TE PUKE ROAD BOARD

Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 2 December 1913, Page 3

TE PUKE ROAD BOARD

* r MONTHLY MEETING. ,' ) The'monthly meeting of the Te , . Puke Road Board was held last -Saturday. 'Present: .Messrs T. P. Lemon (Chairman), F, L'os- * tock, 1 A. D\ Pruden, C. Barrow. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Chairman reported that, ' , in company with representatives . ■ of /other bodies, he had visited *tl .the Domain in order to ascertain \ its "suitability for recreation purtposes. The delegates, howevet \ had been unable to come to a de- , - ' cision. and he had therefore re-, • ' quested a surveyor to/take the . levels, when it was found that it . • would cost so much for filling as ! ' 1 to render the scheme impracticr It was 1 decided, therefore, > to abandon the idea, .Mr L. Grey wrote, asking,that f something be done to the Mano- ' eka road.—lt was resolved to # point,out that this road was un- ' , der'tne jurisdiction of the County « > Council. - ' ' * A discussion ensued in conneci * tian with the recent tendering < -for a contract on No. 3 road, and - a motion was carried that in fut- ' ', ure any tenders received by the l( ;• Board must be accompanied by a <(. 1 dejposit, either of cash or cheque J \ guaranteed' by the Bank. ~ t Mt was resolved to apply to the '' County Council for thirds i ' j" *, ing to £2517s on No. 4 Road, and —,-£2019s 5d on No. 8 road. . •' •, On-the motion of' Mr Bostock, 1 the Board decided to purchase a \ , road grader, members considerr '!ing that a great saving would be > 1 effected by the possession of a ■ machine. . , . ■ ,V ' A few accounts were passed ; v.; for payment, and the meeting adjourned... . 0' i»' • .V-'-I.M- ■■•i»V ■