ROAD BOARDS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1015, 7 August 1883, Page 4

ROAD BOARDS.

Longbeach. The regular monthly meeting of this Boarfl took 'place at the office, Lagmhor road, on Friday , last, the members present being Messri John :Grigg (chairman), G. Gilmour, F. Lewis, and E. H. Dobson. CORRESPONDENCE. A letter was read from Mr 0. W. Purnell, advising the Board with regard to action to be taken against Provincial Auditor. Chairman was requested t(wmta t tojthe. Government, advising the necessity forißnad Boards having power to employ special auditors. A circular was read, from the Christchurch Railway League, enclosing report adopted at a general meeting held in July. —The same was ordered to be acknowledge* il ‘ a i. Mr 0. C. Fooks, valuer, wrote enchasing., valuations of. the several roads to be sold, and taken near the south bank of the Ashburton river.—The Clerk was instructed, under the Public Works Act, to offer the land to adjacent owners at the prices mentioned. RATE. The resolution passed at last meeting respecting separate 1 rate of halfpenny jn the pound Was confirmed, and the Chairman and Messrs Dobson and Gilmour authorised to sign the list. surveyor’s report. Xh»;Burveypr’s report was read and adopte<jl>&a fallows.: — I. 'Great South Road : We have had ruts, etc, filled in with gravel as authorised at last meeting, but in o-der to put the road in a good state it requires a coating of metal all over; being late in the season it would perhaps be as welHo leave the. matter oiler till the next autumn.— jf-Apord’s' road ; We have had holes filledkapd ruts raked in along this road. —3. WheatSteim |pad : The work of confining the water to Taylor’s Creek instead of running down this road, as asked for by Mr Gilmour last meeting, is being executed.- -4. Graham’s road ;.The same is also being done to the creek on this road near Ashton, also the some bad ruts hear the bridges; This road in places almost requires re-metal-ling, ib’-belhg Very’ bad with rats arid holes. It would be as well 10 have these filled in at once, — S- Great 1 South road : This road from Winslow to i Mr Wright’s requires attention, lire fordS the rodd being especially bad, they, At lea%t require cleaning out and metalling.—6. Sheppard’s road ; The contract for forming this road which was let some time ago would have been completed ere this, but owing to the late wet. weather, the work will be delayed at least a week.—7. Beach road : Repairing 1 cuttings, 'etc. The contractor is pragressing with the work let at last meeting. —B. Ilesworth road and Dobson’s road : The contract let at - ; last meeting ! for the stbjjes on. the foods, is being proceeded wliti.— 9. Coldstream road : The contractor for this intends starting on this road immediately upon the completion of his present c&ntrddt ; on ■ Shepherd’s road.—l o. Part of Great South road. Hinds and Coldstream road : According to instructions we have inspected; these roads with’a View of ascertaining the length of road required to be formed, ,■ ml eslimaU. -J c.-st. We sHohld recommend ♦hat a mile' and a h.vf to two miW-of the be formed, a. u r Iso to have side drains ■■■r the carrying dff of surface water which is •o -y abundant aim it ihese parts. The stuff c out of Ihe dr. - in?, if put in the centre of the -voald nv •; dally, assist in-making the road Tm; and dry and mild, also partly metal it. The estimated' cost is LBo.—ll. Vi;h regard to urn mvn roads in the district die list that they have it the County Council d 0..., notsta:e detimtely which are main roads.

