PIGEON BAY ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2069, 10 July 1896, Page 2

PIGEON BAY ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary monthly OKfeVng of. this Board w.ih h-ld in 'lie Library on Saturday, July 4'h. PresHfi'—Meaara J. Hay in tho clmir. Serf and Ghodwin.

The Olerk as Returning Offioer reported tho election of Mr P. Goodwin for the vacancy caupe'd by Mr Lyali's reeignut ; on.

The eleciinn of chairman was .eft over for full meft'ng.

Correppondenco was read—Fiom Mr W. H. Briatow ptiting nslimate of coHt foi Holme's Bay contract >~; also paying ihe Council had confirmed the exchange of roads without opposition, and ceit'ficntPß would he forwarded in dne courso.

From H. Innes nfking for extension of lime in which to complete his contract op, bad wonthor had interfered with the work."

On din mft'on of Mr Scot-, *econded by Mr Goodwin, an pstra fortnight was granted, but aft-r that no fuither exton-, fiion would be allowed.

Prom Mr R. D Kelly asking permission to "cut.ft drnin on the fou'.h <?!•*e of fn'p phop into tha culvert under the road to carry off storm wa'.er.

The rnaiter whs left int'ia Chairman's hands. .

From the Commissioner of Taxes, Wellington, encloeing form of decleratiou for subsidy.

Tlie Clerk was instructed t) v/n.e to Mr Brietow re Softies of exchang o of rosdn Jn'HolnaeV'Brty ;.a!)-o v fei W Lyall him lo complete hi« of mot«l breaking f»t BucJua'.s quarry as soon as poppib'ej,

Mr Scot' reported that he had vinited Holme , h Bay road and found thut widnti-. ing the culvptt would do. Men had b p on engaged to put-the rend in repiir and to fence paft-i where npedad, .

The Chuirrmn reported that ihe culvert below Mr Innefl 1 old had given in near one end.

It was decidpd-ti put in a new culvert of nioo innh pipef". It was also dpoidprl to pnt irto thoroueb rppair the cu ! vert over the crepk below Mr Iniieu , . rh it w»h ru prfivei t unsafe for heavy truffi •. Mr 1 ' ojGf«re.i t> get men to do the wotlt.

The Chimrmn also reported tlnifc n snf< ppot bed appeared agiin on Hnlme's By road, and that needed Hopina; to BR tie wafer was cnt'ing t'>e ro id away.

Members decided to inspect fie rond

It whs resolved th»-fc Mr H*y ii»t -rview Messrs G )or!win Bros about coiting rne'ol from ll"<) Rock -qnarry.

M' GfoUvin reported thnt-t*o men had been p"t on for half a day to cut drains in rond t-> Merziea , ti cany off ftirm water. He p(»t n d ths't a man plioq'c) he put i>n for a r)«y on Kay's Gully road as Foon re possible til clear (-null Hlipn and o }f>n up culverts. Dβ it might save-greater future expense.

Mr Sot 1 tynva the'follo'wing , notice of mot : on :—-That a general rpt- off! in (ho £ be levied on rII properly in the Pigeon Bay Road Bo*rd Di'f'ict for tlvi year ended March 3ht. 1897 ; and a ppecial whnrf rate of 1-16 th of a penny in the £ for the snmo period,'in be payable in one sum on Ocfober let, 1896."

On the im-t'on of Mr Scotl. seconded by Mr Hay, the following; accounts were passed for poympnt :—FI. C. Jabobson (printing nnrl edvertipinjr) £7 3d ; W. Lyall £6 6' 9i, C. £1 10s 91. H Inneß £1 7s J. Rors £4 0- 3 1, W. E.'Sr-oit £6 U* 31 M. H«yeß £4 1* 91. R D. Kelly £2 Is. A. Scott £3 11s 6d, B Pcnlinet'in £7 2*.

The meo.'ing then aHjuuned