MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 80, 6 April 1877, Page 4

MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

The usaal monthly meeting of the Board waa held. oh March 31. All ths members present except Messre. Grooby and J. Drummond. The Secretary read the notification 3f tha'-electiou of Mr William Wilkinson Coppius as a member of the Board, vice Mr M'Dohald, resigned. Mr Coppins being' present took his aeatwf)"> , ;ifi;--:-J:.;'i„ x ':* : i.* "'the -^^etary reported as follows, -yjz; u 7^Yery p )itt|e work has been done Binee" "last moetiug, most of the [psyr j meot| tp-day beiug for ; work e-rfecaWd^ thai; 7 time, but ." for ; T w'l(cto_-t-''' had thea beeri re- | eeiv^-^^-hii^fihyitejd (tenders ,fdr the ! -c-^^rpptionVo| afoot^i h«dgq; acrosa the I Riwaka river, after preparing plans and i •■Sp^oificationa-for the -same; but have j •aoV-yet been able to set out the bridle. • Sr^j^wjeen ~P.naqQp sn-d . Rosedaje. ! I nope to have this work done in time f^tenders^loba sentiin by aextmeetr ! ing. Thpue has :heen ( a sitting of the; Assessment Court since last meeting, ; ira-* i-ve'ryi fart*©-": .QdacTifofitf : >b_ve*- > b*ee- j made ia the Valuation foists, principally j on account qf tifp " dapjaSß f done .byjhe \ fiood of Febr.alry 6. x Witli fc "rega(d Jo the coj9J?feißs*j?_deiby Mepsrs. Jeniins, of^waka^, that there was more Watfet* -raaning down their ditches than there | should be, and on which I was inatruc &VWfis&t} JZ Visited ; tbe 'placebo. ,tbq 27fh .i_Btant,:when I, foun^ there 'Waa tf6t %i ,^t^att'liiii|-,ttie water rdtf. ! ning down* the ditch between Messrs. I (^d-fmaaiaod . Starne's, the remainder j .beiog emptied iQto the western road! f -itch, and iflowing ia a northerly direc4ibff,^b_t I 1 think thia road ditch on the »PlJPo*?jf«^i**.Vjßi|flnW" 'be cleahed oqt, as i !R" ?^t ®?^|M n ding fulV, of water,' keep- 1 iWfg cW ;,rbflidway , soft.- The cost of; idling^thia.woald. not, I think, exceed! £3 T -'I-* thibk that not more than one- ; l M( «Ke ! W_ierfro_i the Little Sydney jflow; easterly, andlhel .temaindfir, northerly, but that none of 'the^-Wto -fro_v- Brooklyn ! Should be f |J]g^f d , farther north than Mr ! Starne's euHiyated : l?*»nd, „where it l should be taken-across the road andj *d© r w_% ditch lately dUg by Mr Starne's. i 1 .jPWjp?-"-^' Bhowing on the plan ihe positiotf -of 1 the 'ditches dug by Mr "Hale, of which Mr^Wallis complained,; •When the Board will see that^b'oth Mr I Hale '__d-'Mr Wallis 1 'have- du-v across! the road.- MTr Wallis has had a great ambtiat bfdit-ohing done>by which the [ road and surrounding land has been* .^eatfyl |mpr^ve-. : -I think tenders! should bl-invited for building a bridge i across the Waiwero river, by Mri as the 'ford wa*^ in j MtiE*® o **') Jft-d will ! often, rbevimpas-,l9.9i©-M.hoqLth'e rainy. season set_ > in; and 'Mltofprjany, gravelling iinteflded-to be done. xyubxX Letter read from Mr Hale respecting! <_lWm3sO_ag a by him,' and of which 1 Mr j Wallis had complained. '" ' j ..' ehould L any j eM?! bfi-done to : the roads iby Mr oHale or.lMr.-Walliai tb& Board will in-' -«iß^c«h*if^hf-rfainage BelmMiately j -& ep fen» 'l-ft-^W : &en'ti'e omeq;be!0 meq; be! -fIWl r P?e^ will mot 'interfere I twithi the manner ia which' they drain! 1 roads are not! 'Mh^^J.Z^ t no i-ereou shall make ! vit'^ffife a prp?*»i 9F aibog any publio road! in the district without first? Obtaining j -^ecfnisßi6_ fron^ the Board* * * > ; - j t^So^^l^^'^^ havei 1 .»9l f S*BpB m ,|he swamp poad, Biwaka, (alluded to in hiff.reporC).'cleared of the deposit left by -the flood as soon as *:';Zy!Jrz* ',.