the clerk was informed that in the course of a few di)v. iney will lv supplied by the Government with a may shewing the roads.— l2. Middle Paik torn ; A ford made on this road son - l’u is in a very bad condition. .It would seem that the making of the ford was no* ’i, .1 •'/ cm tied i-m. there being no shingle put bv T .Uii- r. WEOUS. It .was resolved lo -pply to the County Council to have the Main South road from Tinwald to RanjHtata proclaimed a main road under the provisions of the Roads anfirßridgaa Construction Act. The Surveyor was directed to repair damage to creek at-Lowcliffe, and also to bayea .drain and ford placed at the ju action of 'Bell's and the Waterton new m*v:; P . _ ’lt wah .decided to hold the Board meetin the afternoon on the ELECTION. Applications were then considered, and oiitof the ten applicants Messrs Fooks and Son were selected from the number to act a's Board’a officers at a salary of LloO per annum and free residence. i w t tfpper Ashburton. The., usual meeting of the Upper Ashburton Road Board was held yesterday, at the Board’s office, Tinwald, when Messrs M‘Lean (chairman), Harper, Fnedlander were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and, confirmed. ; T" 1 , : - CLERK’ajREPORT. The Clerk’s report was received and the items:taken seriatim, and it was finally decided to call for tenders for works by next Board day. MAIN ROADS. Sofife lengthy discussion took place with regard to the roads already declared main roads,?' and the Board expressed an opinion thatitwbtild be unwise to carryout any works on these roads until the questioa,- of whoaeduty -it was to perform works on these roads had been solved, and with a view to the solution of this problem Messrs ;M‘Lean, Friedlancler and Cotmty Council at their next meeting.

.. PETIT!OKS A' petition was received from Chertaey. ratepayers, relating to the roads in this disfnisfc. ‘ "It' Was decided that the SCr-, veybPKftend' ■'to these'toads arid get tendeffV’dallSd'fot next 1 meeting.

A petition was read from residents on Nortboßafik •of Binds river, re cutting on continuation of Hickman’s road—Surveyor to report 1 arid- get teQtftafrljiy.next meeting. ■< . Mesapii Quill, Silcock and Potter,; reprfsqntfidAiffereat ratepayers from Messrs Tapprqdyarid Allen’s township re bridges, etc., in Allentpn. The Board decided thpy.'Wpuld give a definite answer by next as. to whether the WP will be hot.,. From Messrs Tucker and others, re Middle, road..—The Board decided t 6 do the work at once ; also bridge onTMghjl’s toad! F&ffix 'residents of Tinwald re water from ! Mctean’s road.—lt was left to the Surveyor to deal with.

Thompson’s track. It*Was decided to form and shingle a paft of Thompson’s 'track.—Tenders to Wiwbjr hext meeting. ’■ 'APPORTIONMENT of funds, A lengthy' discussion took place as to the 'toay cif apportioning the credit now atHHe Board's disposal, when Mr Friedland or'mb ved, and Mr Stitt seconded— division be awarded to the different sub-divisions in accordance with retuoa fmmished by the clerk up to June 25J’>«-iCamed. Mc 'Harper moved, arid Mr McLean seOOtided—“ That the general expenses be charged to each ward as per amount ofthe" rateable value of such ward.”— Carried/ RATE. Mr ; ®kpper • moved, and Mr McLean a rate °* id the £ be'stHibV jfnd'levied op each sub-division, pay&ilfe! oW tWe lat of October, 1883.” Carried. li-Ws’aecraecf to altbf the * hedr of wismting farill' alhL/ j instead > of noorias at priflßlß. , - .ifon. : L --f-i ■ ..TENDERS. of Mr S., Corrigan for stable w^aaooepted,as wasalso that pf 0. Brader

■ It wa»-decided to call- for- tenders from persons willing to sell from J of an acre up. to 1 acre anywhere in Tancred and Alien’s block, for the purpose of a shingle reserve. The Board decided to have four or five pits in that locality. CORRESPONDENCE. Mi Wi Green wrote re public using his freehold in crossing the river at Greenstreet.— It was decided to get the approach made, and endeavor to keep the public on the road. Messrs Corbett and Hellings wrote re the fence and water around the Road Board cottages at Greenstreet. The matter was left to the >lork to deal with. From Mr Charles Remmington, asking permission to plough out gorse from the Board’s roads.—it was decided not to allow the roads to be ploughed, but that the gorse must be cleared. From Tov.n Clerk, Ashburton, notifying that the Council will comply with request of the Board in the matter of footpath up Winter’s road. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to LSO 10a were passed for payment.