AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 206, 9 July 1878, Page 2

AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

;:'a- ; : SATURDAY, JULY 6. Present—Messrs Duxbury (Chairman), Williams, and Curry. The minutes-of-the previous meeting were read and confirmed.. .;' MOUNT BOSSU ROAD. v, Mr A. C. Knight waited-on the. Board, reference, to the 'gr&rit* for *thj.s askmg iba^.itl-eßoard would commefroe Wore on that portion of the' road which could be got at without incur- ■ for'comperisation or severance. He~Waß''placed i in-'a Very- awkward posiition,nojtbeitig:ablevtp.'get;to" his own •property, ( witoout going through private property, and this he was now prevented from doing. He would ask the Board to make a beginning, and open iip the road to McKaiys f rora which to the top of the ridge was already laid out. ' , -Tbe Board decided to "get the 'upper portion of tjie road from McKay's boundary coraflleted to join. the benching done by Mr Knight "'

!"''X..'.", >RENCH FABM DIVEBSION. , Mr T. S Baker was present, and handed. in ,a letter from Mr C. W; Bridge, attorney forlthe owner of:the'French, Farm prpr perty^statirig r that he(Considered 1 it unfair that.thett property should bear the expense of conveyancirg and survey in the profqsed diversion as suggested by -Messrs _. haaboit and Piper's report. He thought that'tne road being a public benefit, the, offer of giving 4 good rol_<i in the place of -an impracricabhrone, without comperisa*.---;tipn,;waß-adiberab offer, and he hoped the Board would reconsider the matter in this light. ..'■■■■. A communication from Mr T. S. Baker was also read, offering, in case ihe Board adopted Messrs Shadbolt and Piper's report, to hand Wer any larid >wned by hiqa and which toight be required for carrying but .the. road Ori being compensated for, all surplus acreage over and above what-is> gi^eiidri,exchange by the Board at the rate of £8 per acre provided only that the Board "defr|iy; all expenses for surveying land 'conveyancing. "... ". $!m 'Clerk _«$s instructed to write to the Cheil Surveyor,; permission to lay off iy road through' Messrs Baker's, Wright's, land, at French Farm. It rpßolyed that Mi* Bridge should tb slbimt his power of for com-. fii^atfM'W'to bis, Mr Bridge's, power to deal with the land. ; '

. AAA .BOAD; DIVBRSUm. „ •■ Mr Hawthorne asked tbe Board for an hdvance of £20 on account of fencing through section 3211., ' . - The Board granted the request, and fostructed the Clerk to inspect the fencing. SONG BAY ROAD. .X iopli|d )fpr] the passing of the above rbad in itsjiresent state, as'hO could not keep trafiic off it. The road was' riot yet cbmple.ed,aß^the drairi .pipes for the cUvosrts weWnot to hand. | . X . '■■"'' The Clerk explained that ihej; pipes; could riot be obtained for fully ajfortm'ght. The Board said they could not interfere .with thefEogineerj and advised Mr Kenny

to request him to pass the road, explaining that the delay in the matter of the pipes waa no fault of the contractor.

Mr Kenny subsequently returned and stated that the Engineer refused to pass the road until it'was finished according to specification without the authority of the Board. • ■ • -•.'■'•

HERMAN BAY BOAB DIVERSION. ■y Mr T. & Johnson was. present to obtain to stack metal for the above .quarry, while a certain piece of jrery.bad J3wid waa.being worked, and f'also stated that the road ..wanted repair before the metal was spread. It was agreed to allow the stacking of the metal at the quarry while the bad portion of the road was under work. The Clerk was instructed to visit and report aa to the necessary repairs. OOBBESPONDENCK. '*' from Hie Chairman of tne County Council, informing the; Board that no Engineer would be appointed at present From the same, asking whether then was any Objection to the Clerk to the Board Registrar of dogs. The Board thought it would interfere with<the CJej-kfc work, and instructed M» to reply to that effect, and also that the Board's collector,Mr Harney, would accept 'tieippointj-fent. v) . X . »r- ».(- ---< From Wiremu Harihona and 'other natives, stating that the road to Brown's mill would be retained by them unless the sum of £30 was paid for it .. y. ], 2 \, ; i The Board were of opinion that tbe; could not interfere in the matter. From Mr W. M'Donald, calling attention to-the urgent necessity of doing something to the Long Bay, road, arid stating that he wanted a small bridle track cleared.

X Froni the Town Clerk, Akaroa, requesting the Board to erect a lamp at Waeckerle's corner, half cost, of the same, with maintenance, to be borne by the Council. It was decided that the maintenance was outside the province of the Road Board, but that they would undertake the half cost* of erection.

From J. Curry and; others, petitioning the Board.tc open the Long Bay road so as to enable them to get material for fencing, 4c, on their land. j The Board decided that they could not accede to the request. , t ~ From Mr E; Chappell, with reference to the slips on tha Long Bay road, also stating: that, the 6-incn culverts were too small.'

