GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1800, 9 October 1888, Page 3

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of this B.nri was held at the Road Board office, y-ste--d«y Preierr- Messrs W. Postldhw i'e (Chairman), J. K Hand, F. B. Flntinsn, and P. McShane, An apolojv for nonattendance wna re»d from Mr W. IT.l T . SUck, he having met with an accident. ICIIHJTES. The minutes of the previous meeting ware read and confirmed. TBTDEBS. Tenderi were opened and dealt with ae /•'lows : Contract No. 263—Building Groyne*-, Soak and Shing'e, Hae-hae-te-moai» River: F. Dierck, £37 (accepted). No. 264—Concrete Culvert, Ford and Shingle, Lewis' Road and Geraldiue Road : Only one person tendeted for this contract, but ai ha had neither put in his name n't amount of bis tender it wan decided to invite fresh 'lenders. No. 265 —Shiogle, Hawke's Iln.id, Waihi: R. O'Neil, £l7 ; M. Lawlor, £l7 (accepted). No. 2«6—ShiDgle and Boulders, Woodbury Crossing : Jae. Beckley, £37; R. O'Neil. £35 (accepted). No. 267—Cutting Channels and Buildiog Groynes, Pleasant Valley : B. Tromper, £36 12a 6d ; K. Quaid and Co., £34 17s 6d ; Enois and Kennedy, £34 ; Jas. Beckley, £33 (accepted). No. 268-For 1000 Willow Slakes 5 J. kiwis, £1 14s per hundred (accepted). COKBBSPONBESOB r Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows: m _ „ From Mr J. MulvahiU, Pleasant Yallay, calling the Board's attention to the atata of the river at Rhubarb crossing, where the water was running over Ids property.—The Board decided they were not in a position to protect privaie property, and the overseer was instructed 10 report npon the app'icatioo. From the Aehburton County Council, dec'ining to sell the solid iron pil*s applied for.—The oveiieer was instructed to wri e to the Council enquiring if they would ■all the four piles lying on the north side of the Rangitata traffic bridge. Trora Mr fi. PilnsaD, in reply to one from the Board re reserve No. 1210, stating thst his board had no power to sell any land vested in them, aud that Rohd Board could only obtain the land they wanted from this reserve under I ' The Public Woiks Act " with compensation to those whoße rights were aff cted thereby. —The Bonrd decided lh»t upo-> furl her consideration the proposed deviation would net be curried out. From Mr B. Bayley, informing the Board thathe intended to enclose the small portion of his property (R.S. 20,461) which was encroached upon by the road at the junction ef the Woodbury and "Fairfield roads.—Matter attended to. From Mr W. Gunn, Timaru, informing the Board that he was out of strychnine at. present, and offering to obiain them the quantity required at 4s 6i per ounce.— .The overseer was instiinted to get the "'quantity n quired for the season. From Mr J. P. Kalangher, Geraldiue, asking the Board to reconsider ilnir decision to fine him £1 for exceeding t- ( , time allowed for building the K k*i u footbridge.—The Board decided th»t ibey could not alter their decision, aud uininded the applicant that the damage done to their pile diiver while in his possession had not been charged for. From the Geraldine County Council, enclosing cheque for £Bl ss, being balance of subsidy on rate collectable for the year ending March 31st, 1888. From Mr C. G. Tripp, enclosing rates and cotrecting the Board's statement cf the acreage of his property.—Alterations to be attended to. A commanication was received from the Ttimika Road Board io reply to one from the Boaid, offering to supply 1000 willow stakes ready for bedim./ at Ttmuku »t 26* per 100.—Offer declined. OBABI BITER ENCROACHMENT. Correspondence was read from tho Bailway Department, Wellngton, in rep y to tint from the Board of the 2Q:h 11 t., requesting the Government to euppy ten tons 0 fold rails for protection works on the Orari liver. The Government agreed to supply the tails asked for, pointed fi" for driving, provided that the meihod of using them and the plan of protection was submitted and appeared likely to be successful,— Plaa had been since forwarded. INTERVIEWS. Mr Love, Pleasant Valley, waited on the Board, and asked them to deepen and • widen the drain near bis property on Brophy's road to allow sufficient outlet for the storm water.—The overseer was * instructed to see the place and do tiia work required. Mr Kalaugher waited upon the Boan', and asked them to reconsider their de v eision to fine him £1 for delay in erec'ir g the Kakahu foolbridge. Mr Kalaugher ugred that he had been greatly delayed by the exceedingly wet weaiher that prevailed, and also by having considerable trouble in fixing up the pile driver.—The Board pointed cut that nine weeks had been allowed to complete the aork, which could have been done comfortably in three. The Board decided to Scheie to the resolution mentioned above, OTIKSIXB'S IETOftT. The overseer's repott was read and draft with as follows :- •* I have the honor to report for the ibferinatton of the Board as under : "The works in hand have made fair progr.es during the past month, and several small joba authorial d to be done have been competed. % ** Protection work* at Be'nSld—As instructed. I have prepared a plan and specification for protecting the ri*er terrace at res»rve No. 2717, and neighborhood. " Willows for Orari—l could not obt in willow stakes at the pace paid previous y, ao I have advertised and eal'ed toucit-ra for 1000 delivered on the river turrace above the badge. "1 BlsoadieitWed for a hotse for the Board's work, but have t<«>t, tieui ancuvsi*ful in obtaining one ihat would suit. "Kakahu river encrouchmet.t —I : ..ve in company with the Temuka Board'.

