TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1655, 3 November 1887, Page 3

TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the above Board was held last Tuesday. Present Messrs Talbot (Chairman), Eraser, Biaset, and Quinn. MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ACCOUNTS. Account were passed for payment. CORRESPONDENCE. From Messrs Perry and Perry, in reference to grubbing gorse, saying that they had arranged to have it grubbed. From Mr G. Woodhead, asking his name to be taken off the roll for some sections, and Mr C. Woodley’s name substituted. From Mr J. Woodley, asking that , his name, should be placed on the roll for a section instead of Mr Inwood’s. The Clerk was instructed to take the usual steps for having the alterations ' made, providing all parties were agreeable. ( From Mr C. Woodley, asking for ( pipes to make a crossing over a drain i to get to the land lately occupied by i Mr Woodhead and acquired by him- 1 self.-—Granted. 1 From Mr H. H. Pitman, Steward J of Education Reserves, in reference to £ a road through the Education re- £ serves, agreeing to pay one-third of it. i —lt was decided to inform Mr Pit- e man that the contract had been let for t the work. { From Mr E. Wilcock, offering to 8 pay half the cost of a drain near his * place.—Agreed to. From Mr A. M. Clark, stating that Rhodes’s and other creeks had been diverted from their natural channels, and were flooding property in consequence of Rolieston’s road being made. Mr Bisset suggested that the water of Rhodes’s creek should be sent down the Canal | drain, and after the matter was talked over the Overseer was instructed to report on it. The other ( matters complained of in the letter | were also ordered to he reported upon. From Messrs W. Eolleston, J. . Patton, A. Grant, and A. M. Clark, urging the necessity for the construction of a bridge either on the lower road or Badham’s road, to give acess t - to laud on the north side of the Orari. 1 If the Board cannot construct a * general traffic bridge they urged the erection of a bridge that would carry 8 horsemen in time of flood, and allow a the crossing of sheep.—The Chairman ' said the County Council had taken c the main roads, and he thought the * County Council ought to have it brought before them. The. County Council, the parties interested, and the i Board ought to contribute to it. He * - thought it would not be costly on the 1 lower road, but would not be so use- t ful. The Opihi bridge at Eaincliff t cost £llOO, and the bridge required 1 on Badham’s road would be perhaps i as costly. Another idea was to put it < alongthe railway bridge. It would be I better to refer it to the Council, who 1 could report upon it.—lt was decided 1 to refer the matter to the County i Council. . 1 From Mr James Winning, offering ( to supply the Board with anything it i . required at cheap rates. 1 . WINCHESTEE BRIDGE. V On the tenders for fencing the i approaches to the Winchester bridge i being opened, the Chairman said it i was a County Council work. The i '■ Council had decided to redeck it, but no funds were available. The approaches were a part of the bridge, i and he thought it would be advisable i to refer it to the County Council. The matter was referred to the County Council. The tenders were-W. Hopkins, £25 10s; W. Fiefield, £2B 7s 6d. — No tender was accepted. INTERVIEW*. Mr Badham interviewed the Boa'd in reference to a drain near his place. It cuts across a natural watercourse, and if it was not done now it would injure the road and his property. He also asked for a subsidy as a ferryman over the Orari river. (Laughter). — The Board promised to look into the matter of the drain, but showed no disposition to consider the claim as a ferryman.—After Mr Badham had retired the question of the drain was talked over, and Mr Biaset said Mr Badham had the contract for keeping it clean, but after his contract had expired it got in a fearful state before it was let again to Messrs Greenaway and Latimer. —It was decided to make arrangements to have it cleaned in future. ; Mr Snell waited on the Board, and said he wanted a culvert for which he asked two years ago. He had no doubt they had any amount of old timber, and if they gave it to him he would cart it for nothing. There was about 4 or 5 chains of road to be made, ■ and he would pay one-third of the .