«'?% * i a^-4fe*^o*&ftte*S'ihe jClerJ-iV^ijel g^a-jfliea Gonnty;Go.ancil, requesting -to! be supplied with a car'efhl ,: ''e.tim_W-6f •Ih-e^lcdsi 5 *of re-isstabi ishing ;_ the ' r.qad v ■Iri: !&!?.%** ..deatroyed by "' the' late! -nood.- j ~Zs9fsi°f tattPi'/feod froni r the 3ecre-j tary in ( reply- statinjg >thatj the sqjo^of! £4190 would bo. required to re-establish I E JtJi 4 e r/o§df and fridges; destroyed < by/the! waflood^viz.^ in Motueka Sub-district, Pangatdtara, £2loo; Ngatimoti,; Losver: .and Upper Moutere,| , J wQ»*r.-^W a *-?-»'-*-*^7P-J r the above sum,? •iincludiogJhercoat of purchasing landrequired for roads and fencing same, j ov IKI-Wedj^ That the Boardapprovesi ort'KepSe-flretary'a estimate of -the coßtj iP/rire-j-eßtablishing the public works' throa'gtrrout the district destroyed byiihe.ifttiß; flood. * ' : ' • x " Letter read from Mr Wallis request-! j.ta -& allowed to dig. a ditch across a' public roadibetween two of his sec-; '■tfo-ni-: Z7 - ::.;;■:: • ' • ■', j :; ! -Resolved, That the Secretary inspect itbe- -place- where Mr Wallis asks per j -^--mission to dig the ditcb, and j-eport to r tthe, Board next meeting. * , j rj^.^sqiyed^ ;;That the Secretary bavej the water from Brooklyn, flowing into! o_watDp0 _watDp- 'ditches Uaken where recom-; mended in hie report. j 'KesolVed, . That the Secretary 1 prepare a plan and specification fbr a cart-bridge jO.yer. the Waiwero stream on the Nga-, ' timoti trunk road, and invite tenders! fjr same. ; i .v.' Copy of •- aletter read from the Secre-'. * Uryi to Mr Curtis, requesting to be in-i formed whether any reply had been received; from the Colonial Govern- 1 .moot to the application made by the „'Board through him for a grant of Vmoqe'y.'^o, ie-sstablish the roads and> bridges' destroyed by the late flood; also Mr Ciirtis' reply; incloeing the copy of! a communicaatiou from tbe Colonial, Secretary on the subject, and stating tbat be CMr Curtis) regretted not hav- ; iog supplied the .Board with a copy of thecommunication immediately ou its* receipt, but as it would be observed ihafeia reply in similar terms was sent

by the G-ovemmenfc to the Chairman of, the Waimea County Council, he (Mr Curtis) concluded tbat the Chairman ofi the Council wonld communicate withthe Board upon the subject, but he! had, however, caused the full substance I of tbe,Colpnial Secretary's . Jester ,to bej -published ia ibe columns it had probably not escaped] the observation of thr members of the< Motueka Highway Board. \ a-. I^toLwdg ThaVlhe BdaYtfregreTMat; Mr Curtis, as Government Agent, j sh6Hld- Imagine thatr^E_ragraghi*i:la: newspaper, without any official signa-* ture, would be a sufficient reply, from! him to an application made by thej Board for assistance to re-establish ,thej public works in the district-; where the j late disastrous .flpod has left many of; the people '-nt 'great dißtrfes-^^which j woulpV ,to a great .exjtent.be alleviated ] could 1 * "the district -be again'opened up j by roads 'and' bridges. 1 ■• '(' ) I „_C°PX- pf letter read from Secretary! *tb'j'Seo>eiaryJ ?.of-"--'*t__ Waimea Road j, Board, respecting the time of year the ' Wain_l6_ ; _to_d '-Sdard '-i-tended* to-adopt j for submitting, : its .accounts %, &«dit»j also replies read frotri the • Secretary ofj the.