MOA ROAD BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 108, 23 September 1912, Page 4

MOA ROAD BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The ordinary meeting of the'Moa It., id >o*r<[ was held at the Board's otii.-e, liiglcwood. on Saturday, whm f! mff „ e ffrft, JLTriMbie (ci,air'"•"o, -). A. Bndgeman, A. Chard, J. Colhngwood, J. William,, M. Hopson. •ind A. Lawrence.

Mr In ™ UI{IST TitAEFIC. ceinl i'< " lnc > 1 ; M - 1> - acknowedged re"2. f Boarda fo «»muni«itioii with damaged eonsnlerably by the tourist trafc to Mount Egmont. This communica--1 nhlf wY" 1 '"? ,M>/ore the Mi,liste of Wr r P°n S ' wllose re Pb"-ht. enclosed. woi'.li 'li'V « e tr - l,sted t,mt wme he] P would bo forthcoming, although the state o Uu. public finances, especially the Pubion I? hj, T l ' lcd him t0 tl,e 'on that the Government would have to ■Xn VMy c " utiousI y in aII directions, when expenditure was demanded. The Minister of Public Works (Mr. Eraser) eplied to the effect that enquiry was being made into the matter/and that he «ould oonimumpito with Mr. 1 line later. M.P., also wrote promising the matter before the Minis \ L mm Secretary of the North Lgmont House Committee, also promised to bring the matter before his committee, who would no doubt accede to the request. When the letters werf road a member imarked that if this weather continued Wie Governor would got bogged on the .occasion of his proposed visit' THE OPUNAKE liAILYVAY. the l;nder-Secretary of the Public Works Department in acknowledging receipt of a resolution from the Board .urging' that the construction of a railway from Moturoa, through Western Taranak, to Tc Koti, should be authortoed during this session of Parliament, and construction work on the line commenced lortlnvith,' stated that the matter would receive due consideration when the authorisation of railawys was .being dealt with by the Government. Messrs J. B. lime and.H. ,J. Okey, M' s p acknowledged receipt .of the Board's communication on the matter.

H'AXITAOTUKE OF PIPES The Stratford County .Council wrote asKmg the Board's opinion on the pro■poaal jit the local bodies.to combine and establish a concrete pipe manufacturing works m the Taranaki district. t H was resolved to inform the Stratford County Council that the Board were at present manufacturing', their own

. Ihe Chairman remarked that just at •piesent the Board was not greatly interested, but, of course, it was all I „„„. S; f f" " tk*o"pipsWe were <f ablished Ulul «»ultl manufacture Reaper than they could,, they would have to procure their pipes from these. EVERETT lIOAD. n„„ i" p A ' Bisllop ,nil<le a Powerful appeal for some repairs to the Everett uoau. _ it was m a beautiful state, almost impassable, and it was absolute ' "elty to dumb animals to travel with them on the road, which had been literally ploughed up by heavily laden bullock drays, which had not only made the unmetalled road impassable* but mul also ploughed up the side of the metal, it members could see the road, the writer remarked, they would agree' that it was in a deplorable state. She, therefore, asked that the' gutter should be cleared out where the metalled parts were, and that cracked metal should be 110 dIT weather on the worst, pails of the unmetallod portion, which it was useless to touch at present. Held over pending the annual allocation of metal requirements for the ensuing season.

-t™> i n Z arknl ,hat ifc W(ls un<to- ■ tood that settlers were W ing to raise a loan tor metalling the road.' >f r . u„' son pointed <n>t that the Wter was he'd "1> FiKl.iiff the mcr K iii S „f om , or ( sections irom the Waitara. West Ko?d -District, into the.Moa Road District, to hid, it was understood the former Jioani would agree. It wn« resolved, "that' thoYlerk 'write lie. Waitara West i; oad J>ist,-iet" af=ki,«-» then' consent to the merging of the pro", posed sections. '

FOREMEN'S REPORTS the month lie had manufactured 4/S nine' "ich. six to one foot, eight 2 feet (i inch and one 3 fobt>pipe. ' Foreman Bennett l,ad been employed ; H watertables on the Kaimata Road, vew ™ tert »l>'w *n.l pipe m \. veitfi on the Kupara, Motukuw!.. Mana -To,To,i and...Ratapiko Roads. The Kaimata Road required patching, watertables on the Ratapiko Road also required attention, and some patching was "ceded.. Forty-two-feet of!)-feet en]verts were needed for « culvert on throad.

' Foreman Williamson reported that the swing bridge on the Bedford Road wa,< undermining considerably. He siHffic«twl that something permanent should be done m ease a, flood should eonie and do -, great deal of da.nage. During the month lie had been watertabling, .patching and forming on various roa<k He had 'form ed four chains of the Windsor Road readfor the metal. The Dudley Road, near Jlr. Lroadmores, was in fair order The Egmoiit Road South was getting cut up at the Junction Road end, 'and there was' very little metal to put on. The bridge near Mr. Breretons on the Bedford Road required a great deal of'repairs requiring about 1000 feet of timber and a fair amount of other timber was getting wormy. Tie suggested that a concrete culvert should be substituted or possibly a small bridge, as it carried a lot of water at times. In fact, it would no advisable for member* to inspect the same, as some heavy loads would have to go over it this season, and a cutting would need widening as well. A committee consisting of the whole Board will visit the site and inspect the bridges on Saturday morniiif next The foreman is to be instructed to repair the Upland North Road at once, and also to blind the new metal. GENERAL. The Stratford Countv. Council notified that it had voted £l2 towards the upkeep of the Mangaotea Road. Mr. Alex. Mc. L. Mcßae asked that something should lie done to the Rimu tautika Road. He expected this season to be making butter, and would find it hard to. get along unless something was done. "

Mr. ,C. J. Alleman asked the Board to metal the Windsor Road,to his pate duriii!,' the ennim; season.—TT-ehl over until the metal requirements for the season are cone into.

The Taranaki County Council notified that a pipe culvert was required at the jmietion of the Durham and .Timetion Roads, estimated cost £lO lfis. and at the junction of the Norfolk and Mountain Roads, estimated cost £:> 3s. The Council van prepared to put them in provided the Hoard would pav half cost. —The Council is to he asked for further information.

It was formally resolved to raise the extra 10 per cent, loan on the Upland North Road.

MV. TT. N. Burrows asked the Board to supply pipes for a culvert for his entrance.—The Board refused the request but will assist in niacins; the pipes in jii'sition; : '?.

Tt was recked to ins! Hut* venarale accounts for the Bristol East and TCaimaia North Roads.

Accounts amounting to £lsi r t ~ were ias?ed for payment.