WAIMEIA ROAD BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 220, 14 September 1872, Page 2

WAIMEIA ROAD BOARD.

M fli i nn i i - n Tuesday, September 3. 'BoanTmet "at the;Bridge. Hotel, all the members present. The, minutes of last meeting read' and confirmed. The Overseer reported that the road in Maddox's bush had been repaired; the bridge vby Mr. -"Roa^af lengthened as ordered; the bridge j^. Mr. Nieraann's, having sunk in consequence of the bank being undermined by last flood, stone walls have been build and the i s whole bridge raised; the same is required at the bridge near Mr. Bottrell's; the approaches to the at Pigeon Valley, and : by. Mr. iron's," have; been 'repaired .by., the. day-. labor' ipep;.. the 'Channel'a^; Smith's' Creek f'wlfi'dhL" 6sid'"be"6b. v ißil'itiad^ja^- : 'by'''t©'cent 'floods, has been clear^d^.ouJtj,. r also, the, water on ihe •' fiillx i'Qao* which i 'jnuch} out< of ;; it ibj : requisite, that a fence 5 . /b'e 'pat'-'acfdss^th'e ■rpVd;Ky. r! We6byVftirdV ?l *'s''tere-is no *f6fd' ' ' there:' noW^n^ £oY wash'edrasiray^^^ Dew's:, land^ if ,; ; ;ciit :.away agajn; ja road; ■ Bhoald^e, jmade y i% . T^c^^i(j^o/k}^T[. ' Vp' 'th^Vlf er ;«in v ";D, 6^edale,v a ' i new , : bridge-; • : Eden's; : M):. Egan^fidf, •Jn^MaDil^^ Thy iMt.k

Thorn's; Mi;. ){R. Wall ace* his contract No. 2,Jn Pigeoh|; Wiley, in\pj'ti^iD^- iiom^exfPas in .^uiyirts to the |Woutttffqf i/12 sa.j the^iroad Jf? m * ne ;tiapk K^iiMr| JordanVsb -/Rl'tfe '; Creek requires forming ; tb© gravelling in Doyedale was let to' Mr. W. Win at 13s. per chain. ; A letter was read from Mr. J. Beit, suggesting that the forming let to Egan be divided into 'smaller contracts; which the Secretary was directed to do when preparing a fiesh specification, also to invite fresh tenders. The Overseer reported that G. Snow had found, a suitable track on the Dovedale side of the hills, but not on the Pigeon Valley side; and was directed to have another line explored. The Overseer reported that a suggestion had been made to him, for the Board's consideration, that, instead of including in the Waimea district, the piece of road from Moutere to Dovedale, the whole leugth down to the Dove should be annexed to the Montere district. The consideration of the matter was deferred. The deputation reported the result of their examination of the road in Quail Valley; and the secretary wa3 requested. to write to Mr. Shepbard for his approval of the proposed line, and to ascertain if he would accept any compensation for the same, stating that the Board will, as soon as posible,'tako steps to legalize the alteration. • ■ . The tenders of Knapp ond Thompson, for forming parts of the road in Eightyeight, near Messrs. Knyveti's and Will's, at 15s. per chain; J, Wadsworth's, at 143., for forming near Cole's road, and 15a. near Webby's in Quail Valley; W. Cole's, at 135., from the part from Currin'a section to the top of Mr. Shephard's hill— were For remainder of news see fourth page.

