MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 155, 30 June 1880, Page 4

MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

J f^ONTHLtptfEEWN^ JuN^ P 2B, 1880. Present, all the members. ;-_-.;,< After the .confirm a tipn oorf r the minutes .''" of ibe ': previous medting,* and passing .the mob th's accounts, tbe Secretary HT&fadelibelfo.llowirigf report,:— ■ ' . _ v Tbe^ land, for rgads 7 throughout the , ah/.f' ftga'timoti sub-dis-tricts,*; where lately surveyed,' having taken by proclamation of his the Governor, from tbe 3rd instapt,T,hava" prepared specifications ~.J~ tendelrs ior poiflpletiDg tbe, road in Pangatotara Valley j^alsq, for ( improving-; the .^hill at Brooklyn, and 7 , J deepening the ditch from the Britannia Hotel to Mr Trewavas' ss instructed last Waimea Ccunty Council 'having requested the Board to undertake the .removal qf drift wood lodged /> (against the piers of the Motueka Bridge, and offering tb defray the cost, } ill have invited tenders for doing the .-.work.. I have also invited tenders for ~*sh.e -purchase and .removal of .the Bluff ot'the ditches in Staffordstreet, "having, been informed [that . several .'persons • would pay a email XqmouEt* "'for .what I was unable to give ?T Bs?ay;;Vast .year. : I have .examined the ,;.jiiro'adv , ";Mr > i>Gr. Canton wrote about last meeting j the amount he applied for, with;.hJß>o;WnXubßCrjptioni would possi--i": hly, make 4t passable j tbe traffic on it. ? -at present is not much. I fiod, with i reference to Mr Herrick's complaint about the r water flowing on his laud, that, owing to tbe construction of the road, the water flows more in a body y than -it formerly did, and empties on his land at a different place, where it spreads about before reaobiug its old course. A small ditch for a distance of about five chains would remedy the evil. .Work has been done to 'the amount authorised, in protecting the <, '.side,'of the road at Lower Moutere, but , more is required to prevent further mll JUJX?? l^ e rc^* c fop*-brtdge acroas * '"' therivero'n Diggens' road having sunk, ordered some =work to be done to repair it, but on taking up some of the r deck, one of the stringers was found to be decaying, so I thought it advisable not to proceed further before consulting the Board ; the settlers interested in this ' bridge are willing to contribute towards v .its repair. Both the upper and lower at Riwaka require repair, and it should be done aB soon as possible. The by-law having reference to cattle straying on the roads has been returned approved by his Excellency the Gover- ; :;%or. :T have not yet made arrangements for clearing out the watercourse 'through Messrs Thorp's and Mc Donald's land but will endeavor to do '^BP^itiprUy: The Riwaka-Takaka new '"A track is nearly completed, but I fear it JKiiLbe.-very much cut up during the if the. heavy traffic, is allowed to

pass along it. I have made arrangements for tbe soft parts on the summit to be improved. T Lefctorsfrom Waimea Council read, haviog referenoe to the payment •of £68 for bridges, whibh had been placed to the credit of the' Board, also asking the Board to undertake the clearance of drift wood from the piers of the Mo'ueka Bridge, and stating that tbe Council had resolved to postpone the question of the proclamation of the County roads and bridges until it is seen wbat action may be taken by Parliament as regards the jnaintenance of the great trunk lines of road. Resolved, That an application be mat' 6to the County Council for a grant of £50 for repairing and continuing the protective works alongside the Company's ditch at Lower Moutere. . Letter from Colonial Secretary read, returning by-law having reference to cattle straying on the roads approved by his i xcellency the Governor, Resolved, That tbe by-laws as amended be advertised, and some copies printed and circulated for the information of tbe police and the public. The Governor's proclamation taking land for roads in the Pangatotara and Ngatimoti sub-districts read. Letter from Registrar-General re d, forwarding a, form to be filled up with .certain statistical information required by that officer. The Secretary stated that he had filled up the required information, a duplicate of wbich, was read. Letter from Dr Johansen read, complaining of the bad state of the road in Pangatotara, especially that part through Mr Tucker'a property. The Secretary stated that the part complained of had been private property until the Governor's late proclamation just read, and that immediately on the receipt of that he had invited tenders for forming the road. Letter from Commissioner of Crown I Lands read, having reference to the claim of owners of sections 170 and 171, Supplejack Valley, to a Crown grant of the old road passing through tbeir respective sections, aod with a view to the preparation of the same it was necessary, first, that proof should be furnished that the old road had been legally stopped up, and next, a certificate from the Board that the claimants are entitled to the land. '; Resolved — That the Secretary furnish the information required. Letter from Mr Jamieson read asking the Board to lay off certain roads at Lower-Moutere. Resolved — That the Board declines to lay off aoy roads unless when required in connection with the formation of roads. Letter from Mr W. Ducker read, having reference to the injury his land sustained by a water course having

