PORTOBELLO ROAD BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18624, 4 August 1922, Page 2

PORTOBELLO ROAD BOARD.

In the Coronation Hall, at Portobello, yesterday .afternoon tie monthly meeting of the board was attended by Itan - A Allen (chairman), W. Rowlands, S. Hmldey, W. J. Lewis, R. Lee. S, Muir, V. M. Diolanson, J. Sawle, and D. Hughes. The board decided to raise a loan of to redeem debentures On the Coronation Hall, Portobello. A previous decision in reference to licensing vehicles for hire Was cond™?:' Mr W. Duhsford's tender (£438 2a 6d) fo>r repairs to Beach road was accepted. Mr T Wellbourne waited on the board and ashed for reconsideration * d ? cl , B1 °“ that a fence in front of his property had to bo moved back of! the roadlme,—Resolved that fence must he shifted. Messrs Gascoigne. Solomon, and Sinclair aent copy of a letter fronf. the Ctty Corporation, to which the writers proposed to reply confirming this settlement of the iJejon rood matter on'the board's behalf —The -City Council were pflspared to pay 42J per cent, of the actual expshdituro on the road, between Anderson’s Bay bridge and Portobello, on condition, as stated, the final cemthtaonbemg that the agreement was terminable by the City Council on three notice being given by the 'town clerk.—Approved. The Prime Minister had reoeived the board's representations in respect to the separation of South Otago from the Otago Hospital district. Ho would be glad to arrange for the board’s representations to have careful consideration. —Received. Mr Rowlands said it was time the board adopted road-making machinery to replace the present hand system which amounted to 20s being paid for every 10s worth of rood work done.—A sub-committee was sot up to go into the matter and report. _ The Department of Internal Affairs acknowledged receipt of the board’s application for permission to cease occupancy of a cave at Yauxhall, because a floating vessel was to bo used for the storage of explosives. An officer of the department wa® inquiring as to the suitability of tho_ vessel to be used for that purpose.—Received. , Mr J. Jacobs, secretary Otago Hospital Board, wrote stating that his board 'had decided to join other boards in protesting against the proposal not to pay land agents’ fees to hospital boards. Local authorities should make representations to Parliament with a view to reverting to the system of land agents’ foes being paid to hospital boards. —The Chairman said he personally failed to see the connection between land agents and hospital boards. —Mir Sawle said the foes helped the funds. —Decided to support reversion to former method. Mr M. Geary, and seven others petitioned the board to rescind! a by-law which prohibited motor traffic on portion of the Wicklifle Bay roads, as the creamery had closed down and there was very little traffic on the roads.—The Chairman said these wore the only roads closed to motor traffic in the district.—Resolvedl to open the roads to motor traffic. , In the interests of traffic, Mr J. W. Challis, Anderson’s Bay, wrote asking that Dean street, Cradgleith, he improved.—Members to report. Mr J. Black, Broad Bay, asked the, hoard to givo early attention to improving the rood leading to his property.—Members said it was a road up a mountainside. —Members to inspect the road. Mr A. G. Lewis, Portobello, wrote calling the board’s attention to the unsatisfactory state of tho road leading to his property.— To be, attended to. Members reported on tho work being done in the various subdivisions. In Portobello subdivision, a pipe culvert in Beach road, at Smiths was completed; 35 yards of metal bad been carted out and spread on Cape road, and more metal had been quarried; 31 yards from Harwood quarry had been carted to Inlet road; also general repairing work on Kadk, Beach, and Inlet roads.— Adopted. In Broad Bay subdivision the surfaceman, hod attended to a hole in road at Ridley’s; metal broken on High road; five chains on tho High road had been metalled; a quantity of rotten rock quarried in Seatorm quarry was now being carted out.—Adopted. In North-East Harbour work done hod been mostly on the side roads, with the exception of 20 yards of crusher metal spread on the Beach road at Vauxhall; ahopt 35 yards of rotten rock had been quarried and put on the District road, and 10 yards on Dickson road, WharfdaJo. The Marion street work i was well forward. The bottom of Colinawood street would be attended to.— Adopted.