ROAD BOARDS.

Press, Volume XXXV, Issue 4906, 9 May 1881, Page 3

ROAD BOARDS.

LINCOLN. in ordinary meeting of tbia Beard was held at thelcffice, Prebbleton, on the sth inst, ell the member* present, Mr Peryman pre-1 «djng. Ike following correspondence was »ed and considered—From the Secretary or *ebHo Work*, asking for the usual return of &« Board , * receipts and expenditure. The Seaman ■«& that it had been forwarded. *»a the Bank of New Zealand, in reference «»ft«d deposit. From Board of Conservator*, efetag that a general rate of Id in the £ bad «MS leyied by that Board for the current Jew, and an edditionai rate of Id for mc

c J special distriot. Ciroulars wore read from the i- j Manawatu and Bangitikei County Councils re a I endowment of local bodies, &c, and resolutions were pasted expressing the Board's concurrenoewith the views generally stated therein and the manner in which it •was sought to endeavor to carry them into effect. In reference to the expenditure on boundary roads account, 1880, ifc was resolved—" That this Board accept the offer made by the Springe Boad Board on the 7ch ult, by the deputation that waited upon this Board, to pay off the amount (in dispute) expended on the Ellesmere Juaction road during 1880, in three equal annual instalments of £37 14i Id each. At the same time, thia Board feele at the action of the Bpricgs Board in forcing the work in question to be done against their wish. ,. An amendment, to the effect that the Board do not pay the money at all, was lost Resolved—"l. That the boundary roade between thie and the Springe district be equally divided, each Board taking the management of the portion allotted to it. Question to be decided by lot, and that the clerk confer with the clerk ef the Springe Board with a view to thie end, and to report next meeting." 2. "That the chairman be requested to apply to the Selwyn County Council for a supplementary grant of £50 for drainage purposes." 3. " That tenders be called for deepening 23 chains of Bladder's drain and 70 chains of Daviee* drain, tenders to be returnable on the 11th instant at 6 p.m." 4. "That gorse notices be served on persons who permit gorse to grow on the public roads." 5. "That the day of meeting be altered from the first Thursday in the month to the first Monday in each month, the next meeting to be held on the 6th June, at 130 p.m." 6. " That B. B. Marshall be re-appointed ranger; but that the Board give him so authority to take out summonses for trespass on the roads or to

charge driving fees." 7. " That the clerk be allowed to accept an appointment at the Agricultural School, giving up two days each week for that purpose, on the understanding that his salary be reduced by £30." Mr Ellmers and five other ratepayers interviewed the Board in reference to Sharp's creek. After a long conversation on the matter, the Board informed him that a 12-inoh pipe drain would be placed under Voss's road, on the understanding that Mr Ellmers gave a written consent to the Board for the water to flow without interruption along a certain ditoh mentioned on his land. They then withdrew. Authority was {given to place a concrete and wood culvert in Davie's drain under Dunford's road. The clerk was instructed to inform Mr S. Burrows that they could not grant hie application for pipes under his gateway. Tenders were opened for keeping in repair for twelve months the main roads of the district, but were declined as being excessive. Other routine business was transacted, and correspondence of minor importance considered, the pay-sheet passed, and the Board adjourned.