PORTOBELLO ROAD BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 13

PORTOBELLO ROAD BOARD.

The monthly * mefeting^of ( " the Portobello Road Board' feeld on December 28. .the members present being— Messis J. Dickson (chairman),, - Wiight, Buirt^ Bacon, and M'Cartney. ' It was reported that a motor car had passed over "the. bridge to.-Wavexlsy . on the Beach road in contravention of the board s by-law No. i. — The -district constable wrotethat he was instructed by his inspector to ask the board f<>4 a copy of the ,by-law;C'a"nd authority to act -d.n the 'same. — Resolved,- that the' request be granted, and tEat the constable -be given full power to act in the matter. Jchn M'Cartney appeared, asking the board to repair the footbridge over the creek in. Sco4t ratreet. Portobello towtfahip.— l/eft in the hands of the subdivisional member to act. A circulai was read from Patangata County Council, asking the board not to officially acknowledge the visit of Mr Keir Hardie. — Received. i< . ~ . Re Raynbird's <Foint. — Mr Peterson, surveyor, forwarded a 'plan of the same. — Mr Haynbird jwrote complaining that the survey j ■pegs vreres?s>& iwu^xoperty^ atiS^aslcea^the j Hoard l to' co-operate with him in the survey' — Resolved that the board adhere to its

<mrveyor'= report on the same, and if M* Eaynbird had a grievance he was at liberty xo i-aive rthat action ue thoxight beat, »lso tliet tke suMivisional msmbeis meet at the. point on Friday, January 3, and start the men to cut the point. A petition was received from the board's Surfacemen, stating their grievance, a,nd asking foT -3ncrea.se in their pay^As three .merabets-^'werff left grßßlS^tflp^ae^jroaa oppssit«£ his "property jn PortofoUV-.r* >- ■ ■ "' „"' - ■5F wa>L..j*aoJv©d J&at-^e dog tax for 1908 SftfSs^Sat-Jor^eacarHog, * and that Mr Porterfield'colleci the" same. „" ;r " ; "°^ v -