PIGEON BAY ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 340, 21 October 1879, Page 2

PIGEON BAY ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of this Board was held bri Saturday, the 4th inst. ' : Present—All the members. , ;

The Chairman reported that MrGillespie had expressed himself quite agreeable that one half-chain width of the line of road now crossing the site of the proposed public pound should be devoted to the erection of said pound; ;,andthat he; and Mr Bud ua had pegged oft the site accordingly.' ; " . Also, that he and Mr Budua, as a depu-. tation from this Board, had waited on the Port Levy Road Board, to ascertain their sentiments i with regard to the proposed change of boundary line between the two districts,-and that. the. Eort_Xie.vy_.load Board had expressed their willingness to change the boundary line as follows :— From Mount Lincoln to Mount Fitzgerald, including the Purau line of road, then following the top of the ridge in a northerly" direction to the Maori reserve at the corner of rural section 24762, thence to the golly. following the creek to the beach in Big Bay; and to adopt the said line as their eastern boundary. ;:; Also, that accounts had been squared between the Board and the Port Levy Road Board re main line; of .road, betweenthe two districts, the account of the receipts and expenditure by both Boards W,! - £ s. A. Received from the County Council by the Port Levy Road ~Boar3" orf b'ehalf=*# —~" both-Boards n ~»«,,, ~,. 700 0 0 ,; ..-•; " \\ j Port JLevjr" Road _ j Boarder "survey '... ..Jj ,521[ 5 3 Do Pigeon Bay Road, Board; i21!4! 5 0 Total payments.... ... £13|6[ 10 3. Refunded to this Board, by cheque, ! from Port Levy . , ' Road Board. 178 14 9 Thig Board, to be further refunded from £300 yet in the County Council's hands 35 10 3 Total :'i. ■ ... - 5 0 ' Also,"that the"Porr£evy Uoad Board had, in conjunction with tliis Board] agreed to adopt the line of road leading past the Blueguin Plantation, a,s a pfyrtioVi of the main line of road between l tho , two districts. . ... s . ... /:! l -'Alsoj } that, iie, Lliad written-tddihb Chief Surveyor, requesting him to instruct Mr -Donald ta«suryeys.the::saiirniaiiv line pf road, as adopted by both Boards. Also; that the track to. PdH Levy, by Wild Cattle Hill, had been stopped by the erection of a fence across it, said track leading through private property. Mr M'lntosh was authorized to get thq main line to Port Levy cleared -to cient width for a horse track," from Mr Barclay's upwards, and to put up a notice: at each end of the line that travellers must continue to use the old track until the new line of road is opened. ' : Mr Woodill's tender for the extension of sea wall, a distance of 12 chains, 'more or less, at £25 per chain, was received, arid the Chairman was authorized to make &tr rangements with him for undertaking the work, subject to conditions of first con T ; tract. tr-

, Mr Budua drew attention to the present dismantled state of the Cemetery bridge.

Mr M'lntosh was authorised to obtain the monkey now: lying* at the Breadsj same to be used in repairing said bridge. The Chairman drew the Board's attention to the state of the bridge opposite Aα schoolhouse, one of the bearers being in a very! decayed state.' . , He was authorized to effect whatever repairs were absolutely necessary for the,, present. ■ t , Mr Pitcaithly reported that Mr M'Hale j had satisfactorily performed his contract on the M'lntosh Bay road," at the mocks ; also that he had promised to report as to certain stones lying on, and trees fallen across said road, and to make an offer for removing them. " ; Mr Smith, surfaceman, handed in a report of work done by him during previous month, and informed the. Board that a stream of water was overflowing the road. near the junction of Lyall and Hunt's roads. : . He was directed to lay a culvert of 9m. piping at said junction.

The CJerk was direoted to order from Messrs Austin and Kirk, Christchurch, 60 12in. and 60 9in. drain pipes, all in 2ft. lengths; said pipes to, be ar soon as possible. / ' " - The follpwing was read: FromMesere'Joynt and Percival, Tβ transfers of land for road diversions. • From Messrs Scott, Baley, and Budua. \ Left in the Chairman's hands, for settle-; ment. •\ : ',-: '' , \ n x v ; -: From the Bank b£*NewZealand, Lyttel*' ton, acknowledging receipt diLd&LTB' 14s 9d from Port Levy Boad Board. From the Akaroa and Wainui Boad Board, acknowledging receipt of £281 on \joint account of both Boards, for Pigeon Js&y Summit contract. Mi , M'Hale had an interview with the Board, and offered to clear away fallen stones and falleli trees froin'M'lntoshTßay,' Hummock's; road, for the ,Bum. of £1 10s. ; The ofEer was accepted. ,-p > Various accounts, amounting to £78 lOe 4a 'we'reordered.to belaid,, " ■" J " "*",'"