TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2264, 8 October 1891, Page 3

TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday. Present —Messrs J. Talbot (chairman), 0. Bisaet, and J. Fraser. INTERVIEW. Mr Hawke interviewed the board upon ■'the'-subject of the opening of a road at Qiarii how occupied by Mr Bisset. The latter was cropping it, aud he (the applicant) had offered to rent it, and his offer had been refused. He did not think ’ Mr Bisset ought to occupy that road and make a profit out of it. He himself had been summoned by the board for having a van upon a road, and he thought Mr Bisset was obstructing the road more than himself. The chajrman supposed that if there had been no strained relations between Mr BiSset and himself the value of the road being opened would not have , occurred to him. Mr Hawke contended that the opening of the road would cost very little. There were only about 40 chains of it, the approach to the river was not difficult, and there was only one small gully to fill L_ He presented a petition from six ratepayers interested, Mr Bisset said Mr Hawke had complained on a previous occasion that the name of the informant about the obstruction his van caused, upon the road had been withheld. It was not himself (the speaker), but a neighbor. The chairman said this was apart from the subject. The board office was no place to wash out these things. The board would consider any application made in the ordinary way most carefully. They had no power to let roads, and if a man cropped one he did it at his own risk. Mr Hawke referred the chairman to clause 68 of the Road Board Act, and withdrew. PETITION. The petition prayed that the road in question from Stewart’s to the Orari be opened up, as it was a main track to the Rangitata. It was signed by WHawke, W. Weaver, W. Stevens, A. Austin, G. Stewart, and R. Thomas. t The petition was carefully considered, and it appeared from, examination of the map that the petitioners would in no way be benefited by the formation of the road. .It was resolved—“ That the board adheres to its former decision not to open the road, on the ground that it (the road) is of no public utility.” CORRESPONDENCE. . Correspondence was received as follows : , ' From the Geraldine County Council, covering cheque for £35 17s 2d, subsidy due to the board. From Mr J. A. Young, applying for the substitution of the name of Thomas Langdon upon the roll in respect of the property known as the.Wolseley : Hotel.—Granted. -The clerk drew attention to the fact that rate notices- were issued to certain individuals, and it caused a lot of complication to make, alterations later on. He suggested that the original owners or occupiers should be asked to pay, and arrange themselves with new occupants. —lt was agreed that this should be done where possible. From Mrs Macdonald, applying for the substitution of the name of Mr J. Fraser for hers upon the roll in respect of section at Waitohi.—Agreed to. From Mr M. Seals, applying to have the name of Mr Tennent substituted for his in respect of R.S. 13740,13741,13916, 13917, Waitohi Flat.—Agreed to. From the' Riropertd Tax Commissioner, asking thaij. !falcilities might be given to intending-assessors to have access to the boardTs roll, etc. ’ .From Mr J. Swkney, asking that the name of Messrs Harper and Co, be substituted for-his in respect of property at Bangitata.-r-Alteratidns had been made. • From the Commissioner of Crown Lands relative,to the vesting of certain gravel reserves in the board; Gazette notices, for the vesting of reserves 1057,1058,1070, 1Q71,1841, 2141,. 2142, 2143, 2145, 2146, 619, and „parts of reserve section 4165, ; 6723, and, 6724 were not yet issued. • Reserve 1069, 2% acres, being within the 1 Arowhenua. Town District could not be vested in the board; Sections 55 and, 56, 'id the township’ of- Wallingford ' (the board’s premises) were Grown, granted to the Superintendent of Uanterbury. Arowhenua Native Reserve No. 881, a copy of the sub-divisional survey had been forwarded to.the Native Department, but no step had been taken to prepare ahy titles without definite instructions from that department, which had not yet been . received.—lt. was thought advisable' to take steps to have sections 55 and 66 properly vested.—ln regard to the Native , reserve a .difficulty arose in regard to the clearing of gorse, as until titles were issued the proper’ gorse notices could not besefvqd. . . From Mr H. Nicholson, applying to have the name of Mr W,. Mathews substituted for his in respect of section at Waitohi. —Granted. , , overseer’s report. The overseer’s report was. read and dealt with as follows; — “ To the Chairman. “ Sir, ; —I have to report for the past month ias follows;—Tenders have been invited foy Contract No. 39, cleaning part of Canal drain, and also for Contract No. 41, repairs to road running through Rtiddonklau’.s-Island. During the month ■ shingle repairs have been done to Winchester- and Geraldine Road, White’s. Road, > Milford and Beach Road, Clyhe*s Road, and Christmas’s Road. A pipe' culvert has been put in on the Waitohi Downs Road, a bridge on the Boilingdown Road has been strengthened, and. the drain fronting Messrs Christmas and I Parke’s land, on White’s Road, has been *

cleaned. An estimate of cost of transfer of road Orari Estate has been forwarded to Mr Murray, who could not give an answer in time to call tenders this month for improving the North Orari Road. The bridge near O’Neil’s, on Talbot’s Road, will soon require to be taken up and replaced. The new one should be considerably larger than the present one, and if built with concrete abutments and wing walls will cost at least £—.—l have, etc., “F, Archer.” GORSB UPON ROADS, The clerk was instructed to serve further notices in connection with gorse, and to report upon offenders in this respect at next meeting. He was authorised to take steps to enforce compliance with the Act when necessary. TENDERS. The following tenders were dealt with; — Contract, No. 39 Cleaning Canal Drain—J. J. Heap and Co., 5s 6d per chain; M. Flaherty, 2a 5d per chain; H. Lynch, Is 10Jd per chain (accepted)Contract No. 41—-Catting Tussocks, etc., Ruddenklau’s Island—Jonas Fifield, £ls (accepted.) ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £75 6s 4d were passed for payment and the meeting terminated. | 1