SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD BOARD.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16699, 6 December 1919, Page 3

SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD BOARD.

9 MONTHLY MEETING. At th-s monthly meeting of the South Halsnia Road Board, hold yce'.erdiy, tho.c wore Moos.s A. J. M-.igron (chairman). T. Black!oy, A. Drummond, an.l H. J. It»> risor.. Au upolag-y ior ob&cnco wae icocivcd irotn Mr J. Lambie. Bcloro vith tha business of tho Meeting u'l Hie members m.v.'e feeling icf-.r-tiico to tho deulh of th-s la-'o Mi- L. C)>!oy, uho had Ik*-ii c!«*i: lo tho Boa a for tv.entyr.vo \eavs. 'ilio following motion wrr. taxucd In silenc?, all tho urrob-rs standing:— That lha m?aib;r» of tho Board p.ucj on record their appreciation ol th: liio and >crvices of ths !.ito Mr L. Ox oy, and ilcir riiicjro sympathy with M.s U-.cy and fau-ily m their bereavement." It was decid.-d to call fo:- tenders for the :i.;ht to cut cocksfoot on the nxida in lois, tho chairman to Ci th; dato and t.coopt traders. li'rvas d-cidcd to £t.v!c thirty chaind of road 0:1 the oast eide of the West Lo.I. Tho Cant'-'tbu:)* Au.omobio A'jjii-tion wrote drawing tfco attention of tbs iii-rd tr> th-j atato of the Mnin South ica-J, <.nd offcrin,' a donation of £2 Ce for every v.n,t:rraco crossing :no\ed ;ro :i tl:: si do to the of-ntro of the road, unl mad; at least C"ft wiJo. Tho repm tc.l he ha a icp'Jcd to tho letter, out that tho B-r.ard ivejc making csor!s to Ixive tho work done and vrerc alua Biiise ect to m-jto Ira.lic, this ptovidiir,' a ino:o dirct l utile the to.vnship. A letter thar.sv had Lccn received from tho Autcnubilo As uociation. Tin matter of a now w.-ll waa fuilher wn-sid-.ed, and it T.te decided to sink brick wc!:. Th» Aehburton County engineer wrote r, .iting til t tho Council was not at pre ent to supply piped for watcr-ruce crossing:; c.vin-r ti their excessive p.ice. It wae statei that it- waa cxpectcd p:p-s would soon bo avaihib© at a loAor cca.. Further amendments to tho defaulters' lis: •.vero vtcoived.