WAITARA WEST ROAD BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 122, 14 November 1911, Page 7

WAITARA WEST ROAD BOARD

.MONTHLY MI'KTLW. . (From Our Own Correspondent). kU tiie.ijioni.jijy nicetinjr <si the above Houni th-vi! '.■.'■r..>. .yi-.--:.--nt : ~ili\ .1. Council (~-h:iirui;LiLi,,.'.!■:•- -y- »!,<•'„. iuihuul Tunil-ii!!. ■ . ■ i ■ ( Or.'i. .-.p0m1.-:,..: „-.-t rev: i.nm, Mr. DowotU, .-uui";.' Mint, bis intimate »f the U,; ci n -luii'-l/n;.; (V. .. briil;! .• on Miiiiu'.'iii l'viNt .roild llii'jliL l)j reduced by- using thl> invent '.'.'... ite rpior.; from o.r < ■r.vn Lauds, stiUiii;; ■ ili.it imli!.---; ' s|ioe'i:'.l.. lc";isl;ui.-)n was obtained he, did. not uf.usiden that the TSoiinl would Im ah!,: lo !:':tje SU.ion Teniiiet-.; fi-oin ,-Mi- ; . P. ■ l!o:.kin, statiua Dial ):.- 'until,; I l„ i)mn : - G.i [):;r.-y;ud ro.\ii!! y ..,u ■■!] , „.l.il tiiKin /\ru his pi* ill, i'ri: ■-; l',-(.,ii. :-i.n Ki):';l p-<; ,vd, : at;lt. iug ti-ii lli-v v.-.iM prefer that .this Hoard a-i-cid.to |„■,;. )i;:lf t-tvA. of upkeep of Davi-; roml, .instead of giving ivn ,uimi.'il contribution of £(!.

The chairman reported tluit lie had interviewed Mr. Purdie. re surface water from til? Waitara, road running on .-his. .property, and thought that I lie jya-ter might lie turned in further down.. the .road, to which Mr. Ptinlie would havo f , no.objection. It was decided to do this, ■. Mr. I.'urilie to lie informed of the Board's intention. , ~ ~(<• ;ilr, Hall reported that. .Mr. Dobsim would.he .unable to ,-wsist tin; siirfae,e,maii -ju pjnttijijr in. eu'veris on the Everett ■ road., ai.u! I lie snvfiU-t-nien wire insl.rw.'ledj tOidtj ( he. work as soon as. possible. The. chairman ytported.-that Mr.. Tate would ..start a radius roads in the district in. a. (lav. or two. , He had also arranged with, tiie f'onnty Council to roll the new metal., put down by Mr. Montefiore, with I heir steam roller, and had asked ll;era to arrrnge re grading lb: ir portion of ihe Corbett road when the grr.drr v.-.is doiu'.' the Hoard's portion. Mr. !'.v,uh -i-.ed that he had avrau.--ed with Mr. Mmi.teliore to tip :20\jls of nii-i:a! on Te Arei rond bv the entrance to Ihe station, instee.d of delivering 1:1 yard.s above the mill.

Mr. Tiihihle (chairman) and Mr. Osier (clerk), of the .Moa Road Don id. aiten.l(■d the meeting re ion'uten:'nee of the Pwis road, and it \ve,s lTi-niv...:! !o give ao annual contribution of no to twothirds of rates received from property which beneliis by (lie road being metai-. !.:!. as payment for half the tmke.c.p of the said road. The chairman will interview Mr. F. Podiin re his notice that he intends charging tid per yard royally on metal t'ken from his pit.

Sir. French will see Mr. IT. George r« repairing the bridge on Mauutnhi East road, a.nd ltport at lit xt meeting. Surfaceman Palmer reported that he had been engaged during the past month in re-coating the Te At ri road, where damaged by Mr. Montefiorc's drays; had cleared portion of York road in readijie.is for the road grader, and bed put an 'lßin culvert in on the Karalca road. Surfaceman Giddy reported that he had been blinding new mei.il put on Te Arei road by Mr. Mcntefiore, with screenings from stone-erusher: had carted pipe.* to Karaka road, and had been getting out metal for Manntahi East and Richmond roads.

The, following contracts wore let: Messrs Jolmson and Jenkins, 40} els, Askworth road, at 7s per yard, carting 70 yds Richmond road at 2s 6d per yard, and 20yds Manutahi East at Is fid per t | yard; Haskell and Co.. o'Oyds Brown road, at 5s !)d per yard, 30yds Manutahi West road at 43 M per yard, ,50yds Kelly road at 58 per yard. 70yds Lower Tc Arei road, at 4b per yard, 100 yds Tate road at 4s 9d per yard, 100 yds Wortley road at 4s per yard, and carting for repairs to Upper Te Arei road at 2s <sd per yard; E. Richards, carting metal to Cross and Waitara roads, :N .:ml ts per yard. Accounts amounting to C 45 were, passed for payment and the Board adjourned.