDY. „ Advice was received from the Government of payment of subsidy to the credit of the Board. BhIDGES. The Ashburton County Council wrote, confuting to pay half coac of small repairs* to*j"> badge by Markey's. nnTnl^i ' T l $°* d Board ™te > «n" quiring if the Hampstead Board are willing to co-operate with them in maintaining the bridges over the Wakanui creek, and submitting a proposal for apportioning cast of the same amonwt the County Council and the two Boards — The clerk was instructed to reply that this Board w willing to co-operate in the matter with the Wakanui Board but consider it should be left in abeyance, pending a settlement of the Wakanui - creek question by the County Council. BATE ROLL. The name of Mr John Hunt wag ordered to be inserted on the roll in the place of Mr Henry Hunt. WORKS COHMITTKV. The works committee reported that Bennett had completed his shingling contract on Wakanui Road. Some shingle had been put on the footpaths on thU road, and SO loads had been put on the South Road. • The footpath on the Test aide of Bridge Road would be expensive to form, and the committee did not feel jontified in recommending the work. This matter was discussed at come length end the question of forming a portion of the path on the east side was considered. It was finally decided to do this work if tunds were available. \t » KORTH-**ST BBLT, Mr Macpherson urged on the Board fche. Improving the Northeast Belt, which was the worst road for miles around. The Board reoognised that the work was very necessary, bat could not undertake it oa the basis of paying half the cast with the borough, who had much larger intetest in the work and from whence the bulk of the traffic came, FRONTAGES. Mr Thomas Andrews applied to the Board to give him the line of his frontage on the East Belt, as he wished to fence. It was resolved to wfer the matter to the Board's solicitor, as to whether the Board or the owner were responsible for cost of such surveys. _ GOME ON STBKKTS. The ranger was instructed to have the gone cleared from opposite sections, the owneis of which had disregarded the notices to clear, and to charge the cost to sach owners or occupiers. ACCOUNTS, Accounts amounting to £33 8s 7d were passed, and the Board sat as a BOARD OF HEALTH, and received the inspector's report, whioh was favourable, as to the state of the slaughterhouses and bacon factory and the district generally.