PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 102, 16 September 1912, Page 7

PARIHAKA ROAD BOARD.

MONTHLY MKKTIXG. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Board was held on Thiirsdav last. Present: Messrs J. Young (chairman) Harvey, Leahy. Docker, and Willcox. Turn Road.—The action of the chairman in expediting tlie preliminary arrangement.-, of calling for tenders for tliiis road was endorsed. A committee was appointed to accept tenders and consider specifications. Tlie clerk slated that the loan money was available when required. Tlie Clerk was granted leave of absence on 17th. Provisional notice was given that the rate for the ensuing year over the rateable area be a halfpenny. FOREMAN'S REPORT. Mr J. P. Kennedy reported:—Pungarehu Road.--Re fence on road. Mr Greenway is removing fence as soon as posts arrive. Tarn Road Contract.—Have prepared specifications for same; road is laid oIT (i-l'/i chains. Tenders are called to close on Tuesday 17th. Xamu Road. —Repairs to top end have been completed. Mr Tliimphripri lias now a fair track. Opua Road.—From main road as far as Mr. Ashhy's has been repaired with broken metal, leaving the road in fair order. Bayly Road.—The cutting and rilling over -hollow lias been completed and culvert put in. Repairs to .top part have been done with gravel, j Opourapa Road.—This road has been repaired during the month and is now in satisfactory order. . Harvey Road.—Repairs to weak parts on this- road have been completed. Parihaka Road.—The weak portions on this road have been attended to. Stent Road.—Repairs from the main road, as far as Mr Sole's have been completed. Warea Road.—Repairs Have only been done to urgent parts this month; 30 yards'of -boulder stone have been carted nut by; T, 'Julian to parts where -stcuie was not ..obtainable- from pits. Whitiora Road.—.Repairs- to the worst parts- of. the .road. have, been in progress. Upper Kina Road'.—J?ipe'd culvert has been placed in, in, the place of old culvert broken down. . The following pipes had been sold during, the month: Mr C. Cri:sp'fourV24 , iiy;]i;;il.r..M. Hickey four 18 inch,, Pipes.'gone out. .'to .roads.:. Upper Kina. J M^h4M£/jiii?Ji;,'.Bayly Roadone 12 inoJi. '. Bm'iiei'otit' of the - old bridge on the Upper-lyahu.i.r/piid.has been purchased by iM.r T. \Vilcox J i<sf £l.'

'•Mr Willcox ; 'BVp!\-erl ; '.. : tlip. ■■••iirttio'e of) motion in -his naane rates oti roads be-con»'oli(lnt.(!(J r ■;.--.;■-' " ' The Clerk .read ;the .Boajrd.'s solicitor's (Mr MeDavittl-,.ad,vu?e question wherein it stated; that lie; did; not-tliink itj possible, for the that the several loans on each road,-were,' presumably, raised some yearn,befqre .another or others. Consprtueirtly on one loan'wouftj lsj/»jj ; tlian .that o-n'the subsequent loaia amount ol eaiqh ]oa^.|.was: ; ori{;inally the sa'me). Agttin,, jjie,' .'aimpiinjts; borrowed .for. each loan j ; }y«rf, j dfs'c)tmt niuid;; the: rate payable qa-o'nc i U>an r was£rea.ter titan ttyit on tli^io^herj'o-rjfotlfprp,;; therefore ;in order-1« road a general rate to.-. He st|-utl". ; 71ii ft •■»s*?? <> f l tUe settlers-; jyojtild osa-y'ft.cijo i;pny : i,uip«h. more than th'-IV) s\)M& o-tiJ&fcA'Ht.of!,.which.■; was not what the Ac-fT .inteji'dcd and would permit; ~-,/: k- '■ ".; '.. r« (Mr AVil]cqX"-said! mi.ovhi-2'' the motion.lre had- i)f. bjsJ/iuEnijt i'Hie "Xgariki ro&d where f ;a. ley/ had r-ea-p'e'd tliie benefit of|;<jhe paying any Speciq);.;;*.!,'".f#M)j&d,;pi'Ret;t.-': eajl.y fljjtftnftf WW .rajeispcftife:' in; front ..the bulk of th^^pufwJ r A'a^».x. Members kiiew also thai' 1 ™ U tJie*>rfg c in'«Tl special,. loan works' thel'n(ffli(&"grani!i€' : w'as not silWicienf tfl! oWer 'the work' 'the'md'tfft-!fr'iYs a-ncT fop and settlers'had-'to'lstUe -fi-ttsh loilns "to do the work'trfi-e <W<igltifel U)?iiiey"iVas pro-' posed for. ■'"'' >'' nu-.i'iiji'ia mU'it" ' ,' The Cliairni'a'iKiatfliil 'a'lgiwft' deal of'tlie' trouble' wny'UlVf-l') Up mPIAm» ■ ifeM-V; granting thrf'i-aislli'Jf"*Jf«a Ifrrtli" f of'"Svoi-k wJiieh \vas'!i6t-llyJ'<«iit:J:»lc!Wi.a.;>(ill'ide.nt to, cover the Cost* 6f'4lto'- Work to'tended to be eafried-*fdt.O! O.CrO.r. 1 :-;'; h -■:■■: tThe other nitfmjiP.ksfW&piffe'HeTl «n opinion that there! kwivmwQ btiMfslriii* regarding srietf aMofiiftS ?-.•? -ioJ J'.V* :V ' JUr'-WiiJQOx; Sail Slater face" of: tTie solicitor's rtpfirfoii.'-iJib r j»3oilUt ■'-\vitlf^ra\v t his motion'.' "•'-"" r. Izv. rr/.v j ••:'.' \-' "■■ . ' • "CSiWEUCfii-A <'•■'-■■■ •:■•■'■" ■ The Clerk of tire WerridliY. Gioad'Board' wrote: That •toftJiuleA':tto lay off and do the is" provisionally gr'nivteU' (ScMithe.'"PaTiliaka' Board. That the: Wci»kiiU)elSifard"'iind Pariliaka Board "fctigiiU'e'irs '.should' converse togther and' Comiv:to s'oiinv arrangement regardiiig'UVe'-prbp'osVd um'lv-i -'-The foreman was 'auChoiWd l to meet AYerekino Hoard's 'KugilietU!' aird' decide oh a united course o'fi.actiwi. V ;

Mr Magon wrbt'e; a'sliiflg-if' the foreman was present bit JtJlie'nYiel'tihg' wh'en the' Hoard diseased "Majjon's gravel royalty account, and''if-, stx'- he could or should have explained'about, it."'lie complained that liKco'illtl 'not -get an' estimate for gravel takeii, "lit 1 -hoped the P>oard would instruct the 'foreman 'to provide him (Magon)" wi'tli'a statement of the amount of The fore-, man said there were , 'about". r )?'yards. ]Te was under the .JnTjjreSsion that the shingle was given Iree! • ltesolved that the' 'forw'na'n ' interview Mr Magon and come to a satisfactory 'arrangement as to the 'V|ir.intities used. and owed for by the Board. Mr Leahy asked if. the rates had been adjusted as suggested, by Hie Board for the Upper Waiteaka Road. The Clerk was authorised to call a special meeting on, a' date t'o be fixed by him to go into the business'of adjustment of rates for the whole of the Board's area. Mr Potter was granted a further leave of absence. -He-is s-till in a.private hospital in Auckland.—Opunake Times.