MOUNT PEEL ROAD BOARD.

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

MOUNT PEEL ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of tin? above B.mrl was he'd'oh Wednesday, the 7 ; th inst. ' MEMBKItfi PRESENT. The Mon. J. B. A; Acland " (Chairman) and Messrs J. Ueney, R. Mack ay am! C. G. Tripp.

MINUTES. The minutes ol lli- 1 mv.vious meeting were read and confirmed. TuNI>EP.S. The following -enders were opened and considered ; No. 48 contract-—Metal ing Ktvkahn and Burke’s Bass road, Timothy Merlihy, 1.860 ; N. P. Brncofield, 1.712 los : Janv’S Greyon, L7UO ; Thomas B air, LodT ; Michael O'lLien,

1.096 ; John fcingruc L 628 12s (accepted). No 42, sln’ngl’ng near Raincliff —

Robert Cart weight, Ll7B ; Michael O’Brien, L 175; Ibid, LI6U ; Janes Oregon, LI fit) ; Tin otbv Ilerliiiv, L 13.1 ; N. P: Brac. fi dd/U 27 12s 6 1 (accepted); ...I i)i n Bngrue, 1.121. No 50. shiuglMig icar Mr Tripp’s— Timothy H;riit.liy, i. 48 ; Thomas Blair LBi 17s 6 1 ; Jam-s Biord.-n, L 25 3 s 9 1 ( accept; d). CCUItICBI-ONDENCF. The following correspond, nee was read and considered : From Mr .John Anderson, enclosing a copy /.fa I -‘Ur .nun Mr Mm'lson with r f rencc to the stone-breaking macb'im. From Mr John King, offering to sell' the B. ard a portable steam engine.' 'I lie offer was declined, . From Messrs Mil. s, ITassal, and Co,, cm losing n c-ieqne for 1.5, h/mr Mr F Coop?r’s con ...r’-bjition towards improving the cross road in Peel Forest. From Mr ,1. Morris, with ivfcret cc to the survey of the district. From the Secretary to the Acclimatise--8 iciety, Christchurch, stating that the Board’s application for trout came 100 late for this seeson, but will be entertain *d n. xt vear. From Mr A. Mawdoii, asking permission to erect a g t.; across tin; road passing through his property. The request was granted up u the condition tha» it be a light gate, well

hung, caJly opened and shut. From Mr F. Newman, making applies i on for Poumlkcpp. rsliin. The application was defesred till the next meeting of the B<Wd. ADJOURNMENT. The Board teen adjourned till after the meeting of the rati payers. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. On the Board resuming, it was proposed by Mr Mackay, seconded by Mr Hene v , ami carried—“ 'that the Hon. J. Bat ton A. Achnid he elected Chairman.” INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK. The Clerk was directed to write to the Geraldine County Cojncil, asking what action the Council intend taking with respect to the pound at Feel Fore.-t. To write to tie Colonial Secrclarv, asking if gravel reserves or reserves for highways are vested n R ad Boards in that they can he let for a t*Tiu of years bv the Board under stcFon 7 of “ The Public Reserves Act, 1877 ”

To write to Mr E. R Guinness, calling Ins attention to certain gates erected by him s cross mads thtough the Peel Forest property, an 1 to request him to remove the same, or rep ace them hy gates of ight r construction casly opened an 1 shut. Instructions to hvkrsekr.

The Overseer was instructed to lav off a diversion of the ma n mad at the end of Peel Fee t, an t > attend to the creeks on each sine of the Lyon river :

also to m ike up an estimate of the number of miles of road in the district wanting shingling, and the amount of metal likely to lie required within the next two years. Accounts.

After passing accounts to the amount of L 565 4s 6d. the B-.ar 1 adjourned.