WAKANUI ROAD BOARD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1678, 4 October 1887, Page 2

WAKANUI ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of this Board was held last Saturday. Present — Messrs M, Brace (Chairman), W, T. Lill, G. Ooe, and J. Brown. 6ORKESPONDEN 08 . Correspondence was read aa followe : — From Chief Surveyor, slating MoGuire'fl road would be surveyed when 11 Surveyor waa In the neighborhood. F/ora OnmmlsBionera Crown Linda stating th&t land In •gully would not be Bold pending aorvey of road and reservation for drainage purpo.'ea. From Connty Council enquiring if B.ard was willing to look after water race fordß at Oounoil'a expenaa— Agreed to. NEW BOAD. The Board then considered the matter of taking land for road through U.S., 14980, held over from the special rneetiop Mr Brown moved—" That the Board is cf opiolon that the proposed works of making a road through Mr Jamison's land — should be executed, and that a memorial and declaration as required by Clause It of the Publio Works Act bo at once forwarded to the Governor " Measra David WHaon and David Fl z gerald here interviewed the Board to pro.eit agalnat the road being taken as proposed, and suggosted a line of road branohing from Meredith Wilson'a boundary through Brown's land to oonneot with either the Bjnoh or River road, and acked the Board before further consideration was given to the Board's proposal to ask the ratepayers opinion of tho suggestion they had giveD, whuh was a route that would euit all parties. Me D. Wilson also aaked the Board to see that all watercourses were kept open and obstruofciona removed; to re-place to ite natural level Wilßon'a road where the Oounoil state the oveiflow crosses j to raise to its natural level the ford opposite Mod Hire's road. The deputation then withdrew. The Ohairman aeoonded the motion pro forma, which after some diecuasion w»3 carried nem dis The Board were agreeable to place portions of Wilson's road to Its natural level whan fecoa* were removed. surveyor's report (1). Clearing Tutßocka No 3 Ward.— ' £ he c i C J ° n nt, t f aC , t ? r has been at w o r k on be&field, Buckley's, Boundary, and Bute's Road. (2). Winter's Road .-The contract for forming part of this road ia being proceeded with * (3). Boundary JRond - Tbe upper portion of this road under the Board's oontrol I requires a re-formation at the sides. At present it is bad for traffic on account of tho ruts made by storm water. Tho centre ' of the road alao requires a coat of metal. I (4), River Boad.— With the consent of Mr o. Brown, we are having the gapß m the embankment at the Bide of this roud made up, thus preventing a quantity of the overflow of the river going that way, and damuging tho roads and property. (5). i'tnees, Gravel Pita. ~ We have supplied Messrs Grayburn and Kelly with wire, &c, for lepair of fences. The woik has been done (fi) The maintenance man has been engaged on the Millin Boad, Boundary Road, Cherteey Eoad, Seufie d Road, <£c, and erecting footbridges, over certain water races. His diary lies on the table. (7) Station Boad.- We have been requested to bring before the Board the necessity of metalling the cutting near the Wakanui Station. The expenditure will be small, and the work one, we think, that should be done. (8). Buckley's Road Now that the tussocks have been cleared, there are a quantity of large stones which should be removed for the sake of traffic. Clause 3 —Agreed to. Clause 7.— Agreed to. Clause B.— Tendora to bo sent In by Saturday fortnight. The report waa adopted. _- gobse on boads. Resolved that notice bb Immediately Riven to all p. r3ona having gor«e crowing on the roada opposite their propenioo tt have same removed within one month. If not done the Purveyors were instructed to Btrlotly enforce legal proceedings agalast all defaulters. BIKD NUISANCE. The Board decided they would give the usual amouut, viz., 2a 6d per 100 for heads and eggs of small birds provided the Oounoil continued their subsidy,