LONGBEAGH ROAD BOARD.
4- mooting of this Board wai held on Monday. Bresenfc — Messrs J. Grigg (Chairman), 'J. Shearer, J. Williams, and A. Qawson. . - •'-... Q'ORRESjPONDBNOg. Letters were read (1) From Property Tax Uomralaaloner, asking thai intending assessors be allowed to View the rolls and m&psof the dletriot,— Granted.~(2) from Ooldstream Road Board, Btatlng that a „<.+« r,'"" 1 nA nvßt the fence on Boundary gel CO ptti\iwU . t. i. . road would meet present i«j!I. ra ' W9n ''' «HATMOSB ROAD. Consideration of Surveyor's report on this road loft over from last meeting was prooeeded with. It was resolved to have a ford made just above the culvert on the road. DEPUTATION. Mr Donaldson waited on the Board, and complained of the oulyert below his property as not Buffioient to oarry water away: Proper provision wai not made to oarry the water along the natural'watercourse.
It was pointed out to Mr Donaldson that the Board had gone to considerable expense la this locality, and had purchased land for a drain to take watßr from this creek. It would hardly be fair that they should now also send watar down the creek. He was Informed that the Surveyors would take levels to ascertain if an outlet oould be made down the Waterton road, A ford would be madein lieu of culvert and stanks pat at Moses' corner.
division or oodntt. The Board' ctisonssed the resolutions forwarded by the" County Gounoil re division of County and abolition of Boad Boards. It was resolved to adopt, the resolution pasaed by the Wakanal Road Board, whloh the members oonsldered well expressed their views on the. question, viz.— "That this Board cannot Bop. port the proposition to divide the County and abolish the JJqad J?oardo, because It has no hopes tnat any mon^y Having I would be effected thereby, exoept by not attending to local wants, which are now well provided for by the adoption of the Ward Byatem— the ontoome of judicious laglslatlon to meet the requirements of the people.'? The rate for the jteaY, of which public aotlaa had been given, Traa oonfitmed. ACQOUNT& After p»6BJDg aocoupjks the B,oard adjourned "
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1891, 12 July 1888, Page 2
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353LONGBEAGH ROAD BOARD. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1891, 12 July 1888, Page 2
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