WAIMATE ROAD BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 199, 18 January 1882, Page 2

WAIMATE ROAD BOARD.

The Board met on Saturday, 14th inst., at 2 p.m. Present — Messrs. Glenn, Dingle, Young, Inkster, Sutherland, and Yprke, in the chair. Mr. Casey waited on the Bdard ri busli • roads. The Chairman read telegram from the Commissioner of Crown L.tnds to the effect that he would be unable to specify roads undertaken by General Government until hearing from Wellington. It was resolved to call for tenders for 100 chainß on Hunter road, and 150 chains on Stewart road. Tenders to close on Saturday, 28th, at noon. The Chairman and Mr. Inkster were empowered to accept tenders, if within engineer's estimate. Mr. Inkster moved that tendersjbe ' called for the metalling of portions of the Manaia-Normanby road, for which authority had been asked. — Carried. Mr. Young moved that the chairman be authorised to request Colonel Roberts to allow detachment of A.C. to be told off for the formation of Manaia-Skeet road, the board to find funds for usual extra allowanoe of Is. per day, in aocordauoe with a telegram from the Defence Minister in reply to one from the chairman asking that their services might be allowed. The Defence Minister raised no objection, but referrod the Board to Col. ' Roberts. A petition was received from a number of Normanby settlers asking that certain repairs aud improvements be effected on the Manaia-Normanby road, as the work was much needed. On the motion of the Chairman, it was resolved that a copy of a minute passed at last meeting authorising a sum of .£2OO to be spent in gravelling the said road be forwarded to the petitioners. A general opinion was expressed that as the Board had already spent £70 on new works on this road, besides voting about £40 for culverts and repairs, in addition to the £200 voted at the previous meeting, the petitioners had very little cause to complain of the proportion of the Board's funds voted to the Normanby road. Mr. Inkster moved— That the engineer be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for bridle track on Burgon's road ; and that a small culvert be put in on creek near Partridge's ford. Expenditure not to exceed £20. Tenders to olose on 28th inst. — Carried. Mr. Dingle moved — That 100 chains on Auroa road be formed, and one culvert be lengthened, subject to authority being granted. — Carried. A petition was received from settlers in ward No. L, asking for work to be done on Auroa road ; but as the matter had been dealt with, it was ordered to lie on the table. The secretary was instructed to wait upon Mr. Parrington, and request him to frame an agreement, in terms similar to that submitted to him, granting to the public a right-of-way through Mr. Glenn's land. On the motion of Mr. Dingle, seconded by Mr. Inkster, accounts amounting to £15 16s. Bd. were passed for payment. The secretary was instructed to issue the usual notices to ratepayers, under the Rating Act, in respect to the amount due by each under the new valuation-list for the year 1882-83, and to notify that the valuation-list was open for inspection. The secretary was also instructed to fill up the rate-book from the valuation-list in force for the year Maroh 31st next, and to collect the rate due for the period commeacing August Ist, 1881, and ending March 31st, 1882. The usual notice of the intention of the Board to levy a rate of Is. in the £, to be published ; the rate to be payable on Saturday, February 4th, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., at the office of the Board, Manaia. For the convenience of tenderers for work in the bush land, it was resolved that a copy of all plans and specifications for work in the bush be forwarded to Mr. Gibson's store, Normanby. The Board then went into committea to open tenders for contracts 20 and 21. The committee reported as follows, and recommended that the lowest tender in each case be accepted :—: —

Messrs. Gall's and Murphy's tenders were accepted. The engineer's report was handed in, showing the work .during the month. A survey of the deviation to the Kaupokonui had been completed, and a map was handed in. The work on Scott's road was nearly completed, and would be passed in a few days. Io was resolved to pay to Mr. Gifford the amount due on the Kaupokonui footbridge, the amount with the exception of £15 being a charge against rates, an interim letter from the Commissioner approving the expenditure on the work having been read. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Inkster, to call for tenders for gravelling the Manaia-Skeet road, the chairman to write to the Commissioner urging that the authority be passed, so as to enable tho season to be taken advantage of. The next meeting was fixed for Saturday, 11th February, 1882. It was agreed to co-operate with the County Council, and to prepare an estimate of the work required. This was proceeded with, and the estimate forwarded to the County Council. [It appears in council report.] The Board regretted that owing to the short notice, fi detailed estimate could not be made. The valuer reported that the valuation' list was complete, with the exception of soiuo transcription, which would be completed within the time required by the Act. It was resolved to examine the valua-tion-list at a future sitting.

INAHA ROAD, CONTRACT 2U. James Kearns £31 15 0 J. Carroll 39 17 6 A. Nathan 48 15 0 Mathew Gall (accepted).,. 20 0 0 M. Forbes 47 12 0 D. Murphy 85 0 0 Kearns O'Donuell ... 81 10 0 H. McDevitt 48 14 8 D. Leitch 34 0 0 lONTRACT 21, HUGHES AND MITCHELL'S ROAD, W. Aikinan, 7s. per ohain £16 0 0 E. Exley 19 0 0 D. Leitch, 6s. 6d. per chain 15 12 0 D. Murphy, 6a. 3d. per chain (accepted) ... 15 0 0 J. Kearin, 6a. 6d. per chain 15 12 0 J. Carroll, 7s. per chain... 16 6 0 H. McDevitt, 7s. sd. per chain 17 16 0