TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 223, 13 January 1880, Page 2

TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

An ordinary mcndi'y meeting of the Board took place ;it the Board Office imuied ate y after the declaration of t‘ e poll. MEMBERS PEE SENT. Present —Messrs Eusor, Quinn, Barker and Talbot.

Mr Wills t«-ok tbe chair until the election of a Chairman for ihe year.

Proposed hy Mr E s< r. seco ded by Mr Barker and carried—“ That Mr Ta hot be elected Chairman for the ensuing year. ’

The Board then went info <•< inmhtce. when considerable discussion took place r- the alteration of otfi-es, the following r.-sohitto'. b ing ultimately carried : “That, v. i h a view of m'ie effi ie- ty carrying out the work of the Board, the duties of rate collector ami in-pedorol nuhancea be aleniidetl from the duties of the Clerk ».id provided forsepar duly, and that Mr "‘i Is be offered the position of Clerk at a n-Dary of LIOO a year, with fre • r •sidenc' 1 .”

MrWida! ■aving ac ep’ed the office took his seat as Clerk to the B arl.

Resolved that Mr Lev is be rs-rppi inted Surveyor -o the Board on the same conditions last ye-ir. CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence was then read’;— From Mr P- Warding. Milford, asking that n poriim of (he road p.at the boil ng down be shingled. Resolved that the Overseer attend to it at once.

From Messrs White and J nmson re expenses of Mr Quinn at trial Franks v the Board. Resolved tha’ the matter stand over for the Chairman to e quire into. From Mr Sibley, r>- Ids having thrown up contract No 81 and asking that the Bo rd refund the deposit made by him.—Request do- liu-d. From Mr K F. Gray, asking for the use of th<* pound for monthlv sale to lie held by him ; Mr Gray also waited upon the Board in person, and sta ed tint he had se« n the poundkeeper, and he had no objection*. Resolved that request be grano-d. provided it did no? clash with pound keeper, the Board reserving the right »o terminate this agr ement at. ny time, a seale v.f fees to be arranged by ChairmanMr Gray thanked ihe Boaid and retired.

Froin Dunn request ing paymei t 'or extra work, alleged to have been don • f->r lOs per ehain. an 1 agree I ta.

Th'- Surveyor produced, in nun ma<lo at time in which Dunn was to receive 5a per chain

Tie Board declined to make any further allowance.

From Mr John Low, compl lining of the drain from Barkers Swamp to the Orari damaging his laud.

R- soKe I tbit legal advice be obtained before taking any further acti r n in the matter.

From Mr F-etcher, in re <ldm for npproHches to bridge at Bisset's. Orari. D -fevred till next day.

From Afr James Roberts, Tr-venna, applying for timber f"r two bridges over drain l>v ro :d parsing Trevenna. Resolved that request ho "granted; provjd d if was a'reasonable one, si rid in ■ ompliaoea wilh the usual .conditions of the Bbsr-l

Fmm Mr J. Aukroyd. asking fur compeiv a’iiKi for deep-mug clmum-l «t McCalluin’s road in av his gate, (hereby letting the stand!tig wafer escape, which «as proven.ing liis clnl'reo from getling to school

Overseer to inspect the place and remedy same, provided cost is small. From Mr Michael Moore, Waitohi Downs, asking for 12ft of T2in piping to put in road at hi« gateway.* Resolved that the Board cannot ac ede to request, as it was only In the oases of large drains that assi-Lmcc was allowed. From Messrs White and Jameson re Court expens-s of Mr G. H. Thompson re Franks v Boa<l —Mattei-Jdel'e red for pre cut. Fiomtho Paymaster-Genera'-, er. ting that £1,7?2 13s 8d had been placed to the Board’s account.

From Bank of New Zealand, Temuka, acknowledging receipt of money paid to credit of the Boa id by Paymaster-General. From Mr Wakefield, in answer to a letter from the Foard, that a Bill had been int educed iy Mr d'hompson, the late MLister of Lands, to which he would give Ins support, provided that no road be less than a chain in width, but be feared there was little chance of the Bill being passed during this ! e ; sion.

