GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 68, 10 August 1878, Page 2

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, the 6th iust. Present—Messrs Slack, Hay, and Flatman. In the absence of the Chairman Mr Slack, on the morion of Mr Hay, was voted to the chair pro. tern. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was read from Mr Postleth waite apologising for his non-attendance, having to go to Wellington on business connected with rhe County.. Also a letter was read from Mr Deßenzie, satting that he was under the doctor’s hands.

The following tenders for contracts were accepted : —• No. 19. Gaby £ s to Connolly’s, J. Sugrue L 303 15s.

No. 20. Pleasant Valley Groin, J. Webb, LIQ 19s.

No. 21. Hardcastle’s Cutting, D. Oregon, L 32 10s. No. 22. Gravelling, &c. ; in Pleasant Valley, T. Heriihy, L77.' ' No. 24. Patrick’s to Hiltpu, A. Reid, L 550.

* No. 25. Mein’s to Skinner’s, J. Leary, L 223 15s.

No. 26. Forming on Waitohi Downs, D. Connolly, L 135. No. 28. Waitohi F.afc road. W. Hopkinson, L 257 10s. The tenders for eon ra.crs Nq. 23- (supply of posts anti rails), o. 2" ro:;'s Cutting). and No, 29 .('J’re/ds-'s Cur.my:) were too high Fresh lenders are to be lavrceCjt for these works.

Amongst the comma;) ic.ui jus received wore the following ; From the Secrc.,-.ry to tee 1 rearury, dated July Tsg in Arming i.u Bairn of the payment of L 2412 Us 3d. o.; mg snare of the sum of L 11,415 Os 2d an. creffis of the separate account of Hie CoL.u-y of Geraldine. From the Ashburton County Council, dated July 4, with refovo.i :e im i.m Ruigitata bridge being now under us cmr.rm, and asking .that the Beard will iav:ra the yverseer to visit the bridge .period it cally, and reporting to the Asuo-.rc m Council any repairs required vo be •■one. llesolvod, .“ Tuat the Glen-; reply i;;at that the llangitata Traffic Bridge will m all probability be outside 'the Grraldiho Road District before the end of i.iepre r sent month, when the ‘-erevaace taxes place, and therefore dahi.se to take any steps in the matter for f.o pre'-eas,'

The following applications for re ads to be formed or'improved w-,;e received from various parts of the d - r.-u :

From Coll Brothers, lor imorovemeats to road) loaning to tuo WH.-om Downs. Tenders to be cake ! for.

.From Messrs Russell and Cochran, for Hie formation of a road through Hi sic property. Board cannot deal unt.! private roads.

From the inhabitants or Wo on on ry, for the formation of ro. ;■ 5 in taac township. Reply as to the hr... From Mr Jones, for rop'd '* to a road leading to his bush. if applicant pay one-fourih of .the cos,.

From Mr Martin, for u;e formation of a road on the Ceraliiee Downs. Overseer to report on (he 'work.

From Mr Wigffiv. tor i.ie formation• of a road through Codec; s section, near the Opihi, for the public co rveaieace. To be reported on.

From Mr Tripp, for ; hc gravelling of the road between Tram •» and Evan’s corners. To bo ivnorh dmi

The Board rciO'h o;! to as.;: the Teimika Road Bqard to share iiie cost o: work to be done on the bonndarv read near Fcx’a to call for tenders f.,.r preparing maos of the district on -tea and rwoniy chain scales; to ask the Mo.-n:; Peel Road Board to shaie tiro cost of repairing the Orari traffic bridge. »«s the non a approach is dangerousto pay Mr 'Whittaker his claim for Ll 5 for a: lowing a road to run through Ixis section ; that tenders be invited for the folio wing wonts—i. Repairs to Hawke’s Bridge. 2. Road leading up Slack’s Valley. 3. Clearing tussocks and breaking stones. 4. Gravelling near Oravi. 5. Orari Bridge protective work. 6. Wire rope hand-rail to Wailii Bridge. 7. Road near Town Belt. The culvert near Woodbury to stand over.

Proposed by Mr James Hay, seconded by Mr Hajman,'and carried, “That the Clerk give notice, in accordance with the Rating Act, 1876’, that it is the intention of the Eoax’d, at its next ixxeeting, to strike a rate of one shilling in the pound on all rateable property in the distinct for the year 187$, tp be payable in one snip on the Ist day of November, 1878, and that the rate Book is open fox inspection at the Road Board Office. Geraldine, until the 3rd day of September, 1878.” Proposed by Mr Slack, seconded by Mr Hay, and carried, “ That the Clerk give notice to the members of the Board of its intention, at the next meeting, to rescind the resolution re the stinking of a shilling rate, as the same is informal, and not in accordance with the Rating Act, 1876.” ’’

Accounts to the amount of L 1073 14s 6d were passed for payment; The meeting then adjourned.