NELSON BOARD OF WORKS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 203, 30 August 1867, Page 2

NELSON BOARD OF WORKS.

■f Tenth ANKtrAi. Report. /in accordance with previous custom, the Board <jf Works present to the ratepayers a brief statement, of the works effected during the past, twelve inohths, -which complete the tenth year ."of the. of the Board as a public, body; „ •/: ,• The, amount levied for rates for the last year has . been 2,622/ ss. 6d., at one penny , in;,the pound for the. year, on a gross assessment of £6;29,345, showing an increase of the value of the ' rateable property" for the past y ear of i 3,4G4/.~ ~. In compliance with the request of -the inhabit-." ants qf Bridge-street,, a : main sewer has 'been executed from .the-, centre of Collingwpod-jstreet,, at a cost of ;522/,_ which will be paid for by a special rate,, extending over a series, of years. ?ix months previous to the main sewer being done, a 'portion oi this street was gravelled, at a tost on>o7. :■'■.• • : - '■■'■■. Upper Bridge-street has had the water-tables lowered, to allow of a proper tall for the surfacewater from Milton : street, and also the footpaths lowered, at a cost of 40/. * Trafalgar-street, extending from the church> steps to the Kiver Maitai, has been gravelled, so as to give a better crown to the road to. allow 1 surface-water to run of, at a cost of 47/. Two new iron slides have also been put into - the main sewer, for the purpose of forming a temporary dam for water for the Eire Brigade, in case of fire, at a cost of 10/. ; , Waimea-street has beon gravelled from the Fleece Hotel to Saltwater-bridge, at a cost of 30/.. In ColHngwood-street the road has been: raised from Field's brewery to CoMingwood-bridge, at a cost of 45/, part of which wns subscribed by the inhabitants of the above street. From the north end of the bridge, extending beyond Mr. Jen-. Dings! house, the road has also been filled up and formed, partly by prison labor, and partly by the Board, at a cost of. 50/. In St. Vincent and Gloucester- streets, a roadf has been formed, out of gravel obtained out b the ditch after freshes, at a cost of -40/, and ultijmately agood dray road will be formed through to the Haven-road. . . - Hardy-street and Vanguard-street, extending from Cook's, the painter, to G. ,Witney's, has been gravelled at a cost of £36 10s. ; new brick sewers have also been executed between Franklyn and Vanguard-street, and also between Vangunrd and Totara-streets, at a cost of £30. A good portion of Vangmird-street, extending from Frank-lyn-street to the lower end of Victory rsquarey has been crowued up' ready for gravelling by thY material c:ming out of ditches, at a cost "of 31/. In Washington-valley, near Britannia Heights, a cutting has been completed at a cost of 87/; and a brick sewer near Mr, Bettany's has been built, at a cost of 10/, half of which was paid by Mr. Bettany. • In Tory-street, the water-tables have been cut down, and the road formed, at a cost of IG£ Nile-street east, extending Jroni the River Maitai to F. Huddlesione's. Tfisqr, has been gravelled, along the centre of the road, at a cost of 20/. -' In Hampden-atreet Kast, the road has been formed and gravelled, and culverts repaired, at a cost of 102/. In Hampden-street West, a brick bridge has been erected, at a cost of 90/; also road and footpaths formed, at a cost of 20Z. " . " .. .\ „. In Examiner-street, a cutting has" been made through the hill leading from . Waimea-street to Trafalgar-street South, at a cost of 90/, part of which Sum was subscribed By the inhabitants of the above street. - . . . Van Dien- en -street has been formed and gravelled, extending from Waimea-road to ; Mr. Percy's, at a cost of 6'i7 15si , ... " . In Brougham-street the road has been made up, formed, and gravelled, from ■• Waimea-street, to Trafalgar-street South, at a cost of 85/- 4s. Cimbria-street and Tasman-street, extending from Collingw ood-street to Milton-street, has been made up, formed, and gravelled, at a cost of 129Z 15s, • • - ■ ' -. Milton-street and Grove-street have been gravelled, at a cost of 51/. ..-•-; ■" -■'"■' Grove-street East, extending.from Bridge-street to Milton-street, has been properly formed and gravelled, at a cost of 200/. Grove-street West has-been wattled, and road formed and gravelled, partly .by prison labor and partly hy the Board, at a cost of 502. • * Waimea-road, extending from the toll-gate to Takaka- street, has been formed and gravelled, at a cost of 33/. The whole of the water-tables, ditches, and drains, extending from the toll-gate to Mr. Biggs', have beenproperly cleaned out and repaired, at a cost of 60/. Gravel has also been constantly laid on and spread over' the Waimearoad, at a cost of 4u/. . Haven -road, extending from the first Maori" house to Mary Ann-street, has been constantly r . repaired, ' and portions gravelled from tihie to 1 ' time, at a cost of 160/. We may also mention. that an outlay of 60/ had to be expended in' re- ';- moving earth off the road, caused by slifslrom - ; ; the heavy rain. • "■-'"- Mary Ann-street has been .gravelled, /.and?;} srater-tables iormed, at a cost of 15/. I Nile-street . Bridge has been, erected, „ and then ..- tapproaches filled in, at a cost of 800/. .*•-"■-. In Brook-street, and a, portion ~of .Nile^street, the wattling has been made good, and the road filled in. caused by the damagefroht the flood: of' : February, 1866, at a cost of 150/. Scotland- street has been formed at ; a cost of 61, part of which expense was borne by N. Edwards, Esq. • . ' V '.'"'■". In Hardy-street, the water-tables have been . cleaned out from time f to " tinie/And alsofpartly">'''gravelled, cleaned,. at a cost of 26/. Brougham-street East has been' gravelled, and.. water-tables cleaned out, at a cost of 12/. MUton-grove has been formed and gravelled, at - t a cost of 10/. .'- ! . . ■ IJussell-street, at the bottom end,; has. had ditch, culvert; and road repaired, Jat^jacj»t ofjt ; ;r In Manuka-street, lafldßJipshaveb^n jeßipved, end the footpath near the ' T ;B&s. jSfr. 'Thomaß%k ' [ Sjandfy workV have '■) been .'; executed, .including " . th^fblto\wng:-~Gle»Fingout ditches. in- Hardy-;,.-----etreetjiWaiauea-siroe t- &Cj rkeepingtslear channels ?- of the main streets, repau-ing^qbtp»thß^elce.iF&g^f quirec],^^ pulling; out; woW;draiMs : whsre;rQ4ten,lti.

