WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 195, 17 August 1880, Page 4

WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Tht tno-Mhlv meeting took place on Patnr-, day, 'be 7th instant, all tl*e members being preen fc. - The Secretary having read minutes of eleotion proceedings on July sfb, also the Gazette notifv'ng that. Messrs Win. White, and Harley bad bren elected. Mr White wns elected Chairman for tho current year, and Mr Fowler TrPßsnrpr, The numiFps of last meeting were then read and confirmed. Tbe Ovcri-epr read fhe follow mi? reporfc: — v Mr Thomas Edpn is proceeding with breakwater at Pome 'deW bas been CB»ped by floor?.". — T have tn call tour attention to tbp three'errd dpirnp* 1 to tbe weptern ■hpproech of footbridge over Wni-iti at foot nf Pigeon Wiley. Tf Fonie protpe'ion worts are not done the next flood i' wil] ro. The fodwny alpo requires lorltirg to — J bave intprveiwed Mr Osborne „re alteration of specification of culvert on Pwaroprosd. Thp price he undertones to do the worlt for will be th-a famp. as the extra amount of fillinrr will aboot pquf-li-te the lppper number of bucks required. One enlvprt has bpen put in at Hope ; thpre is too much water to put in the other at present. —I b»»vp to inform yo,u that provision will have; to be made fov fhe rebuilding of severallarge bridges on tbe main trunk line. I -might instance the following :— One by Mr Miopelfty's, one by tbo Fox Hill Hotel, tbe one by Forty Line, the one by M> Snxtnn's, afc Stolte, - and one by Mr Haw_.es' in Dovedale, and otbpr smaller ones at a, rough estimnto of between three and four hundred pounds. — A brick drain is wanted at once by Mr Cresswell'a Jo replace old wooden onp, which is danger--OU P. — I have been obliged to --employ some labor hero and tbere for. repairs, bufc o< ly afc Bueh places as wero dangprous. — A sum of £15 6s have been expended in Trass's Valley to meet equivalent subscriptions as per inptructinns." The Overseer reported having examined tbe wort done by Mr J. Andrews in Pig Valley, bnt did not consider it wortb the amount represented, £1 was therefore allowod. TSo objpcii'-ns having b°en made to tbo ratebook ifc was signed, ond rates ord* red to be poid on Friday, 13th mat. Warrants were signed for £146 7s 6d. Letters were received from Mr Trolove and Mr Allport respecting tbe proposed alteration of road at Stoke. Resolved, That tha road . be stopped only af repards Mr Trolove's section, and that Mr Allport. bavo notice to remove all obstructions ' from thafc portion adjoining his lard witbin fourteen days. Letter from -Chairman County Council read enquiring what steps bave been taken to define' the district boundary where ifc crosses Stanley Brook. Eesolved, Tbafc the Chairman be informed, in reply, tbafc tbe Board bas received advice from the Chief Surveyor that the District, Surveyor is now engaged in making the requisite survey, so as to be enabled to lay off the boundary ; also, to request tbo Council to grant a sufficient sum to compete the road iip to tha boundary, tbe Parliamentary vote being all exhausted on the part ot fche road already formed. Should the Council make such a grant, fche Board will be happy to undertake the work. Resolved, Thafc tbe Resident Engineer's attention bo called to a culvert where the road from Fox Hill to Qua'l Valley crosses old bod of Pretty Bridge Btreatn, and whioh appears to be insufficient to carry tbe drainago, tbe gravel having been recently carried off fche road. Mr H. Challis complained of water being backed upon bis land owing to a hollowing baying been filled up in the formation of the road. Resolved, Tbat tbe Board supply drain pipes, Mr Challis carting and putting them in. Mr James Arnold applied to be oompen-

sated for grubbing gorse on road by his land, tbe gorse baying grown theie in consequence ofthe formation of the road ; he .aleo wished that the centre of tbe road wbere such grubbing baa been done should be gravelled, tbat tbe road by Eouphton'a be- made passable, and that the foot-bridge at 40-line bo attended to. The Overseer was directed to examine and report on the road by Houghton's, and attend to tho bridge 5 tbe other matters to be again considered. Mr J. Satherly requested permission to erect a gate on the road by the river side from Appleby bridge towards the village, or flee lo procure tbat tbe waste land at tbe river side be constituted a public reserve. Permission granted to pu' up a gate. Mr J. Malcolm complained of water being backed on his land in consequence of insufficient waterway in a culvert, Resolved, Tbat Mr Fowler and the Overseer examine. Mr Price urged tho erection of the pronwod foot- bridge over ibe Wai-iti on the . Quail Valley road. Tho Ovevseer etated that it was on record thafc the Board would drive the piles, provided the applicants for a bridge provided otber materials, wbich they have promised to do. .Resolved, That the work be proceeded witb within three monthß from this date. Complaint baying been made of improper treatment of the Board's pile-driver when lent to contractors, ifc waa resolved tbat in future a charge be made for its use, aDd tbat the party ueing it be held responsible for leaving ifc in good working order when done with. Beeolved, That tbe Overseer arrange with Mr CaDniDg respecting the gravel he bas offered to sell to tbe Board, and, should the arrangement bo. satisfactory, that tenders be invited for gravelling part of tbe Swamp road.