Minutes_-_1920 01_17th

Minutes of District Council Meeting held 17-1-20

Present Cr Jas OShanahan inthe Chair--- Crs W G Morgan Wm Sims S. A Puckridge& R MMcFarlane apology from Cr O. A Hall

Miutes of previous meeting read & Confirmed

Balance Sheets The following balance were submitted for half year ending Dec 31st 1919. General A/C Wire Netting A/C & Governments Grants a/c. with auditors report thereon Moved by Cr OShanahan That Balance sheets & auditors report be adopted 2nd by Cr Morgan Carried

Correspondence---- Lights on Vehicles Act Circular from Local Gov Dept re Lights on Vehicles Act & ask that Council appoint an inspector in terms of Sect 9 of the Said Act Moved by Cr McFarlane That Mr C H Swaffer be appointed inspector in the terms act 2nd Cr Puck and Carried

Circular From Local Gov Dept re various passed during last session

Rabbit Poison Letter from G Wills & Co Stating that their had been appointed an Agent for for the "Bosker" Rabbit Poison & quoted same at 33/- per dozen.

Proposed new Street Letter from Mr R E Sullivan stating that he would sell portion of lot 465 at £3 per post frontage for the purpose of making a new Street Price not entertained

A L Hill Letter from A. L. Hill asking if Council would supply 2 miles of either sheep & pig netting at once or 2 miles of 1 ½ netting & cost of Instalment on same

Rates & Net Instal Letter from J Johnnesson asking Council to hold over wire netting Instalments to 1921 & give him work to pay the rates. Resolved that Mr.Johnnesson be notified that Rates & wire netting Instalments must be paid

Brass Band Letter from Secretary Port Lincoln Brass Band asking the Council to meet their members in Conference with a view to reorganise the band Moved by Cr Simes That the 2 Town Councillors & clerk with the Progress Com meet the Bandsmen in conference. 2nd Cr McFarlane & Carried

Petitionfor Well Petition from G.Miller & others asking Council to have a well sunk near W. Golleys on North Road---- Council cannot see their way to grant the request

Lot 552 Account of £ 7 - 14 - 6 from Joyner Sheperd & Phillips for transferring lot 552 from Various owners to Council

Accounts Gen A/C Telephone £ 2.3.9, Wyatt Insurance 15/-. Workmans £1/-/- = £3 18 9 Jacobs £17 -1 -8, Burnett £4-4-0, Lakin £3-4-, Thorpe £40.0.0, Auditors £10.10. =£74 19 8 Stockham £6.-.6, Tyler £10.9.2, OBrien£18. , Swaffer £15.8.4, Tyler £16.13.4 =£66.11.4 King £3.12., P Woods,£4.16., F Stacy £1.4., T Bryant £1.4., W Bryant £1.4., = £12. - - Morrison £3.12., Danzic £1.4., W Bryant £1.10., Stacy £1.10., T Bryant £1.10., Doudle 17/- = £10.3.0. Total of All = £167.12.9 Moved by Cr Morgan That the accounts as read be passed for payment . 2nd Cr Mc Farlane & Carried

Main Road Grant Circular from local Gov Dept stating that £300 had been paid into the Gov Grants a/c for main Roads.

Letter from Jas Cuddeford asking Council to clear road between Sects 88,89,91,&92 Hd Ulipa & offered to clear not grubb same at 2/6 per chain. Resolved that the work be done

Netting Instalments Accounts of £2399-8-11 received Dept of Lands being amount due for wire netting Instalment on 1/2/20

Road Hd Louth Mr. J.M. Chapman MP waited on Council & asked that Council open the road between the following sections Hd Louth 300 & 317, 297 & 319, 291 & 294, 290 & 293. 289& 292, 286 & 287, 286 & 177 to enable him to cart his produce to market Moved by Cr Simes That Mrs Tucknott be requested to have gates placed on Roads, where road is fenced also to have notice placed on gate stating that same was a road & that Mr Chapmans request for Road be granted & same not to exceed 15/-/- 2nd Cr OShan & Carried

Cr Puck asked Thorpes Cont to continued for 3 chains Granted

Simes asked that holes in road adjoining G Sinclair be repaired Granted

Overseers report read. Resolved that alternate Tenders be call for portion of Liverpool Street 20' & full width of Rd from Adel Place to Blyth St Moved by Cr McFarlane That The overseeer report as read be adopted 2nd Cr Puck & carried.

Tenders opened & Considered No 2 J Thorpe 3.5.0 E Meers 2.19 6 H Doudle X 2.14 6 JW Goddard 2.17.0 J Warner 3.5.0

No 3 12 Ch (Louth) Gravel E Meers X 3.17.6 No 4 J W Goddard 3.5.0 E Meers 4.0.0 J Warner x 3.14.4 J Thorpe 4.4.0 No 5 JW Goddard X 3.0.0 E Meers 3.0.0 H J Hender 4.5.0 A M Wilkinson 3.3.0

6 500 Posts E Meers Posts 1/9 Str 4/6 F W Flavel 2/- 5/-' R R Lakin 1/10 2/- X I. Hall 1/1 2/9

Moved by Cr Puckridge That the following be the successful tenderers No 2 H Doudle @ £2/14/6 No 3 E Meers £3/17/6 No 4 J Warner @ £3/13/4 No 5 Meers @ £3/-/- No 6 R Laking @ Posts 1/10 each & Strainers 2/- each 2nd by Cr Morgan & Carried

J OShanahan Chairman Date 17/1/20

J OShanahan Confimed Chairman 21/2/20