PORTOBELLO AFFAIRS DISCUSSED BY NEW ASSOCIATION

Evening Star, Issue 26137, 26 June 1947, Page 10

PORTOBELLO AFFAIRS DISCUSSED BY NEW ASSOCIATION

Mr A. Tregonning presided over a fairly .well attended meeting of the Portobelio Ratepayers and Householders’ Association held in the Coronation Hall on Tuesday. The Secretary reported that 103 financial members were already enrolled, with two more collecting blocks to come. The question of the Coronation Hall was dealt with by the committee and approved of by the general meeting. The decision was that, considering the obligations entailed, and the fact that the county council had always been reasonable in letting the ball for any worthy cause, the management or control of the ball would be of no benefit to the association. - A synopsis of the interview with the Hon. h’. Jones and the chairman and secretary was presented to the meeting, together with a lengthy letter from the office of the Minister of Defence to Mr F. Partel about mails, telephone service. library service, drainage, land for State houses, and ferry steamer. The secretary was instructed to send a letter to the Peninsula County Council regarding the following requirements: —(1) Erection of a convenience at Portobelio; (2) improvement to playground near ball; (3) making steps in steep path near playground, and repairing railing; (4) tar-sealing footpaths; (o) widening the clay road or making footpath from Webber’s to intersection of Seatonn road; (6) removing the tin shed near butcher’s shop; (7) increase in rates; (8) picture show at Portobelio. The secretary was instructed to make arrangements for the transfer of funds at the Post Office from the old Ratepayers’ Association to the present account, and to obtain the old minute book. The matter of raising funds was left to the committee for action Mr W. J. Allpress'compl’mented the chairman and secretary (M" Notrnan' un the amount of work already com pleted, and congratulated the secretary on his abilitv in drawing un the letters for the meeting’s approval, thus saving a lot of time.