PUKEKURA ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 192, 5 October 1897, Page 3

PUKEKURA ROAD BOARD.

The Board met in the Oddfel uws' Lodge-ioom at Cambridge on Silnrday at 2 p.m. There were present : Messrs E. Allen (chairman), \V. Scott, I>. Caley, Thorn on Walker and W. White. A Drain Wast*d.—Mm ra Jamrs Scott and Joseph Gatic wro'e : "The undersigned afc desiious to obtain per mission from your Board to open a ditch on an unused road situated between a portion of their farms, the object being to make an outlet for water to the river. One of the applicants is in attendance to explain the matter"—Mr Gane, who was present, said there was a big lot of ■water in a swamp, which he and Mr Scott were anxious to ge'. rid of. A large ditch or drain al out nine chains loop would bad it into a gully,that would take it to the rivtr. It would not be any detriment to the road but rather an advantage although the dnvn would nctd to be irom ten to twelve feet deep in certain parts.—The Chairman had no objection, but the applicants must take all r« sponsibility of keeping it in order.—Mr Gane said the road was only used by Mr Scott and himself, and they would like permission to put a fence across the end of it.—Mr Scott was sure no one would ol j ct to the road being fenced, but the drain must be put down one side of it, for that road had a quantity of good gravel in it that would he of great set vice to the Board in years to come. He understood the applicants intended fencing the drain on cither side to pro'ect it from b iog tiamolcd in by cattle, etc. —Mr Gane said that was so.—On the motion of Mr Caley, scconded by the cha ; rman, it was resolved to give the required permission to cut the drain and fence in the road. A Threat. —Mrs Thomas Tickers wrote on the 9th ultimo : " Respecting the bank known as " Bell's Hill," on the Pukerimu road, I hereby give notice that if the Board does not stop taking away the earth joining my property, and the bank is batterrd to prevent my fence from falling, further proceedings will be taken." —Mr Scott said none had been taken from that place for some time. Perhaps Mrs Vickeis would find herself in the wrong box if she set the law in motion, for, judging from the map, he doubted if the road infringed upon the property —The Chairman had always understood that the road was upon Mr V.ckers' land.—The clerk was instructed to write staling the Board had stopped taking soil from the place referred to. Gobse —MrChas. Dunn, ot Cambridge West, wrote askiug the Board to cut the gorse on the boundaries of sections 502 and 505. He had cut it several times for the Board, but it was now grown sc much as to be a danger to liis property. It was heavy enough to choke itself if it was cut down.—The clerk said it was so bad that Mr Dunn could not effect an insurance upon his house.—The Chair man stated they had offered to lease the section they owned to Mr Dunn for 14 years at Is per annum, but he wanted to purchase it.—Mr \Valkersaid they could not sell it.—lt was resolved to cut the furze and then ha-R it to Mr Dunn if he chose to take it. Another Stoitage of a Dkaix.—Mr Jame> Kingdom wrote : " I would like to know who is re ponsible for the water that is dammed back on my property, Lot 226, Byron-street, Cambridge West. The cccupier of Lot 125, has put a bank on the road."—The Chairman had viewed the place and said a water-course had undoubtedly been stopped, in a similar manner to what Mr Hamilton had done a little lower down the township. He unde stood it was Mr Garland who had put up the embankment. —The Clerk said it was a natural watercourse with a considerable fall in it.—Mr Scott thought it a neighbours' quarrel, and the Board would do well to keep out if it.— The Clerk was instructed to write and say that it was a precisely similar case to Hamilton's, in which the Board's solicitor advised the removal of the obstruction.—The Chairman said the water was dammed back on the road as well as upon Mr Kingdom's property, but it did not really do any damage, for the road was bnt very little used. A New Road Wanted.—The following communication was received from Pukerimu, and was signed by Messrs Fisher Brothets' and A. R. Miller : "We have the honour to ask your Board to open the road leading from our farms to the Cambridge-Ohaupo Road, and have a temporary track formed suitable for horse traffic, etc. At the present time there is no formed road and until your Board can see its way to put a bridge or culvert over the creek, all traffic to our farms has to cjme quite four miles further, when from Cambridge way, thau it would if the roid was open right across. In the event of your haviDg a bridge over the creek, we would be willing to contribute to the formation of the road in the way of labour.'—Mr Scott said the contribution must be in money and not in labour. —The Chairman did not think it was imperative that all contiibutions should be in money. He then asked the Clerk how much had been spent upon the road referred to.—Mr Fitzgerald replied that within the last seven years £250 bad been expended upon it ; and during that time about £3O of rates had been collected upon tie lauds adjoiniug it. —Mr Scott said it would be on expensive road to make, also to maintain. He understood the proper road line was not near the preterit track.—After considerable discussion, it was resolved that the whole Board inspect the site of the proposed road before deciding what shall be done. Gravelling The Chairman said about SO chains of the road near Mr Croxford's farm, at I'ukekura, needed gravelling.—The Clerk stated the coriect name was Lamb-street, Cambridge. West. —After some discussion as to where the gravel should be obtained, it was resolved to do the work, and the Cha:rman and Mr White were appointed to draw up the specifications. —The Clerk will call for tenders about a week before the next meeting of the Board. Accounts. The following accounts were passed for payment : —W. F. Buckland, £1 lis Gd ; W. Harris, £2 17s ; G. Kceley. £1 :W. Vickers, 16s. An account was received from the Waipa County Council, but it was referred back for correction. Meeting Room.—The Chairman said the Borough Council was enlarging its office in order that the Farmer:,' Cub might bold its meetings there. He understood the room would be available also for other public bodies, and he thought they could not do better than hold their meetings there.—The Chairman's suggestion was adopted, and the meeting then terminated.

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