WAIMEA ROAD BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 185, 7 August 1877, Page 4

WAIMEA ROAD BOARD

Qn Saturday, the Board held their tisoylloabnthly meeting, all the members beiog present. The minutes of last monthly meeting, and of special meetings for conference on the I4th and 28 ih ultimo, having been read and confirmed, the Chairman stated that his attention having beeb drawn to the report of the Conference published in one of the papers, he had considered it his duty, as the Chairman of such Conference, to notice the the matter in a letter to the Colonist. It was proposed by Mr A. Harley, and seended by Mr Win, That, in the opinion of this meeting, the report of the late meeting of the Road Boards Conference as supplied to tha Evening Mail, of July 30, is unreliable and untruthful, and the members of this Board, who were present at the Conference, approve of tbe action taken by ! the Chairman in reference thereto. The Overseer reported as follows: — Messrs 0. Smith and Co., have completed contract No. 2, forming Thorpe and Orinoco road, it was neccessary to put in a new surface drains, £102 I7e 6J amount of contract. The remaining portioa ot this road is being cleared by day laboa men. The brick drain in Eve's Valley haa cost £24 lis 6d ; the bridge by Mr Buxton's £ls 16s 4 J; repairs to Richmond Alley and Churchstreet, £15 2s. The amounts expended in the different sub-districts during the past-moDth are as follows:— Stoke, £35 6s 4d i Waimea East £69 6s ; Spring Grove, £36 4s ; Wakefield £22 7a ; Waimea West, £33 2s j Dovedale, £126 Os 6cl. The Overseer also reported verbally that in reference to the dispute as to drainage in Pigeon Valley, he bas not been able to get the matter settled, one of the parties having refused to abide by arbitration as proposed. It was therefore decided that the Overseer and Surveyor settle where such drainage should be led to. The Chairman stated that he had been credibly informed that a paper forwarded to him by the Chairman of the late meeting of ratepayers in Bichmond, and purporting to be resolutions passed at aame meeting, was only a series of propositions intended to have been submitted to the ratepayers' meeting, but which, through some oversight had not been put, and that therefore they could only be viewed as the suggestions of the writer. Resolved, Tbat two members of the Board inspect the various roads on which gorse is growing, preparatory to making the certificates required by the Public Works Act; also, that the clause referring to the abatement oi gorse be published for general information, with the view of saving as far as possible, the parties affected from the annoyance and expense of legal action. Mr Bell again called the Board's attention to the desirability of having a survey made of a road from Eve's Valley, es many persons have taken up land, and find themselves unable to bring away the timber growing thereon. Resolved, That the Surveyor be in*atruoted to made a survey for the best road from Eve's Valley to the lop of tbe hills, to reach the timber country. Resolved That as the Board intend very shortly to levy a rate for the current year, notice be given requesting immediate information as to any change of ownership or occupation of property since the making up of tbe last valuation liet. Resolved, that tenders be invited for gravelling in Pigeon Valley as soon as suitable weather shall arrive. Resolved, ou the motion of Mr Win, seconded by Mr A. Harley, that the Secretary request the Government to place' £looo on the Estimates for opening the road ftom Thorpe to Stanley Brook. Mr J. Hiil having expressed his willingness to contribute 30s towards the proposed drainage of bis land, ilie Overseer was vjirected to get the work done, iucluuing the necessary alteration to the culvert. Mr Hurley moved, that it is the opiuiou of this Board that the road at Stoke, from Itowboiham's corner to ihe Quarantine road, be gravelled ibis summer, which haviDg been duly seconded, was agreed to. On the inoiion of Mr Holland, it wus agreed iliac a iooibriJ^e be eree'ed at Higgins' cteek, Bell Grove, Resolved, that in viow of the present State of the Board's funds the Overseer reduce tbe expenditure as much as possible tbis mouth.

A letter was received from the Government Printer, WelUngton, inclosing a scale of charges for advertising in the Government Gazette, and insisting on prepayment for all advertise--Bentß sent. Warrants were signed for £393 9s 93.