PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 47, 14 February 1908, Page 4

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

..Tin' uiilinuiy iiKjjulity nitviiiig of llie I'.uiitaku Uoad Doanl was hold al !!alintii oil Wednesday. I'lvnent: Mess.-, •I. loung irli,linn.ui i, ,\l. IJwgiiu, W, lit'Vi'll, -I, V. il'ltorko and I'. Willcux.

it.ua Road. --Kesolved that tender- ue *Hc<l lin* metalling on new work oppose factory. to r-10-c on February -<i.

Mont'.--The luremail suggested cull' ing lender* for stone, a& tin-re \\ar> iur.liii)g to repair tiie roads with. -Membe,were ol opinion thai a> the roads were so much -Hi debt the stall' should i'o j heir I**l without railing tenders. 'I Inward- wii! >oon i-oiiK' into force, and I lie ratepayers i-an then levy special rale, as the present rate is not >ulllcient 10 repair the loads. By spending money on overdrawn roads it would !>,' done at lh« i expen-e ot those ratepayers who have hhik 1 in for loan-.—Re-olved

" That as the roail- aru overspent the Hoard cannot -ee it- way to rjHMid any more money until tliey are in a battel po-ition." i, \ \ uung • Rcvell. I Arawhata Koad.--The settlers promised to subseribe CS His toward-* repair.-, llesolvil: "That the Hoard's driver. lioise, and dray be allowed during tiie time the repairs are being elVected. (ilevell -U liorke.) Uuakere Road. It was re-olved. "it I in* motion oi Messrs. O Rnrke and ■ Jivgau. That 10 eliains lormation be done.

Warea applied for tinioer i't-r d«M-king.- Re--i>lved: "That owing to the road being in debt the Torenwu be instructed to do bin best in keeping it lit for trallk-." (O'Rorke— \ oullg.) Tenders.--The following tenders wer- 1 dea't with:—l'ungareliu ltoad, lo chains metalling: H. Corbett, 4J2 IPs per ehaiti iaccepted): W. A. Thomas, CA 10s; W. Humphries O los; danTes Pottey. u:» 17s The temler for formation, etc.. :m Dpourapa Uo:\d \x&* considorort too iiigh, and the fonunan was empowered to try and- deal with the contractor, as the. loan money ( -C4oo} is not sullicienl to do ihe work required.

Loan.--Mr. Ilarman waited on the 1 Hoard and asked for a petition to he drawn up to raise a loan of C-Jnn to -lump and drain the top part of the lliaia Road, across tTie Wiremu Koad.Petition to be drawn up for circulation. Claim. —K. Mnciie waited on the Hoard and asked for balauce ot money due to him while wofKing on Kina Koad. He -tated lie was engaged with a threehorse I earn at ,Cl a day, and he was asked to hook on his leader* to the Hoard's dray and also drive.—The foreman said he arranged tor £1 i\ day. which was to include what Maciie did.— Maclie *aid if the Hoard did not acknowledge it, he would take further action. Ranger.—Kesolved, That A. Condone terviees as ranger be dispensed with, and

A. Baker l>e appointed for a month, in l!:<: meantime applications to l>e (.'alloc! tor tin* position. (Willeox —Revel). MenV wages.—The foreman made applicntion for additional pay while the men were working near Opunako. on account ot' the men being away from their homes for Mime time.—Resolved. That the men he allowed Is a day extra while being away on that occasion only. i Willeox- U'Korkej. Puniho road.—The clerk of the We.vkiiio Road Hoard lorwarded a draft agreement between the Werekino and Vurihaka Road' Boards re the control "i* llie Puniho road.--lle-olved, 'I hat th" chairman and Messrs O'Rorke and Willeox be a committee to pt»ru«e the agreemoat and report. Okaluii road. - The Department of Road* a-I<ed permission to put a cuive.t I across the road —Granted.

<.ravel pit.--The Public Truster- wrote that Mr. McQuaig had written to him tint then* was not sunieieut metal in his pi), h-r binwdf. yet the Hoard wanted t<> take metal therefrom. Xo.xiou* weeds.--The Minister if Lands a«ked for particulars re the ol'trepeated ie>iiee re noxious weed-.- Re-r-otved. That the Minister -be written to. stating that the inspectors had not done anything re making settlers ta';e action lo kill the weed*. road.--Mr. W. A. Claris® wrote a>kin«r for a drain to be attended (o. -Work to be done. Vacancy.- The clerk stated that he had made application for steps to b« taken to till the vacancy on the Roar I. but the Covernment had not replied.

Mistake.—ll. <J. Hicks wrote, stating that ho felled about six chain- l»y mistake oil the Hoard's road. and a-!\S what com|»en*alion he can pet. Re-o'.v----,-d. That thi■ Hoard '-annot allow anything. a> the road could be stumped Ik?.ter when the I revs are standing. Valuation.—The Valuation Department wrote a*kmir the Hoard to '-p----jioint -someone ulto will >it as o member ot the As-e>*ment Court.—Resolved, That Mr. (To.-?* be a-ked to act. The u«unl accounts were pa&scd lor payment.