AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 1675, 2 August 1892, Page 2

AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

A .Sleeting of the Board was held on Saturday. Present ; Messrs i Newlon, Stewart, Chatfield, and Wright." Mr Newton explained that the Chirman waa unavoidably absent in Chrißtohurcb. On the motion of Mr Cha'field, Mr Newton waa voted to the chair. The minutes of-ihe prior meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. . Letters were read—- .:„;:.; : .. From Mr Johni Hodgson., ABJking . fori progress ' , To be held over till clerk visit. . ; .- From Property Tax CotnuaiHsioner stating subsidy £125 had bean paid to Board's oredit. , . .. From Mr Th )mas asking for tracing of Mr Bates' Wainui property. Attended to. .; From Chief Surveyor returning (racing Inland Bay road diversion duly certified. From Mr F. Narbey an follows :— " Long Biy, July 27tb. 1892. " Sir, —I respectfully beg to oailj. the attention of your Board to. a decision which was arrived at some eighteen months ago respecting the formation of 20 chains of the road leading from Purple - Peak on to my property. In reply, to my letter on the subject in the.early part of this year it was resolved that the'matter should be attended to. Ido n.ot wish to be unneoessirily clamorous for this,,work, yet, 68 1 have made but few calls upon the Board, and these■only. hesitation, 1 feel that the necessity whichexists for an exit on tbe southern side of my property justifies me in asking "ii the Board can at present see its way to oarry out the original decision, I still beg to willingly offer assistance with the work by clearing tbe buab on the line."

To stand over for consideration till spring.

From Mr Ingle asking permission 'to burn rubbish. (Granted) From J. Segisson applying for progress payment of £20.

Granted subject to approval. From J. Woodill asking for progress payment of £25.

Granted subject.to app r ov*h From Mr Meddings encloaing correspond dence from Mr Shaw re nuisance arising from dung heap near Mr Lee's stables and asking Board to abate nuisance. It was proposed by Mr Wright seconded, by Mr Chatfield, and carried, that the decision of the Board on this matter be held over till there waa a full Board, clerk to give special notice to each member. ... From Chief Surveyor, certifying,, to map supplied, to the Board by-,,..|1e86ra Mclntyre and Lewis. ~.,,. ; ,

\'- : '•■ ' ... .GORS ( B,,. ; jj-v,. ..., w ;., It was decided' to' give;, notice, fp*; all affected 'that ;garse" on by. date of next meeting, Augiiat 27th .would ;be removed at expense of offender. , - ISLAND BAY ROAD.,. . • .■■'.-.'.... The actiog Chairman "said that when Mr Whitfield, chairman, returned'from Christchurch he would make immediate arrangements for a deputation to wait on Mr Knight re exchange, and also on Mr vDicken regarding John Hunt's road. . . >. . GORBB ON ROADS. It was resolved tbat the men employed by. the Boird be instructed to grub up all gorse plantß growing on publio roads for which Board may be liable, throughout any part of the district in which they are employed. WAINUI AND MT. BOSBU ROAD. Mr Wright reported that the Mt. Boasu Road was in & very had state. After ex "mining as to wh j n contract waa let for Work, it was found that Mr Lyons' (the cohtraciorV) time had expired the work, and ir was resolved that if the work is not completed Hatiat'uctorily by next meeting of the Road Board, the work will be re-let. TriNDi-BS. The following tenders were opeped :— Wainui Culvert-rJ.'. "Wright; ijtin. (1 month), £4; M. montbe), M.M.' Lyons (10 clays;,

i 1.. £3; W. . Barrett (5 weeks), £5? D. LeComte (1 month) £5 10 ; J. Newbegin (6 weeks) £4 7<j 6,i ; J. Turner (7 weeko). £4 10a. Wainui Bridge — John Turner (5 weeks), £21 15* ; J. Newbegin (6 weeks), £18 10s ; D DaComte (8 we?ks), £26; W. Barrel! (6 weeks), £18 ; ML Lyons (3 weeks), £14 9s ; M. A. Johnson (4 weeks), £15--Bccepted ; J. Wright (4 weeks). £16 3s. French F»rm Metalling-J. C. Anderson (8 week*). £17—accepted ; J. Kfllly (4 weeks). £18; M. Lyons (5 weeks), £17 ; D. LeComte (7 weeks), £19. Flea Bay Road—J. SeTgison (3 months), £44 10s ; A. F. Hawthorne (3 months), J. Woodill (10 weeks).. £52; '"Funriell and Johnson (3 months), £46 — accepted. Waifeerakiknri, No. -4—J. (3 month-), £49 ; J. Woodill, jun.„ (6 weeks), £29 18a 9d ; L. P. Johnson (4 months), £26—accepted. If was resolved to call for tenders, to be in by next meeting, for 70 chains of the lower p»rt of VVaikerakikari Road. '"'"',"* ' ... ACCOUNTS. 7 ! Tbe following accounts were passed for payment:—M. McK-osrh, £2 ss-; R. Shad boll, £3 12_ ; Jos. Barwick. £4 4* ; .?. Siftdbolt, jun;, £4 10-; S Johnson, £4 4«; T LeComte, £7 12s 9d ; J. Bflrwick, £86s8d; Audit, £1 ; Insurance Office, 16s 6d ; James Wileon (smith work). 10s; J. Kelly, £5 13* 6d.; Akaroa Mail, £2 14s ; Jos. Wright, £1 19s.

The meeting then adjourned to Aug. 27.