^aj-ntteaßpad Board. i the accounts of J the Board be submitted for audit at the j time required by~t_e~" Highways Act, j 1872," viz., withia ten days after the j 15th of JunerH/Kl^af j Messrs Turner and Byrne, of Dove- ] dale had an interview with the Board, ! respecting) assistance .iajrcljeawng the ! road sufficiently to allow a cart to pass I alqng as far , as the -.crpgaijagj; of. the I Motueka river, on the Baton road. ! Resolved, That. .the Secretary ex-1 amine tbe Road referred to by Messrs ; Tor-per and the ; expenditure of a suni of money, uot : exceeding £10, in clearing, the 'satae-l* > ; _ r .Copies, of letters read from tbe Sec-! retary to Messrs E. Fry *an'd Caider'- ' man, respecting damming back the! water in natural water courses. The j -Secretary 'Stated - that; -all ' Obstructions ' had been removed, The Secretary '"staled ihat Mr; Coombs had shown him a telegram i received from Mr Akersten, respecting* the } pile-driver now in use being re- 1 turjn'e-*!^ : X'_ ■*''* L. ]. " ; i'}i) X '■ I Resolved, That the Secretary arrange j ' with Mr Aikersten for the purchase ofi the pile-driveri i .* i'- : 7-yyxZ.,. j Resolved, That the Secretary cause j the breach: made in : .the . ;bank of the j Riwaka river by the late flood to be ! repaired, so as to keep the river in its i proper channel. Reeolved, That tenders be invited; for the purchase ofthe offices built by. the Moutere ond Pangatotara Roadi Boards, and for repairing the road be- j tween Wallia' and the beach. j Resolved, That the foot-bridgoj washed away by the flood near Caider- j raanVbe-repaired, an<t the ford across | tep^ffc^ftdipg^.Q /the :lp v wer: wharf,! Riwaka, be repaired.: i\ j Resolved, that-the Secretary inspect! "the^ompan-y'^d'itoh ihrough'Mr" Wai-; ter PaWeTs;fan_, ;r aritf Board j on^JaeS^-AiVVitfxl'-.i'^eft^Dg. \ *' read from certaian Vsk\-\ dents„ o aJ* Ngatimoti, requesting the' Bbard'to^^^hV^^^ river, where'wasfeed^awajr'by the flood, ;;^ 8 d *_^M %.*^ t rPH B r*pg;*°*lo.i% considerable shm. would be required :to» make a safe road where asked - for -byj '^j^c^ j^^x^^^ftfiiy ib_^ £ >; ab cf r ¥_ifif&''> *_;1»^ -* -w V zO-e ■» *fo_-e_t''-^^ Messrs. Mars^l|/aifd''|j^^{e^&i' pass tbrottg^^jrJ^_/4i-iii I liy ißoard isj ia*%, post tion the purchase land required | for the road, 777. \ Resol ve,d< i >Thpt i the *; Secretftry in-i form the memorialiata that the Board' will assist towards makittgla temporary) road, on condition tbat security bei ; giv^ n .thaVsuch : ro^ •-.^ofej^ fori b:uhlio\t|affif^ ,tmi alsiq .tliat. j|b]» .Qpar^'infllf \no*£-j.e; ,ii-; spotistble'T:fdro;anyo accident < that a'mayj occur on the dangerous'" partß* 61 'the* road.:*mA?'7A -i t. ,;* j . 'Resolved, That, provided the settlers! interested will contribute towards the! cost, the -Raspberry SwampTroad bei repaired. ™ ~ ■ '^Regolv'^, ;I^at,-.a£JJ..ap;^ be] made ip ( ..],he r: 6pveVn^ent ,, ''i_geht, 'Mr| Curtis^ forlHe'sum' 4 of ! £2fjf for the par-; pose, of erecting a public pound at; Upper Moutere. 'Resolved, That as ho rfeply has been; received from the-Nat-iye. pommissioner' to two applications made for the:Sum.oi : £40' due at the end of fast year from the! Native Trust. F.uod in lieu of Maori rates,: tbat ;i officejr be arf'airi J wnt^en to re3p.ee t- ; iog the same, and in the event ot ' the 1 money not beiog paid, the Native! Minister be cdmmucicated with on* the 1 subject. ... ■ , ; ,\.- - v / . Theifpllowing tendersi were rec-aived! -for building a foot-bridge across tho' Riwaka 1 River— tbe material being prb- : vided:i-_i;:'',M'Nal3bV:-:'£70;; J. Li Morley, ; i_66; „"Wj G. :: , A £6p^ Holdaw'ay. and Co;, .£45; Cedermani nnd-Cov £38 7s'6dj Stevens and Co., ,£34103. " , — *,-*. Keeolv^d, That the tender of^tevens and. Co. be accepted. ,-, .-. „ Warrants were sigaed for £145' 10s -,4d. ;*• .. /