ROAD BOARDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXII, Issue 7414, 3 December 1884, Page 6

ROAD BOARDS.

- —♦- LINCOLN.

The regular meeting of this Board was held on Monday ; present—Messrs Thompson (Chairman), E. Townshcnd, and O. Marsh.—The following correspondence waa road and considered:—From Messrs Harman and Stevens, enclosing cheque for £lO 3s 3d, for excess of acreage, re the exchange of road through Mr Mutchln’s property.—From the contractor, for cleansing the Hals well river, complaining of people cutting the willows growing on the banks, and allowing the small branches to fall into the stream, thereby causing bim much extra work, and if persisted in, he should look to the Board for compensation.—Prom the Tai Tapu Road Board, drawing the Bound's attention to the above, and requesting that some means be taken to abate toe nuisance.—From the same, asking the Board to appoint delegates to confer with those from the Springs and Tai Tanu Boards, ns the better drainage of the district, and interview the Selwyn CouAy Council, and urge upon that body . the necessity of deepening too channel of’ the river Halswell. The Chairman and Mr E. Townshcnd were appointed delegate#.— Prom too Selwyn County Council, asking if the sum of £IOO, voted by the Board in Doc. last year for water-raco puiqx«o#. is still available. The Clerk was instructed to reply that the vote hod lapsed.—The Clerk reported that repair* were needed to the bridge over Blackler’s drain, on the IVincrad and Hats well road, and that Mr Powell had applied to have the bridge over Mr Toazuhcnd'it dram at his gateway, raised IB inches nnd strengthened, nnd handrails erected, he agreeing to cart what eartli would Ik* required for the appraacbcs. The Clerk was instructed to nquiir the former bridge at on* e, the latter to stand over till next meeting of the Board, Clerk to prepare statement of cost, he was also instructed to put in a buulder culvert on th« W«t*don roiol by IsuxxunKi's, and fill in centre of gnltey with gravel.—Resolved —“That temtera to? invited for rv-form-ing a portion of the Ihvbbleton road, by Galletley's, and that the Itandrails nHvntly erected, be jaunted."—mcounte iiuumntiiig to JSH4 14# were passed for payment, and the Beard adjourned. WAIPARA. The monthly mooting of the Wainara Road Board was held in the office, Waieari, on Monday, Dec. 1; present—Messrs J. D. Lance, T. Sanderson, 11, J. Hall, W, Bar. kerson and E. J. Micltell.—Mr Hall said before proctKHling to business he should move—” That toe member for Cheviot be thanked for his service#, and this Itoard enDrely approves of hi# conduct in the suasion of 1884," which wa# uuabim**u#ly agreed to, Mr Banderson adding that he hardly thought Mr Hall had done sufficient justice to Mr Lance; no doubt hi# way of working for the district had been carried out to a greater extent than hU constituents had anticipated, the County generally being perfectly satisfied. Mr Lance said be thanked them for their kindness to the way they had passed such 8 resole* Don. If he had been a young matt, it would have hail a tendency to make him feel vain, but now it was different. He had tried to do what he considered bU duty by representing the elector* and studying their wUhee, The northern part of Dm County bad been wry much neglected, but as the'late Government had wished to connect Die difforanl roads in thi# island and moke one through road, it would now lie carried out. and a coach road made through the Kaikuura* distelct—Mr Lauoe then took Use chair.—Mr Michel! said he had, attended by the Surveyor, been to look at Mr O’CarroßV diteb, and he was of opinion it should not be allowed. The Chairman asked Urn If ho would W good enough to wort him there some day Wore long, as he should like to see it, which was agreed.— Mr W, 11. Burton attended, asking if they would kindly consider hi# case again. The Government bad sold the tend, but the road laid off was hardly, and sometime# per feotly, inamaMaUite. The Surveyor waa instructed to leoh aland report next Board day the probable cost of giving them an ouUot too way asked for.—Mr li K. Laos came ia and expressed bis thanks for the trouble Mr Lonoo had taken to obtain the money for the fords and cateh-water drain* on too Mount Alexander road, through the deferred payment lands.—P. Honey bona interviewed the Board, raying toat although they had given him a month a

extatudoa butt marring, It would toko a fortnight to complete kb work*. After dtocuarian, k« was granted the time naked for. Tbo other oontraetoni were alm> given the Mine length of time to finish their work*, m no doubt the wet weather bed hindered tb«m—Tb« follow in g wmspnrndenoe mm then reed —Frr/iw Mr J. K. 11. Dlgby, applying'for leave to nhoot the harcM in the Waikari Valley, m they were mmm numerattsM to bee perfect nawatee. It wee agreed that the/ had not the power to give him leave, but if he were to report It to the Acclimatisation Society, it would, bo douht, be given him by the Govern-ment.--From Mr F, Denton, asking permission to erect » gate on Donald** road. Leave w»* given him, but that » notice board must tie attached to it, From Mr J. 11. V, Dicken, requesting the formation of about GO chain* of road by the tide of th>’ Ilurusui. Thi* hitter mm taken into consideration at the lime Mr Barton applied to have the bluff made pamable.—The tender* for the Teviotdain rood were then opened, hot were connidered too high.—-The Chairman was informed that the Kail way Engineering lav iwriment had been taking gravel from hit pit, but had left a fifth in the station yard at payment, lie erxprented a» opinion that ho would be glad to make arrangements with the railway authorities. When any more grave! wot required aa the line tome understanding would be come to to obtain some for the mart! on the station road— The Surveyor waa requested to have the Telegraph gully bridge advertised, leaders to be in by next Board day—The Clerk wan also informed that all rates not paid within 14 days must lie summonsed for without any further instructions, and to advertise 2SO dog collars, and take the tendera to the Chairman for bis decision— The accounts were then passed, payments, ,£319 6* 0d $ receipts, JX: 4s 9|d. —The Board then adjourned.