Cambridge Road Board.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2696, 22 October 1889, Page 3

Cambridge Road Board.

The above board met at Hewitt's Criterion llote], Cambridge, at 2,30 p.m. on Saturday. l > r* > : Messrs 1' orrest (voted tn fclio chair), Pickering, Paton, and Kallender. The minutes of tho previous meeting were read and confirmed. O<>MN,AINT3.—Mr A. Clements wrote, calling the attention of the board to the bad stato of the road from Mr J. Brown's, to the coiner ot his property near Mr Butler's. lln suggested that a culvert should be put in.—Mr Forrest moved that tlie work be done, under his supeivision.— Carried. LUG.U, FuOUEKDIXIiiS Tint KATUN El I.— Mr John Arnold wrote that, ho much regretted having again to call Hie attention of the board to damage done to his property by the water turned on to it. The lata heavy rains had washed away his fences an.i drains, doing considerable damage ; and if some agreement was not come to, ho should he. compelled to institute legal proceedings. Mr Korre-t said be did not know if the board felt inclined to go back on what they had decided at previous meeting-'. Considerable damage had undoubtedly been done to Mr Arnold's property and also to the river road, but it was in consequence of Mr Arnold having made a deviation of the drain. The water formerly spread over a portion of Mr Arnold's land and gradually percolated away, but he having cut a. drain through into the river road, a gully about 200 yards lons,-10 feet broad, and HO to 80 feet.'deep, had been made, a portion of the road having been washed into the liver. Mr Kallender did not think the board had anything to do with tho damage to Mr Arnold's property. The Clerk said he understood that the drain from the road had been made years before Mr Arnold bought the property, and also that the natural watercourse was across the land. He had carefully searched tho records of board and could find nothing referring to the matter. Mr Forrest thought the board should enter a counter claim against Mr Arnold for damage done to the river road. It, was resolved to acknowledge the letter, and state that the board did not intend to depart fioin their previous decision; also to call Mr Arnold's attention Lo the damage done 11 the river mad. Aunri. — The Auditor-General f. rwarded an account for ISs Id.—lt was decided to fake no notice of the application. The feis for the previous year's audit have not been paid. Kknuoukt M.\us<;akawa_ U:>ai>. — The committee appointed to receive and accept temlorsf >r wmk on the above road report-id tlmy had letthewoik to Mr Wat,tain for 3r- Id per chain. Theic was one lower tender, which, however, was lefused, as the. tenderer had previously done work for the I'oard that was considered misuti-fautory. The action of the committee was approved. Ckavki. Pits. —Mr Pickering repotted that he had inspected tho site of the proposed gravel pit at Tamahere. It contained very good material, but was a long way from the road. He asked for tho matter to be deferred, so that he could try several ether places. —Deferred accordingly. Tim Chairman. —Mr .James Taylor wrote apologising for hn non-attendance. —The Clerk said Mr Taylor talked of retiring from tho board, through press of business.—The members hoped Mr Taylor would not resign. Main Road.—Mr Forrest said it having been decided to gravel u portion of the main Cambridge-Hamilton road each year, instead of maintaining it by contract, he thought the time had now arrived when the work should be done. He moved that about a mile and a half of the road be gravelled; one mile at the Cambridge end and half a mile near other properties.— Seconded by Mr Kallender and curried.— Messrs Forrest and Kallender were authorised to call and accept tenders for the work. Siun Posts.—Mr Kallender said the sign post, at tho Hautapu station was down. —Mr Pickering called attention to the one at tho corner near the Tamahere Hi ore, which was much too low, and had narrowly escaped being the cause of accidents. — Tho respective members who pointed out the defects were authorised to get them remedied. A New Koad.—lt was decided to clear and form the road ieading from Fencowrt railway station to the Victoria road, it being a short cut from Tamahere to Scotchman's Valley.—Mr Forrest undertook to prepare specifications, and he and Mr Kallender will call and accept tenders for the work. Rati,way League,—The Chairman and Mr Pickering were deputed to attend the meeting to be held in Hamilton to-morrow. Accounts.—The passing of tho following accounts concluded the business;— Cricket, ,tl 8s; Souter and Co., £-1 0s Od; T. Wattam, Jul Us 6d ; T. Pennell, £'3 lis. Colombo Garden Ceylon Tea ; price, 2s lOd per lb. In use the most economical Tea !