TAOTAOROA ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2204, 24 August 1886, Page 2

TAOTAOROA ROAD BOARD.

A mkkhng of the Taotaoroa "Road Board was held at Cambridge ou Saturday, at Kirkwoods Private Hotel. Present : Messrs N. Hunt (chairman), Geo. Hally, and W. Seimnens. The Clerk stated th it the amount in the bank to the credit of the board was at present £K5 3s 3d. ( Mr J. S. Bond wrote, asking for a share of the board's job printing favours. Letter received. The Piako County Council wrote, acknowledging the receipt of a letter from the board recommending them to apply tor a Go\ eminent contribution. Mr Sperry wrote that £31 2s subsidy had been placed to the board's credit. Capt. McPherson told the board they had lost £2 to £1 on all rates collected that were in arrears, and on any r.ites not collected. Mr C. M. Bruiiskill wrote st.iting that the hill at Bridgewuter was a bad piece of road. The road requited widening, and .'. piece wanted taking off the hill. The Chairman said h«i understood that Mr Bum^kiH had already been authorised to h+ve this work dove, and asked Mr Wtittam, who was piesent, whether, if the work was undertaken now, it would not cut up the road too much. Mr Wattain replied that at the pl.iee where the work was wanted, the ro.id would not be cut up, j,s it w.is on rock. He estimated the work would co>t £14 or £15. It w<ii resolved that Mr Br.in.skill be authorised to have the woik done at a c »t not exceeding £I.">. Attention was directed to the condition of a enhert on the Mitamata road between Me-^r-i Se u norm .md Pjllis 1 propeitie-i, aud it w.i*> deculi- « to apply to the Piako County Council to In; allowed to use some of the pipes that are pii*>ent lying unubued near Ellis mill, to repair the, culveit. An account, R. Wattani, £1 19s, was passed for payment. This was all tho business.