DRAINAGE BOARD.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5082, 21 December 1881, Page 2

DRAINAGE BOARD.

The usual meeting of the Board was held e& 2 p.m. yesterday. Present—Messrs Tasered ih (ohairman), B. J. 8. Harman, H. J. HdL ,d J. B. Brown, W. White, run., 0. Cuff, I. Hobbs, J. V. Bom and 0. B. Blakietcm, The following correspondence was read :— ; n From the Heatbcote Boad Board, oonseafeg lr to the diversion of a road through the sand. 3, hill*, on condition that the Board level sad l 9 clay the proposed diversion; that the cattingj, be sloped off and the sides planted; that Shs £ width of the road shall not be less than 83ft j 5' that the road be kept clear of drift for twelve n months. From the same Board with refer. g ence to the etate of Buokley's road,. Frets 5 Mr Williamson, offering 8.8.4635, coutetß_g 20 aorea, for £2000. From Mr G. Loekhart, h complaining of the watercress being left on 0 the bank of the river, and the choking op of ig the river with weeds. From Mr Nappor, asking for an increase of salary. From Mr Artwood, with reference to the occupancy ofs 8 » section of his by the Board, end asiteg for •ottlemeht of the question of compensation. i- The correspondence was dealt with as follows :—The letters of the Heatbcote Bsad Board were referred to the engineer. With regard to Mr Lockhart'e letter, the matter s was referred to the assistant engineer, .with y power to act. The consideration of Mr Nap» \ par's application was deferred for the present jMt Attwood'e letter was referred to the engineer, with request that he would nee thefc 8 the contractor reinstate the land Meordisg to 0 the terms of the contract. a -Accounts to the amount of -256 9» mso a passed for payment. -Mr Brown- moved, pursuant, to nciice---1 " That the drainage ol jßingtland, as reoomn mended by Mr 801 lin his report dated Jnna r, 28th, 1880,< at an expense not exceeding c £3800, be proceeded with at once." . Mr Hall seoonded the motion, Mr Cuff proposed as aa amesdmeaS-- ° "That the matter be left to the new c Board." , t | Mr White would gewnd the amendment profonna, on the oondition that Mr Cuff in--7 eluded in his amendment that the present '» Board recommend the new Board to carry c out the work. a Mr Cuff agreed to this being done. The amendment then read thu»t—"Taafe "" the matter be remitted to the new Board with v - a recommendation that the required relief be i. afforded." _. , , I Mr Harman desired to afford Bingslaad *s» . lief, and thought that by supporting the ' amendment he would do more towards this 8 efed than the resolution. If he could get the 1 drainage to Bingeh—d at once ha would hso - to do it. [Hear, hear.} . Mr Harman raited the question whether the amendment was in order. The Chairman said that it was. 9 : The amendment was then put and esgjf a tived, and the resolution proponed hf Mr i Brown agreed to. r „ Mr Hobbs, pursuant to notice, moved— "That the salaries of the assistant engineers be raised by £50 per annum." In moving *■• the motion Mr Hobbs quoted the salsriee i paid in other ooloniea to show that thehf I officers were much underpaid when eomparsd ■ with the salaries paid there. Mr Cuff seconded the motion. , J Mr Hall moved as an amendmentr- {, TaM > tbo matter be relegated to the new Board." [ Mr Brown seconded the amendment. . ■ Mr Boas wonld like to see the matter referred to the new Board, with a rseem* * mendation of the oases of the officers referred to moststrongly to the favorable eoasiderStioa of the new Board. _ Mr Harman concurred in the remarisof Mr Boss, and suggested the insertion of tfe words, " and the Board reoommends tbecsM of the officers, referred to most strongly to the favorable consideration of the n«s w Basra* Whilst wishing to see these gentlemen get s° increase of salary, be thought that w would be only doing right fey leaving *»» matter over to the consideration ef the nexf Board. s ,, Mr Hall agreed to the alteration of his amendment, but Mr Brown declined, and » was ultimately agreed to as follow:—" Tte* the matter be referred to the new Board. ' Mr Harman moved—" That the sum <* £25 be granted to Mr Sapper in lien of the allowance usually made for use of ißStru < * mentr. Mr Boss seconded the motion. Mr White spoke against the motion. The motion was put and carried. Mr White moved, pursuant to " That the wages of the day laborers be increased by 6d per diem." Mr Brown seconded the motion. __ - Mr Cuff moved, es an amendment—•" That the matter be referred to the consideration oi the new Board." a The resolution was declared to bs lost, ana Mr White demanded a division, which tools place as follows .—Ayes—Messrs Caff, 'Mm, Blakistoa, Boss, Harmon, Hobbs. Ness— Messrs White and Brown. The amendment was therefore carried. a 1 Mr Harman, pursuant to notice, motea--"That the pipe sewers along the line « Oxford terrace from Madras to AtrfJgß* street, and along, Antigua street to pa®" street, and along the line of Taam street, as* from the East belt to the Lincoln road be added to the rest of the pipe sewers ordsrsa by the Board, and thai the successful tenderer be offered the option mcludiEg tms worK in hie contract." £. _r. I; On the suggestion of Mi Brown* ®* | Harman agreed? to amend his rewlufaonW 'striking ok the following *^-"^X that the successful tenderer be, w^f® option of ineludiag this wtfkjn IwmW^. The amendmenjß wm iurtber amendsd W the extension of the south pipe dram aWM Tuam street to the Lincoln road, mtem w •topping at Antigua street.

MV White opposed motion. .?*«**** w»T£SSOO, and he objeetod.to ■S5r_T«S» of money being voted during j£ £2 few days of the existence of the -*H? Hobbs pointed out that some£ls,ooo -£16000 had been spent in side channels, & tbitaougb of Sydenham had had a Zgn large amount expended uponlit. "Tbemotion was agreed to, Mr White alone **bSSbs moved the following notice of motion given by him at last tneetmg:-" That "tha enelneer be requested to furnish a report S the amount of work which will be finished of Mr Clark's drainage scheme at the end of the current year, and also showing the balance of work to be done and the cost of same, and that the same be printed." . Mr Hall seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The Board then adjourned.