Minutes_-_1920 10_16th

Minutes of Council Meeting held Oct 16th 1920

Present Cr Jas O'Shan in the Chair Crs R M McFarlane W. Simes S.A. Puckridge & Cr Hall Minutes of previous Read & Confirmed also Financial Statement submitted

Correspondence Main Rd Grant From Local Gov Dept stating that an advance of six hundred for Main roads had been paid to Councils Credit

Post Office Land Letter from Hon A. Poynton re price of ground for extension of Local Post office

Balance Sheet Letter from Local Gov Dept Stating that the Annual Statement of Receipts & Expenditure had not reached that office also re Hawkers Licenses

W Sampson re Contract Letter from W Sampson stating that his men had left him to go on the wheat & therefore he could not proceed with his Contract

From D & J.W. Goddard asking if Council would grant a loan for Fencing wire & wire netting on Section 107 Hd Kiana. Land Mortgaged to Tho. Speed of Mt Hope. Clerk to reply that Council do not deal at Present with applications for wire & netting

Transfer of Land Public Trustee New C M Hawson 263-4-5 Lin E.M. Stegeman lot 3 Mt Hope Township 1 road £5/5/- J W Bruce to J S. Shepherd Sect 92 & 93 Ulipa N. Crawford to W.J. Hocking Sect 2 Mortlock £5.0 0 . A.G & L.E. Studwick to Sects 103.138.200.202.204.210.211 Hd Lincoln I.O. Jacobs to W. Doudle Lot 7-8-4-19-20-3-34-35-46-47-48 Coulta Township I.E. Geddes to I.E. Hancock Sect 3A Cum 3 acres Marriage J R Russell to E J Johnson Sect 18-19. Hd Lincoln £1250 P.L. Puckridge to PL & G C. Puckridge. Section 507-73-33-34-70-14-16-17-18-19-20 Wangary G Dorward to M. Brown. Lots pt 189-pt.189. North Shields A.M. Lawton to Walter Goode & Phillips lots 697-8-9-700-976 Lincoln £40/-/- I.O. Jacobs to Gov Sects 66-67-178-179-40-48-34-35-63-51-60-62 Warrow Moved by Cr MrFarlane That Clerk be authorised to make necessary alterations in assessment Book 2nd by Cr Simes

Accounts General Swaffer £17-1-8, Jacobs £18-15-,Tyler £18-15-, OBrien £18-5-, V White £22-16-3 = £96-12-11 Wilkinson £21-10-, Olsen Bros £6-8-, G Baillie £38-11-, JW Tyler £8-1-, Slater £4-2-6 = £78.12Davies £6-9-, Shepherd 10/6, J Dorward 10/-, C Dorward 8÷5÷, = £15-16-6. TOTAL £190-1-11

Gov Grants A/C J Thorpe £27-17, JW Goddard £45, McNair £15-7-6 = £88-4-6

Moved by Cr Puckridge That the accounts as read be passed for Payment 2nd Cr Simes & Carried

Letter from JW Tyler asking for extension of time to Complete his contract. Granted

Wire from W.T. Bryant Stating ground too hard to form road. matter left to Cr Puckridge to attend too Same

Resolved that overseer be instructed to enforce the width of Tire act, especially Contractors

Lighting Streets Scetch of Plan as suggested to erect Streets lights submitted Resolved that Clerk write Deputy Post master general for permission to use Telephone Post to erect lighting wire on Same

Cr McFarlane asked that 5 chns of Forming & gravelling be done in Dublin St Request granted Also asked that Porter Street be repaired Granted.

Cr Simes drew attention to petition presented last meeting.

Cr Puckridge asked that Spoon drains be repaired along west Main Rd. Resolved that O/S procure enough Concrete Pipes to repair the worst drains on west Main road

Cr Hall moved that Tenders be called for 6 chs of metal between Yeelanna & Roedigers in the worst places 2nd Cr Puckridge & Carried

O/S report read. Resolved that Shepperds & Hayman offer to repair road near their Property for £20 be accepted

Moved by Cr Puck that the O/S report as read be adopted 2nd Cr Mcfarlane & Carried

Cr OShan asked that Chapmans road be repaired Also asked that Solicitor be instructed to draw up by law to deal with motor traffic & Stand

Moved by Cr OShan That Miss Puckridge be appointed Registrar of Dogs at Warrow 2nd by Cr McMcFarlane & Carried

Resolved that Ranger take steps to remove Stock from the main roads

Tenders were opened & Considered No 50 - West M 25 Chns Metal 53 & 54 I Halls £5.17.6 J Thorpe £3.12.

No 51 10 Ch. 53 & 54. J Thorpe £3.12

No 52 20 ?Ch 55 & 56 Mile Post J Thorpe £3.15.6 JW Goddard £3.9.

No 53 Tulka Road 24Ch H Arbon £3.17.6 I Halls £3.15.0

No 54 50Ch grading Hd Shannon 11 & 14 J Thorpe £1.10.0

No 22 Grading Forming & Gravelling

Williams Brothers £2.15.0 Tender accept according to specification sent in with tender

Moved by Cr Simes That the following be successfull tenders No 50 J Thorpe £3.12., No 51 J Thorpe £3.12. No 52 JW Goddard £3.9., No 53 I Halls £3.15. No 22 Williams Bros £2.15.per chain 2nd by Cr Puckridge & Carried

Moved by Cr Hall that Overseer keep a look out for team to work grader

Minutes read & meeting Closed J O'Shanahan. Chairman 16.10.20.

J. O'Shanahan Chairman 20.11.20