UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1955, 27 September 1888, Page 2

UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD.

Tho usual monthly meeting of tho Upper Ashburton Road Board was held tv f-o Board's Office, Tlnwald, on Monday. Present : Meßirs McLean (Ohiirman), Harper, Sargent and Campbell,

OoTeapondonce was read as follows. — (1) P-otn Meaars A. H. Slury, Frlsby •nd Oorbatt, o»lHng the attention of the Board to tho dangerous state of the ford U Rhw],-s creating and asking that step oo taken to make the sirnesife for traffic [t waß decided (hat thia matter bo he'd over nntil noxt meeting, Mr Sargent and the Clerk to draw ont specifications for the woik that will be required and the Clerk to fiod oot what contributions will be given towards the work, as It will be the means of 'protecting adjoining proporty.—(2) From tho Oouiity Oonnoil staing that the speo'nl order ro general rate Asbbartnn Forks River District, had been confirmed and th»t the Board coald now tike the necan^nry steps to le7y the rate of threo farthings In the pound m that district. Resolved t lat a speoial meeting be held bef ;ro the nexo general meetiog for the purpose of striking a general rate of three farthinga In the pound on the rateable value of all rateable property m tife Ashburton Forks River District m aooordance with a special order passed by tbe Ashbuctoa County Ooonoll, suoh rate to be for the period from February ltt, 1888 to Jaau«y 3l»t, 1889, payable m one snm oi the 12th day of November 1888.— (3) From Mr D. Oonaor re clean>ng drains, Swamp road, Hinds, a king that the account for same be paid.— Resolved that the lettnc be. r» turned to MLt Connor referring him to Mr J phson as the Board did not aathorise tie work. —(4) From Mr W. Dunatan off.-rlng to rent from the Bmd for the sum of £1 per annum Bcctlon 1030, Gravel Reserve, m tho Ohcraey dlstrfc, and stating that he would put up a ring fence round it. Offer accepted under the following conditions: Fenooa to be kept m goud reptlr and no gorse to be allowed to grow over cte reserve or on property or roads adj )lulng, also that, a gate be hung to Mr Campbell's aitls action so that contractors can have gravel as required — rent to be paid In advance,— (s) E\ om the Commissioner of Crown Lands ataUi g that an application had been made to purohase about 15 acres land between Seotlons 8855 aud 8856 and the r cd line, and as tho land is colored on tbe map as required for road purposes, he wished to know if it was so reserved at the Board's request and if it would be tf any aorvioe to the Board. The Clerk to reply that as the road stops at the oomer of Seotlon 8856 If the Com m'lßsloner wlil have the road laid off through the sections to join the road at Section 3942 the.Bjard will i.oi rtqaire any more of the laud.

The Olerk'a report was read and adopted. Jn regard to the bad B*,ate of a portion of the Winch* more road abjut three mika above the Wlnoancore homestead, tt was decided to leave tho matter iii the hands of the member for that ward to have dono what he thought requisite. The keeplcg of the orosslng m order at Mr Smith's bucohery, was let to Mr Balance for one year for the sum of £2 from the lit of September. Jt was decided to call fiv tenders for the formation of oae railo of the Groat South road from Oaertsey, running through Reserve 264, also for metalling some. 40 ohains of the road from the corner of Section 10984 towards Haokthorns statlpn rojid.

Aoooants amounting to £43 63 7d were passed foe payment and the meeting adjourned.