GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1499, 14 October 1886, Page 4

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting,of- this Board waß. held; on in the;Board's office. Present-Messrs VWC.Slack(Ch>i«naa), R. H. Postlethwaite, Li v Gra'tlt, J. JCelland, and F. B. Flatman. MINUTEB. -, , .-;,, : T.- • -.• The miputM, of i; #)e { were reidVrrd'confirmed. Hftetoflowing tenders werethenopehedi and dealt withj-r p ( - i No. t l||M)Mv|rt aniJjesrthwDrkji'&eajc.. k. Patrick's, Kakahu>,,f. 10s ; M. Lawldr/£? p No. 196- Broken metal aocty neer the Old Station, Kakahu Bush : P.~ Bark, Sm* t .-., r.-.. No., cutting, etc., Wrealh'all'i,Road,,Ueautiful.Yailey: G. 1 %ii^il vll^ ;;.!(, Lawlo*, £25-..10* (accepted). jil.'o COSRESPONDENCJS>:, ! J . * i Wat read) and dealt, with, as followfU-j- ; From Mir Wi 0: acknowledginf the Board's letter re hi| apWittMepX as pouDdkeer and a'nd r |gki|i&> thit his son be appoiatea to the latter post, he being more capable of filling theposition.—One or two of the members remarked that complaints had been made of partiality being shown by the ranger. ! At the same time members were not iti 1 favor of being too stringent ;|.thei should exercise a ypf t; di^reti6iil ,;; 'if the' ranger saw sheep" or"i cattle breaking out of the paddock of a, habit W- turn'-' ing his stock upon the road he should use Jn's i flisMfijkip/g,;, r« poinding! : si§m After some-conversation it was decided to allow Mr Andrews to appoint a substitute as ranger, Mr Andrews to be held responsible for the ranger's acts.

From the Hon. L. attention of the Board to tBMiWfoW tpr load, betwe«iQ,i;Wbodburya and -Bhnb&rb Fist/, ItihaoVtoererlfeeei&learetl ofgofse. •nd] : nbi growing by his fence. If the Board would clear the flix he would undertake to plough the road beside-his fea^e /twice,/ —Members were divided/in opinipn as to, the benefit or otherwise" of ploughing beside, ihe road, some considMbglfhat 1 if"' others that it was not. It was finally decided to accede to the log the gorse and fcussockf QWim raid.-*»" From the Hon. T. Wigleyj re the Boardjs reaaest for permission to form a trafc|^along Jiis terrace io 'enable children to get to Bohool indsgsnjl£ss!y' of the footbridges, which are' n^aintaked, at & great icostiito the'raißpayers'^'Mr 1 ' Wigley regretted his ibability to 1 acd^de 1 From Mr J. D, Jones, asking the Board to of on the roaas.TxJs WjWT mentioned that a ranger had been appointed. ~ . , .., From Mr J. T.Ellis, OrM'Qfenng to, fencS«K!reserve- ; afc ; Orarl 1 and 'pay jjt' per year if the Board would find materiaV —Grantejfy > jmjov id[e^; M/rj JJlliil pay" Aoh»' ] year's rent in advance. From the Clerk Temuka RoMßparv^, Informing the Board that the, "Temuka Replacing the tw'tf, old timber culvers with pipes and concrete as recommended by the Overseer, but in the case of Sharp's Bridge the Temuka Board agr«md-Alfa|C|K|| ujfj necessary to keep it open roV^fo'cK^rafßc,, and flt?ps:*f the GfefaMine Boaxd in the matter met the case. In the case of to take any steps till it wasi se en if .the, river woujdjJtokV a^h'y^bfe'Haa'i—The letter was received. ~ ~, r - : From Mr B. his ajfel count for plans and surveying. Several disclaimed fdr/fatea) were'put in. f /i [J y^ '- '*■ •-

GOBSS OH ROADS. A Hat those persona, Khjq. bad BoardtyeHhWing roadß was roadxtver, r ~• |.,| M ..;, Ul ;°'\in <>■ ,|^'';l It .give,, personal; notice to notice! was hot'complied witli,a.flurnrn,ons;itoibe.i issued. _ _ ~,,.. v •!■).• j i v"i ' "':V'} The OverseerV©rVwisreaVas fol"Hr^■.-:'!■■■• *•><"«'"■'* f "' The Chairman Gerald in e Bead Board. •'

