WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 108, 9 May 1871, Page 2

WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Monday, May 1, 1871. The Board met at the " Star " ; all the members present. The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secretary reported that he had written to the Government about the gravelling at the Waimea Bridge Embankment but they had not sent any reply; he also reported having forwarded to Mr. H. Martin, jun., a copy of agreement as ordered Mr. Rout reported having been informed by the Provincial Solicitor that as the road through Mr. Hill's land, stopped some years ago, had never been conveyed, the Board might proceed and throw it open to i the public. r The Surveyor reported having inspected* the bridge erected by Mr. Hamilton and, * finding the same satisfactorily done, he had settled with Mr. Hamilton. The agreement for letting the Toll-gate was signed by the members. The Secretary reported that having called on Mr. Roil in reference to alleged encroachment on the road, he "found none. The complaint arose from a misapprehension as to where the road from Mr. Buxtons Corner terminated. The Secretary reported that the entire work at Wenley Hill, let to J. Connel was nearly completed, and the Treasurer was authorised to pay the amount on the Overseer's certificate. The Secretary reported having received a reply from Mr. Law about the road in For remainder oj news see fourth page.

Hoult's Valley, hut not from the other parties. , ' ; . :ii • The Overseen reported that as, after :i*e- ; ipeated notices, Mr. Tomlinson had failed to carry out his contract, he had, according to instructions, put men on and had nearly . completed the wqrk, and recommended that it, be gravelled at once; that as the road between Mrs. W. Kerr's and Mr. L. Dron's was' hollow it had heen repaired ; 'also a portion of Wootton's line, and the: ; Aid ourie road; that Mr. G. Bell, haying done the stipulated amount of work on the by-road near his land, is entitled to receive the £10 promised;, that most of the culverts in Dovedale require new tops some of which he had ordered .tp be done, they being unsafe, hut strongly recommended ( the, , making of stone, or brick culverts as being in the end more economical; if tenders. were ; invited for making a few kilns i of ; bricks in central spots it would prove ■'. as cheap or nearly so as using timber; ' that R. Taylor's contract in Eves' Valley was very nearly completed, and other work in forming and improving the road in that valley has been done ; that the channel at Smith's Creek had been widened and deepened, .arid 1 as this was tide work, the new road there had been, formed to fill up time; that the contract for the wharf was not completed ; that the barge had heen scraped and tarred under contract with Borck ; that the timber for the tramway and wheels and axles had heen procured but the truck not made, waiting fuller instructions ; that Mr. Jellyman had used 24f yards of screened gravel in repairing the road between the hills ; that the work on the by-road at * Stoke, for which assistance to the amount of 50s. was promised to Mr. J. Taylor, had heen creditably done ; that Mr. Simmonds, having completed the gravelling near Mr. Woolleys, is entitled to the proportion promised, £4 7s. Od. ; that two culverts had been made in Pigeon Valley, and sundry other works and repairs to the amount of £17 6s. Od., but the road from Mr. Fairhall's corner to Price's contract required stumping and forming ; that the road near Mr. B. Lines' has been filled up, but as Mr. Lines complains that this will cut off the water and, injure his property, it is recommended to lay a pipe along the road. The Overseer was instructed to stop the clearing of the ditch above Mr. Harkness* gate and make a water table from that to the Star, also, to gravel part of Tomlinson's contract, that during the month he and the Surveyor had examined, and reported on most desirable places to make bricks and burn them. •■, The tenders invited having, been ' considered, that of J. Heinrick's at £11 for a culvert near Mr. Thomas' was accepted, of the others the Secretary was desired to* prepare fresh plan and specification, and to invite tenders for 14 days hence for the culvert at Greig's hill, and for gravelling on the Hope road ; also, for making a tip truck. The making of the bunkers at the wharf was "postponed until the wharf is completed. The Secretary was also ordered to prepare fresh plan and specification for a bridge at Spring Grove of bricks and timber. The Secretary was directed to remind Mr. H. H. Stafford of the promise in his note of December 29th to cut the gorse fences on the race course " the week after the races," and to give him notice that if the same be not done in 14 days proceedings will be taken. The Overseer having reported that he had given notice to Sir D. Monro to clear off the road the clippings from his gorse hedges which had not been attended to. The Secretary was desired to send a notice similar to that to Mr. Stafford. A memorial from residents in Dovedale praying that the road leading to Moutere from the main road in Dovedale should be repaired. It being stated that Mr. Cresswell, through whose land a part of the present road passed, wished the road to be; attended to. The Secretary was desired to ascertain from ail parties interested whether they i would be satisfied with the alteration, and should the reply he in the affirmative, the Overseer and himself to examine the proposed site, and should it prove satisfactory, prepare a specification for making the new road. Mr. W. Brooks attended and applied for assistance in making passable, the public road in Twin Gully, and was authorised to do' the work when it would be valued, and payment made on the usual terms. A letter was read from Messrs. R. Lucas and Son, applying for a share of the Rate List and Balance-sheet advertisements, land also for 'a copy, of the Board!s 'i . vpijocepflj-QgSjto pubjfe-vasj ne***?s. ; -Resolved, that the above-named advertisements be* given alternately to the Evening Mail, as also^*copy of the proceedings, or else perjmssion to <iopy the same. . , Abetter w^.read froin-Mr. J. Rose, ' Thorpfc,, rqntesen-ipg. the M state of the bridges' in that quarter; The i Overseer stated they had been already attended to. .;; '/.'; '_£ '-letter was read "from Mr. Sprtog Grove* offering to furnish a horse

and cart to remove, the parings from the roadside by his property if, the Board would provide another and proceed immediately. The offer' was declined as the Board could not spare the stuff. A warrant fqr £300 14s was signed by three members. -