PORTOBELLO ROAD BOARD

Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 13

PORTOBELLO ROAD BOARD

The monthly meeting of the Portobello Road Beard was held on the 30th ult , the members present being Measis J. Dicki>on (chairman), Macandrew, Fulton, Hellyer, Seaton, and M'Cartiiey. The Roads Department wrote that £200 had been granted for the Beach" roads. — Repolved that each subdivision receive lOOyda of metal, and that the balance of the grant be spent in improving the Beach road; also, that the members of the board m«et at Raynbird's Point on Wednesday, 4th, at 2 o'cJock to see what could be done in cutting off the point. Sergea,nt-major Towler reported that a resident of Grant's Braes had u°ed a motor car on the Beach road, driving m a v«ry reckle&s manner, taking no notice of horses that wore passing at the time. — Resolved th-at as this waa the second time the b->a.rd hsd had to caution the tame individual, he wou'd be prosecuted if he persisted in running his car

on the road mentioned Other letters were ssnt m on the saire subject A member of the b^ard reported that * surfaceman in the board's employ had absented himself from work on a certain data without leave As this was the second tim« the same man had to be cautioned for * similar ofiencs, the clerk was in=lrueted £c -Inform him that ii. he repealed it he would •be <l}9obftt^Bit."-frQin the board's .service. ;• Tfo -balance •*b«e^ t^S',y_-'<«-tified -ds -^Street, ar.d it -was ■^aopte^r.:'. > " W- . A shunter- named "Ed,muiui Jones, on. the "jV!ic£DTjari railways, " LnTTtJrying. .tp'juinp on "1&»; Jbj&ffer .oi,. a^tcuck^-djiriag" fehltnting :igperatLdns: igperatLdn5 '"wis^od -Ims footing and w&6 run •w I. t — ■ ■ iiil ii ~ i