AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 268, 11 February 1879, Page 2

AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

Saturday, Feb. 8,

A special meeting of this Board was held on the above date, at their office Duvauchelle's Bay. 1 "'' r ;

Present—Messrs Williams (Chairman), Duxbury, Shadbqlt, and M'Donald. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

WAINUI ROAD EXTENSION.

A letter was read from Mr W. M'Kay, of Wainui, offering to allow of an old road running on the easterly boundary of section 10290 to be closed provided Mr Rhodes would allow six chains to be opened on the southern boundary of the said section 10290.

Mr Duxbury thought the Board should proceed cautiously in - the matter. They had certain definite instructions from the Government as to how - they should proceed, and they ought to carry them out. The first thing to be done was to have a plan prepared and certified to by the Chief Surveyor. , , . . ,

The Chairman thought a public meeting should be convened to test "the feeling of ratepayers. : .

Mr Duxbury contended that; the public meeting would be of no use. They must get a proper plan prepared, and get the consent In writing of the 'adjacent'landholders. He thought it would be cheaper to pay a money compensation than to go through the process necessary for closing these old roads. He moved—" That Mr Rhodes' agent be written to, asking him what money compensation he would take for the land required."

. : Mr Shadbolt would second the prpposition, though he would rather.see the old road closed.

Mr M'Donald thought they ought to make an effort to close the road. He proposed an amendment to the effect that a plan be prepared, and a public meeting called for the purpose of taking steps towards closing the old road with a view to exchanging it for the proposed new one. ■ ■■"■' '• .'.■.'.■'■■ '■'.<■ '•"

The amendment wbb carried,

Instructions were ordered to be given to the Engineer to proceed with the preparation of the plans at once. Mr Duxbury proposed the following resolution, which waß seconded by Mr M'Donald, and carried:—" That in order to facilitate the immediate carrying out of this work, Mr Fenton be requested to order his staff to commence at once, on the clear understanding that he will guarantee that he-shall claim no. payment for the same unless the work pass and receive the verification of the Chief Surveyor."

NEW ROAD, HORSESBOB BEND.

Mr Louis Le Vaillarit wrote, complaining that he was blocked off the main road entirely, owing to the action of Mr Breitmeyer in fencing off the new road. On the motion of Mr Shadbolt, the Clerk was instructed to remove the fence erected by Mr Breitmeyer, as the latter had already given the Board possession of the land. Mr T. S. Johnson wrote, offering to let the Board have the land required at his corner, and complete the necessary work for £33. J ' .',.' . The Board agreed to accept the offer, provided the land given were sufficient for the purpose. VALUATION ROLL. Mr H. Piper wrote, complaining that his acreage was incorrectly stated on the roll. The letter was referred to the valuer, who promised to make the necessary alterations.

BUILDINGS ON RESERVE 83,

A letter was read from the Department of Justice, stating in effect that .the offer of £35 for the stable had beenrmade, with the object of obtaining immediate possession of the site. That, as the Board had declined to accept that offer, and the reason for making the offer no longer existed, inasmush as the land would now shortly revert to the .Government, they declined to renew the offer. 'An offer of Mr Wi Kenny, of £17 10s for the building was, on the motion of Mr Duxbury, accepted. ACCOUNTS BETWEEN ROAD BOARD AND . BOROUGH. - The Chairman reported the nature of the claim made by the Borough on ihe Road Board, and read some correspondence bearing on the. matter. •■".;,.- Mr Duxbury moved that a' committee ■ be appointed, to consist: of the Chairman,. Mr Shadbolt and himself, to meet any representatives the Borough Council may appoint,and endeavor'to come to a settlement. The meeting to take place at the Road Board Office on Thursday, the 13th instant. The Mayor of Akaroa to be written to, informing him of the decision, and also that MrT. Adams be requested to attend;- ,rv ',-.,' . : .-.. ; :. . ' COMPENSATION CLAIMS.

Mr Shadbolt thought the Government should be written to, asking- when the awards made by Mr Ollivier would be given effect to. The Clerk was instructed to write to that effect.

PAYMENTS. The following accounts were passed for payment:— J. Woodill, progress payment Mount Bossu road ... £60 0 0 J. Lelievre, land compenstn. 53 0 0 G. Breitmeyer, do. do. conitional on conveyance being signed ... ... 30 0 0 J. Hammond, carting metal 1 10 0 The Board then adjourned till Saturday, Feb. 15, at the usual hour.