ROAD BOARDS.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6547, 16 September 1886, Page 3

ROAD BOARDS.

m XinuSS* nwd abont the e»4 ot ttw week. O^tSTsutrfthemonth, Iwae oompeUea to dUeilpße IS the labor gww, exoepUne tt* (annr ™t work »t eight o'clock in the mornSp. I immeautely got * treat haßoi&oin Mr Jae. McDouaia, labor agent, ehnick Th» ooatract-t lot the emotion ol the

.briage pve* Glou . Ilea. Creo* h»» completed his , contract iu\ leodrdance with the plan* and epeclßS!rf^^. T^M ' i*^ 0 *» «p w . b»o to tin lut three weeks, opea for tr««q. In m of opinion that the Board abonia take some i-tepii to prevent persons in fatnre from driving their wagsrona and dr.ys alongr the Tuntr-totmei footpaths In the Waisu township. No n.aa poseweed with the elUhtflet mo-Hcimct wisdom would everdrive a four-horse team. hoavilv laden »!oo? Jue footpaths (as Ih&va seen doao) unle*a Uβ wfJlnHy intended to destroy them. I had to tan off them myself on several uoiMnton* to avoid oem< no over by the coich nurt other voliiole*. whiou were being driven thereon Unless this Iβ discontinued the paths instead of ho m< a benefit will M»me a danterons nuisance. I have already reformed these footpaths three or four Uraes. I hare to report receipts din ■» Inst mooting as follows:—Bates. 4477 5« 6d j H. Whartou & Co , refund Clo dy Range Cutting, £5 • from ail stource*. total.£49BSatid ; Credit balanceattunki £28415s Sd. Claneo *.—The Clerk wni iuatrneted to sammous all persons who hare either ridden ■>!■ driven ou the footpaths, and also to pro»eonte all parties doing no In future, without rtwpcct to persons. The remaining clauses Wore approved of. Correspondence wiinu and dealt with as follows:— JFroui Sir W. Acton-Adams, acknowledging receipt of Board's cheque for *38 4e 9d. being the amonnt dne for keening in repair for twelve months the Aoheroa road; and also asking the Board to renew thi* arrangement for the current your, he indomnifrin* them against loss as before. Besolvod—ThtcMr Aaton-Adams he informed that the •■onrci is willing to allow him the amonnt of hi* own ra*os, £13 18b, and the Government subsidy thereon, (or koeyinjr the road in repair for the carront year, provided that he is willing , to indemnify the Boaid ai?ain«t all loss throngh all accidents, ka., 4c. From Mr Bnnoiu Bntberford. the board to repair the road from Hontrofo tc»!» to Mouse Point at onoe, as this porti of *.t>o road is a ditgraee; and al«o statiuir that n. tan loads of pfavel is urerently raqnired in ttu> township of Cnlverden. To be informed thit tliu O<pr«uer was instructed to employ a (rood surfncmii to wort on the Gorge road filling in nits, lotlius off water, and anndry other improvement r Fiom ftt'Wil n<l Badmr, re " Local Government 0 uut.-." Tho Olurk was instructed to order one copy f.<r tho Board. From the Chairman of the Waian I'ablio tVmetery iVastee*, asking the Board to allow aud dirvos their Overseer to form the footpittis withiu the Cemetery. To be informed that th« Board doee not see its way to do the work as rcquestiHl, bat would earnest that it be done by meaim o> Hubsoriptios, and that the members of the Board nre willing to subscribe individually towards it. From <tr Alex. MoDonald. oalling the Hoard'- attention to the bad state of the Htreet in the WnUu ueor hie premises, and asking tint abmn twuutv loads ot shingle be put on to alt np tho water holes t and also to have twenty loads of ejrtli takon off the terrace in front of Mh Rtables. lieaolved that Mr McDonald bo Informed that the Hoard has duo dttd not to epend any more money in tlio Waitn township this year. From Mr John Orr, wi-hing the Board would allow a onlvert to be made oppeslte his section at Rothorhnin, and stating that lie wonfd do the job very cheaply, as be was living , near the place. To Iβ iuformod that the matter will be oonsid<T- - d later on. Mr Wm. Thomson interviewed the Board and asked (hit certain repairs be done to Balmoral roud. Ueiolrect that Mr Thomson be aln>wed the snui of JUtu. to be e»pended by him in improving tho roud, the work t j be done under the superWdiou of the Boitrd'a Overseer, as owing to presxnre of other works the labor gang eonld not attend to it now. From the Manager of the Union lUnk, acWu iwledging the receipt ot £482 6s 6d for credit of tliu Board, aoOounia amonnting to £ 4] 19a were passed for pajnient, and the Hoard adjourned,