LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2272, 5 November 1889, Page 3

LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD

«, The monthly meeting of the Longbeaoh Road Board was held on Monday. Pre■ent — Messrs Grigg Shearer, Honey, sad Wilson. COBBESFONDENCE, Letters were read— (l) From the Secretory Rsilway Keform League. Acknowledged.—(2) From Property Tax Dep»;ctnent, advialDg the Board of tbe payment of rates on Grown iands. — (3) From Me Hayman, re timber for bridge aoross drain on Terraoe road. Resolved — •• Thai Inasmuch as the drain is of bo muoh bene fit for drainage of the ac joining land and Mr Small, admitting this, is prepared to pay the Board for timber supplied to him, the Board does not see Its way clear to ■apply Mr Bay man with ths timber for a troßslng. — k (4} From three ratepayers oomplalning of the bad state of the Ohatmosa road. It is as resolved to hare about eight chains of tbe toad fotmed end the bollowa filled op. SDRVBTOBS 1 BSFOBI The Surveyor's report w«fl read as follows :— 1; Boundary Road. — We have Inspected the portion of this road between Ford's oreek and Ford's road, and find that to make the road passable for traffic a lot of work would have to be done by making large drains on both sides of the road and patting the stuff on to the centre, similar to other roads m the district. It would be a very good time of the year just now to do any work of this kind ao the springs are low, and on that account the wots: could be done cheaper. 2. Contracts, — fhe contractors for metalling part of the Longbe&ch road and forming Terrace road are proceeding with the work. The other contracts let at last meeting have not been commenced. With regard to the metalling of Watertou new load we would recommend that the work itand over till aboat January, as the water In the gravel pit la very high and the contractor to obtain shingle now would have to open up a new place. 3. Maintenance — The maintenance man has been engaged m repairing toads, fords and bridges. His diary lies on the table for your inspection. Oianee I— The work to be done, The stuff to be taken from drain to be made on upper side of road. ■ The remainder of tbe report was adopted, LOKGBBACH BO AD. It was resolved to have part of tbe Longbeaoh road near Friaby'a metalled from the side drain. POPLAR BOAS. Mr Grfgg aaked for permission to take 1 water race across the Poplar load. Permission was granted on the undtr■tandlng that Mr Grlgg keep the same In piopei repair. wilsoh's cutting. It was resolved to have a little more work done to this ontting. SMALL BE&DS' NDIBANOB. It was resolved to give 2s per hundred for eggi and heads of small birds. ACOOUKTS. After passing accounts and transacting routine basinets the Board adjourned.