ROAD BOARDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6870, 7 March 1883, Page 6

ROAD BOARDS.

TEMPLETON. Hie ordinary monthly meeting of this Board took place at the Boad Board office, Taldhunt, on Monday last { present—Messre Brilev (Chairman), Carpenter, Bawson, Hepworth and Jcne*. —The Surveyor's report was ; read mi adopted, and the following cornsipondeccc was then read From Ibe Manager Bank of K«w Zealand, adriaing tho Board of : having placed to their current account, as re- ; quested, matured fixed deposit, £SCO. together ( irifea £2O into rest due thereon,—-From the South Waimakawri Board of Coaf«r»atom, enclosing copy of resolution passed at their last ( meeting, setting forth their willingness to | meet a deputation from the Board on tho . subject of taking gravel from th® Walmaka- , riri reserves. The Chairman and Clerk were ' appointed as the deputation to meet th® Board of Conservator* in the matter.—-From ‘ tii* Selwyts County Council, in reply « f be extension of the Malvern water-race through the district, enclosing extract from their Oversee/* report on the matter. The Board, after the mast full and mature consideration cf the extract in all its hearings, failed to see «ct cause ejiher to relinquish their applies- < tio&, or to feir any inadequate supply of . for the purpose of th* extension of the raes they ask for, and instructed ibe Clerk to . aocordicsly, and still further press the claims of the dielrirt on the Council.—From the Charitable Aid Board, enclosing halfyearly balance-sheet up to Dec. 31 last.— From th* Properly Tax Commissioner, Wol- ] Hatton, wading the valuation roll under ! “ Th® Baling Act, ISB2.”—From the Selwyn County Council, re the future maintenance j of hospitals and charitable aid in- j stitutisn*. The Board full? endorsed ; the opinions expressed therein, and unsnimoustv adopted the following resolution —“That the Selwyn County Council be written to, urging upon them th® neceeaity for at once bringing under the notice of the BegislKture the opinion cf this Board, namely, that large and substantial endow- , menta'cci of the waste land* of the Colony, should bo at once made for the future maintenance of all hoi pit*!* and charitable aid institution* therein.”—From C. Q. Tripp, Orari Gorge, taking fer information on certain Bo*d Bowl matters, which tho Chairman said bad been forwarded.—From residents on the Rarewood road, complaining of the ouifsuoe of stray c,ttle about the road* and damaging their fences, and urging upon the Beard the necessity of appoint ing a Banger. The Board instructed the Clerk to write to Its* offending party, and give him notice that the Board’s men were instructed to drive all stray cattle to the pound whenever feasd wandering at large.—A fixed deposit, mitering on March 18, wa* ordered to be redeposited far » farther period of 12 months, ard the interest thereon placet to the current account. — The question of the email birds nuisance next occupied a considerable time, and ultsr a full discussion of all their good said bad qualification*, the Board recognised their duly to assist in their destruction, bat, ultimately, the matter was a lowed to stand over till nest meeting.—The subject of fairicg teams to work on the roads during the coming winter next claimed the attention of the Board. This also wa# ordered to stand over till next meeting, and after the discuisam of a fa* other matters of the ordinary routine nature, the meeting adjourned. EOWAI. This Board held it* monthly meeting is tho Beard office on Friday, March 2 1 present— Meters Graham Brusre (Chairman), Stewart, Joint Cameron, and E. Bristow. —The report of the Surveyor was read and considered,— It was resolved—‘That, in reply to a letter from Mr Alexander Broad foot, relative to the transfer ot the rotA bounded by section# 10692 and 19816, As, he be requested to comply with the requirement# of the Act and h&T® tho transfer prepared, when the Board wid recommend the tamo being made, and will, further, pay the actual costs j that Mr Courage be asked to have the transfer# made of the portion of the road diversion at Fox’* lagoon, on the biorlh road, for which he n>* applied ; and, further, for the smell jp> <-e of ro,d on section 10487 at Double Dora r ; and, on the Act being complied with, the Board will agree to the titles and liquidate the actual expenses in evch case j Uiai, in reply to a teller from Mr James Vallance, the Board will recommend hi* purchase of the road between Sections £716 and 6246, provided that be complies with the requirement# of the Act, and has the_ plan and trsn»f«r made and approved of by the Boar a a solicitors j that about 8t chains of dram bs cat on the Rangier* and Leith field road nearly parallel with the work done by Government cn the railway reserve j that an advertisement be inserted in the LytleUm Timet and Trent, giving notice that the names of the ««ner» of fell dog* not registared cn March 21 will be forwarded to tho polka, with inn ruction* to proceed against all such owners; rttat the *uta of £IS(X), which falls due cn Murch 18, bo replaced at fixed deposit { that ths shingle pit on tho Cemetery road at Alexander YaUanoe's be securely fenced} that the Surveyor repair the cutting into tho river Koww on tfte Mount Grey road to station j further, that be ha* the Leithfirid and Mount Qtttej road repaired j that Mr Hugh Vallacoe be Informed that ths Board cannot comply with hi* request U make good the entrance to biaaeeommodaUoi cate way over the railway on the Uppei leftoo road ; that tho Board are unable t( entertain Mr G. B. Bt*rky o appHcatton k stab no the broom on tho railway reserve oppwito Brsskeofield's { »ud further to <4»i tKlf ot the Holdsworth road along hn boundary fence of |OWj that the Bar ny<® make a further report entbebridg. over tho Wasbpen ftte\ and work « qdr«4 to be dons before coming to Broom lai - station, and also sbovetbesaui bndge ; the Surveyor examine Webb s or Oulto* tosd, new Mr Courage’s wool-shed, and cal for tenders for re forming what is necessary that the. Surveyor report upon the foot bridge over the river Kowai at Ambetky asi

