SPRING CREEK ROAD BOARD.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 138, 16 July 1880, Page 3 (Supplement)

SPRING CREEK ROAD BOARD.

The usual meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, the 7th July, at 2 p.m.

The members present were Messrs J. H. Redwood (Chairman), C. o‘Dwyer, George Do 'son, Is"ac Gifford, Win, Robinson, and Rowden Soper. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Returning Officer announced that Messrs Row’en Soper, Isaac Gifford, and Wm. Robinson had been duly elected as members of the Board without opposition. Mr J. H. Redwood was unanimously reelected Chairman for the year, and returned thanks to the Board for the renewal of their confidence. A letter was read from Mr Fitzgerald, Assistant Engineei, stating that the short piece of road from the gates on the North side of the Opawa railway bridge to the end of the metalling was under the control of the Board. Messrs An droll and Elsinore waited on the Board, and asked them to form that portion of Vickcrman Street, leading to their property. The Board said it had been decided to form the road about the end of Spring, but in the meantime they would instruct the Inspector to spend £5 in making it passable.

On the motion of the Chairman it was resolved to call for tenders for widening the road leading to the gates of the railway bridge, such tenders to be sent in by'Wednesday, the 14th inst., and the Chairman, and Messrs Dodson and Soper were appoint ed to open and accept. The Inspector was instructed to get the continuation of Wratt’s road formed and repaired to the river. The following accounts were then passed foi payment : —o‘Donohue L 27 9s Id, John Hunter L 93 2s, Leary and Co. Ll 4 17s Sd, Nolan LI 9, Inspector Lll os, Secretary L 7 10s, John Withey Ll 4 Bs, R. Ronoweiz Lll 16s, Wm. Robinson LS, Impounder L2 10s. The Board then adjourned.