St Leonards Commissioners.
Clark’s Water Works. At a special meeting of this body on the 14th of January, a letter was read by the clerk (Mr. W. B. Young) from Mr. Grouse, the Hastings Town Clerk, as follows:- “Dear Sir, Will you have the kindness to inform me what steps the Commissioners intend to take with respect to Charles Clark’s Bill for the Water Works company,and also whether in case they intend opposing it they will either deposit a memorial against standing orders, or join with the one which will be deposited by the Local Board? In the latter case the expense will fall on the Local Board, and not on the Commissioners. The reply was that the Commissioners would present a separate memorial against standing orders and that their clerk would take such steps, in conjunction with the Town Clerk or otherwise as he might think fit.
Tenders for Ashes were received from Elizabeth Smith, William Mitchell, John Howell and Moses Ades, that of the last-named (£31) being accepted.
Taking Beach. At the March quarterly meeting a complaint was received from the Town Clerk that beach had been taken from within the Corporation district to repair the Commissioners roads. This was met by a counter complaint that the local Board were in the habit of taking beach to repair their roads from the west end of St. Leonards. Mr. Putland also sent a complaint that the Commissioners took beach from the front of his land. Mr. Yarroll reported that Mr. Sellens’s team from Westfield had taken beach from before 110 Marina. The Commissioners passed a resolution that no proceeding be taken at present, as questions on stonebeach matters were likely soon to be settled.
The Western Water-works Bill was reported to have been withdrawn, for the opposing of which, £16 was the amount of Messrs Britt & Co’s charges.
Depreciation. At a special meeting on May 3rd, Mr. Stanton Noakes’s assessment of the Fountain Inn was reduced from £35 to £25, in consequence of depreciation of the property by the destruction of a stable in a fall of cliff.
A New Oven to be built under the parade at the South Colonnade was applied for by Mr. Vidler, confectioner, and was referred to Mr. Burton and the Surveyor for arrangement.
Rate Collecting. At the June meeting the sum of £27 11s 5d was ordered to be paid to Miss Painter as money due to her late father, and Mr. Yarroll appointed as rate collector in his place, at 3½ per cent on amount collected, and sureties to be found for £300.
Purchase of Ground. A letter was received from Mr. Growse, the-
