LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9601, 5 May 1919, Page 8

LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD.

The-annual la-wtiug of the Loiiglxiach itoad Hoard wp-sea tor want ot a The ordinary ir.o^tmg was attended by Messrs W. T. lall. 3. P. McQuihun, L. Maiunues»; W. J. Taylor, and A. Moore. « , „ , The Returning Officer reported that Messrs .AlaginimsH and "Lull had been elected luemberH of the board tor Wos. 1 and 3 Ward* respectively. Mr Lill was r«-eieoted chairman. The Ashburtoii County Council -intimated that tlie-purchase of birds eggs would be diKcwitinued. aftei; May !».— i'wstvived. ■. ■- , „ A letter. ■ firms 'the" Canterbury; Fro-^ 'Tcss 'Leagu^ in connection .with fche proposed extension of the ■hydro-elec-trical scheme throughout; the country ilistricts 'was-l*W over' for further con r aideratiou a.t.tbfnt-xt •meeting. _ A doputatiou from the coinbmed V<;hool ccinmittw-P in the Longbeach Road Board district waited on the board with reawd to a proposal to hold a.' snorts meetiag for children at a emtM.Wfi centre in.-fhe distript in connection with the- pecoe, ..«eW>ratiqn».- r lt was decided to eu.arn,ntee a .grant'^■■'t/'towards tho expeu««-of the gatheringU 'was resolved.to strike, a general rate of nye-si.sfceonth*f of a penny,infche £. ■ ■ ' ■■' '■';'., The surveyor, in Ins renorfc, .suggested tliat- oortion of Terrac« Road from -the boundary betiyeeiv- Messrs Body ftnd Hampton's property required from Bye to seven yard§ of shingle to the chain. The remainder of the road required •patching. Frwn the ford at Lysaghts to Boundary Ep'««l- the road required heavy to- light patching,- and should also bo tiraded. From the corner ot Boundary Road and towards Huntingdon hwrvy to light .patching was required. Portionn of the LonjD[beach Road also reijuirrd attention in the way of HhiusiiKg.—The report was •jdooted. . '.'■';■• ,i The following alterations m -the roll were aporovf-i: —From J. O'Connor'to S. Cain. U.S. .'22838.; D. S. Gilmour, t. t > j T. Bell, lot 5, T.P. 483; lots, 46 to 9. T.P. 316. lota SO to 59, etc. Accounts amounting to £83 4s 6d v.we pusseu for payment.