In reference to Opihi Bid'ge. Mr Wakefield sai l he had forward d the resolu’ion of the Board to the Government, and stated that he would endeavor to have effect given to the recommendation of the Board.

From Mr Rutland, applying for the office of Inspector of Bridges, in the place of Mr Langridge. jun., who was resigning. Resolved that, the Board does not desire to replace Mr Langridge at present. From Ashburton Council, stating-they had appointed Mr Jackson ferryman of the Rangitata. From Mr Deßenzy, complaining that, during the late rains, the water was dammed back on his property about two chains from Geraldine Road, an ?, as he was about to erect buildings, asking the Board to remove the same. He would suggest an on >n ford as culvert at present used was too small. Resolved that Overseer report, on same by next meeting. From C. ShcraG, Clerk Geraldine Board, acknowledging receipt of Board’s letter of sth Dec., re cylinders for repairing Rangitata bridge. Fr< m Henry Tanrangi, a Maori, asking to be compensated for use of road through their lands during late floods.

Resolved that the Board having, by their Overseer, already conv'ensate.l Mr Norton for this matter, believing him to be the right party, could not entertain the present application.

From Messrs Montgomery and Co., Christchurch relative to supply of 3 )ft 12x2 piles. From Mr O. IT. Thompson, calling attention to the state of Denmark street, near the Catholic < hnveh.

Surveyor to see Mr Thompson, and report on same hy next Board dav. Resolved that the County Council be asked w" etbe’ they would acknowledge the Board of Health, or whither it would have Road Board take it over, and allow a certain sum to cover expensese of the same. dhat application be invited for a Collector of Rates for 1830, at col ected.

AI o fer performing the duties of Inspector of Nuisances at a sum p«r annum, subject to tbe d cision of the County Council application to be sent in by next Board day.

That the Clerk prepare a statement, shewing amount expended on boundary road for past 12 months, and shewing what amount is due to the Board in respect thereof.

That in future the Clerk and Overseer have their respective offices cleaned free of all cost to the Board.

The following accounts were then passed for payment: — Mr Wills cleaning offices, six months, L 5 ; N. Money, making hallot-boxes, L 3 9s ; Returning Officer's expenses re ! ate election, L 9 9s : Butler and Davie de”osit of contract No. 85, LI. : Mr Popplewell, making coj iesof rate rods, L 4; Ja~ e» Muir, day-work at Rang!tata, L2.

surveyor’s report.

T have made specifications, and tenders hare been invited for the va’ious works to be done at last meeting of Board. There is a creek on Woodhead’s road, which runs let gdnvay with the road fur a distance of about. 6 chains, which requires filling. Thera is also an 18 inch pine culvert wanted to convey the w.'er out of 'he creek into the new drain. T would a«k the Board to authorise the work as it appears to me a very necessary one. The p-obable cost would be about T. 25 besides the pipes. I have examined the streets Mr 1 r>wn asked to have shingled the length in Davie street would be 10 chains and tj»e len dh from Davie street to opposite hi* ga'e 7 chains. Tf Board decides to shingle it I think 20 yds to the chain would he -u''e suffi den', as T do not f ink there can be in cb traffic on it for a considerable time, p ooah’e cost would be about Is 3d per yd., or £2l ss. T'-e ivafter was deferred.

Th ■ w iter has again scoured a large ho’e in the G-era I dino real, which I bad fenced in, as i' seems u eless to fi 1 it np. There are four watercourses leading from the river across the road, in which no water ways have be n provided. I think the best wav to remedy the evil wool be to put in a ford in each wvtar course and have them paved. The probable cost would be about £to.

Ag ’eed to tenders to be called for next Board dav.

He also reported that the ditch applied for bv Mr Roberts to be cleared on the Midclb Swamp R ad is not at present damagin - the road. It was in consequence de ile 1 to let the matter s«aud over for the present. The Board then adjourre.h