TUTURAU ROAD BOARD.

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

TUTURAU ROAD BOARD.

A' meeting' of the ' above_ JEbard waif held on Jam 11. Present— Mr Watb (Chairman), Messrs Muir,. Pollock, Rae, Gait, Shanks, Mac Gibbon, and' M'Oarfcriey.' The' Committee brought up their report re Crawford's ' roadj ; recommending a deviation onM'Kays's hill; and other improve^: ments. <: ■■;■.;:•'-:•■ ■.-■ :: ; . .-.■;. ■/;;■'■■[ i> .••.•■-■■-.■■;;. .■ >■;'[■■ As no agreement was come to with the parties* through whose land the deviation- would pass, it Vaa agreed^ ou the- motion of *Mr ■ShankV, seconded by Mr Gait;— That'; the i. report :of- the committee be received, and that they be requested to briiig'nii a further report at next meeting. ; ■''■ "' '•'*■- -' ; ; '"'■'■ c - " ; ;l ' ; "' C: M.;'- ■ : Afletter jpaa received from Mr Hastie, request-! iag that, the deviation through L his ,. property be surveyed .-at once, and a settlement come to; alsd that road given in part deviation be trans ferred . t6^ him. Moved by Mr Shauks f arid' seconded by Mr Pollock — That Mr Hastie' letter ba acknowledged and and the Git rk seek out; minutes in reference thereto, and.^report at next meeting.—-Carried. Moved by Mr Shanns, and seconded by Mr Muir— That the inspector prepare speciOcatious and call for tenders for about 10 chains south from present gravel at Clements' gate, on Shanks' road ; also S.chaipa at formation on. Mill road, .and that tresh tenders be called for on Shanks' A letter was received from tjhe Public Works office 'stating that £185 from floods damages fund would.be allotted to the Board if they accepted it on conditions;- that it be a loan for 5 yeara without interest, payable on December of each year. : r-' .■■■■■ ... . .... ri ! . ,■-.'' •'-... -'Moved by Mr Shaijti/ and seconded by Mr Gait-— That the termi of Government r« £158 fapm flocidr fundir be "agreed to, and that the chairman request that the money be at once v remitted.— Carried. '.> ' Moved by Mr Shanks, and seconded by Mr ,Muir— That Mr T. Brown be permitted to ex dend, £5 as per minute of 16sh December, 1878. *~Agreed to. - ; _>; -. " > . Moved by Mr M'JKae, and seconded by. Shanks — That Mr Perkins be appointed valuator for the year 1879-86 f^at a remuneration of £11. -Moved by Mr Shanks, and seconded by Mr Pollock— Taat the Intpector's report r« Warra road btidge be acted upou, and that he prepare specifications intaccordaace tkerewitb', and call for tenders.— iCariied. Moved by Mr Pollocks, and, seconded by Mr M'Carthev-- Tha| the Inspector be •mporwered

to arrange with present contractors on Crawforl's to carry on further improvements at schedule rates, failing which to prepare npecificatioDS, and call for tenders. The Board adjourned to the Ist of February,