Ellemere Road Board.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 941, 5 September 1891, Page 2

Ellemere Road Board.

" The montKlj^ meeting of the above BoarcLwAs held- m > the* offices, Leeston, \ on Tbeldkyh'tiie "lav 'iVstanfc. There ..Wjeve^.,,;,..,,. (jS i (i |« -vi il-HX/uT t•> Messrs t G* Ok iiWaby< i tehaitwftn), M. Jortes, R. iljouhltead;- W l ,- Wiitsbh and P.J.Henley. ; ayiti The ordiudTyToqtinebusinesgphaving Was read anil dealt with as under; :<-- From SelwyjL Council m reply to a letter fronv the! Boaftl re the dosing of t*e road istoripeii' ih^RLS. No. 11118, stating'that ' ttie 'GhmfdW- 'cbh%iiV&d m accordance with the deqision ,oi the Vat'e'baversl ''.''lieiJe'rV^Vp'i '.'j'"" 1 ' From the samp, covering resolution* p»S3e<j| -, at „, .fating; $\ jlej^uborbau JJoad Boards^ojL the 22nd alt. They in f su>bjj|anpe;ps 'fotfswa;*Ba.i AskJng tjhe CounjcU/Aoi! define Imttihi roads, and to allocate the subsidies, etc, on the principle thflrt < Bubjdrfbfttt n ß<ttlfcl's are entitled to a larger *pW^ or ion* .than rural 80ard9,4n r br l t?er 'ih^t^'tlie'yMnay be m 'aoine ' measure compensated for the ufldue^deinai^s-^iaderupon ythejn m ! coaheciion' withnoeroaiivDeh«nce Sf^raain roads. IDiaU th|«X!ounc)l be re> quested ictwkejftciumtih the direction of haY.ipgtjhejOontrpl^f. bqundary road 9 equal iy|^m^edjl(f|fffi}i ?* o *d Boards and'Borobg^^pupc^. &« That the Council take at tich' in 'the direction oE ha^\ng t rating powers, extended £%f* f° provide ro£ ( theaWaihj^naujße,oJF Ujejniahv (iro.a^ through the ij^ahley arid Selwyn < iGoooUes 'on- thfe smnieMna'nner rand proi'|foriidri"afl thtf tiiaititSenan^e^df ' White's '^m^gt^hm^^ by Wfr, Wa^p, h^ t res t o)u£ion,,??as ipassed prole^ing^sJrQpglyn-against Resolution liSfp'.-,^, whiah -arecoffinloiiiledi'thei Council to, procure rating pb\vereUn t or<ier to ratejf i rural Road Districts ; for tlie 'raamteaance of the main, roads ttirougji su&nrban distripis';' ] thy 'BiiaM" 'Hdldfng that is ■wbdW be ! manifestly nnfkir'io iafx out--rying^^rictrwmcirnro^ltl^fn^^^n way benefit to an/^xtaht tom^ns>*rate with the flrofosm-'ohaißeA * • :k - PERSONAL INTEHVIEWS. Mr Cowan parted on the Board with reference to the gorsejwluch i$ growing ort thj appro/eh «(| th| the lower Selwyn BoaU, Vhich gorse he had received notice i,0,-ol?aq away. He suggested tliaf jraeL3orie was useful ao a breakwater, and that it be allowed to remain. ri Q hiiß' &.& jJThe ovferaeer was instructed th visit the locality and report at next meeting. THE T^enrCTO DRAIKAGB. Messrs Fincham an<l, , McLacblan 'igaiii irit^rVi^weii' thrßottrU witli 'jraference^ ( fp t§&\ N^ r f WWe.^ c . M^PS* 65 , The fpnijer, a&sced^foV]Sprae aH?i?tance tbipards tpepingjq[/it"e ; ora)k/ leading tbroagh M^ gcbnelle's property info !the Lake* , liAl^eiy'long 'dbeuskioti ! eh9ued,; but the Board^ould.^ti iie'iuclvßd' frdni its oti^air^iti^^Wnbn-jn^j^ It '.'^as^iiowever 1 ,^ .iftgil^j ' t^atj^ siuairgrant nilg^be'giy.eß tQ T «>e, interested parties, providing it :co,uM; be ishown that 1 the proposed Iwork would l^enefit the road. No reßponßibility, 'hdwevef^.jivpiild bt tak^n- by tne ' BpUrd m: ttttf ! m«ter. 1 ; ■ Mr /Av ! MbL'^cHJari' asked |qi* Bi6n t<j ' putin ,ftn aUjditioaal , pip§ across the Tauinutu an^, -^^^ 1A road, >to get an outlet from U. 81,1^02. He also 'asfe^d' for 1 ! k ! ft:rahl '^vkkrils "tWe ! ;.ex.pense The Bpard granted >the! permission asleep '|or»! r/ .t.9j contribute i^arils^feco^iv/f ..T.I. «■«■;» NEW' WORKS; ■■!iiih:*hdJ,_ It waa ; resolved 'to 'p^ecd- with the follbsvintf n»w •■< mtfks the Taum utu*roa' I between 4 Finchap^'s and ilbbiiiatbn'& pits^ r^fo^mio^ 'the-fctlinohy ; and' J^Biiiifiii^el^oaii near Unwu's^

re'ofniing the Leeston and Soothbficige toad by Catholic Cemetery ; repairs to 1 the Tramway road hear Kerb's ; shingling the Trnmway road near •'Smithson's ; reformihfif the Lower KiHinicny road : ly McClure's. TENDER, The tender of A. for the : formation of Furze's roa^d, at 5s 2d per chain, was accepted,. FINANCIAL. The *pay 'sheet^aniohntirig t6'£lsl 17s 10d svas | for payment and ' ih^' ( meetibg terminated.