ROAD BOARDS.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7418, 9 December 1889, Page 6

ROAD BOARDS.

TEMPLETON. *. T J l \ n Vt nt » ly feting of this Board W M held at the Road Board Office, Yaluhm*? on Monday, the 2nd instant. Present* Mees £ e -CfPenter (Chairman), Bttt£ Marsh, Bloliues and Taylor. A lefcterWZ , read from the Sehvyn Couaty CouuciLto closing cheque for £1514 3 lla,.sabeid?£ suppression of small birda, and static that a bonuaof £1 would be granted iS every £2 expended by the Boira o?ri£ the summer mouths. Applications w*i received for open r waieVrS purposes from Messrs MT RyanaudW Vickery. The former was wanted u£m ,£ Surveyorsrecommendatioo, bat thelS by J. Hall, but as the road is a private m£ the Board considered it had noaH to deal with the matter. The quetwoTS cleaning the footpaths was nexc dk? cussed, and it was resolved that tendS te called, returnable in a fortnleht fc* carrying out the work. The» cSt ported that information had been I*m with the police in two instances re Sa nuisance of cattle sfcraylog on the toa*? and the Board directed that thVSS course be followed in all such carnf The pay sheet, amounting to £115 liTftT having been adopted aud passed. t£ meeting adjourned. k«»wu, v&

MOUNT HTJTT The monthly meeting of the Board » M held on Thursday, November IXkT- jS the members* were present. It waadf cided to levy a rate ol 3-10ths o! a dm,i» in the £ for the year 1890, payable on February was resolved to shingle about iaUa mill of the road near Laariston, aafi fob*** the dangerous part of the road leadine si Rakaia Gorge bridge fancedj ahJSSJJ the scortn-water crossing eomDiained«i by Mr Gunn attended Cα 16 was resclrad™ not be allowed to pass without ©bjectkML as in the Mount Hutt dUwictallsuah expenditure was passed by the BomS before being laid before the Cotiafcr Council. It was further decided to eead a copy of the resolution to the Count? Council. Accounts amounting to £Q Qα 8d were passed for payment.

LINCOLN.

The ordinary meeting of this Board *&» held on Monday. Present—Messrs J Sinclair, F. Spencer, and J. W. Preb&cu Mr Sinclair was voced to the chair. An apology was tendered for the Chainuaife absence. Correspondence was read—From the Temple ton Road Board, ia reply to tb® Boards letter re diversion of storawatsf on the South road, statiag tk&l it wea this Board's duty to look to the outlet. The Clerk was instructed to reply, that m the Templeton Board have completely fg. nored the purport of the letter, they be asked to re-convey the diverted water into its original channel. From Use Selwyn County Council, forwarding cheque for huif-cost of Board's expenditure on poisoned grata and intimating that they will give Ml for every £2 expended by the Board during che summer months for the purchase of small birds' egge and heads. From Mr J. W. Anderson, giving permission to enlarge the drain through fala land. The Clerk's report waa read aed dealt with. Kesolved—That tenders i>B invited, returnable in a fortnight, lbs completing the drain through Mr E. Preoble's land. The tender of Gallagher and Hodgen was accepted for reformist road. Mr Prebble moved that the Clers prepare a statement of accounts, to lm laid before the Board at Its nest ineoUogAgreed to. Besolved->That 200 yards ot broken metal be arranged for, and traders called for carcing 100 yards of screened shingle. The pay-sheet, amounting & £781959 d, was passed for payment, aol the Board adjourned.

EYRETON.

The monthly meeting was held oa Moa« day, December 2nd. Present — Me&epe Brans (Chairman), Hopkins, Milne &m Fashby. Letters were read—From tae Hospital and Charitable Aid Bo&rg, stating the election of two members to represent the Ashley County on the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board would fes held at the Bangiora Road Board Qfftee,is 2 p.m., on Wednesday, November Zt% Messrs Stringer and Cressweli, on bel»if of James Hay ward, claiming £M tot is* jury to a horse said to have been sustained while the ford at Clarke ville was la course of construction. The Clerk was directed to reply, the Boa?d do Eβ! acknowledge any liability. Joseph Stew ton requested the Board to clear fcfes broom off Coup's road which was brougb* there in the shingle when the road wm metalled, and requested to be allowed Iβ plough the shingle at the side of the ttsel fronting his land to kill the small plant* The Surveyor was directed to have m broom cleared, and the Chairman unasftook to visit the road and decide m » whether the shingle should be plosgl» Thos,Burge9S,complainingofgorßestftS6K to grow on the Eyre reserve, atid requests the Board to have it.cleared befere tw seed ripened; also to take steps t&n&n the water lowered on Cherry Ford fewbridge; as it was nearly iropassabl® for foot passengers. The Surveyor was &• rected to get this done a£s far as- -neresou? as aooa as possible. Messrs Moore &m Heney, requesting the Board to aUeff them £& extra for widening the foemwsf of the Ohoka road. Besolved-TUafc tto application be refused. JHmea.HeywjiS* requesting the Board to fill up the few'■» Clarkvilleand put in a cottoreU)'«B»fß 14ln in diameter, and Offering to c««,.tMi shinele if the Board would tlad thft ®e| to fill; aSso pointing out the soil if he obtained by cleaning out. fcbe roaq*t« drain and slopina of the side of tae«» for about four chains along section *via also offering to clean along bis b o at hie own cost, and complaining eh» |g conversation between himself sod s» Chairman at the Board's meeting oaApr| Isc was not recorded on the mln.ate* w reference to his application for eUsM sg the drain along Section 1014 The Qm was directed to reply that the menibewgthe Boatd would meet and inspect t» 6 drains of this part of the district, sas f» eider the matter at next meeting, Aifltfj to inform M? Hoy ward that it is not as» ! to record ou the minutes any convefsa» that takes place at Board msetlnga whus any matter h being discussed, i»H»»e decision has been arrived at. The cirCßlw from the Auckland Railway Leagaes* ceired at last meeting, was dlscassea, m it was resolved that the Clerk ieplf.m* the Board cannot ngree to give lbsavjtf&* to the League. The Purveyor was dir«pg to have the Nortlt road, between Gx®wi road and White's bridge, repaired, f» give notice that all outstanding rate§«» be recovered by legal process unU» PW before January Ist, 1890. also to ioSOTg the police to take proceedings a»S owners of unregistered dogs, xhe v>«£ was ordered to write to the Boet«.» tenants in arrears with their rent -to up at once. Messrs Thomas HMewW*** nanoa), K. Wright (Ohoka), Thos. <Kftiapol Island), Henry Mertto <»» road), McDonald (Eyretou) agreed WJjf* ceive small birds' eggs on account ol w» Board. The following tender* cepted:— Shioerling Parker's iwo*.«Wp Vovrer, £7 10s; ford on Ohoka rose, w. Jackson, 84d per yard: dog collars, "• Anderson, 150 24in x l|in at W,****** Ulinxlinat7d.