accepted^ MsbpW. Burton's, art Is. 6k. ( - ywrdjiisfoT; carting- shingle along » the . Nelßon7roa&\ ; ■■_-:>■, . ' - ; <.:■ ,; The) Se-GRETabt. repo'rtefd that he; had ascertained -that the t cost pf an iron roller ( -wp,ulds be; about £65; the procuring of one was therefore deferred, • A. letter was read. from? the Secretary of , the Moutere Road , Board in reference to ' the proposed works on the Moutere hills, , enclosing estimate of cost of proposed road •up Redwqp^ Valley. The Secretary being in attendance explained the proposal ' of the Moutere Board, after which it was resolved that the Secretaries of the two Boards should go over, the road together and report to this Board. A letter was read from Mr. Verry about the, stoppage of the road from Bridge Valley to Pitfure, Mr.. Barnicoat and the Surveyor were directed to inquire into the alleged stoppage with full power to > settle the matter. . The Secretary reported that the damaged bridge on the bye-road at Stoke had been examined,, and a specification -prepared and plbced in the hands of Mr. Harley in order to procure tenders; none having 'been received, it was resolved that the Board will contribute one half the cost provided the tender does not exceed £8. An application was received from E. .-. Brown for assistance in repairing. the road leading to his land, also a tender to keep 1 in repair for twelve months the road from Wagstaffs to, Ray?s saddle. It was resolved that £2 be given if the Overseer : considers it necessary, and that his tender be declined for the present; A notice was received from Messrs. Fell and Atkinson that they had received the conveyance from Mr. J, Ward of the . wharf site near Richmond. The Treasurer • was deputed to examine the accrfunt rendered, and if correct to pay the same. A letter was received from the Provincial Secretary stating that the Provincial Council voted £36 .to Mr. T. Tunnicliffe, junior, in compensation for a road through his land " as laid out by the Waimea Road Board," and requesting the Board to have such road laid out, and to forward plan so as the conveyance may be prepared. The Secretary was directed to reply that . the Council must have been misinformed if they were led to believe that the road was laid out by them, as it was in use before there was any Road Board, and several years before the land became Mr. TunniclifiVs, the Magistrate's order legalizing it being dated December, 1856, and the Board has nev«r in any way interfered in this road, about which they understood there was a dispute. The Secretary was desired to apply for copies of the Diseased Cattle Act, and of any regulation which may have been made by the Governor. Several persons having attended and complained about cattle wandering on the roads, it was resolved " That many complaints having reached the Board from time to time as to the damage arising from cattle straying on the roads (especially at night) the Provincial Government be respectfully requested to instruct the district conatables to give effect to the provisions of the Protection of Roads Act by impounding of cattle so straying." Resolved, " That notices to clear gorse off roads be sent to Messrs. Robert Eden, Burton, Norgate, and Q'Dwyer." Letter from Mr. Freeman staling the read by his land at Thorpe has been much damaged by floods, and requesting the Board to send a man, to assist one sent by him to make it passable. Agreed to. An application from lan 4 holders in Trass Valley to have the road laid out. . The Surveyor, was directed to do so. A letter from Messrs. Pearce and Fairball aa to the danger to their land from cutting down bank as approach to the river. The Secretary was instructed to refer them to the Government. A letter from Mr. Nairn as to the bad state of approach to his gate. Resolved, '"■ That the Secretary reply that the water tfras ,' not led there by the Board* Mr. - Nairn can erect a bridge provided it be sufficiently large to allow water to pasß and not damage the road." „ The Assessment for the current year being signed by the Chairman, the Secretary was desired to advertiße it as usual. \ Warrants to the i ainoant.bJF: £221 K lßa-4d were Bigned by the Board, also certificates ' as required by the » Pay ment to Provinces Act for^WArks done on new roads (for £91 15s, ..'.,■.: '.... ■.-.•:•'. .- : ■" ;■ ■ The Overseer ,; was directed , to have a fence across' the 'roaid leading to Webbjfs ford, to repair ■tfie;rbad(m "Pigeon Valley between, thdiriyer^and the new works, and to bring to "Ajß''^^tm^tin^.^rticul«si|. of- ' ' -wdrk r^]S^^^^^fo^ofi^ by :

formation, because he has ever been one, who has Btrivea to act and think rightly, , and pursue the pathß of jpeace— therefore he is mourned foi% and sympathized wifb." During the troubled periods that have passed by, he shone, not with the glimmering and uncertain light of the glow-worm in the depths of the forest, but with the steady gleam of Kopu, the bright star of the evening. But the result is in the hands of providence. . The psalmist David says:—" Unto God. the Lord belong tEe; issues from death." A Writer in one of the Christchurch papers congratulates the inhabitant of that place on the fact that a Reformatory is about to be erected in their midst, land adds :— "I hope it , will be one, capable of admitting many inmates. I do really. There are so many young men from eleven to sixteen qualifying themselves for regular lodgers, and so many of them I could see away from the metropolis without a murmur. The boys that hang about the New Zealand Bank corner on Sunday night; the boys that hang about the doors of places where anything is "going on;" who smoke — who dab cigar, ends in little girls' faces;- who swear- abroad, and think they are manly by so doing; who make themselves i "a nuisance regularly on all occasions — are a large item. Canterbury has much to be proud of, but this province can say, and say it boldly, that her larrikina are excelled by none and ..equalled by few. If the small-pox would confine .itself to larrikins, what \a really charming instilu^ tion, it might be made."