MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1448, 5 January 1887, Page 2

MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD

The ijbuul monthly iiieuting of tin Mou t Si'm^rs Kon ' Koarri wa< hf>l>i m tho oflico, Mou r >f- Somera, on Mond*y, 'anuary 3rl. Present : Metsra Pea-he, (ctiiiirinaii), Walker, und E Ihou ovkhsbb-i'h rktmri 1 . Tho OvoreoorH repor*-- wos road a- d considered he (!lorlc was inptruetod to forward t» Mr E. K. Wriuh'. uu ac ount of repaid ■l<m-> on tho Coal Pic Komi 'ihe <.'lei'k wan in-<trnc'ed to gi v o Mr J. C-olcton notion ilmt if ih < work on t) o • or^e Uoal wu* not gone on wlti wirlni seven dapa it would bo ooinpJoted at iris risk. DKrOTATIONS. Mr William McOlimont intorviewod tho Board with respect to road loading to Bedlam Biy. The Overseer reported that it w»nld coat £60 <o make tho road passable for dr*y traffic — It waß roßolvod to gr*nt £30 if Mr MoCliinont gnvo £20 towards the work, Mr James Millan interviewed tho Board with reapeot to work required on tho Downs X ,&•[. — Tljo Overneor was m etriictod to report on tho ruud at the next meeting of tho ftourd 7KNDBIB, Tenders were ope i oil for Bhlnjflinc: 20 cbainß of H"ord and Newton'i Road, and that of Mr D. Forbes was accepted at 1b 5d per yard. oorrkspohdknob; Letters woro read (I) From Mr George McMillan, asking for certain repairs to be done near R sh's cnttiug. —Ihe C>reree«r was inotruoted to get tho work done at once (2, From Mr W. G, Wallace, offering to lease shingle pit reserve, 1605, for 5 yoars, m roturn to fence tho laod.— Granted. PAYMENTS The pay-aheot, amounting to £86 17s 6d, t>m pHKied for payment and the Board »djournf d