Ellesmere Road Board.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 915, 3 June 1891, Page 2

Ellesmere Road Board.

The ordinary meeting uf the Ellesraere Road; Board was held m; tjhej /Hstrict office on Monday, Ist June, 1891. Messrs WAby, Watson, Luohliaai', Henley, and Jones. Mr Watson mo vefl, and Mr Lochhead seconded, t.iat Mr Waby be ro elected Chairman for the ensuing year. Carried ouahimousiy. . ' ° : The minutes of the prerious meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE ■ I was read as follows 7— : From Mr W. Grainy, m kiq? for the enlargooiint of a calrwt on the

seer was directed to atl^n%^ this matter^ : * ■■'";,.. ]' ■}• ' '"':';\ From Mr C. <ijf the b»<l state of the Brookside and If well Road, It; was decicjert 0 to tfifSfj Mr Corbetfc notice to remove bis fencd/which •^ii'eiierl^chin^bn v tiuj,road, Ijind the Board would make some farther improvements. From Mr A. McLachlan, asking that some access be given to him to big land formerly held by Mr S. Forsythe. Received. '■) r ifyom !Of M.f Bropke, re poisoned rrain. Received. From Mr Joun Benry, applying to -hwirhirTwrmff -str&ck off ■ ttranrott^itr"! 1 respect to sec. 12593. Granted. MrsHother/; nHftde a/sipailaV application r ! sec. 12202. Agreed to. From Mr A^J^llo,- claiming- .pay.*. (mpnt for clearing gorse. Tlie .JBpard declined to entertain* the dlaiinri, v ■''• AU ? From Mr Potts,, re strychnine. I Recnived. •-.■*" , :; • , . ■. . i ..;■ .n I From Mr John Boag, asking that* jdrain on the Brookside road be } cleaned.' Decided to clean the ; dralia 'an 1 ithe Southwest sid?. v .. )Yx -„, •-■,.,;$ i From same gentleman, calling attention to the fence leading t* the cemeWr/ | The overseer was directed to 1 attend to 1 Uhematter. • ■.■'','■;'..,.'.■'.';,.-, ..-,.: .77 | From the Government Auditor* . en«: ; doling acoount for £2, for auditing the' \ Board's accounts. Passed fpf paynffent^ \ From Mr Cambridge, ottering jp<piV !sone<i grain. Received* i From F, S. Maddison atfd 10 othei»;o ! requesting that the drain on Ha^merV j road be widened and.deepeneil. * '''" >: " '" • Decided not to entertain the ■ applied* i tipn.. _ . ... ... .,. _ „..„___,_„, ,_. | From Selwyn County Council agreeTSg' to pay the balance of contribution to ! Hospital and Charitable Aid Fonda oat [of money due to the Ellesmere Riding i byTthe Council. • , / j n-*, « r, r-r r-\ ; Mr M. Jones moved 'that' a ; general road rate of one lialfpenny m the pound be levied on all rateable ptojJ" pert/ m the Ellesmere district, suto. rate to be due and payable m one tibml on 15th July, 1«91; secpndeid [j^ Mr JKJ* Loch bead, and carried, ; ; i, / | .*■ * ; CHARITABLB Albv '^ ;! '' - : Letter was read from Selwyn Cjpanty Council stating that the district's shar* of the Hospital and Charitable Aid rater i for the current and financial ' year was £461, and asking if the Eoiird would, Ipay the same out of the kenorartalfl/br I .' strike a special rate for 1 tfe**e pftrposei" ; Resolved to adopt .the former course* 1 ' poisbsii) \ Mr Jones moved that the sum of £50 be allocated out of general funds for the destruction of snail birds, the first batch to be prepared by next sale day.. Seconded ; bjf |Mr H^nW,and| carried.';/ : DOG REGISTRATION. The Selwyh OQWRty Council wrttfe* advising that the police wouHpnder«a£«v the registraupn of ,4ogs a^ter tjie pres^f month. The -Board concurred; . v,n ; ,/t ! DIVERSION CP e6adL ! • VJI '" HS ; The overseer; was ingtructediJiQKdaU a. ■public meeting to confirm ithi* Boards iaction re taking land for hew wad;' I *> } * | Ec Mr A. McLachlahV cottipialnfr r ro jßushbrpok's road, ,it: wfs^ jre^jlvetl,,to jolean a portion of drain o^condition tnat the applicant will m. future keep same m ' PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. I Mr J. H. Doyle r^esWd^Bfe Board to clean out the dram m front of his property on the Doyleston Drain Road. Decided to co nsider the matter after the overseer had inspeoted and reported on tha;di*in m question. T j f'-4li}"\Ai I f Messrs' Suttie and Flanagan applied for a' sppply of wat»r from Boggy' Creek, which they suggested should be brought down tho branch Urain road. Application was refused. ' ' : Mr Jas. Uickels asked the Board "to aljow him to carry out his contract oil B( %gy -Pra&i * , The byerseer was ifcStructcd to draw up new speoificationa for tho work. _ " , Mr= Thomas NichqUon; again .renevned his, application for ; a now : bridge over. $ho : jlrain fronting his. property '*. The Board ■■ resolved to adhere, to their original 1 decision./'- ;" j ' * :1 j i " ''■''■'■.{'' '• * --n: 1 /. . ■ 'Measrsj : fi,n^'SeliiQelle7lß9qi« plained that Mr "A. hail' |;laced several f dai^sf... on ( FiQcham's road, thereby damaging applicants' property., ; Messrsi »Waby,- -Jipqiihead, Henley and Lunn in-spected the, locality on Tuesday with a i.orf of settling the question. ; - < •<;.!■:■;>■■>• -un ->:-. ;; : ■ ,;,-...., ,NBW .WORKS..,,'. [,'..;.. |.. ■.''' ! ''" 1 ' . It was decided tojeiean Dtvie's road drain and Lam bie's drain through Manaon's and Hall's. ; THB OVERSBEU'B REPORT 7 jras read and considered, and the -pay jsheet, amounting to £255 2a 6d, was jexaiqined -and. passed;; for payment, and the Board adjourned." ?>