TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2094, 4 September 1890, Page 4

TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

The ironthly meeting of the Temujka Road Board was held on Tuesday lapt. Present —Messss J- Talbot (chairmah), J. Woodhead, W. Snell, and C. Bissett, I

• ACCOUNTS. i Accounts amounting to £10218& 2d were passed for payment. |

•: COEEESPONDENCE. j Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows | Prom the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, forwarding list-of recipients of charitable aid in the Ternsba Hoad district, and asking for suggestibhs therewith. —No suggestion was mad|e. Prom the Manager executors of the late Angus Macdonald, asking fqr permission to cart shingle from reserve near railway, and also for the beared to endorse an application for the granting of a slaughtering license for a section at Bulmer.: —No objection was made to the granting of a licensp. The shingle to be given subject to thje payment of a royalty of threepence per yard. . ! Prom the Commissioner of Orowp Lands stating that on receipt of reports from ranger certain gravel reserves would be vested in the board. j Prom Mr T. L. Hart asking that bis name might be placed on the roll m respect ot lot 20, part of R.S. 4929, Winchester, purchased by him from Mrs B. Deßenzy.—The alteration to be made subject to Mrs Deßenzy’s consent. )

From the Colonial Secretary’s office asking for return of the annual income of the board and cost of management.

From Mr W. Klee applying to have his name put on the roll in respect of lot 21, Winehester. —The alteration tb be made. | From the Treasury Department stating that the sum of £176 3s 2d had been remitted to the credit of the board under the Local Bodies Powers and Finance Act.

A plan was received of the Orari settlement- This had been applied for in order that an application made by Mr W. Mason for formation and shingling in front of his store might be dealt with.—The question of shingling was deferred for the present; The clerk to ascertain if any moneys were accruing from the sale of sections in the Orari township,

OTEESEBB'S EEPOET. The overseer’s report was read and dealt with as follows : “To the Chairman. v ' “ Sib, —I have the honor to report as 'follows :—Tenders have been invited for Contract No. 28 (shingling ,part of Langridge’s Road), Contract No. 27 (carting clay on Canal Reserve Road), and for Contract No. 25 fords at R«ngilata.)—Contracts Ros. 21 and 24, form-’ ing road near Smitbfield and formation Main South Road, are completed. The; contractor for shingling repairs has com-' menced work, and is now repairing at Orari.—About 12 chains of the Rangitira! Valley Road, from the end of shingled 1 road near Braddick’a farm to the R>>egiltra Creek, requires to be re-formed. The cost would probably be about £—i Talbot’s road requires repairing with river; shingle, but as this will be ; a costly work: 1 would ask the sanction of the beard; before including it with ordinary slnugl« repairs.—White’s Road :: This road has been formed full width for a distance of about 76 chains from its junction with the Milford Road, and fur the remainder of its length, abont 70 chains, has been formed from 27 to 30 feet wide on one side] About 35 chains of the last-mentioned portion runs through 1 swampy land, and, unless during exceptionally fine weather, is not fit to carry a load. The portion that has been formed from one side only requires to be made at least 45 feet in width. The cost of doing this would be about £—. The part that has been formed full width runs through fairly solid ground, but cuts up badly if carted on during wet weather. lam of opinion that this road is used more than any other of the same class in the district, and woold therefore recommend that the shingling of it be undertaken at an early date.—Kirk’s Road : For a length of about 70 chains from its junction with the Main Waitohi Road this load is worn very flat and requires to be re-formed for that length. The remainder of the road, about 80 chains, does not require much doing to it, except the ruts filling in and tussocks cutting off. The ford at the second creek on this road wants repairing, and the creek, which at this place tuns along the road reserve, requires to be straightened; there are also three wooden culverts that are apparently rotten, and require replacing.—The Pound : The dwelling-house has been cleaned and minor repairs done to windows, doors, etc. The outer fence of the sheep yards is decayed and requires renewing. The cost would be about £—. The outside of the dwelling-house and inside of kitchen require painting; the cost of two coats would be £6 5s. —A stock of pipes is required.—l have, etc., “ F. Archer.”

