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Meeting of Council held July 20th 1900 present All Returning Officer stated results of Election Cr OShanahan prop Cr Puckridge secd Cr Dorward be Chairman for ensuing year. Carried Minutes last meeting read & Confirmed Balance Sheets & Auditors report read Cr Dorward prop Cr OShanahan secd Adoption of Balance Sheet & Auditors report as read. Carried Cr Bruce declined to vote Financial Statements read by Chairman Correspondence S Generals Office acknowledging receipt of wire netting applications Varley & Evans giving particulars of voting papers. Cr Bruce prop Cr Puckridge secd letter be held over until a/c presented to be discussed at a full meeting. Carried AH Wollaston claiming compensation for severance at Lake Hamilton. To be informed Council do not admit liability. Yaranyacka Farmers Association asking Council to Clause 5 of Vermin act Clerk to obtain copy of act Overseer to report on roads through Blk A Yaranyacka and Mail road to Koppio via Meadows. J Wishart asking Council to reprice clause 5 of Vermin act. Cr Puckridge prop Cr OShanahan secd.
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that Mr Wishart be informed council do not intend levying sale on sheep the matter being dealt with by Vermin Board Carried Application for netting T Brewster 114 Louth 1/4 mile 5/-/ Cr Bruce prop Cr OShanahan Seconded Application be sent on in usual way. Carried For Crs Bruce, Shanahan Dutton & Puckridge against Cr Dorward Cr OShanahan prop Cr Puckridge sec Rates of roads be 3d for grass & Reserves and 1d acre for Heath. Carried Cr Dutton prop Cr Bruce secd Travelling expenses be 6d mile one way Carried For Crs Dutton Bruce & OShanahan Agst Cr Puckridge & Dorward Cr Puckridge prop Cr Bruce sec Depasturing Licences be 5/- per head & 4d for small. Cr Dutton prop as ammendment Cr OShanahan sec that fees be 7/6 & 4d Amendment carried for Crs Dutton OShanahan & Dorward agst Crs Puckridge & Bruce Cr Puckridge prop Cr Shanahan secd that Council days be 3rd Friday in each month at 2.30 Cr Bruce prop Cr Dutton sec Amendment that they be the 3rd Friday in each month at 6.30 pm. Amendment lost For the motion Crs Puckridge OShanahan & Dorward agst Crs Bruce & Dutton
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Cr Bruce prop Dutton sec That all Councillors be empowered sign cheques Carried Cr Dorward & Bruce & any other Councillors be empowered to deal with purchase of netting & payment of same & park Lands Carried Mrs Hawsons request to Exchange Road at Wangary held over till next meeting Cr Bruce prop Cr Dutton sec that application be make for advance of £300/-/- on M Road Carried
Cr Dutton prop Cr Puckridge seconded that destruction of Rabbits be enforced All the year but that Nov & Dec Feb & March be especially set aside for simultaneous destruction Carried A/cs N Sampson 4-0-0 M R " " 25-0-0 I Hall Jr 15-0-0 F LeBrun 15-0-0 Netting Elder Smith & Co 297-11-11 Harrold Colton 13-0-0 McFarlane 27-15-0 Luxmore Coombs &C 18-0-0 Cr Bruce prop cr Puckridge sec A/cs be paid Hawsons to be paid when a/c recd Carried
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Tenders No 123 F M & B Nr 34 M P Nth Rd N Sampson 3-15-0 I Halls 3-12-6 R Roberts 3-10-6 J Tyler 3-0-0 124 Re Met & Blend Hospital Hill I Halls 2-10-6 N Sampson 2-10-0 J Tyler 2-5-0 R Roberts 1-19-6 Cr Puckridge prop OShanahan Sec Roberts get 124-& 123 to be readvertised Carried J C Zollner re road near Duck Ponds Cr Bruce prop Cr OShanahan sec that Cr Dorward & Puckridge go with the overseer & see the work Carried Cr Puckridge prop CR OShanahan sec That F Rose be reappointed to same Offices as last year at same salary Carried Cr Dutton prop that the office days be Saturdays from 9 oclock am till 3 pm Carried George Dorward
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Aug 11th Special Meeting held present Crs Dorward Bruce Puckridge & Dutton to deal with repairing culvert nr 33 mile post
N Sampson offered to do the work for 9-0-0 B Phyland sent verbal offer to do work 6-0-0 Cr Bruce prop Puckridge sec That Phyland offer be accepted but in view of his not signing specification to do same the work to be offered to Sampson at 9/-/Carried George Dorward