KARAKA ROAD BOARD.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 39, 29 October 1912, Page 2

KARAKA ROAD BOARD.

Monthly Meeting. The monthly mooting of the I Karaka Road Board was held on Saturday; present— Messrs J. Batty ! (chairman), G Swann, R. Glasson, W. Johnston and G. Sutton. I Kiukwood's Road. I The chairman reported that the repairs to Kirkwood's road had been j attended to. ] Engineer and Road Loan. j The Chairman reported that he ; had arranged with Mr Lockie GanI non, of Auckland, to do the eugineorj ing work at veiy reasonable tenns. j Mr Gannon had visited the district l and gone over the roads, lie had j suggested that it would be in the interest of the Board to take the levels of all the roads on which loan j money was to be spent, instead of i merely the sections of the roads to jbe attended to. lie would want a j plan of the district. Mr Swann : There you are. You ! would not go to the expense the j other day. Mr Swann wanted to know if the j loan money was available. I The Chairman said that the last advice he had had was that the £OOOO would be available. He had never received any information to the contrary. There was considerable discussion regarding the work on the roads and the terms to be arranged with Mr Gannon and finally a resolution was carried asking Air Gannon to attend a special mi iting of the Board to bo called by the chairman at which the whole question of the loan expenditure will be gone into and Mr Gannon's tonus considered. Mr Johnston: Has the application for the loan gone in ? The Chairman : Yes. On the 11th. Mr Johnston : Have you had any | reply? The 1 Chahiiian : No, not yet. Mr Swann : They are too busy with the Commission. Alter some discussion the Chairman was authorised to procure a I map of the Road district, the cost j not to exceed £ I o. Qt.'AUKV. The Chairman stated that he had taken Mr Gannon over Casey'sJamicson's Road to inspect the quarry site. Mr Gannon thought theie was good metal there but would not like to pronounce an opinion until he had made a thorough examination. lie (the CliaTinan; would like the Board to authorise Mr Gannon to examine this quany and give the Board a report. i Mr Glasson said that some years ago 200 yard-, of metal had been taken from this quarry. Mr Swann moved, That Mr Gallium be iiskis.l in make an examina- I tioti of this quarry and of other out- . breaks of stone on Jamieson's proj perty and report to the Board on quantity and quality. Mr Johnston seconded the resolu- ; tion, which was carried, j Rates. j The Advances Department wired j that the resolution which lixed the I nit j lor the loan was not in the I I proper form. A fresh resolution in the form prescribed by the Act was carried. The striking of a general j rate of ,'d in the £ was uculirme 1. i General. I'. ('oss"V complained that a drain I i iit-ur bis property required cleaning j out. Decided to attend to this. i It was decided to give owners id' property in Mercer street notice to clear gorse immediately.