ANNUAL MEETING OF RATEPAYERS.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 903, 2 May 1891, Page 2

ANNUAL MEETING OF RATEPAYERS.

Th» arimrnjl meeting, of the- ratepayers of the- Ell'ew» ere district was tyeld yesterday there beii ig a small atteadmce. Mr Waby, ' Chairman of the >^oard f rßad ANNUAL BBPPBT, A, ■umwdrf n -f which we eriva. Tlj^ Siredft ba!ftß<je nMhs cK>mmanofl»

now £392 6HOd^l&e Bpard^ tiabiliti es at, date o£ bulpncing we c about £183 2« l^l geujjru! rate of J'^iri th<- £ had bferi> giftiost jentireliy collected, only £4 1?8 6(j' r i; outftapdioK". 'flPiig Bonrd was aßßessed to C |ari table Aid; £425 3a Bd. ' iteHKf; tho-yijar were £2489 | 0 9d.:^rotaf{expetKJil;6(|*^2O97 la lid, Sas f oipe :H,^^|?rLake aubdivuion 374 5 6 Killinehy „ 244 0 6 Coast .„ 259 18 10 Irwell „ 232 16 7 Rakaia „ 99 9 9 Bridges find Culverts T ■■:■'. rfskiUed 'labour) 52 10 4 Material ' 292 14 9 Charitable aid, half share 212 11 10 Salaries — ™ —.„_-,;_ 21ft , & 0 Printing,'&c. 24 19 " 4 grain, , f „, 41 1 1 offl6e : Rxpbtiiies ~~ .*■■ «!•■>/ 16 14 0 Insurance, &c. 33 3 7 Sundries ---■~-~ r: --- rr ~2~ r UL 10 •• ViWA\ ;\ w■. > - ;?:> \v.:;jifm:-.yi n Several eubatantial concrete bridges had beeft put lip in ' yarioas pwte ° t | c s " trict at a mo^wate o^.'.v;'* ". ri ; 0 4 J miles of new road nad been retailed inH 2f roiles of uejw rjoad; fprine4 fJ a: Several tnatterß of minor importance wrere also touched on.\ v/nT: -to :;>:a;£ ,:., ...■ :'^ :;I "'BkiA.Lßi;BDß.^^ , A d'flcusßfon eh^edjJ^^^fsifnyi birds nnisance. . Tlwjre.port saggests the striking of a special: rate;jto.;vc.o.pe^ srJth the pPSt. ' ■'■■"■ •■■/■"''-■•• .-yO si;---/:!^*..!.!*.^.' A majartty of " the ratetoaijfoifertpreßanf §poke, strongly of the damiigfe tbe birds : ' 1 Ratepayers I expetirpeqt daring., the nßxt,y ear as to the 'be-t/ineans/ofdeathig mth the pest, and give .the, Board. A tJi^^Jjgpefit of their experience. ■'(Ofa 'motion of jnMs ,A'ej Uilaa/jfejan, seconded ..by Mr Robert Hog^ the report and balance-sheet were aiJop^tedT 2 ' 2 * Mr Hlowsonspbke of the numbers of Cftttlo r &c., which,. were .straying on the roads at sight.. They were dangerous to traffic at night.' He suggested the leasing ojt thef roads ttr gi^TAn^pjtfp&i^ '^Oiher ratepayers -also spbk^lofihe naißan6©v)vo h*iu*-.-s(i .- - l it *» ) >;i :■• n<i KOWINATIONS., . .ftlesßrs T. J. Henley, if, J. Meyin^uie,,fl.' (Ove'rton and W^ Wjfaon were nominated. to fill ; '"the^ 'three vacancies on the Board. "Ttie poir will be taken on Tharsday, 'Utifi 7th. ' ;;■' J V H y ■ •■',,. , ■:-, OQIcVUM3!I^ABT.. ■ ° A vote of ibanfcb fo Mr, Ronnie, a retiring member of tbe Board,. r,waa (^ordially pagKed on motion .of ! Mj-; M|Lachlan, seuiinded by Mr Loc.hh.e;a4>''r>i4t jtoW" 1 * v °te bf thantcs to the G lerk.was carrj^d unanimously. :' vfr; ..:•■- i. , , ;i]C; , The meetinpithen terminated. ; - ■' '■'":-> '■>- i -fn-1 f-r-i I. ,q,rl