KNAPDALE ROAD BOARD.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1081, 24 January 1879, Page 3

KNAPDALE ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of jfche : above. 4 Board v was. held in . their^ room, Mackay's Hall, '^East Gore, 1 oh Saturday the 18 th. ; Present; s;2 Messrs Dawrsop, ; -(Chairman), Dodds, M'Queen, Waddell, M'Bain, and Fleming. - The minutes of the previous, meetiqg, wexe { read, and after a slight alteration, confirmed. '*'" — - The Chairmaa read extracts from the ' iSonthland Times,-' with regard; to motions passed by th^ County .Co^ amount of £450— £200 as a bona fide vote, and £250 as a subsidy at the rate of £ for £. -i A letter was also read from Mr^Moran. eecre terytothe ! 'meetirig of the Otariai-iridiCbatton settlers, requesting the Board to apply to the County Council to grant the £2CO voted for the . Waikaka, blidye tp beL hai»ded[to the Board for road w^rkjk 7 ,^ nJK-.h&l

J.tines II y applied 'ifdr a prb'grew payment of £50 6n.contfact.No^2. -Jxranted. . '.!.. TheTlngineW^Wrotti stating ; Me was not quite sure about hia notes." ' ' -'■•' ; Resolved— "^B* the Secretary request the Eogine^eriio inspect the t works again and pre- ; pare plans and specifioationi." ■ > A petition from ' resident* of the Waikaka township was received puinticg out the impassable utate ofthe road j aud as taxes to the /amount of £63 and gold revenues to the amount of £377 had been paid^ by< ; the petitioners and 'other, it was held tkatlhey" and a just claim to ask that the roai«b« put : in repair. The petition waisigned by twenty aeven residents.: ■ Moved by Mrl M Queen, seconded by Mr Flemings and ( parried— r' f That the;> petitioners be informed that their TtquestjWeuld be attended to." '-':; ,:"T-' '..'.' Gii the motion of Mr Waddell, seconded by Mr M'Bain, it was agreed— " Ti«at the Eogi- j neer be instructed to prepare plans and specific j cations for the road from Mr Mflntoah'H to the Waikaka .township, , The cost of the work not to exceed £250. .'. . -;^.. •; .;: :■; ■. ;:■.'■;.: A petition was presented by Mr Doods f romi a number of settlers xc opening of terrace from Okapua to Otama creek aud stating that no formation or gravelling was required. Twenty-, five signatures, residents of Chatton and Otama wfre : attached. ' '•"■ ''* ' : - ; '•"•■••--■ '">'•' -. <It w%B moved by Mr Dodds and seconded by Mr M % Qae'en—" That the Board take immediate tteps to comply with the petition of Messrs Watt, Kobertson, apd others.' „ - ; r . Moved by Mf AVaddell as an amendment, and atconded by Mr M Bain— " That the Board declines to make the road asked for seeing that there is already a road on each side of the new one asked for." :.■•■■ „'•; ■■'■'' ■- :■,-■.'■ • >■ ■;■;.'!■'■.-' •. : : Mr Fleming moved as a further amendment which was seconded by , Mr M Queen^--" lhat the Baard defer taking any steps in the matter until next meeting." ... ' . „ , ; The motion and previous amendment were withdrawn, ; and Mr Fieniing's amendment' as the substaiitive motion wa3 carried. ; Tike Board resolved; tiiat in future ho progresß'payments- would -' be made -without the Engineer's certificate. ■.•■-.■■/■ Mr Waddell presented a petition from settlers on the . Waikaka, respecting road through Bection 9, block I, Waikaka which is impassible j except in summer. : , " > ; ;> •} o Moved by Mr Fleming, _ seconded by Mr M'Queec, aud .carried— "That the Engineer be instructed'tp'prepared, plans for the work, the coat not '.to 'exceed £?0." , ".'■.' '■■"'" ' "','. A petition was presented by :Mr M'Bairii re Swiiiers-CUntbnroadl but as it is a county road, the ißoafd decline' to entertain the petitioa. :: - Accouats amounting to £2 133 <■ were * passed* for payment. *: • Mr Waddell proposed-- «• That- the^Briard ackaowledge with tbacks the vote of £200 by theiCounty 'do'u'iicil- for the bridge over the Waikaka, and that the Council be requested to permit the money to be expended on a bridge at CihiJlock'a Crossing, insttad of at Cummings." Seconded by MriFleming. . n : 1 ,<■■.:■ Mr -M^Qa, en moved- as an amendment— "That the Board declines to accept (the subsidy of £200 at £ for £ to erect a bridge" 1 over the Wafkukv at Cauimmg's, Crossingr aa^ere are &o many more pressing wauts id'ihe diat;iot; butirespectfully request that the Council will grant the vote as a subsidy for other pressing 7Wprks. in the .district." , ■ . I'JJ '' Seconded by Mr Dodds. A very warm discussion ensued — the meeting becoming very= stormy,. the Jmembersv indulging, ia very strong lauguage — the scene affording the-, spectators considerable amusment. The motion : was ' eventualiy' carried by the casting vote of "the chairman, "Mr M'Bain having retired. '■■ <'■'? '■ .Moved by Mr Doddß— "That, the Board employ a reliable man to inspect and spread all grarel laid down, and that the man..,6hall be paid by the contra'otdrs. Tbe.indfcionHoapply to contracts already, or about to be let." Seconded by Mr Fleming, "and carried. .... Mr M Queen moved—^" Ttiai the'Engineerbe instructed to alter the specifications in future, so as to make the contra itorslstrack graver on the centre of the furmatiou for measurement.' 1 , t r, Seconded by Mr M>Bain,; and carried. / ;i ' On the, motion of ■Mi^M'Qaeen, r the Clerk was requested to furnish |hej total amou^nt'of . the [Various tenders alreadyiaccepted. ' ' ' - ' ' The chairman and, -treasurer .were authorised to draw on the Board's account in the Bank of Australasia to the amount of £840. < Mi; M'Qaeenmoved-r^'fTriat a . special meet- . ing ;be i^held on Saturday, the 2§ch inst., to take steps to borrow money to the amount of £3000 ; and; thar, the meeting be adjourned to the date named " ; < i "I Saconded.by Mr Waddell, and carried. „ .