Sir,—l have the honor—to-report for the month ending date, aSjfpllowf the, jut vsSiMim ( lhe 7 fiVe or' six small;, contraotio Ha*§<; ! bp'eri' ißmaneil' 1 'and passed for final payments. Owing to the broken weather, and ether caus 87 Httle or no work has been done ojj _ wj|} ; Jja, Beid's Crowing Wain! KiVsr—l hare examined the mer-bed at this-crossing with a view to diTertine the road as suggested by( ItrFlatmi. would be v 'tio diffioult; in north Side of t'he rirer-bed (crossing abore, Th e rirer at prea itf ( » amdla' into .two small streams and runs one-ur/deV e»(jhend_span. of tbfr-br>dge leaTfn|rnlie~CeWre~Bpahs qultje dr? when The cost would be about £- i ' MV fcbVd Bftkapfra Flax. bj the lata floods;: wit), unless diverted, be t *]i, jjuntinnal,.sootaeiooEifrbuA ble after heavy" rain's., iVbare bad the, read Mfc',,tj> put, the road' Ih"'jz'bM ■ repair" .Would require ■ome 400 or oWjardß of Mfe, and'asrtnis' has to be carted ilrotn'ibe 1 Waiblirifer it entails a con«iser*ble eapenpe, DI Hife given Mr B. Rae a written notice, to clear thecreek,, and have 'also'' 'visited the'' place., The . clearing of the water-coursa would Only partially relieve the;road» 'l r lhe only effectual Remedy would be to divert thaxoad.underi.bje downs, alio necessitate a large outlay v Mrßae declined to clean out creek but will giro Beard permission to do the wprk,sfor which be does not consider as the flax was purchased (he land.— VallaynCuUjngrffi WJ'X.i&f. ibis; cutting! ■howt there'is noyufficientrpqm.tojplacie the elav over, wipmit po Mjf W. BiWV " freehold.— and Bangitata Boed—l aV directed, ex? ammed this road,' arid find that with 'the ,'exj. caption of ''a 1! few ,: 'lp'6s'e boulders, and ruts wbioh hayebee'tf wdrked"up by the traffio in wet weather, the road r to be in very fair condition^ 1 i'he only -portion' • which I could advise to ba-ehiogled -would, be a Bile at the lower end'near &V - railway'station.— RaPglfiata Flat-r-I have also inspeoted,,this road and found it -very much put'yp by. the traffic,, during the lata beaTf ralnsi: as'tpe'jwater lies in large pools on the road and there is a good deal of coach ' traffic. I should that the road . be it could then be ttaioglediwbeW c[urinj; ( the autumn. u

— Hedoliff, .near R. Skinner’s—The floods in the scoured away the fool of the large clay at },hisplace,t,he roadway has settled,: doWn bbdily for, seypral feet. It has also' brought doWh Mr H. Brown’s fence into the rOatiUih^lliia'will require early attention or the road will become dangerous. —Creek at EakahhlEbslirtiE ahMiaittfflHft UiAtIHA) ol’eefcTrhoi’r [itlid) timber yard at the Kakahu Bush be diverted. The flood water as it is runs down r se road, and is a continual source of trouble' And'eipense to kespuwt|r, Jroa!d/in f .order after everv frrsh occurs. The consent of the diyersipn^'sjfe^iCll#fp?operty have-hare prepared « list of'namos'of persons wfib have neglected , Jb olein the |pcA from their road frontages. —Repairs and Dwelling House— I shdtiid^'atWse' W '.to be;; .cemehite4!^ypr, : ,l'.T6i8 n ; tfiemlaii: much lotfgirStid tljS f and frost. • ’ The^bVfot^ftk^lo'tfront-tflso're-quires* rtooloriog and painting where it has been fli-shed.: ' The fireplace ihihe kitchen is yeryi much put-of order. is also wanted as the old' one is too and jsejjen yc^sf— RStea-iJ have received on General Bate account the sum of £621 to _d*le,—l am, etc., W. Shibbs v r , , r ■ ■>” ! .£'ofiW»r, " Be Reid’s crossing it was decided to :do-the worfc.;;.,y P x r ‘ : '> \ 'jßi'Rae’s road'i The" Overseer was. insttucted'to in tar view Mir McDonald and report pffsS’df -thfe/road; atthe next 'm,eetii)g 9t|he %ard* •• y. j y« s ■ , ; (! : itc thb Talley cutting; ( Jt wap decided to carry out the Overseer’s suggestion to , improve the tipper cdtMjig and crown 1 the lower cutting.' t ;; -'' ! , and Rangitata toadi: It was decided to call for toudera for forming Hawke’s Koad. _ Denoon’s Road :It was decided to call tenders for the work.

v^rJEMolifflß,'.jjfijtfr Skinner's: The to see Mr Brown ; -andi, ask! i permission''' to' i iho l vd' ) the i biacbig- it: :' !■•■■''■.. " ■■''•■■ " ,: ' ll! "; ! -; 1! '' ■''" '■' 5. lElCr'.delt it'Eakahu Bush: 1 ge Over-' seer was instructed to ask -grant permission. i?e gorse or)j : Dealt with. } office and dwelling: tt was resolved to u do the work, and to obilain;*:new/r;atig'er.;