WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 166, 11 July 1873, Page 2

WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Mond ax, June 23. Present : All the members, except Mr . Holland. « The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. , The Overseers's report waß as follows: -— " I beg to call your attention to the state of the road from Mr Stafford's gate to the Slaughter-house bridge, there will require at least 200 yards of gravel to effect the necessary repairs. The metal purchased from Mr Martin has been placed on the road; price paid, 2s per load. In Spring Grove the sum of £30 has been expended in patching; It will cost a further sum of £20 to complete tbe same. Tbe work done by Mr John Schwass here is not two chains, instead of three and a quarter, as stated by him. The new abutment to the bridge by Mr BotterelFs should be built at once; the railway authorities decline to do anything in the matter. I should recommend them to be built of stone, and if it is heightened two feet, I think there is ample waterway.- I have examined the road in Pigeon Valley, several chains of side-cutting have been done, aud a bridge about twenty feet span has been erected, but ihe whole of tbe works are not yet completed. In Pigeon Valley the newly formed road is being destroyed by dragging logs instead of slinging them. The road irom the Wai-iti to Mr Ford's has been put in order, costing £17. A new bridge has been put up at the top of Bell's road. The sum of £4 has been expended in extra Jabor in Dovedale. Mr J. Best has completed his contract, forming from Russ's bush to Blue Creek, £48. The inhabitants refuse to accept ihe roud as laid off in Redwood's Valley. Most parts of the main trunk line still require constantly attending to." Resolved: " That tenders be invited for carting 200 yards of shingle from the bc.«ach at Stoke, aud that the bridge by Bofterfdl's be kept passable for the winter." Mr.J. Rutherford attended and requested I that for the future lhe "Clover road" leading to bis mill should be kept up^by the Board. Resolved : " That the road cannot be considered as a trunk road, although of great public convenience, and therefore any application for aid in repairs must be subject to vote by the Board."

Mr Rutherford also applied for information respecting a road leading to his mill going partly through the Allington property. Resolved : " That particulars of this road be obtained, and the Secretary lay before the Board a list of the several roads, gravel pits, or other properties at any time purchased or required by it, or in the use and occupation of the Board, showing how and when the same have been acquired, the evidence of title in each case, aud where to be found." The Secretary was directed to caution the several mill holders against damaging roads by dragging logs, Sec., otherwise proceedings will be taken to abate the practice and have the damage repaired; also to send notice to certain parties who allow their pigs to damage the roads. The Secretary was directed to advertise the meeting of ratepayers to be held in each sub-district od July 7th to elect members of the Board; also to furnish a description of the boundaries of such sub-districts; and to prepare a plan and list of. ratepayers for each for use at such election. A letter was received from the Commissioners of the Nelson and Foxhill Railway enclosing a tender for the erection of a wharf near Richmond. Resolved: "That tbe Board would prefer having the sum named in such tenders .handed lo them as compensation for ths loss of the wharf and of the pioce of land one chain iu width, taken up by the railway, ond also to have the right of making a crossing over the railway." Tho balance sheets prepared for submission to the auditor wero signed by the members present, also warrants to the amount of £203 16s 6d.