MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 15, 17 January 1877, Page 4

MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

'Dbobmbbb jpAtß76A^ i PrTes^btsA The xChairmaoj t Messrs I M'Douald Grooby, and Talbot. * cAftei- t¥e 'oonfir mation of th'e/minntes, the Secretary made (the i followingWe- - port:— .«.-# ..•.-.,-; Ia accordance IT^ith 'a r Resolution passed iastmeetibg, -[convened a (beet-: ing bf ratepayers in the. Motueka Sob- \ district, to 09a sides- the desirability of *h« $?mi* toMl^Wbg ffer<?tighF.j;e§tion No. 152 being taken oyer ? by 7 the Board, when th^ folio win^'^eabidtibb waa carried ababimoualy:-4- [C/iSll A "That it, is Mo^desirabler. the., Board ahonld take over the private/ road running through section ( .l^b A-J52, leading from High-street to WalTis' bQrner?^ u With; regard to the road; near Mr bale's property, on which I"was in--s*!_!_l_sdJ^l?PJ^r?iL^^d *^„A_*s_i_ t e a good hard road, bnt very rough in piaaeaW consequance of larg. l ßt6des lying about; the ; track ouowr in use is partLyoniMr Saxon's. land vaucLaa' the intends to fence shortly, carts will have to travel out of the beaten track. All that is necessary to be done, w bp h%ve Sbmeof the largest stones ihroW Ho tha sideScof Uie road, and to level it a lit^le^t.o paakejit superior 'to .inany r of thb by-rbada ib the district. F__v¥ l written to the ' Waimea Soad Boafd^.urging the desirability r of apgfy«|- s fbr :! the aum 3 61^ £lso'appro-prlaje-1 for, for, cart traffic r t^e piece bf road between Orinoco Valley and Thorpe Post-office, and have re- ! ceived a letter from the. Secretary, stat- ■ ingest appl ic^tjoq had. been madoi for ] such amount, and a reply received tbat | Js..^on}d be.paidiforthwUfa, "LJi ii x* j JB^uir^eitbati asAm(ucsfi as pbaaibie^of the rate of the cnr,reDt.,year [ ahoul^ be paid hefore the &lst.o£March nexty as,iihe subsidy, paid AbyAthe ? Gp.Vjerbbieot' ib calculated on tbe amount paid up.to that ,^ate; added to which the nioney. will be required to enable Works -to be carried on during- the- dry seaspo of the yeap; and I would recom- . -Qaend, that tenders ahouldbe.ibviVedJpr ithe -most preasiog workaj during, next tnon.b by the «*nd of which hslrVest will bb nearly over, and iu all probability labor fbr road'wbik available.' I would alfso Tecommend that sufficient tar should be -obtained from ; the Nelaon gas works for ;_fr^og tne. bridges, jetuetß,-&a, r in the A district. A"" .■xZ.'.r.Zi' !' Corrpsppodence read between Secre-! iary br Boar d and ' the Exebu ti7e|o||cer | respecting -^the,, couatrnction s of a A (oot- \ bridgeacr oaa the Riwaka riv er . \• A- I Beaolved— -That the: Seoretary a.scer- 1 tain the probable cost of im proving 1 road referred to in Mr. Hale's 7 read last; taeeting. x ; -Z \ [Resolved— That the Secretary haveprinted on post cards the form of; 3rd • aqjbe|qle,jof ; t^V ; The Rating Act,'l^76,", for theApbrpose of sending to v£achi ratepayer ia copy of the valuation of hisj P r^^??j»-- a ? r*-i u !!f ed hy the I2th seo-j Ationof said Act. I .[' read from Mr, James Rose, ofj Dovodale, stating that he had been re-| 3 quested by several ratepayers, resident* in Dovedale tp ascertain whether the; ..'. ! B6ar[d'-'w i, b'atd be willing that a portion! Dovedale Sub-district now ib-; included ia[ the Waimea , Road , District! AsbAuld form part ol the Motaeka High-i way District. •"- •:•-//? ;.;:-.' i: h;-., j W/ißesolvedi--That the Board do not; %bnsider> 'it advisable,; under -present cirbbmstances, to give a decided opimou! as to the desirability of increasing the ai-eof tbe Motueka Highway District . in the manner proposed in Mr Rose's letter, not having bad time to give the matter due consideration. ! Correspondence between the Secre*; tary of 'thb Board and the'-Executivb ' OfScer was read^ respebtin^! i-ei cpn| 3tr action of a bridleAroadAou . tjie nortbj bank of the Motueka river; and also a letter from Messrs-Thomas. -Brothera| objecting, to, such road being, takei} through their land. ' ' J f j 'w Resolved— That the Secretary tak^ ihe necessary measures to insurb that the whole amountof rates now due be collected -before thei 3lat of .March i''npzti'.i^ •"■■■ f [ _ •.-■'■ .J'-y j . I . >Jl -' ij ßeßolved^~That the bridge 1 floor at Wakarewa be repaired as soon aa pos,J/ aible, /and the approaches a to.,^ certaip , bridges in Riwaka be made 'good. j 1 ... Ai-Resolved-^-That the Secretary' proi- ' VureVgufficient tar from: tfie Gas Works, [ Nelsou,' to have all ; the : bridges; anu other. .structures throughout the;, dis- , Irict well tarred, and alao invite tender's '^forthe required-work. - ' Resolved, That the Secretary prq-, pare Bpeci^cationa and -invite teriderjs T for cercain neceaeary works throughout :.ihejdistrictxx.. -x' -' :.-. 0 "■> | ' A circular was read from the Colo"''iiial Secretary, enolosiog a cbleqqe[ for (! , £153 sa '.BJ,8 J, b§iog subsidy due for stba5 tba ;endjiog ..December l 3lst, ,187(j, „/jog rates collected for- tbe year ending, March 31st, 1876, at 5* iolthe pound.! . ACppy.of Letter from the Secretary bf the Hoard to the NativeACbmmifsipner was read, applying for tbe snbi ' of £40 due from the Native Trust. "Fund, in lieu of Maori rates. j