monthly meeting.
A meeting of tho Mnslerlon County Council was hold yesterday afternoon. There woro present :-Cr 0. E. Cock burn-Hood (Chairman)', and Crs W. 11. Bccthom, W. J. Welch, W. Watson, W. Harris, Eli Smith, and J. Wingalc, Messrs J. A. Nicholson nnd F, C, Ash by applied for removal of gates on tho Miki Mike road.
Cr Welch mentioned that the late Hoard gavo settlers in tho locality six months' notico to havo tho gates placed in thorough repair. Ho was informed that the gates were in a bad state. Ho moved that tho Engineer report on the state of the gates. Cr Harris said, tlint at tho time the Into Board dealt with tho matter, all the gates, with tho exception of one, wcro.in proper repair. Tho Chairman thought every consider ation should bo given to settlers in mat ters of this nature, He did not think there woro any settlers who would refuse access through their property in tho emergency of the public road being blocked. Cr Welch's motion was carried, Messrs Nicholson, Payne, and Ashby applied to have their accrued thirds ex pended on tho road near their respective properties. Tho Clerk was instructed to secure Mr Payne's signature authorising the ex penditure of his thirds. Messrs C. Lang, W. Collins, 1). Mc- Kay, A, McKay, and N. McKay applied to have their properties transferred to the Mauriccvillc Countv.
