PORTOBELLO

Otago Witness, Issue 1950, 4 April 1889, Page 17

PORTOBELLO

ApbUi 2.—The monthly meeting of th&road board was held on the 3Qth.Jilfc., all the members being , present.. Mr Fraser-aß,ked^fche board,.t« forni the jo&jLtp hla property,in block t JV, 'Portobello surver aiseriei." • Messrs Macandrew, Busselj, and ■Eazn.blrd were appointed a committee tOjinspect.tne road, and rand?* to hext meeting.'. rA. deputation, from Eas't,fl:arbo"ur4isfcrict,coDßißfcingo,^ Messrs, OoJthea^ l, Ooghari, and ttorman, waited on the board requesting a.reduction of toll to ,the raj;epay>rs.of. thS.dJs^nctl TWpoard 1 decidedtp,co^sider,fcheapplioation.atnext ' meeting. 'On the.applicatfci9n.of;Mj;-Beatson f,it ;f wai decided to fill in a gutter opposite, his store, several persons having fallen into it on dark nights. A petition was received from.. Messrs,,Sqott .and Char- " water asking that something'be done, to a'oerfcaiu part Qf the road leaidlriglrbm the beach to,the Gamp. Mr Joha'Kerr/qn fchja other hand,' vyrofca stating that 'other, parft,wereiraore dangerous. \ It' was resqlvea that the members of the, subdivision "a^puld, Inspect the r,oad, and report at next njeeting. ' A '/notice was. reived from,the official aßs|gnee;req(?eatip^ the baaed,, to attend a meeting 6L the,', creditors or Mr Hijliard. Jf was reßolyed that,,the board take no,notice,of the notification,,as f jt iß"not'j.h^ person but ihe ,land that is rated.' A letter, was recely'e'd from Messrs Macassey, Kettle, and woodhouse asking the cohßentuOf the board to the confitru^tion.' of a bridge across the harbour from the magazine hulk to Jetty street, rDunedin. .It was resolved that'the chairman get the opinion of the board's solicitor before, replying. , Tenders',jwere opened for the formation of the road leading,to Mr Donald Brown's property, Wickliffeßay. That,6f W. Austin being the lowest was accepted. It was resolved that .tenders be called for 300 yds of good metal for the Main Beach road between -Boss Point;, Broad Bay, and Portobe|lo jetty. Account! to the -amount of-£7O were passed-for payments - Wbatb^b.—We had a week of stormy weather, but the last few days have been fine, enabling the " farmers to get in the last of the oat crop. The late rain has given the turnips another 1 start, so that they will not be so bad as anticipated. The weather has settled again, and there in now every indication of a spell of dry weather. ; 1