BAY TOWN BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14461, 2 March 1909, Page 8

BAY TOWN BOARD.

The Bay Town finai'd met as usual last evening; present—Messrs Soniorville (in Hie chair), Scott, Wither, Hewitt, Leslie, and Youngson. Thos. Begg wrote asking the board lo take over a properly-fonnf?d right-of-way through his property, lending 'into that of the'Bayfield Syndicate!—ln this connection Messrs Duncan and MacGrcgor (the board's solicitors) advised llint, the board could not legally take over (he right-of-way because of the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, which enacfed thai " evorv private street shall be 66ft wide."—Resolved lliat Mr Begg bu informed' that the board has no power to accede lo liis request. Mr L. 0. Beal, civil engineer, in accordance with instructions, submitted a* report in regard to Iho projKifo.d road line throng!) 1 ryde's subdivision, advising (ho board io form a through road ivilh a grade of 1 in 7J, which would allow of easy access. lie thought a formation 30ft wide, metalling 22f1", with :i tooipufii 6ft along the ensf side from junction to the hrow o[ the. hill, would be advisable.—Resolved that Hie board accept this formal ion, all grading and formation to start 33ft from the centre of the District road, the work to be completed lo the satisfaction of Mr Beal. Mr Youngson reported, at the wish of the board, advising that the space in front of the hoard's office be fenced and planled in trees at an estimated cost, of £14 Bs.Ijeft in the hands of Mr Youngson with power to act. tl" was roso ' vc d that the clerk write to Mr Robert Hay (engineer), inslructiKg ''m to have, the work of laying the Crans"i drain carried out at once. matter of establishing a pound in l' l district was held over ponding a ! "i'sual of the Police Offences Act. It was resolved that C. \V. Crichton be j:o'i(i»d to move his fence to the proper : ■ iikl.v ry, and that A. Wallace be given | ••'•nnission erect a fence to protect a | hedge. j Accounts aniouitling to £92 vera passed for payment.