PIGEON RAY ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2661, 12 June 1896, Page 2

PIGEON RAY ROAD BOARD.

Thp ordinary •ttmf.t'ily mre'ing of Ronrd wo?held in ib» Library on Sitiud-y June 6bh. —Messrs J-ts. Lyeli (c'loirrritn), H«y H"'<nP» and Rp^t , .

The minutes "f the !a<st mot th'v rneol-' me, and also <-f t')e special ni"o!in£r, wer 1 rend and canfrmod.

Mr Scott stv<=d he nnd Mr Pi»'t<!?rnw hnd meapnrpfl rn»{?'i'v <'>** nnfion of m-.i > road already nWaliefl and n'»o >hn put that Ptill rpqnirpd to b* dorm. T""} , had therefore decided to have «nr>ther 100 ynrda of met*! brokpn. for whicli ten Jar*» wcrfl now before the Board. Correspondence was read — Fmm Goodwin Bro*., *titin» flint out of £10 grant'd by the for work on Menzie? road, the unm of £G 19-> 61 would cover the coft, also thanking the Board for the grrftnt. From TC. M. B'aki'ton, E u q., Hon. S»c Pigeon Biy Qtw Cub. asking Board's permission w> \»y down a quoit pitih on fil" roadside dot tho o ! d wli«rf. — Granted. From W. P-t>n, TC'q . npking tip Board o conp'drr 'lie of Knurlepn'c road in HnlinH-' Bay for ennt.heft 10.chains so mt-i provide ;>n onMet fmm Pect ; on No. 32152 known on Rhodes',—lt was decided llmt the matter etmd ovpr for thn prps^nt A circular was frnrn f?. M. 3ronke, chemist, A"hburton. offir'n" poisoned wheat fer Pule. The following tenders wore thea con- : — Fir breaking , 100 yards of 2-inoh mt-M <\t. Ri>d Rirk Qn-rry— Scot 2" 91 a yard ; 11. I»n°fi3< 4< i yard ; Geo. %\ ; J. Pe-'ch 3i31. On.the motion of Mr H<y, seconded by Mr Hulinep, the 'tender of A. Scott was nee ptod.

No. 1 contract in Holmes' Buy—A. S-ott £40, to be completed by Aug. !<»'. C Knudsen and Co. £47. pipe culverts ICK ptone culverts 30* extra. Tbop. Innr>s £55, pipo cuherts 10 j ; f-tann culveris 30« pstin. Mr Ssott ptUed that in liis opinion ton wide a Fpoca had been given to bridges in the ftpecifiofltiona for thia contract, and ibis hid no doubt helped to raise the amount of tendersThi Bo<rd decided to Adhere to the ppecificatione. Mr Hiiy proposed, and Mr Homes eeconded, That Mr A- Soott'd tender be p.cfpptad. (Oirrirtd). N<>. 2 in Holmes' Riy—A Pcott £18; H. I-mns an I Do. £20' 10s ; G-'o. Ueynish £29 10-; Duncan Wii't* £23. M- Hrtlmea luopoiapd Thflr Iho tender of II Innas nn>i Co. lie acceptar!. Sflcondfiii by Mr TTny nnd cirrifid. Mr Sett rppottml t|i*t the work r.f olfuinins t»ide cha , a»d m'verfs on th» M iio road wnn nnw fiiUliod. and 'list rnebiliinii paria of it was the only work now F)peHe:J. A SooU he°D for x dsy * rn'v«rt below [rinpp , n '.vo planks in Ilin cn'vprt hi* gone, nnd m itfri-il w>»s now ready for fuit'ior wlu're nfedod.

Mr Flny reported t'l-'t pomp frnr'ng , wnt> in b-i<l plncen on [T'ilitk'h R-iy Mnd. similar to that erected on VVlinrf road. Tl)<» B">nl tboiijlit tbnt wiiicpine ibo cu'vi-it nnr) rotfl would meet tlic cspp. Measrs FrLiltnps and Scot.t noWf>ri tn innpeot the places and report t) Ihe Bn»rH. Pft'igfrf-w nnrl R'tait wpre appointed io measure np the metal broken by A. Scott near the t>p ond of Main rono. On 'ho moiinn «f Mr Sf;o't, p°coridf;d by Mr 'i'ly, ilie fallowing accoiiTits wero pnm-erl for pnytneni :— M. H»yps £7 10 91. A. Soot 6*. J. Ropb 5j 91. Goodwin Rm-. £25 llh 61. 0 Kniid-en £8 3i 101, W. R, Scott HI 9' 9i. G. R-ynish £1 17-< !01. The Cti'Minjn, Mr J, Lvi'l, (hen handed in h;- , «a a inpinhsr of •he Board. H<> regret fit hflving io <] « soj i)nt «s be w«s nhnnfc Io leive ibe HiJiriof ho wn» to ho.

Mr Flay propria? tlit Mr Lvn'i'e reHijriintion bn Rrc>--r>t'd wiih regr>t. As « member of the β-xirrl for a number of ye*rn and »s Cbninn'in, Mr I.yull hnd spirpil no piina >\n<] l»s»d given much of lii> t'mn in t funding; t> 'be work of the Board Tho t of tlm rnpirihorf and f»ipo of nil lv-fc-'piynrn in tlm (ii«(rict were fJijft biin for n:n p'ist Hprvipp".

Mr S-'tt (>n.l'>r-etl Vm rettr-rkfl of Mr Hty ant} (Ij« propoHi'tion, whicl) wns c^nir-rl. On the motion of Vlr Reoonded by Mr Holme.*, Mr liny wmt then roted to thu elixir The Gli'rk w-s instruct ■<! t) to qrfvpiriinine ni-t'ce for elation; nlno tn no'ify A. Sjo't and H. Innes nod Co. of fc'io iiocppinore rtf ilipir fpnrfera. Tlio raettint? then adjonrnpd.