MOA ROAD BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 March 1907, Page 2

MOA ROAD BOARD

The Moa Road Hoard held its ordinary monthly m , tilin „ on I fW-i. T* B> Trul,io (<*airman), ! it Vr U,u;,K3 . Morgan, Uc-bj, Henwood and Marsh. DEDFORD ROAD BRIDGE.. 'The, District |Roff* Engineer wr'ofc that he had intended having prepared a plan of a footbridge over theNgatoro stream on the Jim-ham road, but before proceeding with it he had awaited the receipt of a suggested plan from the settlers. ilv Trimble explained that Mr Lawrcncei had'met thle settlers, who ha*!'

promised to draw a plan and submit it to him,. Mr Lawrence said the bridge was undoubtedly needed, in order to facilitate the attendance of children at school. Left in the engineer's hands. VALUATION EXPENSES. '

The Valuer-General, in answer to the Board's protest against the amount of the charge for revaluation work, wrote 'that the charge represented the Board's share of the cost of the District Valuer's time and travelling expenses incurred uhen making the "re-valuation, Assessment C'oi"-(. expenses, assessor's fees, writing now roles and notices for issue to owners and occupiers, etc. He was unable to Consider that the charge was an unreasonable one, and he regretted, therefore, that he could not make any reduction as desired. It should ho homo in mind that the charge was not) an annual onp for revising, and would cover several years' revision probably.— Rccciyed. ■ ;, ■<

MCHMOXD ROAD. Mr Henwood, junq, waited on the! Board and asked lor a couple of chains of metallinig ton the Richmond road", offering '£2 jtowanls jtUej Icost, which* Would he about '£ls. Mr J. Henwood said that without the metal the road would he impassable this winter. Th 6 Board decided to grant '£lo, provided tli'd settlers would give up to £4 In cash and labor. -- MOTLIKAWA' ROAD. Mr Corkill reported that very favorable arrangements could now he made for the necessary metalling on the Motukawa road. As there »■» n. minutotl foanliitton in the effect, that no metalling he done on this road during the present season, Mr Corkill, after discussion, moved that a special meeting bo held on Saturday next to resvind the resolution and deal with the matter generally. FOREMEN'S REPORTS. Foremen's reports were road, and the Board decided to have metal raked in on Lcpperaud llursthousc roads; a culvert near Mr Morton's on Egmont road, to he attended to; water-tables will be attended to and the road rounded upon King road, but the cuttings will not be done -this (year; ;on Egjmont rjjiul north certain repairs are to be cil'eeted.

SURREY ROAD. The action of Mr Lawrence in arrangijng with Ryan to do four chains of draining on tin Derby road at £1 per chain, to improve access to Mr Potroz'S section, and \V. Potroz to do a chain of draining and make two fords for £2 was confirmed, and Mr Lawrence will supervise the work. ENGINEERS' REPORT.

Messrs Orbed and Mack'ay, the: Board's engineers, reported that the. metalling on (he Miinaone road as far as Mrllurkh.irdl's was nearly completed, and flic work of getiinj boulders was going on. Egmont road and Lepper road contracts were completed, and the Bedford road work would be finished in a few days. Both contractors on the Surrey road and Davis road contracts were making satisfactory progress. A plan of the proposed BodTord road] bridge over the Ngaloro would be submitted to the District Road Engineer on Monday, The engineers recommended that the woik be done by day work GENERAL.

The mallei- of allowing Mr Wilson to transfer to Mr Capper bis contract for stone for repairs to Kaiinata real wass 'left will the chairman and Mr Morgan, with power to act.

Mr Murray .wrote re the Surrey road metalling, and authorising the use of Ihe balance in exlenilng the work to join the old metalling at the creek at seel ion 212.

The Tarnnaki County Council forwarded the thanks of the Council for the" Board's contribution to formation work on the Tar;ki road. The Treasury advised that 1 (oans amount iirg to £I7OO, bearing \IM2 3S interest, had been inscribed 'during the past year. Accounts amounting to £702 s 2d were passed for payment.