AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2081, 25 August 1896, Page 2

AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD.

Annual Meeting. The annual meeting was held at noon on Saturday The nof<.iintf», f'f which the following U I h Kinnnißiy, tfrre read : — G nnra 1 Acoonnt —R****'irt' : B.line* 1 nt 3l*t M»r/.h 189") £57 4- 3d; Gnr.erO r.tes 1895 9S £381 2- 2I ; do 1894 95 £608 5- 10.1 ; do arr-ors £5 8« 41 ; Go., verriuient subf-idy £125; Akaroa Cniirtyi, grant for roads to d>n'ry faeoriee £100 ;< Li't'o River R«ad Board (hcnndnry road*) 4*7 8 -, «»)e »f g'a*« sped en mads £37 8 fir- ront £7 ; refund* 16* 9'? balance ,t Hl*t M-uch 1896 £444 9* 3d. Total £1774 3' Id. Expenditure- Roads and hri.ige- ('B»r H r<l Ridins-) £363 19- Id; do (Wainui Riding) £951 0* 3d : palair-s (r\c >k aod pneinper) £160 : printing and nrlv rtiaintr £43 13* 3d; roads lo dairy fac'nes £100; ./iniths' work, 'Onto and matt-triads £84 10s 6d ; horse feed &o. £8 8-:; legal expenses £5 14» 6d.;,,i:1an8 £5 7« 6d , offioe expenses £2119-* 7d*; audit £4 13s 4d ; flection expenses £2 7s ; miscnlHineous £9 VS* 3d ; interest- and exchange £12 I4*i rOd. Total £1774 3<» Id. Pt»tement of Bnlnnc's.—Account': Dr. General account £444 9< 3dr; O.Contraotors' 'Dfpoeit Account £3 IS"'. Total £440 16» 3d. Bnk and Gash.: Dr. Overdraft G»npral Account Bank of New Zfi'>lflnd'£4o7 10-8 d; represented cheques £74 l»—€481 Via Bd. Cr. Gash in band £33 15« 5d ; Contractirs' Deposit A-couDt £7—£4o 15- 5«1. Totil £440.16« 3d. The ptotument of assets and liabilities showed asflets £834 10-t 4d, liabilities £545 4s Bd. ■ . ■ ■ . Mr B. Barker moved ' That the annual nrcountv W to by the AuditorGeneral be adopted.' This was carried unaniraoufly, and also a hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman, and members of the Board for the admirable way in which they had fulfilled their duties during tbe past financial year. ;

Ortinary Meeting.

An ordinary mefting of the Board wae he'd on Saturday. - Present — Messrs Newton (Chairman), J.Brown, McPhail, Checkley, and Rnodes.

MINUTES,

Tbe minutes of the previous meeting were read and confi mcd.

CORUESPONDENCE

From Mr J. Wilson, asking Board to authorise bim to impound cattle off L'ttle Akaloa and Old French Farm road* W. Hewirt offered 10< for grass-seed on lower part of Long Bay Road. Jno. Sunckell offered £1 for grass-seed on Long Bay-Road. Sunckeil's off>r to be accepted, provided money is pdd before next meeting. From Mr Eli Soott. asking for his name and bis soil's io be placed on roll for certain sections in Wainui.

Application printed. From Mr G. Giddens jun., offering to clenr plips on French Farm Road. Work to be let by tender. From Mr H. Piper as under : " Duvauobelle'd B«y July 21, 1896.

g* r> —ln receipt of.your memo stating the Board grant" me £4 (four pounds) to assist in repairing my road. Well. I cannot compliment tbe members on their generosity, it being only an eighth of one year's ratos. and barely 2 per cent, of moneys received since last expenditure. Re culvert pipes borrowed, »hey were 9-inch ones and it was an exigency when the Board required thorn. I'm not ceitain »p to number, but I think fouiteen, - I .only require seven for-one culvert v present. Ido not think I've been treat.-d we'l in tbis matter. I erooloyed men affc-r t'e big slip Upon the Okain'd Road, to dig out and clean something like 12 pipa° on roy flat, to save thair bwtDg broken.. —Yutir-i, &0... FTicsry Piper."

