PORTOBELLO.

Otago Witness, Issue 2603, 3 February 1904, Page 44

PORTOBELLO.

Febitmy 1. — The monthly meeting of the Road Board was held at the board's office Portobello, on Saturday ; present — Messrs W. Dickson (chairman), Seaton Bacon, Wright, M«i<_andrew, and Shaw.

The Inspector reported that the Andsrso/i's Bay bridge was dangerot.3 for heavy trarfic. — H& -was instructed to have repairs undertaken at once, and to notify that the bridge would be closed for traffic pending repairs.

Dr Ogston, district health officer, wrote re ox^sn sewage diaans frcm Mr Welburn's, Bioad Bay and passing by the school giom.ds, causing a stench in hot weather — The inspector v. a° cidsied to notify Mr WelJbtirn to have the nui°Piicp ab^Tocl at once; if not, pioceedings wtuld 1-e taken.

The 1 anger leportccl that clunng I'ie month he had taken in ch-trj,. three hoi^cs Slid four cows, a. .d cautioned se* 01?' owner 0 .

A new watering tiough was authonsed in place of the one now m use at Mr Cantiell's p)O2>ea:ty. Noith-East Harbcur.

Permission was granted to Messrs Dickson Bros to put m a culvert a^ro^s the pabuc road in bock VI, Otago Peninsula.

It was iesc-lved to c?ll foi tenders at next meeting for quanying and breaking loGjds of inet<»l m Mi Muir's quair/, breaking about 70yds, moie or k. ■-, 1/irg <it Mi T. Ge=ay's back L"-te, a.. d quairwig a:*d LicJußg about oOytio vi Xi. HdiwooJ/g quarry, and other works.

f The sei-\:ces of one or the suifacomen wag dispew^d with for l^buboidmrtion.