It was resolved to invite tenders for carting shingle for Talbot’s road, also to invite tenders for formation and part shingling on White’s road, Milford. The overseer was instructed to have repairs effected to Kirk’s road, the same to be done by contract. It was resolved to have the sheep yards at pound repaired, the question of painting the premises to be deferred.

| STB AT HOUSES, ETC. 1 Mr J, Woodhead asked what was to be done in reference to the number of old horses straying upon the! road. They were a great nuisance, i The chairman said .that he had seen J the poundkeeper and the police on the subject, and they had agreed to take /the steps authorised by the Impounding Act, viz , to impound the horses, land if not claimed the following day to obtain an order from a Justice of the Peace for their destruction. TENDERS. The following tenders were received: —Contract No. 25 —Kangitata Fords : M, Sheehan, £9 9s; J os, Buck, £9 j

j; Ha^rV ! £B iPs.; The tender of Jds. Bucfc : was achepteJ. . , 1 Contract 7 No. 27—Carting Clay Canal Ro'ad, etc. :, T. Dayia, cartipg clay, Is 9d/per yard,’reerpwning, £lp ; Douglas and /Washington, carting clky, llfd per yard, 1 recrowning £4 (accepted.), . } , , M Contract No. 28—Shingling Langridge’s Road : ;W. Hppkineon, la'lOd per yard for shingling, '(accepted.); The 1 meeting 'then terminated. GER^piNE,'irQWN^ARDI nixing of,this/ boa rd was held 1 op//£ues^ay.. ,py,ening s ladjt. Present — Maslin (chafeman), t r A. ;■' J. ,M illi^ B » f Sherratty N/ Diihlpp, f an^;J d vMundell/ , . ~,CHAIEMAN’S.STATEMENT.. : ; i J, > -The chairman statedithat theoworks, committee, s as ), authorised, riJ yisit4d Totara Street ;yyith a yiew to repaiAi, etc.,' had .decided<>what ] was required, and had; tenders; for ; doing . the aap3e. Two t tendershadbeenreceiye|i, butineither, tendprera had filled up the .schedule' iof prices, works .committee, had..notdeal t* .with thejm.*! j, Thdy hkd sipce been, property, filled in, and were on the tablet to -be opened that, pvening. (> The 'board' had formerly.,appointed Mr, Sherratt. returning for the town [district,and on his resigning . the position o|f clerk it was intended that the new clerk should be the returning officer, but; this had not beenincludediin thje specification of duties of I Mt Hiskens, consequently /Mr Sherratt was/ still the returning a officer, o TJnder. ithese circumstances he .(the chairman) had instructed Mri SherrattJto conduct the biennial election on >l7 th in dt*; i[ j » | The action of the chairman was approved of.o n;: *<m : .;i • ■■ j ; f . ;j ; qOEEESPOiNDKNGB. - ; •uc' j Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows ! ‘ - j Rrom r the Timaru Hospital,;; enclosr ingi a, list of, persons in> the. Geraldine district wboi had': lately ibeen ’imqates of ; • the : hospital;> with * the- amount: owing by each, and/asking/the^Onboard to forward/buggestionsl on the same.—r After considering' the list it was decided; to Fad Vise, itfaeihospitahiboard that none .of the persons were in a position: to; pay; at/present, i; i { 1 i.; The C.A*. Board forwarded a; lisfcL of persons in -the eGeraldine'district-ire-} ceiying'charitable; aid,; and also a liet of children*, boarded out in the district] with the ; amount. paid (ifor each.—lt was decided:to. advise the discontinue .ance; of payment for .one or two; who were well worth; keeping for the work they did, and of lowering the amount paid for one or two others. > ■ , Mr W. W. Campbell wrote applying for a slight .-modification of the building .regulations withrespect to a shop he was about; to serect. / A; plan of the new buildingi was (attached , i and after considering the same the board granted the application/ -. ■ . > ; 1 > ; ; From Mr C. G. Tripp, Orari Gorge J asking>to have, section No; 151 transferred to: Mr J. M! H. Tripp,—The latter having.consented-the clerk , was! to (make (the necessary; alteration on? the roll.; 1 i , ! ; Fro m Mr J. Kellys /re turning the board’s map,: o/. .■ \ , . A circular wfts.M received frohi thej Colonial SecretaryMiasking n to/the supplied..withiz-Athe ’ amount: of; Ithej hoard’s rincoiue ( for the year . ending March. Slat, 1890, and; the sum! spent in salaries and-office expenses;; nt;' i

An application from Presbyterian Churcty forn a' lamps/in(front of the charch ordered/to lie on the table till , the next ordinary board meeting. IMPBOTBMENTS, :; TOIAKJI STREET. ! I Tenders 1 for *! implements' and repairs, Totara Strhet,’ were opened' end dealt with as follows:—Mr J. Beckley, £27; Mr G. Ward, £3s'6s Bd.iMr Williams moved and'Mr Dunlop seconded, “ That Mr Beckley’s tender ho dccepted.”' ; Mr White moved, 11 That seeing wo are on the eVe of a general election, no tender be accepted.” Mr Sherratt seconded this.

