GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1526, 16 December 1886, Page 2

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

• 1 h The monthly meeting of this Boaiti was held od Tuesday l«st at-the Board’a office. Present—Messrs; W. XL: Slsbk (Ghsirm an), J. Kelland, L. Grant, R. H. Postle* thwaite, and F. B. Flatmao. ; MINUTES. 1 The minutes 1 of ’the previoui meeting were read and confirmed. " " :‘v< u tenders* ij The followingtenders were then opened and dealt with ~Contract No. 201—Building culverts on the- B6in<Wy Road—T. ; Herlihy|f 15 ; 1 WTFletbher,’ £9 10s ; A- : 10a Nbi 203—Pitching crossings af' Russell's Creek, Kakahu— 'A.: £47 ; F. : Dierck, £3710s (accepted). ‘ • Contract No.. 204—Terrace cuttings, etc., Piakey's s ßoad, Orari—J. Fiefield, ,£l7 15a ; W. f Bunis, £l6 12s Od ; M. La»lor, .£l6, lOs; D., - £l6 jJ. Beckley, £ls 10s; R. Burnett, £l3 (accepted). Contract No, 206—Building'Boulder £l3 10a; L. Coogan, £l3; A. Best, £9 IBs 9d (accepted), ' ' p Contract Kb. 206 —Creek diversion and repairs to* rded near’Kakahu—J. Mulvahill,.£43 16s ; A. Reid, £37 ; J. Beckley, £3| (ported). Jj t ' ; i\ |-l A CORRESPONDENCE. The following’ Correspondence was read , and considered J~, From ldr C. E.'Sherrttt, calling the attention of the Board to the fact that the key of ,theßoard’s,office was carried by the Overseer when.going round the district /ittendijag :*p l ;|is ing persons examining the public map, rate-roll/ bitcl, until bis return;': i Melasked that the key [ of the office might be left on the premises, so 1 that’ ratepayers might have access to the'office when thejf wished to inspect such documents, in accordance with The ’ Road: Board Act; < MrSherratt pointed bat* that ratepayers coming {from a distance often had to wait forsavSral hours, or call again some other day. Me also mentioned that a V! ratepayer had called 1 who desired important'information in order to enable him to make up his returns for the Property Tax, the time for which expired: on the following day. Mr Sherratt stated that having a key that

wouldopen the Boadßoardbffice he had opened the. door, and together with the ratepayer they had obtained the requisite information. He asked,' ib < ihf interest of 'the rateftajteM, that the'kejt be left with Mrs Shlers, so that it ! might he obtainab’e when wanted.—Some little discussion ‘took-'place? upon the Jlefter.—• Members thought itWouldneTardo to allow anyone who ehose to go into the office, or tbinge would be taken away, , as bad been occasionally . done befote.—The Overseer stated,that he was •bout both morning’ ; anc!*, and people could come then if they wished and get what, information they required, —Mr Grant thought something should be done. It was rather h»rd for a man to come any, distance .<ud then , have to go back without'', lie wanted.— Members thought ‘the action of Mr

Sberra'.t. in, opening the, door was rather unjustifiable.—The Chairman thought seme notice should ‘ be - t&ken of it,— Finally Mr Postleth waite proposed, Mr Holland seconded; i and it was carried—- “ That in answer to Mr Sherratt’s letter of the 10th ihsti, the Board wish to ex press their .styong disapproval of Mr Sherratt’s action in lending a key to open the office door when the clerk was absent, To meet; the difficulty'/ complained of by Mr Sherratt, the Clerk will in future be in attendance at the Road Board office oo Wednesday and Saturday in each H week from 9 a, m. till p.m,, to: giyelny information which ratepayers may require,” rr-Jt was alw) decided to ,; advertise the Clerk’s attendance oh the above days in the papers circulating in the district. From Mr Donkin, acknowledging receipt of the Board's letter, anddeclining to. allow the Board to take shingle from his freehold, v f From Mr W. Hawke, Geraldine Road, caliipg .the attention of the. Board to the fact that; Mr Lewis had hot cleared the gone front the road as instructedby the

