LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD
The nival month ly meeting of this loard was held on Friday August 12 h. 'resent - Messrs J. Bishop, A Da warm, J. Williams and S. Holland. Ia the absence E the Obairman Mr Bishop w is voted ti is chair.
CORRESPOND By CE . The following correspondence w-ia read: -From 11 ratepayers petitioning the ioard to erect a bridge where a ford has jcently been made on the Boundary road, 1 it would be more suitable for Btock. tr W. Hanson Interviewed the Board'in ippott of the petition. — It was decided > leave the matter over for consideration
t next meeting. — From Whltcombe and 'ombs, enclosing a prospectus for a map f the Canterbury District. — Received 'rom the County Council, stating they rould find the material for repairing the v'beatatone bridge if the Brard would do lie labor. — Agreed to, B Turn the Ohalrlan of the Board of Advice, Christchuroh, 1 connection with the Labour Exchange, ;unemp T oyfd and appealing for assistance I support of the Exchange. — Received.
deputation. Mr Smft'l waited on the Board and co:nlalned of the catting being washed away i the gully on the Mill road between the each road and the sea. The Surveyor 88 lostructei to Bee into the matter.
He also complained oi the ford on the Vraco road blocking tha wator on to his tnd and asked that a drain be made Own the road for about 10 chain?, and a ord made across so as to send the water into natural watercourse In lieu of the presnt ford. — The Suveyor was directed to eport at nest meeting. surveyor's befort. The Surveyor reported as follows : — (1) Surveyor's Road.— As it was found hat most of the old timber m the bridges mended, to be repaired on this road was unound, new timber has been put m, so that m act the bridges are now as good as ever. No would 86k to have the bridge on the first nek put m proper repair ; the water having scoured the bridge considerably, it will 30 necessary to put m sheet piling to protect it. We have had small repairs done to the >ridge at the boundary, but this part of the oad requires draining before it can be much »cd.
(2) Fords on Dawson and Beach Roads.— We have inspeoted with Mr Dawson these oads with a view to relieve the roads from ttorm water. Mr Dawson will be at the spense of a fcrd on the Waterton road opposite his drain between the school and the reek. It is proposed also to xaake fords on be Waterton road, at the angle between the :ottages and the school, and on the Beach •oad, about 32 chains below the school road. (3) Ford's Road.— We have had the bad >laces m this road repaired as well an possible, it being verj difficult to procure ehiDgle. The report was adopted. RATES As the rates were coming In very I'owly it was resolved to give public notice that all rates unpaid by the 20th »f September be cued for. ACCOUNTS. After passing aooounta, tha Board adjourned. ■
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1636, 15 August 1887, Page 3
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