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Minutes of Meeting held Oct 16 1914
Present Crs O'Shanahan Hall Puckridge & Hartley
Chairman Cr O'Shanahan was elected Chairman
Minutes Minutes of previous meeting read & confirmed
Finance Financial Statement read by the Chairman
Wire from J.G. Moseley re subsidy & Main Rd Grant
Letter From overseer stating that on account of Mrs. Swaffers illness he was unable to attend the meeting.
Letter From Mr. McDonald re Bees on Blk 2 Hd Mortlock received
Letter From A.E. Hamilton re Fenwicks Rates Wire From Sec Crown lands re subsidy Letter from A.B.Gosdon re Contract Hd Ulipa. Circular from C.H.Smith re Implements for Road Making. Letter from Sec to Surveyor general re opening & Closing of roads in Hd Louth & Shannon.
Letter re wire nett From Surveyor General re wire netting on Mudges Land Hd Mitchell
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Meeting 16/10/14 Continued
Legal Opinion From Messrs Joyner Shepherd & Phillips re wire netting on forfeited lands Subsidy Letter from Crown Lands Office stating that subsidy had been paid into bank.
Accounts Accounts were then read by the Chairman General Funds 179-8-1 Main Road a/e 101-3-9 Account A 121-12-0 Wire Netting Purchase a/c 233-9-6
Proposed by Cr Hall } That the accounts as read Seconded by Cr Hartley } be passed for payment . Carried
H. Langford Contract Cr. Hall drew attention to H Langfords contract at Edilillie. Same had not been started
Moved by Cr. Hall } That the contract be Sec by Cr Puckridge} cancelled & fresh tenders be called for next meeting. Carried
Holes in Rd Cr. Hall drew attention holes in road near Mr. Roes Resolved that Cr. Hall have same attended to
Simpson Rd Cr. Hall asked for information as to what had been done re opening road at Pillana. Resolved that Cr. Hall
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Meeting 16/10/14 Continued get all particulars re cost of same & submit same at the next meeting
Councillor Hartley asked permission to have a few loads of stone placed on road on west side of railway bridge & grabbing from A Cabots to Crawfords also to have old tank placed on the bench for broken bottles & ect resolved that o/s to have same attended
Cr. Hartley asked if the Council was going to prosecute the person who had taken gravel from off Washington St. Chairman stated that the council had not sufficient evidence to go on.
O/S Report The overseers report was then read
Lamps Resolved that notice be inserted in the Recorder that any person found tampering with lamps would be prosecuted.
Returned Sur Chairman read statement of returned wire netting surpluses
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Meeting 16/10/14 Continued Tenders Tenders were then opened & considered Moved by Cr.Hall } That the following be the successful Sec by Cr. Hartley} tenderers. Contract No.10 I Halls @ 9/11 per ch Cont No 11 P A Molloy @ £2/17/6 per ch. Cont No.12 M.T. Morgan @ / per ch. Carried
Election Moved by Cr. Hall } That nomination day be fixed Seconded by Cr. Puckridge} for Nov 5th & that IO Jacobs be appointed returning officer @ £2-2-0 Carried Notice Notice of apointment of Chairman of Elections be inserted in Gov Gazette
Meeting then adjourned
J O'Shanahan Chairman Date 20 Nov 1914