ROAD BOARDS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2177, 16 February 1881, Page 4

ROAD BOARDS.

LINCOLN. This Board met on the 10th inat., when there were present all the members except Mr Maskrey, Mr Peryman presiding. Correspondence was read from—Mr Cuthbert, 0.E,, offering to do the Board's professional work. To be acknowledged. From Mr Hay don, asking the Board to clear out a creek on his property. To be informed that the Board had made arrangements to have it oleaned out in June next, and could not do 10 until then. Other correspondence of minor importance was also considered. Mr Thompson said he had visited reserve 955 on the South road, and estimated that the cost of fencing it would be about 7s per chain. It was decided that the fencing be done when tho season suited. The clerk was instructed to inspect the extension of Laroombe's road with a view to forming it, and report next .uwhioj;; also to give supplementary repot t

on the drainage. The clerk was directed to take prompt action to recover rates and rent overdue. O her routine business having been transacted and the paysheet passed, the Board adjourned.

MOUNT HUTT The adjourned meeting of this Board took place on Monday, the 14th inst. PresentMessrs Alington, McMillan, Chapman, and the chairman, Mr Julian Jackson, Letters wore road from Mr J. O. Wason informing the Board that he cut a race through a portion of the Board's property under the terrace at Oorwar by mistake, and asking the Board's permission to continue the said raoe. Granted, providing Mr Waßon puts a proper crossing over the race on the line of road. Prom Mr W. H. Barnes, oontraotor for the Rikaia bridge, drawing the attention of the Board to the dangerous state of the largo cutting caused by the last heavy rain. The chairman explained that he had found it neoeßsary to have some slips removed, so that the traffic had not been impeded. The chairman's action was approved. Prom Mr J. O. Wason objecting to the rate roll, the valuation being too high. The clerk was instructed to inform Mr Wason that the Board intended to take aotion, objecting to the roll on the same grounds Jte crossing over the water race, Mr Baxter recommended the Board to put crossings over the race and charge the County Council with the ooet. Eesolved— : ' That the overseer superintend the work." Several objections were handed in by owners of land in the district, stating that they were valued too high. After passing accounts amounting to £135 5s 3d the Board adjourned. MANDEVILIE AND BANGIORA. A well • attended publio meeting was held at the office of this Board yesterday, at 2 p.m., in reference to the closing of a road along the Cam river, rear the Eaiapoi Woollen Company's works. Captain Parsons, chairman of the Board, occupied the chair. He stated that the notifications relat ing to closing the said road had been duly published and notices ereoted at the ends of the road, as required by the Act. Mr H. Kevell stated that he objeoted to the closing of the road on the grounds that the provisions of the Act in respect to the notices had not been complied with, as sufficient notice had not been given. The number of the section on which the road to be dosed was stated was not given on the plan. The numbers of the adjoining sections hod not been given, and the owners of adjoining sections had not received notice of the intention to close the road. He objected to the road being closed, as upon it was erected a valuable embankment, which was of service to the other residents on the section 319 a. The ohairman asked Mr Bevell to give his reasons for his objection. Mr Revoll said he appeared, not as a ratepayer, but as representing his mother. Mr W. Sansom, jun., objected to Mr Bevell, as he had no loevs standi. The chairman said he would give speakers more license on this matter than was allowed by the Act, and would take a note of the objections. Mr Sansom then proposed—" That the road on the north-west boundary of rural section 310 a, as marked on the plan before the meeting, be closed." Mr Beharrell seconded, stating that, as an independent ratepayer, he was in favour of dosing this road, which really led to no where and benefited no one, when by closing it they might expect to benefit a local industry. LOheers.l The motion was put and unanimously agreed to, Mr Bevell alone objecting. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.