DANEVIRKE ROAD BOARD.

Bush Advocate, Volume IX, Issue 788, 6 June 1893, Page 2

DANEVIRKE ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of the above Board was held on Saturday evening. Present — Messrs W. F. Knigbt (chairman), R. Dickey, J. Hayes, and T. McDermott. Correspondence was read — From Chairman Manawatu. County Cpanjjil wgrking overseer and hia duties. '"" - From Mr- Gotterill, statinfr that ...in ordinary circumstances the Board was liable -Jor sustained by' the eof lapse ot'Aitken's bridge; Ad *h6 could see no circumstances that did: away with the Board's; liability. The fact of the accident having happened on Sunday would not, he thought, relieve the Board from, responsibility. The Clerk said a claim fbr'^2o 128 6d had been sent in by Mr Beattie, Mr Dickey thought :tKe-.'qlaim was not out of the way. He moved that the claim be settled. — Mr Hayes would second that. It was the cheapest way-pjujb of it,.—^Motion ..carried.' '-'-•■■'■•'•*'■<■•- . ■Ji^LStA I; I) With regard to the appointment of an overseer Mr, Dickey, thought the best way would be 'to advertise for an engineer. — Mr Hayes did not see the necessity for an engineer at present as no new works were coming out. '. The Cle'rii read WstatementVof thf Board's position,. /from which it fcpi peered that .the.pyerdraft' was £628, 15s: There were rates and thirds'dtie^ amounting to £219'lls'4d,' leaving a ! debit balance of £409 ,35. Bd. . The accounts to be ' paid that' -evening amounted to £282 7s 6d, making a total debit of £691 11s 2d. : -. .. „ In view of-; the- position of the Board's finances it was decided to let the appointment stand over.—Chairman said that, there' was very littlesurface work even to be done. Thera were about 30 chains on the Mangatoro Valley road' that would. 'have, to be done next year.-f-Mr Dickey said the work on Neilsen's road bad never been done, although the money had been voted for it.. Accounts amounting to £282 7s 6d were passed-for payment. It was resolved .'that, 'the surface-i man should continue at work on theUrautaoroa road. Mr Dickey said it had been decided to fence the gravel pits, but nothing had been done. He was, prepared to sell half an acre, but he wanted the Board to fence it. He had lost a beast in his pit through it not having been fenced. It would take two chains of fencing to do his ; it would take about three chains to do Hagenson's, and there was the pit on Walker's section, to. be fenced also. — Mr McDermott 'thought' it"' 'would • be better to buy toe half-acre and fence it.— Chairman moved that the Clerk write again. 1 tocMessrs. .Hagenaon ■< ani Walker, asking,. them , to send in a price for their gravel pits^ and to notify them that if they did not do so the Board would take them under the Public Works Act. Mr 'Djokey;- said? the,// cnfterfcf'fut HagensorTs heedecl^'attentidn'.— Clerk said there were three or four hundred feet of timber left: -over; f from the bridge, and that would be available for culverts-. I—Mr1 — Mr McDermott-thpughb a box culvert would be 'best'.' The culvert was four -Wet 'wide'i-i-It was resolved to lay down two 18in pipes. Mr McDermott undertook to aeethe work done.; , • . " ' Mr Dickey moved that all out. standing 'rates be 'su'ad'^ fofi further notice.-rSectfnded.by.Mr 3^b. Perm'ottiJan^parried,'^ • , . ■'■>■', "" Mr Hayes gave nptice" of mbtion'for next meering, *hat -^ r rate- ,of |d ba struck, payable in x»he snm on October t'.' ' " ia tlV'-'J^v O-.J.IC Mr'C. ]fail9en- l aßked''tbe' 'BoaYd'what they intended to do; about-'his; road. Hecouldjnot/getfaihorse in how.— Mr Dickey sajd about £34 had been,voted for/ thjs," jwprk ; aboutT^ix ; months' ago." T'*" ~ "'" ' J "~' ' ''' Mr T.. Millar said he' got the drainage of 40' chains of' road 'oh ' his section. He wanted the Board to cut a drain of about 4 chains into -a 'blind creek and be would open , the creek, or they could { take' the water ' down the road. There - wa 3 no opening for ' the ' water" tb'g'et away. The drain would be about four feet' deep: There was also a water-table opposite his garden that required cleaning out, as the water was running intc his garden. — Chairman said he wo^uld- go up on Monday jmorning ( and-, see what' was required. ' '_' , ' ' " ," t ' ' ' ' J X'K ' , With regard to' Mr Neilsen's road it was resolved that Mr Browne be asked to lay off the work and call for tenders •by /next ■ meeting. .-Mr , McDermott did not 'think £30 woUld'be much use. It might, .however, give him access to tb'e'.sebtionr . This was all the. business.