GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1646, 13 October 1887, Page 3

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday last. Present —Messrs VV. Postlethwaite (Chairman), W. Deß-enzy, and F. R. Flatman, TOE FOOTBRIDGE. • Before commencing business, in company with a deputation from the Town Board 'consisting of Meser3 J. Mundell, j E. Taylor, and J, Williamc, the Board : paid a visit of inspection to the Geraldine footbridge, with a view to seeing what could be done toWnrls repairing the same. After a short consultation it was decided that the Clerks of both Boards should .Bubmit-, plans and estimates cf coat of re- 1 pairing the bridge for the consideration of J the Board that day. MINUTES. . The Board having returned to the room the minutes of the previous meeting were lead and confirmed. CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. The Chairman atrtted thai ho had s°en Mr Wigley re the track to theK>.kibu Bosh School, and that gentleman had stated that the granting 0 f the track would cut him off from the oily permanent supp'y of water he had for that portion of bis property, aud therefore he could not gr*nt the track asked for. The Clerk was instructed to prepare an entimate of the cheapest form of footbridge. - DATB 01 MEETING. The next tuual meeting of the Board falling on the Bth of November, near the date of the Ohiristcbuich A. and P. Show, it wan decided to •postpoue the meeting till the 15ib Nov. CORRESPOND. NCE. :'.,' Corr««pond<'nce was tead— From Mr C. G. Tripp, Oiari Gorge, enclosing a letter from the Proper: y Tax Commissioner, informing him (Mr Tripp) thatnosubudy was to be paid this yet-r OQ the rate the Board was now collecting. Mr Tripp drew the attention of the Board (o this fact.— The letter was read. From Messrs Moore Bros., qnd a number of ratepayers in the Gape*/Valley district, requesting the Bwd to t»ko into consideration the necessity of shingling the road known ••s Bpi>y'a cuttifcf,.—The Board decided to entertain the application wueo ths gorse upon the road i.ad beeu cleared by those persons who had property tb6reon. From Mr A. Maxw 11, asking the Board to make a rpnd to his sedidn No. ,Job»b ft.oad, Ppih', before t&c comiig jhwvest, «o *» to make it ftt for drayitrafh£

—lt was decided to repair the present road. From Messrs WooUcombe nnd Olulor, Timaru, in reply lo an enquiry by the Board, stating that they weie until lately the agents for the mortgagee of the Wnihi Bush property, and declining to give the name of the present owner until his consent had been obtained.—-It was decided to place a notice on the ground. From Messrs Smith and Dennistoun, informing the Board that on November Ist, 1887, they would cease to hold reserve No. 1190, and as the rate, £8 8a Id, ran to March 31st, 1888, that was five months after they ceased to be tenants of the said reserve, they requested to have their rate reduced by five months. - The Board regretted that they could rot remit the portion of the rate asked for, but suggested that a letter should be written to the Steward of Reserves, asking that the new tenant be called upon (o pay a portion. From Mr R, Irvine, Clerk to the Mount Peel Road Board, supplying the Board with a statement of the cost of erecting a footbridge over the creek in Mount Michael Yalley. The cost of the bridge was stated to be £l4 The letter was received with thanks, and it was decided to send a copy of it to Mr Wigley, as he had written to (ho Board, staling that the bridge bad been erected for about £5. From Mr Maurice Lawler, asking for a few days’ extension of time on his contract. —Granted. From Mr John Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands, informing the Board that he had recommended the Government to have reserve situated on Block XXIII., Orari, containing 4a Or 9p, reserved for gravel, the Board to have temporary but not permanent control of the same.— Read. From the Clerk to the Mount Peel Road Board, calling the attention of the Board to the dangerous way in which the heaps of stones had been placed on the formed road loading to the Rangitata station, and calling the Board’s attention to a case reported in the Taranaki News of July 30th, 1887, in which the Taranaki County Council incurred damages to the amount of £l5O through an accident caused by a heap of metal being stacked upon a formed road in a similar manner.—The B)ard thanked the Mount Peel Road Board for the information given. From the Clerk to the Geraldine Town Board, informing the Board that a deputation from the former Board would meet a deputation of the latter on that day to inspect the footbridge over the Waihi river opposite the Geraldine Hotel. From Mr John Love, Gapes' Valley, requesting the Board to clear the scrub and flax off the road adjoining his property, to enable him to grub the gorso properly, —The Overseer was instructed to arrange wilh Mr Love.