From Mr Tl. W- Piper ua under

Sir In reply to your request for more information re pipe* taken fro.n Duvau cbelle's Valley Road, and which wt now ask to be returned, I may -tat- the follow - ing me to tbe beet of my belief, thn facts of the case :— The Board granted two 9-inoh culverts of about 20ft each to replace two wooden culverts on the Duvauchelle's Bay Road. I am not sure of the exact length, but I dif-tinct'y remember tbe pipes being stacked on the side of tbe road for son.c time. The. Board running short of pipes some time after, borrowed ours, as the wood tbey were -intended to replace seemed likely to last longer. One of these culverts was filled in when the improvement was made six or eeveo years ago ; the other 1 now want to renew. I trud the above applanation will prove satisfactory and t>e Board will see its way to return at least one of the culverts. While reoognieing the right of the present Board (o something definite, I fail to one why I should bo called upon to prove my right to the consideration now asked for wken if tne ttourd in the past had not failed in their obligation there would have been no necessity for tbe request.—Yours, etc., H. W. Piper." ' Resolved that £1 be granted as tbe pipes were evidetuly pkced on the road to be

used on it

From Mrs Casil,*. asking to have her name placed on roll for pactions 10 and 11. block 571, Duvauchelle's, occupied by her by permission of Mr C. Dam pier Crossley. Applicst : on to stand over till next meeting-.

From Mr R. Vanstone as follows :.

■'Little ßiver, 13th Holy, IS9& Gentlemen',—f write again to ask you for a road to my propei'tv. As a settler and a ratepayer for thirty year** I consider that I am Only asking yon for my right* which I a.n duly entitled to. It is both urgent and necessary and nlso a deserving case, when I tell you there are eleven of as depend ; ng for this -road to be made. The milking season is advancing, and I want to supply the creamery for a living. Allow me to suggest to tbe Board to put valuators on that portion of Mr H. Smith's land rpquired for my road. —Yoora &c„ Richard VANBTONB. Expense too great for work to be undertaken at present. From Little River Roßd Board as nnder : " August 12tb, 1896.

Sir,—ii am .directed by- tbis Board to inform you that tjie formation-and metalling of the road diversfon w at Terawera made some time since by the cornerof "R. 8. 3895'ha0 cost the sum of L 7 10« as per particulars herewitb/and this Board has debited your' Board with half share thereof—L3 lfSe.—YourPi &c, I '!■ sQuealy. €lerk." ' „

■Resolved oh the motion of Mr,;Cbeokf*i ley, seconded! by M,r'. Board recognise no responsibility in the matter, the road in question being out|)ide thpir dit-trict. i Fr>ni Mr Henry Smith. Little River, calling attend m to tbe bad state of ford.

«nd si-king that it mi'gbt be made St for

ii horse aud trap to git tbtougb to tbe

creamery,

Tenders to be called

From Mr Robt. Allan, calling attention to the bad state of Terawera Valley Road., and asking ihat.it be put in repair at once.

Tender* to be called. '3NTEBVIEW,

Messrs C. Macdonald and Eli Scott waited on the Board asking for bridge ta be cenwr>uoted on Macdona'd'a road leading to reserve, Wainui. The ford a present doing duty wan excessively angeroua, and it was difficult to get a buggy ncror-B or milk to the factory Tbe bridge was very badly wanted. It w*s decided that Mr Combes should write to Tasmania with regard to tbe cost of t-trjogers for the proposed bridge.

GRASS SEED ON BOADS,

Tbe Clerk report id that the result ot he sale of gratis seed on roads hnd been as follows :•—Gough's Bay, G. Kearney. £1 12« 6d; ■Lighrboußß. ©. Bunny. £5 15s; Purple Peak, J. MuHins, £1 16s ; Morgan's Old road, A Sunckell £1; New >Le Bon's ro*d. B; Mora £2 le; Woodill's, A. Sunckell. 40-:; L'ttle Akaloa. J. Wilson 4 £12 s*; New Pigeon Bay. Gunning £4 s*; Harmon's track. J. Lines, £3 5b ; N-w Qk»ui-V, J- Duxbury, £5 5* s Wilson's road S. Johnson £1 2« 6d: Green Point, A. Wright 7s'6d; Old French Farm, T. St-wart £1 10; Wainui Main, J. Wright £3; Hickory road, B. Shadbolt £1 15a.; K«ik,-A. Wrig'jt 15-:; Branch road from Barry* Bay to Old Pigeon P. Shadbolt 12s 6d; Old Pigeon Bay, H. Dack .Ll'Hk; Bates' road. J. Wright -7s : Aylmer's Valley, D. Valley, B. Barker 16- 6d. Total—£49 17s 6d.

