WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 295, 11 December 1872, Page 2

WAIME A ROAD BOARD.

Tuesday, -December 3. Board met at the Bridge Hotel, all the members present. ";■; The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed; The Overseer's report was as follows:— "According to your .instruction I have , repaired, the gravelling, in Pigeon 1 Valley for the sum of £12. Mr Taylor has comr < pleted his contract,: gravelling;; Jenkins' : Hill; Specifications ~of; work haver been ' : drawn j ou tan diet, ifche. Board being 'liable . fbr only half; the amo.upt. .in. eaofi %%ks\ Yin Redwood's' Valley, ,|tp;':Mr^|Jqhn/^cjhi^aßß| for the sum of £lO;Mini:Wairoa Valteyv to Mr Hastilow, for £17 10s; on road leading to Mount Heslingtohi toi Messrs M'Murray.». and others, for £20.' ■<■ -Thfei following contracts, . under "Payment . to Provinces M6%i* < h&ve tbeeh "cibin pUiif&j 'Mi.H "WJGqleL No. 8, : Quail Yalley;£s2 15s 6d; J. W. ■ ,Ess Np: v l4l^yeda;le^£^|io^ f. gMj jinan, jun., No. 3, £9. The cost of Mlyert, 1 and gray ■. i^}s■v^o^l<»»^a<^»^o)^w^ see, fowrta lmsFss : ;

: I ..Came across an old survey; peg, and, as it v ?waß a/corner, one on the: ibase lice of. the * .JT have driven in an iron one four iPeet long in' its lila'ce, as several times great inconvenience has been experienced in rfoti being able to ';' this peg. The ;.{ splash by Mr CAKimpp's 'requires paviDg. The road from Mr Herman's, towards the fechool, wants some "slight "repairs, which could be done by; the day-labor man. A new cornerT pile~ is required for Forty-line bridge, Nine culverts have been put in at the splashes at the upper end of Eighty- . "eigh^yalley, at a cost of 10s each. In Dovedale, the [rqad complained of by Mr Kose has been attended to. . With regard to the orie : leading to the Moutere, the whole length requires forming. It would be a convenience if the bank nearest the river "was lowered, at once, cay sis: feet; but -the two bridges between the* other banks, on which would be about five feet of filling, -'"are not sufficiently strong to carry it, although they might last some time as they'are, or till such time as the road is formed. The toll-gate and house is in want of a coat of paint; the house requires raising, as it is much below the . level of the, road. The, inhabitants in . Red wood's galley wish me to bring before your notice. the desirability of purchasing a road from Mr E. Sigglekow, round the foot of the hill, which he is prepared to sell for the sum of £8, and, providing the Board will pay it, they engage to form > it." '■-•■-. Resolved :. That the ford by Knapp's, and the road to River Terrace be repaired, also Forty-line bridge; that the overseer send such of the day men a's can be spared on the roads to wards the boundary; that .. tenders be/ invited for the work at the toll-gate; and' that the Secretary ascertain whether the road through Mr. Siggelkow's Land can be procured. : The 'plans and sections of the proposed deviations from the present road on the Moutere hills, as marked out by the Surveyor, having been examined, the Secretary was desired to send copies to the Moutere Board. The assessment of Mr. Smith's land in Dovedale, was reduced so as to make his rate £1 12s. 6d. The Overseer was directed to ascertain the probable quantity of bricks that would be required during the present season for culverts, and tenders were ordered to be invited for making 10,000 in -some central place in Dovedale. "Warrants were signed for £260 145.; also, by the Chairman, certificates for work done on account of the vote under "Payment to Provinces Act," to the amount of £75 ss. 6d. The Secretary was desired, to make application to the Colonial Secretary, for copies of certain Acts and 1 General Government having reference to the Road, Board. . The Surveyor was directed to see Mr. Webby, and, if necessary, make some agreement about a part of the road in Qqail Valley, also to examine the Crown Grants of certain sections in reference to rights of road. Mr. L.Dron agreed to pay 10s. for such flax as he can cut during this season near the riverside..' On the application of Mr. Mri-R; Eden, the Surveyor was desired to lay out a road through section 58, Waimea South, and give any required notice about obstruction. The Secretary was des»V. ed t0 apply {rjY a portion. of^ the w of lhe Provi nvji a l Council. , A jf ter was read from, Mr. Buxton, / .ug to the proposed alteration of road a the Moutere. Hills as being detrimental to property. The Secretary to reply, that the matter is at present under the consideration of the Moutere and \ this Board. A numerously signed memorial from residents in Richmond was read, calling the Boardfs attention to the nuisance caused by butchers slaughtering on their premises , as; being not : only an annoyance and discomfort, but also lendiDg to a depreciation of property, and to the danger of disease being propagated during warm weather; and requesting the 1 Board to, take immediate steps to remove such, nuisance. iThe^Secretary%aß.direißted!t6 gi?e notice to all parties concerned. /,'.',' ' V']; * \ An application from Mr. John Currin to lease the reserve "at Wakefield in rear of bls";>prbpert34 V was l "declined, the BoardThe^ Secretary : was directed to "make a proposal; to; J&.& ., Pangatptara Road Bo^rd _ ;^.iportiQn : Qtl,the.nuiiri Between Thoppe and the •; Orinoco, : :<gps it ./ tpWai^iiiMoiiterei:^-^' jgu?^ y-v I '^'} 'V^;f ■■ ;plain^d;jthat-:hk j-t^aifera^iba^ r:^- ; H ; A : '"^^'-i;i '\ ■i'vvv'l^ l'.»t^--S |||ifa|ppjai|in^ip^r||at^