a whole work, and in addition he would 1 cart the timber. He had been paying * rates for 20 acres more than he ought to * for the last 20 years.—The Chairman ' said it would be righted in future, but . there could be nothing done as regards ; the past. The Board would see what > could be done.—Mr Snell then retired, 1 and after some conversation it was 1 decided that the Overseer should re- ; port on Mr Snell’s application. As regards the second application, it was decided not to remit any rates. OVERSEER'S REPORT. The Overseer’s report was read as follows: “To the Chairman and Members, “Gentlemen, —I have the honor (o report for the past month as under—“As directed L have called tenders for fencing the approaches to the Wailii bridge, near Winchester,—On examination I concluded it was not necessary to call tenders for easing the grade of a ford on the Kakahu road, ns vary little work is required to be done. —Ovviag to the wet weather during the early part of the month the works in hand have not made much progress.—Contract No. 14, forming road near Greenaway’s, will be completed in about a week. The cheque i« drawn, to be held till the work is done. —I have obtained a small quantity of timber from Me Hopkinson for crossings over the Canal drain, Orari.—Regarding the ford, in the Opihi river at Milford, I estimate it would cost £ — to do any protective work with the view of making the approach to the river permanent. The ford can be made good in the usual manner for about £—. —I have examined the gullies referred to in Mr Galbraith’s letter and do not think it advisable to make fords at these places. I would recommend that a 2ft Gin . culvert be put in each gully. They could be put in for £ — apiece. —Me street, Andrewville ; Thera are eight owners of sections who would be bsnefited by the formation of this street. The cost of formation would be about £—, but it could be made passable for £ —. —i am putting in a 6ft concrete culvert on the road by Mr Barker's, instead of concrete abutments and Umber top. The cost will not be any more, and when done it will be permanent. As this work will be completed in a short time it is now necessary to deepen the road ditches so as to take all the water through the culvert.—As sections Nos. 5,6, 7, and 8, Raagitata township, «ro being fenced off it is necessary to open Francis street, as this is the only road to the sheep-bridge.—As the contractor for shingle repurs has not been at this work during the past month I have put on Hopkinson to do shingle repairs at contract price.—l have, etc., “P. Archer.’ i It was decided to make the ford in the Opihi river at Milford passable at i cost suggested; to postpone for one month the question of the gullies referred to in Mr Galbraith’s letter, 1 with the view of inquiring whether a I cheaper scheme could be devised; to i form the street at Andrewville, pro- i vided the applicants bear the expense i of dedicating the road, and half the ' cost of formation; to call for tenders for deepening ditches near Mr i Barker’s, and to open Francis street i in Rangitata township. ( COMPLIMENTARY, , ’ The Chairman said they ought to take notice of the work done by Mr ( Archer at the footbridge leading to 1 the Manse at a cost of £l4 or £ls. He had there done work which would save hundreds of pounds to the Board, and it had proved most effective. It • was only right they should give him credit for it, as if he had made a mistake he would he sure to hear of it. THE HOSPITAL QUESTION. j The Chairman said there was another ■ matter to which he desired to draw attention, as it affected the district. He referred to the action of the Waimate people, who were making efforts ; to constitute Waimate a separate hospital district. If that were done it would increase the rates in this district. The Waimate district embraced one-third of the present hospital district, and as the population was small it would be manifestly unfair. The result would be that people in Waimate would escape with far less rates, while the rates would be greatly increased in the rest of the district. The Temuka Road Board was at present contributing £350 a year towards charitable aid, and they would find that as soon as the subsidies were stopped, as stopped they would be, this item would bear heavily on them. After some consideration it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Fraser seconded by Mr Biaset —“ That this Board strongly deprecate the attempt at present being made to separate the whole of the Waimate County from the present Hospital and Charitable Aid District of South Canterbury, and form it into a separate district, on the ground that to allocate such a large and valuable portion of the district to the support of a hospital at Waimate (which is not required) will heavily and unjustly increase the burden of taxation over the remaining portion of the district; that the Road and Town Boards interested be asked to endorse this resolution and to write to the Colonial Secretary forwarding their endorsement of it or any other resolution they may deem proper.” SMALL BIRDS' NUISANCE. Mr Fraser brought up the subject of poisoning small birds, and after some consideration it was resolved to offer 2d per doz. for eggs, and 2d per doz. for heads of birds. The Board then adjourned.