UPPER ASHBUtITON ROAD BOARD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2289, 28 November 1889, Page 2

UPPER ASHBUtITON ROAD BOARD

The uanal monthly meeting of tbo Upper Aihburton Road Board wai held ia thci Board's cffioe, Tlnwnld, en Monday. Present — Meebra McLean (ohaieuiaa), Stitk, Sfiegont, p.nd Oacnpbell.

OORRE«PONDB>'CES

Oorreopondbuoa nae reaa as follows :- (1) From ihe Ashbunon Oouuty Goo.cc! ufc kltig If she Board were hvytug un ratos — If ao, how much ; end aeklag to B mrd to *pply for itsaut-oldy, co that th Uounoll oouid obUin Ud .subsidy, Tb Oierk nU'.rd that tho Bo»rd'^ uuboldy bo boon paid into Ita coo cnt % tew d-.yj agt nnd that ho wou d aavi'e the Count Council of tboaame.— (2) From the Ash ourton Ooanty Chanty OonncH, aoknow lodging receipt of tho B lara'a iottor c September 30th, re the diversion of th South branch, .of the Aobbarton river, ap.( atxtlng that they hud rcqaest-.d tho peraoi who liftd rnadfl tho dlvor«»l >rj to make i'goot tho bmk Hod fi ! l op tho oanirjg to fen oroek ; aUo lh*u th& reaolotlon passed b; ihe O JUDoil, re drain on tbe Tlmnru tiackc was rescinded »t tfo lash meeting of tin Ooonoil— (3) From Keeldont Eoglncp NowiZ.ialaud Railways^ r« the coat of i now crossing near Wio'islow, s aiing tha ha conld not jjive the cca'- aul.aa tiio siti Is defined, as there »ro rondo on each s|d< of \h» Una, And that It wus unlikely th< Oommiailoners would cooscnt to anothai oroßftlDg. E>isolvoci tS»t tho matter b: left In abeyance, — (4) From tho Ashburtot Oonnty Obuncll, notifying tha Baard thai tho Bpjolhl order making a g noral raff |i m tho £, Aohburvon Furka Kivjj x^latrlot hfid been coifiimod by the Ojuucil. — (5) From tbo Puym»storGeneral, staging th»t the aum ot £95 15 had bean plnaed to the Board's credit »l the Bank, being 75 por cant of the subsidy on the rate period 1889 to Marot 31,1890. olbbk's bepo&t. Tbe Olotk'a report whs read aud adopted. It was resolved tb»t tha matter of ranking passable the ford on the road past Mr Frlaby's be loft In tho hands of tbe memoes for tbe Ward, nnd the Olerk to write the parson wbo has stopped the water that If he wishes to atop the creek for his own use be must erect a bridge or make it fold that would satisfy thnne p-rsons who use tho road for traffl?. rfhouid ha not do this, tho Bcmd will be compelled to make him remove tho obstruction from tho water courre. Tbe O erk was also Instructed to write 'to Mr V«oateoh, reqnestlng him to clean cut the off take watch channel opposite hlo properly near Ohtsrtuey, which if nob done at once wlli.be done by the Board at hid expense WATER BAOE. The Clork asked theßjard If they would give permission for a wster race to b& brought down the aide <<f the Alford Fnroftt road betwnop Grßonstreet and Mr Wolntpre'd farm should tho County Oonncll give tto ooucout. Permission was granted subjaof-. to the usual conditions. APPLICATION. Mr Hugh Ratuey applied for gr&vel reserve on tho Pors'jveranoa road near the Hinds river, offering tho sum of 10b per annam rent Resolvod thut the Clerk write Mr Ralnoy thah tho Board con'd not accept hta iffie, but that they would let him tho reserve from year to year for tbe Bum of £1 per annam, payable (n Advance sabjoot to the usual condition. BAKQBR. It was moved by Mr McLean) seconded by Mr BtUt and carried, "thut Mr W, Oamptou bo appointed to aot as ranger to the Board, wi'h power to bub all trespassers on the footpaths m the Allenton yfard," | SMALL BIRDB, The Biftrd resolved to pay tiro ahllltngi foe small blrde. 1 ' eggq and bends. I was decided to c»ll for; tendcrn for the oleanlag 9,ut cf^ tbe ditc,hea oa the Hindu Swamp rondo near the H^ods, Tflndets to b> 1q l^j November J|Oth. ' ?ATMBWrHi Aoononts amounting to £107 14» were paoiod for piyraent, and tha Brard adjoarnod, HFSOIAI. AIBETINO A special mestlng who held befora tbe ordinary mooting, foe tho purpose of Btrtklny n general rate of three farthing; In tha pound on the rateable valuq of &IJ rateable property m the Ashb»?to& Fotko river dißiriat m aouo^anoo w Uh apeolftl. order ol tb? County Ooaaoil, Tfco Collo«r- ; i'lig voaolotion was oar tied. "That a general rtito of tatee furthlo^i In the pound bo ateack ahd levied on all rutoablo pt'operijy In tho I?6rkn river dlstrlo^,' the Bo^aie'to. b§ payabJe. m one aum oa thQ Xffah day o{ p^cenabey IW,'\