I the street* generally at Amherley \ that th< fiarveyor report upon the ending and road bj Mr John Bell’* ) that fiveaoree be applied foi a gravel reserve on reserve 89. and further th*( 1 the Surveyor report on the north cutting I Into the Kowai river at Lrithßeld i that the I Surveyor report upon what i» necessary to hi I done for drainage near Mr Bcarrefl’s, in Leithfleld, and alio to notify Mewni Thoseu Jamee. James Russell, Edmund Tippler, Stare, M‘la*«q, and Charles King, to clean and repair their portion of the Lrithfleld outfall drain, watercourse*, and ditehs* to the satisfaction of the Board »that Mr Clifford be written to. to wait on the Chairman re rangerehSp.”Mr Tareone waited on the Board, and applied to have SO or 60 chains of broom removed from off Grey’s road, staling that it was placed there in the road metal. The Board regretted that they were unable to entertain hie appU* calioJc—Samlred—" That the Surveyor inspects Bril’* road, and call for tenders for shingling the portion bkml requiring it. **-“ Mr No* comb waited upon the Board, asking for assistance to clean drain from hie land. Bwilved-" That the Surveyor forward Mr Newcomb a copy of the agreement between the Board and Mr Alexander Btoadfoot, for hie guidance relaj live to the maintenance of drain by Mr 1 Broad Foot; further, that the Surveyor examine and report what work is required for the maintenance of Newcomb’* road, and also the best route for a proposed toad to connect the North road with the Hurelcy rood thtough Beeem No. 89.”-Tender* were opened for contract 163, Dongles’ road, coacre to bridge, and that of Mr David Boberlsoa was accepted.— Betolved— ■” That the Surveyor examine and report upon what work u ftettt&Uy tsodded to bo doc# oc Scott*# ww* from Webster’s to Matthew DalxeUV, jnnr. t that tenders be called (or repairing the Terrace read from Booth’s comer to Bussell's, with 400 cubic yards of shingle, more or less."—The pay-sheet was next considered, and account* ware passel for £4O 4i fid, the total receipt* being £lßl I* Sd,—The Board then adjourned.