SOUTHBRIDGE.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 905, 29 April 1891, Page 2

SOUTHBRIDGE.

■ , :-, ;■ - :- ■ ■ . .'<-r~ .- -. ■ '..* The annual meeting of the householders of the South bridge district was held on Monday .eyeninjf. There was a very eood attendance. Mr" Frame,' CKainoatf *.* of the outgoing Committee, presided, and read the conditidnaiuwijerr^bi-eb V?° WlT'' Committee were to be efected. " ' v ' -■■■'■- ROUTINE.-— . . „,_.... The minutes of last; annnal report were . read bj the seoretary, Mr v Hau^heyJ 'and confirmed, The outgoing Committee presented their . report, a condensation of. which appears/ elsewhere. ,- ' x Dr Withers moved, and Mr Cameron ..,. seconded the adoption of the report. Dr Wiihers-wished the new Oojnmittee to pfty attention to the state of the foot-' paths and the School grounds. Theshmgi ' ling; had net b»en satisfactorily done. Furthermore he did not think the visiting Committee' had done their diity as ' thoroughly a« they should have ' done m ' the batter of inspecting the sanitary; ar-,--rangernentß of the Bohool.- ,„, iV , 1 ./ '^ tyr durns, aa one of the visiting ppn\- "'•' mittee, traversed Dr Withers* statement. The! Committee had visited .the .flqnoqj.c regularly, and any suggestion made by the master had been carried out. ASy- blame ... with regard to sanitary matters should reßt with the master. With regard to 1 the ■ shingling, the Committee iutended ...to, _ make a recommendation to the new Committee. Mr Webster spoke to the same effeot. Mr barney asked that the Inspector's Report be read. . Dr Withers objected. He maintained that if read, it would be done ? at^ the! Chairman's risk. : ; - . . .* Rev. E. Whitehoase referred to the Act which said that the business of this meeting wiß to receive the Committee's repor£\ Nothing was said about the Inspector's report. : .. ' ; " : ' ''' •■■ • ' - ■■ The Chairman put it to the meeting, aad decided that the majority was m favour of having the report read.' .';' '' ; ••■ '■'. The Committee's report was then formally adopted, i 'I; : , The Chairman read the Inspector's raport. •' \.- ■. ;"' : " ■'■■ .-;' : 'i--t ;,■■■■>,: t i, Tite ELECTION" '" i!iT -' irt;;:ii .■.-■ of a new Committee was then, procjeeded, with. .■:>:,; i..'':. : .',-,,V I '"j ''.' t '-' x , Dr Withers and Mr J. ; Ov Jtfo^re, 'iweije elected scrutineers on the motion of "Mr Mumby, seconded by Mr_Webster. ' ; ' '' ' The Chairman < inf orjni^d ; the ■ -meeting that of the eleven candidates urinouticfid, Mr Low had retire^ and Mr Lee was declared ineligible, m not being a householder under the terms of tiie Act. There were therefore nine candidates left. A ballot resulted as follows,:-!- - „,--,. i MR J. FRAM6 - .M 'H " R. WEBSTER ... 57 r '" R. C. BtfRNS r 54 ; V ", J. KILBKI.OE 47 REV. IJ. WHITE HQUSB 45 «. ? MR C. H. WrLLK 36/1 v : " J; PENFOLD '-■ ' 35 « W. b. BILL : : ■ 31v i;i " E, R. ALL?REBS 22 ' The first seven «rere therefore deoJarei eleoted.j , , „;,,, ......■;■ r ,"-'.,,'. : . '.^ ' ' ,1 I ' Eighty-five votes were rebp.^ed, 1 111' 11 ' , fi ; J ■; i "■■ ■ TSK NSW OOMMITTBB „.,,.,, ' ; ■'■' ■ •■ -"- ■■.■.■; -•: ' // then met, and on motion of Mr R. Webster seconded by Mr Burns, Mr Frame was. elected Chairman for the ensuing year. ■- ■- He briefly returned thanks, Mr Burns moved; iand -*;Revv Ei Whit«house seconded, the re-appointment of Mr S. Ha««ghey as Jse6retary. Carried. Mr Burns wus re-elected treasurer. The date of meeting was unchanged. ■ Some formal business was transacted 1 , and the proceedings terminated, j I .-.r r ■;;—■••