and inserting' 'glazed- earthenware pipes in their places; repairing sea-wall oh the Haven-road, and brick culverts in several parts of the town, and the lighting and cleaning of the lamps, &c, , During the year, a,rate of one penny in the pound has been levied, and, as will be seen by. the balance sheet, the sum of £2,213 has been recieved. This amount is more than ever was obtained in the time before, evidently showing the perseverance and exertions of the collector, Mr. Watts. '■ This rate was fixed upon, not because it \rouM bring in a. sufficient sum to meet the requirements of the cityi but because it was considered to fall heavy enough on many of the inhabitants, who, in addition, would have to pay a special rate for the Trafalgar and. Hardy -street sewers. The special rate received from Trafalgar street has amounted to £244 10s. 2d. ; that from Hardystreet, to £76 3s. 5d. ; . and 1 have also to inform you this, year completes the payment of the special rate for the above streets, the debentures all being taken up and paid hy the Board. An action for damages has been sustained bythe Board; during the year, for ah accident to Mr. Birrell, who fell from a bus while driving along Nile-street East, over a formation of road eighteen inches high, and sloped, but not sufficient to satisfy the Bench. An Inspector of Nuisances has been appointed during the year, and by the exertions of that officer many foul places have been cleaned, and also many nuisances abated. The profit realized by the Board having a hor&e and cart of its own, has been £90 for the past year. Four members of the Board have to be elected, one in the room of Mr Aitken, who has resigned; and three in place of Messrs Rout, Wright, and D. Burns, who retire by rotation, but who are eligible for re-election. It will be unnecessary for the Board tc say any thing further of its proceedings, the same having been published from time to time in the local papers.- ; , , The accounts for the past year, with oil the vouchers and documents relating thereto, will be laid before you, and be submitted to two auditors to be appointed by this meeting of ratepayers.