Board.—lt was decided to give Mr Lewis t final notice. , From Mr T. Wigley,, asking that the ’ Doard' would clear away the manuka •crab on Sullivan’s road, to enable him to grub the gorae.—Attended to. From Mr T. Rae, asking for 14 days extension of time for completing his contract, he having been very ill.-It was decided to grant the ,request. ; ■ . From ilrs Johnstone, Orari, asking that her name be struck oflf tne rate-roll, r , her "leaser having expired.-,To, be attendedto when her successor' takes : possession. ■■■ - '■ * j From Mr J. T;; Smith, Surveyor, enclosing tracing <of proposed new road.on - McDonald’s downs.—lt was decided to' - get the* Overseer toTep'ott on the pro- , bable cost of making the new road and of kjnrepairing the - present one ; the matter to r be decided at the next meeting of the Board. " » , ’‘‘From Mr D. In wood, stating that h< : had grubbed up some of the goise round his fences', but could not undertake to clear the .whole of the poise;from > the aide of tb'’ road, as it was needed ,to pro- . tect tie, 1 from wandering cat He. ■rtfhij&mV’* l ’ that he found it impos•ibie to .get young fences to grow, owing I>ri .tq wandering cattle destroying them.—H - „• .thought, vit hardly ' fair that the Board , should compel him to clear: the gorae whiles they- allowed cattle to wonder at large,*—lt was decided to write to the ranger, informing him that there had beeta fresh complaints re the cattle upon the roads. ‘ . From Mr J. R. Fuesell, forwarding tracing of survey made'by him, and stating that the road between sections Nos. 26791an8%611 ■ is ohly survdyhaas fair ' as the southern boundary of the latter section ; also that'the road from that ..point to the road south-east of section No. 19206 'runs through Crown land, ; ■'* road through ' which could be obtained by an application the Chief purveyor,/ ‘ Christchurch.—l t wraVdetsided to inake an * application for a road in ; continuation of "‘the’present one. , _ / Ifrom the. r Clerk of the Temuka Road l *‘ : endowing ,vh•.resolution *■ ’of-that Board re Sharpe's 'b’ridgi, viz. : “ That this Board .is of opinion' it would be desirable to Wait the effect of another flood before xiver is generally .ctossable for stock except in cases of flood, consequently no - great; inconvenience. ie cause rt in the and to be acknpw--1 "I ■■ " " Ji From the Mount Peel Road Board, foVWMtdibg the adbddntfbr half the cose : < f repair* to the Boundary road, j. tbe Clerk to tlib Bepaldine Town Board, stating that, after consulting their ! toif'fKkrfibhifd'' could not see their ' way blearto expend’ motiby,on the Geral- ‘ dice todtbridge,' It being .outside of their ..own, ,was decided to .no.nfy. by boards' : at each . epd of the bridgeihatifc was for traffic; . * From Mr;W. iColtmao, stating t.w.t he bad collected for the month 7P5 dozen eggs and 67dozem birds,. at a cost of £6 Us 3d, *.y iFroth Mr ,'Bakery advising; that the sum of £4-134 8,d,; anting.fipm;, laud ,po!d r vitiik*.- waervw N0«r389 fr<?ua .31st of , Janueryito 31st,July,. 1.8»86» was now m .the, hands of the Receiver o,t Land < Revenue,: and would be. paid into the Treasury, to be forwarded on receipt of a Voucher from the Board;.—lt was decided apply for the amount, that due before tfatiuufjt 81st to be added. From lh» same," stating that the sum ■ 0 f -£5 st»,' arising from the sale of land within reserve No. 349, from November Ist, 1885, to Marci. 3.lst, 1886, was now ; Tn thh hands of Receiver of Land Revenue, and the would be paid ' upon receipt of ~a voucher the send a yo.uchor for the amount. OVERSEER'S REPORT. reprt waa read as follows ;** The Chairman Geraldine Road Board. “Bl*,—l.have the honor to. report for the - month ending date as under «Very slow progress has been made with ' several of the works in hand; The time has expired on • the following contracts, viz.: N0f.'192 J 193, and 1 99. The latter will be completed in a. few days, The undermectiobed contracts have basn passed for filial'payment since fast meeting s—Shingle Fairfield and Wooding’s load ; also' Wreathali's road, Beautiful Talley. Application—To shingle this road •b the rate of 12yds to the chain would cast £-, The gravel would have to be taken from Mr Slack's freehold, as the Board has do reserves in this neighborhood, . « Messrs Campbell and Barker’s Application—To form this road 24ft wide for the distance applied for would cost about £- . “Maiwell’s Application—This is a renewal of . a former application to have the road direrited through Mr Wigley's freehold, so . as to be able to get a threshing machine up ’vjpry'-iteep hill. The cost of diversion .'would be heavy, considering the small amount of land to bo served, and I am very doubtful if MV Wigley would gite his consent, as he has lately fenced all the land adjoining the •• “ Donkin’s Road, Waihi Bush—To shingle jo? this road at 20yds per chain would cost £—, V and at 15yds £—j the sbingli to’be taken V from the riverbed, as Mr W, Donkin declines * to allow it to be taken from his freehold. : i ‘ “Rales—l have prepared » list showing the amount of rates still outstanding for the year, ' “ Hoad Deviation, 'Rae’s Road —I have made an approximate estimate of the cost of this deviation, which I find will he rather expansive, and X very much doubt if the benefit 16-bis obtained will justify the expenditure of so lsrge a sum on a by-road, The cost would be, including land, surreys, fencing, and transfer, about £—, J ; ; f Clerk and Qrorseer.” ; Re Wella* application—lt was decided to refuse it for the present. Also Campand Barker’s application. . JS$ Maxwell’s application—it was de- ' ' glided the Board could not entertain the application.to or divert the road, as 1 ft would be top costly. ..... Donkin's Ruad—lt was decided to . c#ll te Q d er P I° r Ipr the work. The question of road deviation, Rae's Road; was left till next meeting. INTERVIEWS. . Mr W, Coltman waited on the Boayd, • and asked them to give fiim some m? Eruptions with regard to purchasing eggs. ;': O He B(ial®d that lye hed always refused to buy eggs ffom the Temuka boys, but they , bed thep.given or sold them to the Geral'?'•'4l_qe:tiojjrb Jo ’’.wll...H® wished the Board J ‘''to give him some iDslruntions upon the - matter,—The Board slated that they had ... i no suggestion io. offer on theisubject. - , M» MoLpsn waited on theßoari, ask, idoopw;. the jloullot of the creek