ENGINEER'S BBPORT,

The following report of the Engineer was read :—

• Getlttemen,—Since your last meeting I have attended the Government Auditor, and hevethe hooourto lay before you'the balance-sheet for tbe year 1896 duly certified to by the Auditor- General. Tha roads have bad. much damage done to them by the recent bad weather, but have all been kept open for traffic; except the Terawera roads, where fords are in a very-

bad state, and require attention now tbe creeks are low. I advise that come of the roads on which the slips have only had enough laken off to allow of traffic, be let by tender to be put in order. I have had ihe Barry's Bay Valley bridge repaired as directed, and have careful y inspected at. and find that Mr Jas. Wright bis made a thorough good job of the -side wall that gave way. and the bridge is in first-class order. When the creek gets low I ihiuk it will be advisable to put a few loads of large i-tines at the foi't.of the wing wall to prevent scour. AH the rate notices have been posted, and rates are coming in. 1

'.THE BOUNBAI.Y ROAD

The Chairman and Mr Checkley reported the Borough Council had applied to them for half coi-t of removing a bad slip on Aylmer's road--the boundary between the Board's District and the Borough, contract for improving wbioh had been let nn the understanding that the borough should defray two~!hird* of the cost and the Road Board one third.

Mr Brown moved Tbat if tbe Borough Council consider the' contractors are not liable for the slip, thai they call -tenders for removal of B»in<\ and that in this carje the Road Board wM defray one-*third of the coat;

Seconded by Mr McPhail and carried urjariimoualy.

SUPS ON ROADS

sit was resolved to nail for tender* for removing Flips on Kiik Pigeon Bay. Terftwsra. (2) French Farm. Hartley's and Okain's road p.*

FENCING.

"It was re°olved fence round Board's section at office should be repaired.

MISOEDLANEODS

Mr J. Brown applied, on behalf of Mr W. Hammond, for cost of sand and ceraerrt for repairs to bridge on German Bay Fiat leading lo Bell's road. Application k ranted

Mr Checkley r*pqrted he bad visited site of proposed road at Kotlowßki's. It was a very steep track. Ett. and Mr Brown, who had visited the place with him, had told Mr Kotlowski the Board wonld probibly consider the making of an 8 feet track in the'event of their being in funds at soma future time.

Action aporoved. Mr .Barret's ofter of 5s for small manuka trees on Jubilee road was accepted. Mr Jno. Hunt, jun , was granted 6a for clearing slips on Old Frenoh Farm road. It was resolved that tinders for Blips, etc.. be called ho as to bo in in time for acceptance at nest sale day on Sept. 3rd.

ACCOUNTS

The following accounts were passed for pnyment;—J. LeComte £4 4a 6d:; R. Pettigrew 18s; G. Giddens 18*; J. Wright £9 I3s6<f; Jno. LeComte £66b ; E. Wright £3 6s ; J. Kelly 21* ; Thos. LeComte £10 10s ; H. Dck £5 2-; P. Shadbolt £3 John Templeton £1 4*:; Clerk and Engineer £13 6? 8d ; F. Shadholt ss; J. Barwidk 10s; Berwick and Harris 32s 6d • A. Wright 30s; J. Wilson 14s 4d; Launch Co. 9V; stamps; insurance on ofrre. &c, £3 Os 7d ; audit charge L 4; J. Kelly L 4 17a 6d: J.. Vangioni Ll 10V7d; H. W. Piper L 4; R. Shadbolt?ls; A. P. Shadbolt 21s; J. Hodgsob 9*; H. Bunny Lll 4«; S. Carry L 7 16s; H. 0 Jacobson 1.2 lis 6d; G. Btietmeyer Ll2 19s 6d -,3. Noonan 6s ; A. Noonan 4s 6d ; J. Oastlee 24a; W. Shadbolt L 2 lis • Wr Warner L 4 15s:; J. O'Connor Ll 10s; Akaroa Borough Council L 5 2s sd.;'J. Seigison -L 7. A. Rhodes 30* The Board then idjocrhed to September 19th. i