Mr Dunlop;thought thaStaa they had called tenders for the;work they should accept one, unless they were both too high. The amount of the tenders -was not much above the board’s estimate.

Mr White thought it was a good deal of. money to spend on a road where there were ho ratepayers. Mr Mundell said the road ' led through the- bush; which was a g*reat rqoor.t of pffiasdre parties from tance, and they mijght possibly have an accident there. , Mr Sherratt said the road had served well enough for years;past, when’there was ten times more'carcage of timber, etc, than there -would ever be Again, as the bush was .now; about gone, and he did not think the board was justified in speeding so/much of the ratepayers money there now. Mr , Williams!'.said the ratepayers used* it to ttqrt timber/and goods up. i Mr White said be did not want con-tracts-going on when the board went out of,office.)

The chairman; said he was opposed i to | calling,. tenders and then throwing, them ; out, pntysg. .they were all too high. If the jWorks Committee con-; sidered the work required doing, and called; tenders’for it, a tender should be accepted, except upon the above grounds. They would have at least itb shingle the road, and they had never done anything there since taking the road over. Mr Williams’ motion was then put and carried. LEASING SECTIONS. The chairman and Mr Mundell reported having seen Mr Wilson Smith'

re the arrangement made for proper- 1 ing the board’s leases. Mr Wijfion | Smith was sure he had never hadisuch an iterview ( or .made with, themr-the arrangement they bad stated.—lt was decided; to ask him to send in his account for preparing Newport’s apd Turner’s leases. , (V . . ;ii 5 ,| ■ TherejWas quite a rush of] applications 'for,leasing. tho f board’s. reserves ;on;ihe" : flat,' l th|» i haying, eyidently risen considerably ; since the removal pf :the ( schppl. ,’,J. j( . y Mr put . that . the board could; not deal .with them atthat mepfihg.,,, When .the , ,w;ere advertised ;the ,tendcrs had tp.be in by ' a tjieibpardipould plow ;lek them without. a fresh‘ npib l ■ficanpn. rf /' f ',..' t | ; ,[ .. linidmo-) 1 It' decided :t ,to fj)r leasing f the .-reserves, tenders ;to be p by a special meeting to be held on the llthinst., , 0 .. 01jl out- klv •• | ■i i." PYEESEEB’S.EEPOEI! 1 . K u■■ ■ : 1 i t The,oversjeer’s,report,was-read.t He was! instructed to. arrange .with Mr ■Be i cklpy;. ! ,f or,.shingling; required* > also to repair the end rails on the bridge on the Cemetery; and giyo lnotice tp ( persons jhayingi gprse growing,. ‘Upop, the",streets, to remove the > same';, also to obtain the lamps required for th'e street, lamps,. -tu TAnTTATIONnEOI,!, . v ■ .... | _ A, number of ; alterations j in ithp valuation .rpU.. ;w t ere considered ana was authorised to initial the same. ~ , • - , : 1 of;HEALTH. :;j j A meeting of l the Board of Health wasjthenheld, the same members being present. ,o. j A letter was read fromthe? Rev. A. B. 1/ To 1 dd 1 \re the nuisance from thp Prgsbyterian manse sectioD*andit was; resolved, to, leava the;, matter for the hew board to jdeal with, I GERALDINE DOMAIN BOARD. j , A meeting of the Domain Board was held at, the conclusion iof ■ the foregoing .meeting, : tbe same members being preßent v: V! , | '’.V, A letter was read from Mr A>iß.> GH Rhodes, and Major Steward,! M.H.E.s.j, stating that , the i Government! would give no .money, for necessary planting m the bush reserve. j .■ 1 . * | Mr Citron applied. for permission to erect a gate , leading in to ithe . park J —The necessary, fep .having: been paid the application was granted, uv. i . • Only.pne tender,.osvas. received; foi leasing, one, 20 aere^,,and .that was. , considered Stop low.—-The invite .fresh tenders, to be in by the llth.inatant. : ; v The meeting; then terminated.-., j