From Mr E. Lelievre, with regard to the ■Board's acceptance of his terms, that he, required a legal fence to be erected, and all expenses incurred in the conveyance of the.land required by the Board to be borne by them. The Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for the fencing, and to ask the solicitor to prepare the necessary deeds. * From Mr 'W. Kearney, stating that, as he • had noticed Messrs Beid and .Bassett had offered a private tender for Stevenson's bridge, in which he had also been an unaccepted tenderer, he: thought he had as much -right: to 'be considered as they had. :-."> The Board decided to call for fresh tenders for. the. work. > FrpEpt $_jxs Qfcexij) directing attention to the slips on tfie Long Bay road. i Clerk waa instructed to call tor. - tenders for, the Work. . , ..,'•' . * From Mr J. Thomas, giving up his contract ,at Stevenson's bridge. From Mr T. S.Johnson, offering £3 for posts and rails on Wilson's road.. £ & j The offer was accepted. ■'"" Al " From the Balcairn, Eyreton, Templeton, and upper Ashburton-Road Board's acknowledging receipt of the Board's circular re v I land endowments, and expressing concurrence with the scheme.

Mr' Williams thought that copies of the circular should be sent to the priucipal newspapers in the colony. This was agreed to. .It was resolved to call for tenders for the engineering work, of the Board, the [same to be : . advertised in the Lyttelton Time, 'Press, and Akaroa Mail. Tenders to be sent in by next. A letter was read from Mr G. W. Nalder to the effect that he had received a notification from Mr H.Wynn Williams, solicitor for W. G. Inman, Esq., stating that the conveyance for the sale of that gentleman's) land to the §pard was ready, and would be handed over, on payment of the pur-! chase money, and the solicitors fee of five guineas. • • T-MIWBB.-'" j,' 'c-;'', . , : BKPAIBINO TOP 07 GEBMAN BAY BILL. , J. Hammond, three weeks, £1110s. P. Shadbolt, one week, £12. J. Libeau, two weeks, £27. H. Edmondson, two weeks, £11. ■W. Keririyi twelve days, £12 15s. T: S. Johnston, twelve days, £12 10s. W. Kedge, nine days, £14. '• Mr H. Edmondson's tender was accepted. BREAKING AND CARTING METAL, PIOIOM , : .e .. BAY BOAD. R. Ranjrie aittd Co., one month,? 7s per yard—£s2. ,7 T. Brough: arid Co., one month, 6s 9d per yard—£so 12s 6d. J. M'Lareri, six weeks, 7s 9d per yard—* j £58 2s6d. ! H. J. Hawken, six weeks, 5s lid per yard-H844 7s 6d. Everall and Gunning, six .weeks, 6s 6d per yard-^£4Blss.' ;W. J. Widdicombe, one month, 6s 4d per yard—£47 10s. ~c J.lanes, one mpntb, s? f Ud per yard— Mt7l3<i i\A<XjX ~.}■■.! ;; , iifl-3 Mr J. Lines! tender was accepted.. : .. BOBINSOH'S BAY BBIDGSJ. . Reid and Basaett, five weeks, £52 10s. " Sigley and Dixon, five weeks, £55. J. Wardle and Co., six weeks, £59 10s. Messrs Beid and Basaett'a tender was accepted. [~,.■-' AYU.EB'B VALLKY BOAD. ".. . Consideration of repairs oh this road was deferred to the next meeting. _• r . ;, , j V] '[ Tbe Clerk was ordered to call lor tenders .fjor this wiprk.,'■ ;l; , •! >; HOBSISHOK BEND. ! ; '■'■ i •■' ■ ••'■'.' i '4 ' ,■'• X fi i• > "!' , Mr Williams proposed a .final effort should be made to coriie to terms with Mr G. Breitmeyer, and if this was unsuccessful that the Act be brought into force. Seconded by Mr Curry, and carried, the; Chairman being, deputed to see Mr Breit- j meyer on the.'matter. „ ' ' . ' ABBITBATION-CASKS ANDTHEIB AVfABDfI. ' It was resolved that-this question snould come on as part of the business of thenwcmeeting, the Clerk to prepare in tbe mean , time,a statement of the same, with «ll pur. ticolare.

PAYMENTS. On the motion of Mr Williams, seconded by Mr Curry, the following accounts were passed for payment:— £ a. d. Woodill and Thomas 32 8 0 H. Edmundson ... 010 6 J.Hammond 95 15 0 W. Kedge ... ... 75 12 0 T. Brough 20 0 0 J.WardleandCo. ... 50 0 0 H. Citron 0 12 0 J.Hawthorne ... 20 0 0 Printing 10 7 0 The Board then adjourned to 11 o'clock on the 13th inst