KNAPDALE ROAD BOARD.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1084, 4 February 1879, Page 3

KNAPDALE ROAD BOARD.

An adjourned meeting of the above board, was held in their room. M-ickay's Hall, East Gore, on Saturday, the 25 r h mM;. Present — M^esrs Diweon (Cuairman.) McQueen, Me Bain, Fleming. Wadilell, and Dntds. Tae minutes of the previous meeting were read and cot. firmed. The County clerk wrote, enclosing resolution of the Council, voting Bubsidyof £, for £, to the exre t of £250, for road east of Knap lale. A Ittter was read from the Under Secretary, Crown Lands Dept, Wellington, intimating that the Government had decided to allow the Kfiapdale Koa I Board, tbe sum of one thousand four hundred and fif f-y pounds (£1450), out of the £10,000, voted by the Legislature last session, on account of r ads in deferred payment blocks, disposed t f prior to Ist January, 1878, and tbot a voucher for the amount be forwarded immeriiately. The expenditure will be ltft entirely with the Road Boaid. The only coud>etien, being that the buntdin Land Board, approves of the lines r-f road, upon which it is proposed to expend the money, as being beneficial to the deferred payment sections. It being desirable that the work should be immediately put in hand so as to take advantage of the favorable season of the year for road making. Tbe following tenders were then opened, viz. <*o. 7 Keith Bros. £248 U 6d or £223, if allowed to spread the cravel at once without stack ; ng. T. Telford, £200. E. Costtllo £252. J. D<ckson, £170 (accepted). Mr Uodd's moved "That the Engineer be requested to define particularly the starting and finishing points of cortract-<, viz , to give tbe distance from the corner north o> south of some ssction." Seconded by Mr McQueen, aud carried. C -ntract No. 8, Keith Bros., £249 5* 61 or £221 Is fid, if allowed to stack on the r->ad T. Ft s-% &C ', £210. M Dillon, £210. T. J elfer, .£lB6 15- (-iccepte^). Mr McQueen moved "Tba 1 ; tbe Engineer be instructed to givo an estimate f >r the culverts on contract No 8, and prepare plans and specifications, aud that in fivtur**, all sptc ficatious be complete, including culverts, &o." > N -econd«xl by i Mr Dodds, and earned. A c muter motion was suh O f qu-ntly brought j forward I y the mover and Becunder of the previous morion. "That the tendtrs be opeuod and accepted if within the mark." Contract No 9. M. Dillon, £i9O. M >ved by Mr Fleming, seconded by Mr McQueen, " That the tender being con i ltrably above the Engineer')? estimate, it be rejected." Carried. Contract No. 10, E. CosfcelK £119. p. McQueen, £87 10. M. D-llon, £135. Wilion an- 1 Graham £132 Mr Waddell moved "That a«i some of the work iv contrast No 10, belongs to contract No 9, the board dec'i'es to let contract No. 10." Seconded by Mr McQ leen, and carried. Mr Dodds moved and Mr Moßain seconded that the Ch virman, and McQueen be appointed to arrange with some party, to put in the box<s in contract No. 8, according to plans already to hand. Carried. Mr Dodd's moved, and M r McQueen seconded. "That tne Kngineer be instructed, to pr^psre plans and specifications for cutting on the hill, opposite section 14, block XI, Chatton, opposite Mr Gerken's. Tae estimate not to exceed £60. Carried. Mr Mcßain moved, and Mr Dodd's seconded. "That tender/3 be called for the erection of a bridge across the Otama Creek, opposite sections | 6 and 7, block 11, Otama, also a email box j culvert on the same road, opposite sections 4, and 9 " Carried. Moved by Mr Fleming, seconded by Mr McQieen, and carrier!. "That the specificat ons for contia^t No 13, be referred back to the Engineer, to reduce tbe cost by reducing the j formation. The cost not to exceed £80 " I Moved by Mr Dodd's seconded by Mr Mcßain i "That the Engineer be instructed to prepare plans and specification?, for formation aad gravelling on the Knapd^le road, corner of section 15, block 1, Waikaka, to the county ! road. Amount n^t to exceed £50, and that the j mover and Mr McQueen, show the engineer over the road. Carried.

Mr Mcßain applied for £8, previously passed, for work done by Mr Kennedy, on the Ok<xpu» cree"x, t was resolved that the money be

Mr W addell mover), and Me McQueen "seconded. "That the Engineer prepare plans and specifications for the road up the Pukerau scream, the estimates not to exceed- £50. Oirried. Mr Fleming moved, and Mr Dodd's seconded. I " That the Engineer prepare plans and specifications for works on r^ad from section 18, block 111, to Waikaka-Gore road, . the estimate not to exceed £80. Also for works on road from Mr Pater*. m'» gate, section 30, "block 111, to Waikaka road. Estimate not to exoeed £30, Also from section 14, block $, to Switim road. Estimate* not to exceed £100. ; Carried. Oa the motion of Mr Waddell, it was agreed. "That the Engineer be . instructed to . prepare plans and specifications for ; a bridge 1 over the W likaka, at Howe's or Chittock's crossings on the Pukerau road." Several accounts were passed for payment. Moved by Mr Waddell, seconded by Mr Fleming. " That the Engineer be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for culverts on east; side of Waikaka River. Commencing at section 8, block, 11, terminating, at Dickie'sroad. ' Estimate not to exceed; £50. Carried. - Moved by Mr McQueen, seconded by Mr Fleming, aud carried- "That the chairman take the necessary steps to secure the money voted to the Board by the General Government." Mr Mcßain presented a petition from Otama, Chatton, and Waikaka settler*, re repairs on the Clinton-Pyramids road. The petition he requested should be forwarded to Mr McGibbon, for presentation to the County Council.