OTEPOPO ROAD BOARD.
The monthly meeting of the Board was held on Friday, March 30. Present Messrs. Anderson (chairman), Henderson! (treasurer), M'Donald, Marshall, New- t lands, Mitchell, Ross, Watson, Morton, Darrocli, and Russell. Mr. ISTewlands proposed, and Mr. Morton seconded, " Tiiat the minutes of last, meeting be adopted as read." Mr. Neil M'Gillivray wrote respecting" an impassable part of the road between sections 14 and 17, Block XXIX., Her-j bert. It was resolved that the matter be held over till next meeting. [ Messrs. Ross and Peach requested some repairs on the road leading to their farms; Messrs. Ross and Watson were appointed to attend to the matter. Mr. Watson proposed, " That Burghstreet be repaired ; that Ord-street formed ; and that the be instructed to prepare the necessary plans and specifications."~~*coiided .by Mr. Ross. .
tenders he in* of Station and Tainby Mr. Rcssttt. irrottt recommending that should endeavor to aei pure a jam I in order to make the road Bfftm Sections and |:>t Block V . uniform width of three-« piarters of a Mr. Ross offered to give the part b'ui free, provided the Hoard a j,;-)o<I ft»n«v. The olf.r was accepts' •u--I M per ctiain was v*.ted for the fences. Mr. M' Doj*Att> moved. "That tenders be invite<!-for contract 48 ; arid that the Clerk write to the Education J>oarft relative to the purchase of t:".e strip of land nlon"' the north side of Section I>l, fltoek V. " a Seconded by Mr. HK.SOEK.yoN, aid carried. . . The Clerk was instructed to mvite tenders for contract 47. Mr. iMnßortt moved, and Mr. Ilr.-MEfJ. seconded, "Thar. Lf > be voted for the road between Sections I of 41 and stf, 1 Block VI. ; L">t> for Uute's Hilt, 1.10 between Burgess' and Ketohin's,, L.>» between Chwg's and M 4 lean's, M 7» at Todd's, to accompany the .Engineer when laying oil' the work. Mr. Ni'.wr.ASDs moved, and i>lr. Paruoeir seconded, according to notice. "That the resolution in the minute book of the late Allday Hoard on February 4, 1870. relative to the closing of the road between Sections S and t>. Block 11., be rescinded. The Citric was instructed to call the next meeting for Friday, April Sovend accounts were passed for payment, and the Bo»rd adjourned.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 294, 3 April 1877, Page 2
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370OTEPOPO ROAD BOARD. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 294, 3 April 1877, Page 2
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