been stopped when the road , was formed. i The Secretary stated thothehfjd informed Mr Ducker that the matter ! should be, attended to as Boon as he (tbe Secretary) could conveniently do so. Resolved— That with reference to Mr G. Canton's application for assistance to improve the road through bis land, the Board's funds will not at present admit of his application being granted. Resolved — That with reference to Mr Herrick's application re the water draining from the road on hiß property, the Board taking into consideration the benefit his land has derived from the formation of the road, declines tocopnply. with bis request. Letter (rom Mr W. Funnell read asking the Board's permission to connect the two parts of the Company's ditch in | front of his land. The Secretory was instructed to examine the place referred to and report to the Board next meeting , the Board declining to give their sanction to !anything being done that would be likely to bring more water into the ditch. Letter from Mr York read, claiming compensation for additional, fencing occasioned the new Riwaka-Takaka track running .through land occupied by him. The Board declined to entertain Mr York's application; having' in ac!e arrangements with Mrs Cook (the owner of the land") as to compensation for making the track tbiough the land referred tc Resolved, That .the day men throughout the district have notice that their services Vs. permanent workmen will be discontinued from this date, and that the Secretary provide for the day work being done in the same manner, as before day men were appointed. The following motion, That no work be done by day men above £1 in value, amended by the addition of the following words.except in cases of emergency or unleßß otherwise ordered by the Board, was lost on a division.. Ayes — 3, Messrs Fry, Bate* aud fcurrell; Noes —5, Messrs Carter, Beuke, Grooby, Chaytor, and ihe Chairman. The following works were ordered to be done, viz.: — In Motueka the road repaired from Mr C. Parker's corner towards the river. In Lower Moutere, the bridge over the river on Diggens' repaired (on condition that the settlars interested contribute one half the cost). In Upper Moutere, Neudorf road repaired to tbe extent of one day's work with two carts. In Pangatotara, a rough road made soutb of Angle Creek bridge* In Riwaka, the ditch on the trunk road from Stony road, to Cemetery road, cleaned out and deepened, the old culvert at the Poßt Office corner taken up, and a new one put in, and about 2 chains of road gravelled. The upper wharf repaired, and the bank at the lower wharf protected. The Chairman signed an application for the payment of tbe balance of the vote of £700. for the Riwaka-Takaka i new track. ■ The following tenders were accepted, viz :~r Motueka : Clearing logs and . debris from the piers of the Motueka bridge, A. Dodson, £1 10 a _6d. Pangatotara: Contract No. 1, making new road through Mr G. Grooby's land, G. Grooby, £5 10s ; contract No. 2, through Mr Sutherland's land, G. Grooby, £7 10s; contract No. 3, through Mr Tucker's land, C. J. Middelton, £30; contract No. 4, through Mr Tucker's land, Alfred Inwood, £35 16s. Riwaka : Improving road on hill at Brooklyn, Richard 3?ry, £5 15s; deepening ditch from Britannia hotel westward, John McNabb, £3 15s. Warrants were signed for £653 9s sd, £408 5s lid of such amount being for the construction of part of the Riwaka-Takaka new track.