KIRIKIRIR0A ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2236, 6 November 1886, Page 2

KIRIKIRIROA ROAD BOARD.

Tiik usnal monthly meeting of the Ivnikiriro.i Ito.i'l B \\rd was hoid at tho Wukit. County Ch.unbui , Hamilton, ve^'iiiu, fio'-i'nt : Me>sis A. finr.ioso (i-hamn 1.1), Lovell, Thomas & SteeL. The Engineer ie,poited that no tender h.id been received for the ti-tree cutting contract at Ngaruawahia. — The chairman remarked that it was evident there were no unemployed m tho Waikato.— Mr A. Bruce Suttor wrote drawing the board's attention to the state of the culvert on the board's portion of the Eureka avenue road. It was too narrow for the purpose, and he hop»d the board wi'iild give it their atteutiou. — The Engineer was aulhoiised to effect the requited improMMii'Mii - with the labour of the Mirfumnw. — Tho Engineer reported that Nicolhb' ; dgo m.'<ir Xjfiruaw.ihia on the river load could bu impaired at a cos>t of, say, £2\, as it wa-> in a \oiy bad ht.ite.— The Cliairiiian v/as of opinion that it would be better to buiM a new bridge.— Mr Lovell was of the chaiini.m's opinion, a great deal ot tliu old timber could be worked up into the now structure. — After some fuither discussion, the engineer was authoiised to make an estimate of the cost of a ni'w bridge, and if it could be built fwr less than £40 to call for tenders. — The Engineer wrote. intimating that in view of tho decreased expenditure he could no longer continue to do tho board's work under the old an alignment, which was l\ per cent, on all e\ penditure. At piescnt he was actually losing money, as his expense-, sometimes came to more than his eommi->Mon.— Aftiu some discussion, in which tho niembiMs present admitted the force of the engineer's contention, the matter wis drfmied until thS next meeting — Toe uncineei w.n instructed to call fur toudns for making a, drain and road in tho Newcastle North

suburbs, near the railway. -With reference to tlio Mapgawara track, th.) cliainn.m was nuthoi'ised to see tlio manager of the W.ukato Land Association's estate with a \ lew to getting the company to subsidise tlio work, ao that a dray 10 id could be made. — fM l "jJ'6vell said the road when made would opan up (10,000 acres of land— Tt wns arranged that the chairman, Mr Lovell, and the eugineor hlnmld vmt the locality in a week or ro. — Tiie eh lirman w.ii autholised to receive and opi-n t»ndi*rs for the ti-tree cutting contract at Nj^jruawahia. -- Tlio Clork repoiteJ that Mi T. S. Ruoeitnan bad been absent from four consecutive meeting, .Hid hi^ seat was decl.ired vacant. —ft waf ios<)l\(>d to instinct the returning orh'cM to Like the neco-saiy stejn to fill the \.ic.i".c v. --Sever.d small accounts weie passed for payment, and the boar 1 nno.