ROAD BOARDS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10482, 21 October 1899, Page 3

ROAD BOARDS.

OUST. Tbe Cust Bead Board met on October 9th. Present —Messrs Wm. F. Conway (chairman), J. Catherwood, R. D. Atkinson, R. Kmg-ounr, and J. G. A. Ruddenklau. The Clerk imr.natructed to write to the Water Board asking for the water to be "stopped from runuing int.. the Board's gravel-pit cff j Olew'. road ou Kllis'a Flat, informing the 1 Board that the water where turned 'n tin* J main road near the cemetery will eventually » soour the road, and requesting that this may { be prevented. The Clerk waa inst.-nct-d ... f take legal proceed' ngs against all owners of unregistered dogs after ihe 23rd in«. Tie Clerk's report was read, and he was instructed to apply to Mr Thos. Earnshaw and ask if he was agreeao.e to sell the Board a piece of land for a gravel-pit; to call tenders for breaking stone, on Ashley rood, and to order the timber required for building various bridge in the district. MANDEVILLE AND RANGIORA. The monthly meeting was held on October 13th. Present—Messrs D. i.uddo (chairman), Leech, Stevenson, Stalker and HorjreJi. It was decided to uphold reasonable demands which tbe Inrpector of Slaughterbooses might require as to the cleansing of •laughterhouses, Tlie Ashlev Ro ;_ ih ardj applied for £46 7s Id, contribution to the! Ashley traffic bridge. This was held over! for a report on tho work. It'was decided, to contribute £5 for the sinking of a well on! Waikuku beach. Messrs Leech and Horrell were requested to select a site for a grave.* net on Maori Reserve A tender of Mr Buckley, at 9i per chain.' for ihe forming of I Hamilton's road at South-rook, and 5s per' chain for re-forming part of Revell's road, -was accepted. Mr Leech brought up ihe question of granting a turn for fire prevention, but it was decided tliat this sttould itaod over. Mr Leech alio advocated purchase of a stone crusher. It was decided to discuss tlie question at next meeting. It i wis agreed to pay 2d per dozen for .mall J bin-, heads and eggs, and give a prize of 10s, and two of 5s each, for the collector bringing iv. most returns. It was decided the next meeting be held on November 17th. The receipt* were £123 lis 9d, and debit balance to the bank £200 0_ Bd. Acci.tnts £145 6s, were passed for payment. TEMPLETON. This Board met on October 2nd. Present _-Me_N- W. J. Guy, B. T. Fowler, and Geo. Witty. In the absence of Mr W. Barley, Mr VV. J. Guy was voted to the chair. The Clerk was instructed to forward a vote of sympathy to Mr Dawson, who was suffering from tbe effects of an accident, and express a hope tbat he would soon recover, and be . enabled to attend to his regular duties. The Clerk reported that arrangements hid t-een <_M_e with occupiers of adjoin-ig properties to reserve- 328 regarding tlie fencing, hut no Mtisf-ntory agreement had been arrived aA regarding reserves 325. Tbe Clerk was authorised to again communicate with the occupier of land .adjoining reserves 325, and ask him to give the Board a reply as early*as possible. A letter was received from a r_. .payer complaining of the presence of dead sheep, wbkih were likely to become a nirbance. The Clerk waa Instructed to inspect the place mentioned in th. It iter. Messrs W. J. Guy, Geo. Witty and the Clerk were appointed a Committee to inspect the roads for which tenders for re-forming hod been called (but no tenders received) •with a view to getting the worst places fanned by day labour. Th*. pay-sheet MUooDt-i-g to £138 18s 2d waa passed, and tbe meeting closed. BAKAIA. Tliis Board met on $th October. All the Members were present, Sir Jo__i Hall in the chair. The Selwyn <_ou_ty Council wrote approving the Board's proposal to shorten toe Coalgate bridge to half its present length. It was decki-d to call for tenders for the work. Mr H. I-svick having written com-! plaining of the bad condition of Steventon road leading to the coal mine worked by him, it was resolved to inform Mm that It appears the injury the rood is said to have ■offered has been caused entirely by the jbtavy coal traffic from aGovernment coal mine Irom which the Gov-rmnent have drawn a large «am of money for roya_ty, but b__ refused to nuke any contribution towards tbe maintenance of the road, and that under these circumstance* Mr Levick's application •hould be addressed to the Government. The question of completing the construction of HigMeld rood was deferred till the next Meeting. The supply of 100 yards of shingle for repairs on Mcllraith's road was authorised. The manager of the Hororata water races was authorised to engage day men to effect necessary improvements on several road croMU-ga. SPREYDON. The monthly meeting of this Board was, beid on October sth. Present—Messrs H. | T. Johnson (dhairman), T. Barry, I. Brown, C. W. Comer and J. A. Freeborn. The Works C-_n_m_t_ee recommended that Selwyn Street should be rograded from Milton street to the Boundary road. It was decided to have specifications pit-pored for taking off the sides of the road from Milton street to j opposite Falloon's, and tbat tho road be uniformly lowered to an even grade from F_lloon's to the Boundary road. Messrs Coiner and Johnson were re-appointed to attend any farther meetings with reference to pubbc abattoirs, and were authorised to support the suggest-ons contained in the resolutions passed at the last Conference. The question of *v*e»ewing the culvert over tbe Drainage

Board drain, in Edinburgh street, was left in the hands of the Works Committee, with power to act.