overseer's report. The Ovorseer report was road, as follows: I have the honor to report for the informtfcion of the Board ns under : Tho worfes in band havo been delayed considerably by the large quantity of rain which has fallen lately, consequently very little progress has been made during the month. Tho various rivar crossings &nd fords have been econred out in ninny places by the lata freshes, bnfc no serious damage has been done. Sharp's Bridge—l had a temporary footway creeled on tresaela at this bridge to opin the gap, but tho Into flood has carried away out) of the tretsels, and widened the gap at the bri-ige to 80 feet. One extra plank and treasel will be required to restore tbo footway. Slip at Eedcliff—l have pegged out the portion of Mr Setiley's land which I consider oaght to be acquired by Ibis Board for the diversion of road at this pl».ce. Tho quantity will b» a trifle under two acres as shown on sketch. As this road is in a dangerous stats the work ought to be put in band os early as possible. Mr Kelman's application—As instructed I havo examined the place where the water lays in Mr Kelman's paddock. No water was there at the lime. There is st present, however, a large quantity of water dararned back in the paddock, a hrao quantity of which might be let off by removing dead gorse and rubbish from the gap in the fence, {.laced there presumably for the purpose of keeping in the sheep. The w»ttr could be taken down the side of the mdin road, but as a largo /portion of it would run down Shaw's road, the cu'vert on that road, a few chains from the junction, would have to b« taken up and an open ford constructed to e-irry the wnter. It would then flood Mr B.ll's land and do more damage there than Mr Kclmnn now suffers. As Mr Kelman also objects to Urn done tho only alternative is to leave things as they arc, or to corntruet a ford acrois the main ro;.d and lot the water down i through BethuDtj'a land in the original watercourse. Mr Guthrie's application—l I have inspected the river-bad near Captain 1 Temple's. The water is overflowing and running through Mr Guthrie's paddock. This is caused by the silting up of the old channel and could be remedied by cutting a channel, in the shingle bad about three chains long, and turning the strcam.into it. The I cost of doing this would be about £—. ' Brown's drain, Belfield —As directed I havo made an estimato of the oust of the work and forwatded it to the Commissioner of Crown Lands. School Bridge, Pleasant Valley— To prevent the river getting round tho end of Ibis bridge, I should recomms»d that a gp'\r groyne filled with boulders be placed on tbo North tarrace, or in all probabil ty the bridge will require to be lengthened uftnr the nest heavy flood. Rates—-I htye co lected and paid in to ike Board's account the sum of £44114s 7d on account of general rates, whioh are now coming in very slowly. Rangitata Station Road—As the lower end of this road is being cut up by the carting of rocks for the protective worki, a su-faceman is required to fill in the ruts. Public Pound —As directed 1 have insured the Pound, and buildings, and takan out a policy for the sum of £IOO. W. Shibbs, Overseer.

JSe Sharp's Bridge—lt was decided to attend to tbe work. Mr KeluWs application to stand over. jßeGuthtie'sapplic.tion—lt was decided to carry out the work. Bi the Pleasant Valley Bridge—Work to be done. Bt Rangit»ta Station Road- It was decided to apply to the Minister of Public Works to place a surfaceman to fill up

the ruts. *Vith regard to the slip at Redcliff, it was moved by Mr Flatman, seconded by Mr Deßenzy, and carried—" That Mr Sealey be given notice that the Board consider bis price for land required for road purposes at Kedcliff too high, but are willing to arbitrate in the matter;, and should this not meet Mr Sealey's news the Board'will be compelled to Uke ttie loud under the Public Works Act."

THE TOOTBMDGE. The question ot the footbridge was then again bipu.gty; up. Ttie plans submitted by ths Oltrka of the rospiCtw* JJqardfj

wore CMr' j fu iy considered, and it was finally mm pi by Mr Flatmao, seconded hy Mr .Ueliei.zy.'rind cariied -"That plans I for the extension of the footbridge, nocorli'-g to this Board's vitstvs, be sent lo the Town Board with estimated cost of erection, and asking the Brnrd if thoy would be willing to p»y half cost of same." FINANCE. Mr Deßenzy moved, Mr Flaiua«n seconded, and it was cnrrTed—"That tU sum of £SOO due on the 20th of October, 1887, be deposited in the Bank of New South Wales for nine months." SMALL BIKDS' NUISANCE. It was decided to request Mr W. Collmnn to collect the eggs and birds on the same terms as last yeir. ' THE BOARD'S PLANTATIONS. The Overseer whs instructed to report on the Advisability of e'earing tbo rubbish and cutting off the lower limbs of the trees ia the Board's plantations. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £165 17s were pawed for payment, and the Board adjourned.