Overseer, inspected (he proposed ro>d diversion, and also wrote to Mr Pitman on the vnbjec f . His reply will be laid b fore the Board. In connection with this I wou'd advise that a channel be cir through the bend opposite. This would allow tho fljod water to oacope inucli more freely than at present, and prevent a great deal of damage in the future. The cost would be very small considering the benefit io be obtained.

"Woodbury crossing The piles nl this crossing have been driven, and J have called tenders for li ling in wiih shingle and boulders to restore the weir "Gravel Pit—l have had Mr Grant'* section tested for shingle, with a view to miking an exchange for th" Board's reserve. Very good gravel is obtainab'e it the east enrner of the section, and very Utile stripping is necessary. I should therefore consider the exchange desirable iD the interests of the Bonrd.

"Material A supply of about 20 bnrres of cement will be required t>) carry out the. contracts let to-day. I would ask authority to add a chaff-house to the grain store, as we are short of storage room. This would also answer for keeping the wheat in for poisoning, which has to ba kept in= the tool-house at present. A wash-hous" and coal shed are nlso very much required. "W. Sheibi, " Overseer." Tt was decided to make the exchange of sections for gravel reserve. The cemen' was authorised to be obtained, and the buildings suggested by the overseer erected. ACCOUNTS. .Accounts amounting to £194 6? 4d were passed foa payment, and the Board went into Committee on Charitable Aid business.

At a meeting of farmers in Ashburtoo on Saturday Ust. it was reiolverf to form a Farmers' Co-operative A.B«>ciation, and, if possible, that it amalgamate with the Chrißtchurch Farmer*' Association. The South Btitish Insurance Company will pay a dividend of 8 per cent. The net profits for the ye- r exceed £IO,OOO. A pub'ic meeting, under the auspices of the New Zoahind Alliance, was held at Dunedin on Friday evening, but was not very largely attended. Sir W. Fox and Mr T. W. Glover were among the speakers. Resolutions were passed in favor of prohibition of the liquor traffic by direct vote, also that no compensation is legally, 1 qui tab! jr or morally due when a license is refused. Shortly after 5 o'clock on Saturday morning three cottages occupied by A. S. Wills, R. Sowry, and iheßev. J. Wrigley, «t vVoodvi'le, wsre destroyed by fire. The cottages were the property of Wills, and wpre insured in the Northern Office for £2OO, £IBO, and £l2O respectively. The boating season was opened at Christchurch on Saturday with the usual procession of boats and scratch races oo the Avon, and several thousands of people turned out to witness the spectacle. RoSert Graham, an employee of the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, was found hanging dead behind the back door of his house at Ku'apoi by one of hia children on Saturday morning. He had thrown a rope over the door, fastened one end to the handle aDd made a noose at the other end. The Oamaru Hussars and the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry went into camp at the Agricultural Show grounds, near Ohris'church, for annual training on Saturday. The two corps muster upwards of 100 men. Captain Coleman is acting as instructor. At Christchurch Mr John OlUvier, R.M., ant Mr John Holmes have brought an action for criminal libel agaiot Thomas B. Bain, the alleged author of a leaflet containing verses insinuating that Mr Ollivier, who heard and dismissed the charge of " inciting to drink," brought against (he licensee of the City Hotel, had been improperly irlnenced by Mr Holmes, who was counsel for the defendant. At the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on Saturday, Silas Pugsley, for receiving stolen property, was placed 'on probation for twelve months. Frank Masters, for indecent exposure, was sentenced to two yearo' hard labour. The juiy hi the case of A. J. Gibson were unable to agree, and after being looked up all night, were discharged.