running through his land, in order to let the water away.—lt was piomised that the Overseer should see to the matter. Mr J. Wharton waited on the Board, asking to "be allowed to. fence the road adjoining his section,—The request was granted. Mr J. Crafei waited upon the Board, and requested them to let him the whole of immigration barracks, comprising three cottages. His reason was that he now occupied one of the cottages, but aa they all cohjoined conversation carried on in one could be heard by persons living in the others. If allowed to have the whole to himself be would ; be wilting to pay a yearly rental of £lO. -Mr Craftr haying retired, the Board discussed the. matter. It was finally decided to giye Mr Rowe, who had been allowed to live in the cottages free !of rent for three months, a month’s notice to leave., . The ,matter of re-letting the tq'rbe .settled at the next meeting. • , Mr Ennis ,waited :’’pon the Board, and asked them to deepen the drain running past his property,;as?the water was now ■running;, over; his Hand.—The Board decided to allow the Overseer to attend to the matter. ■ : ranger’s report. The Ranger’s report, giving the number of cattle found, upon the roads, and the di4frict ! ;frbWl>hich they were impounded, was laid upon the table. , DEFAULTING RATEPAYERS. _ A number of rfttep M yers not having paid their, rates, it was decided to take legal proceedings against them. . ..ACCOUNTS, Accounts to the i amount of £483 2s 8 i were passed for payment; ' FINANCE. ; ■' Proposed by Mr FUtman, seconded by Mr Grant— “ That the deposit falling due »t the Bank of New South Wales on December 30*h, 1886, be placed to. the current account,” This being all. the business the Board adjourned tijl January 4th, 1886'. .