ROAD BOARD.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 83, 30 August 1873, Page 3

ROAD BOARD.

o ■ rj / .rj±~ _ d/did£3 I ■ 4 Monday, 11th August, 1873. Present:—Messrs. Poynter, Johnston, Parsons, and Hall. • The minutes of previous-meeting were reqd jand confirmed. j:.; ’ . Letters received; .... . From the Provincial Secretary enclosing memorandum by .Mr. Whitaker, in reference to po vers of-Highway Board in taking lands for pertria lenfrworks under Acts of the General Assembly, also * • for levying separate rate: Resolved, that application. be made for six copies of each" Act.’ From Provincial-Secfetaiy enclosing 7 with notification therejp in respect of chargei for shipping cattle at the Gisboftmwharf. • * ( Frpm Q&ptain Bead, handing over to th&B sard xac the roadway leading. fcpm the. town to thri 1 w .. WaJkanaeFard. fib qiiiti J.aid From Mr, •Stubbs requesting, to erect Boat-shed and. on the river MtaF fronting tireretoWn' 41cfri £ Iflhri * s*4lmers ton-road. Granted on condition that he will remove the •tare whenever required to do ec.

From Mr. ; permission to erect gate across bve read betyfcen town section No. 87 Ormond, property, consideifation postponedi'^at < report might be made. / iir Engineer read hi#MBgpOrt as follow: — “ I have t he happjftmjwpm-t that I have inspected the varioiis r required according to instructions. Middle* tdm, Mendlesham :—I have examined, rqajh. and .made,the. necessary arrangements with Mr. J. Brown to continue the road across the dreek' 1 complained of, and the ythole I trust ’will be completed -in pr Church-road,’ Mendleshamlt will be necessnry to- put down » bqx drain and carry a side drain from opposite the 'ground held by the Isjte Major Biggs along" the line of road past the Church,'therice' past the residence of'Mr. Parsons to the river Waipaoa, it will, be necessary to take levels arid prepare the necessary sections befqre I am in a position to’ supply an estimate, Olsojto obtain the correct line of road,Uris matter hiring in dispute at present— • •’'' ’ ' ‘ ? i „ “ Petition from the Ormond Ratepayers : —-TJie road:comp}ained of ip almost impassable ; it will be ■ rieccAsaty to f iut s' drain' airing’ sectioh No. from the m»in road and aforig fba backs of the same section and ; section No. 25' alio to bridge j the creek. It would he advisable to clear tihe line of of<T|M .»crybr which I would recommefld to fie done at orice, and previousfto cutting-the-jhaiqa, h,being.ajm<pt hqpossible itp take’ the* necessary levels* in its present state, i .Fan! OrAjond-imain road, to; thef Bush' jytvp Hamon respeqtipg fhis road t and beg to subipit j plan ipf his .land shewing the proposed line. This line would run along good sound.-grop/plj-without ereeka pf;; consequence and would strike the end of the Bush; if the l|ne w-ere kept lower doyrtb-the whifleJof the distance would run through swampy , | “ Gladstone-road :■ —On hxamiriatidn I find j it will be cuflone. side drain from the termiiyition-uf epptraut E to Grey-street a distance bt wb sixty an outlet drain down Grey-street.;’ .’thfel formation' niight also be proceeded wifh at.thejsame,time, r ,,,. ” Negbciatidns have Deen entered into for the construction of the culvert, at Ormond (Kaitaratahi) which I’trust to have l completed to-day ; also arrangements made for the necessary repairs on the Waikanae-road, which will- be completed .as rapidly as possible, . r , , i - ‘‘-N6tiCes have been ’ given to nearly all of the resident defaulters for last year’s rates, and letters written to the non residents, i.e., ito those whose • address I have been able to discover. ” Theputlet drain from the main road to the creek at French Bob’s, is completed. I have found it necessary to put up notices at Colebrook’s and Dalziell’s captioning travellers against using the road during the building of the culvert across the main road. . R. M. Sheet, Engineer.” Instructions were given to the Engineer to make the necessary arrangements to have the road complained of by the Onnond Ratepayers cleared. Also, to prepare specifications and ca for tenders for works required in Gladstone-road, from termination of contract E to Bright-street. Also, to prepare specifications and call for tenders for works required on the Church-road, Mendlesham. It was resolved that proceedings be taken against, all parties who have neglected to pay their rates. The consideration of matters in respect to the Pound was held over to next sitting day. The Secretary -jras instructed to write to the Superintendent in answer to his letters dated August 6, 1873, asking for an expression of opinion as to the extension and subdivision of the Highway District; to the effect that the Board was aot of opinion that any extension was desirable at present, but if asked for by the ratepayers the present district might well be divided into three and perhaps the town separated. The following accounts were passed :—Contingencies, £5 16s 6d ; Dick and Paterson, balance of contract for piles and beacons, £35. : , s The Board adjourned"till Monday, 15th Sep-, tember.