MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 267, 8 October 1875, Page 4

MOTUEKA HIGHWAY BOARD.

1875. ; ,• - All the members present. Mioutes 10f,$Z !?if oaaeting read and confirmed. Th« Sseiatiry and Overaaer read tha KcjfoMowiog report:— l have wriltea to |j li^^^ar GiiTOrolnent rysp^oting - ?; parent for work to bs done, repairing 2^^e t^k • to«m|, . 'lmq& Moatere, and ■> |«ii^|i*^ei?ed a repjyjgtating that the GoverDtaanfe wili mska advaocea to the Board tha WQrk^fbgresaes, on the certitcate of the Board's Surveyor and v: Owraeer; ■ I have, in company with Meesra " Dicker abdDru to siioDtl. inBpeeted the .road s and arranged what is moat advisable to do, to pat it in repair, ftod as the reqaeat of those members hw^iwSited: oa Mr Guy :ia; order^ to , r'asrariaiq at what price he will dispose •:^ yqt : his^ interest in part of Section 199* .. S^^t^^^i^^^ar&Vbry : ftir;glravel| l r ;;:^^M*'||i|^r(a'd,'', "'Mr Gay "reqaireß" : ||so';-riori : .^f^(to9.. ; - T'havV iaviled; : - //P^w^-i&&dsik iie4 in bondles^OQ -the eirfesof insad, *reo for building wnarf, ;•;;■,; «t'SiWftl» landing, grabbing gorse on "iides of 'road, gravelling near Orinoco SS^ftl^eß^t •A.^ixtosf, and fr^wjii^^^ws^^ Toad, Eiwaka. j I have 4 ;;V;^rl»f pic^ic>||a,of -, the oalverte atMyer'a Ji^jfeornei iakeoap. aad find that the wood -iatoleif^^floatod^ aad would, with a i litt^f epai^j. last considerably longer; thj»'Adete Island stone, qow on the mud flg|v-being>inlarga blocks, woald entail i ■- great expense/ in dcesaiog, so: asf to be/ auttabla 7 for tbeaa small .culverts, the/ v v (boat of building them' of brick (a/ eatioaated by the bricklayer at MotaektA ■ : wobld^^abpiit £7 each, r I waited <h • Sfrwapias Teapacting tho state of lie . ■ re«l by hia taill, but have received «o ; v -; 'I dfl^i^reply . I. have givea notjeef to tapaelpjersoaa who have bniit calverts '"-., 'V^^i9P*ww *vbLw premises in Motaekii to > ; ',A Mi&t&cU&t^ltMiige for ' "the #aler. ; ; ; a.The bylaws betve been again retowed , , v byihe Government for amendment by VT^we Board, together with, a draft j byr. ;la#|*e^4rWa "by the Provinciai :tor, which ha recaoimends shonlpbe : 3 adopted iv lieii • olTNoi 6. of these '^/'-ptHMed^by-the'/.Board; f 'I have given / adtica toy certain Who Tave hedges overhaogiog the road to Srim tho^'aod shall coatinue %o do sb as • bedge^i aothei oodef 1 my dbserv'aiion. »;;]?\ pfce issßeSanioD t has beeq advertieed for i'% : intfp'efltibn of ratepayers for 21 days, y'> p& i thQ>Ba&t& will require to make) the % ■ -->•:• •■• ' 1 '-■■ £^- I think the Board shdnra urgejon I* iiihe Provineial Government the deaira> !Hsfe° f M proceeding withjtha *-rlii!S|Bi or^ o Ji 'for a new line of itoad Kiwaka and Takaka^ so that pa i^JJ 8 event of the new telegraph Itae |^®S^^^ngjih6 -taqgeS it- may *be pit wp t^X-^ioaw© new line of road, as I ani« in^< formed tbat it ia highly probable that a \o£hiipj)f- bosh 2 chains in*fisthjeM\ be ? ofeltedjrt the coat of the General Gc--I^sf®!iatt^||lw^jbn Ihe [telegraph line Last year the/ S;l^i^pajfer»and reaidente at DovedalJ ifite Pangatotara RoiEd :f ; ."SbaTO io improve a bad place in me :S^^^ between Thorpe and Mdutere,/but earn of money mad j^^^^^ i°- that portion ou the $M Sl^o^swbrdiatrict, > the Board dep>s^wjuied; tq accede So. their petition,! bat hopes that the worst wouu be ; nsidertaken this year. The, old bridges ?-^.t^Bi| (fa. the line of road down ; Valley are becoming m«Lh X^v^iilFl4a^edw? ' 'I;;have had 1 them' maae " the present, bat some of >*, '-'i^-^^cajinot last very much longer; -the traffic on this road is y;i yJSIfI iigh^' being , principally confined ■ " e to Sj^rekeeper'a traps aad light vehicles. 4 ;^Day(kl of Upper Moatere has completed s ■_.,: -hia contract makings road throdgh DrqgoQiaUef's land into Supplejack IVaUay, let 46 him by the late Moutere JBlpad Bo&fd smooating to £25; the cost V- // .£MW.-! or M haß ■*»■ be defrayed out .^ '$v^>f*siM9toting;.- ander- the > Paymeat of , Provinces Act. The . foot- , *Sf% c . a 9^ 8 the cr«ek,on Anthony's /™#^ o^ M s be f n Pgnatrocted at a PWiff 0 ! 19 than and several Bmall and necessary worka ' have been r --•;• done throughout the district. 1 ' • " s^, .^jiST, t^? 8 . y e ad from Mr W, /■ AflWw^iijr Riwaka, (in reply to one from the ' Secretary) offering to con;«ribater 32a. towards digging a ditch _ - aloQgaide his property. vT^Wripiibn list read froni residents ""■^ J^??**^ and N g ati| aot«» offering v Hto^cbTßt'ribdte £15 towards the construction of a part bridge over the Waiwerci / »iv^r, 6a the Paogatotara river road. / Jm'J;^?^^?? na6 a^ er taking into con/ sideration the draft bye- law prepared i >liff fiber-Provincial Solicitor, the Boafd ,^v& f of opioioa that it will not 7if ■ plased) a^ompliah the object it had/in -view;!in protecting the roads, Ac, md t *ba| the Secretary take the earliest jop- ■'■■.: . JpwteVty.'.bJ dißcoaßing the matter *ith _thejl?rpymcial. Solicitor, I f VifeSbrvedi that provided ihe Nalive '"..QHBmwrioner'r consent be obtaibed, : % ■ J SWSwd will pay Mr Gay £loffor ■$m lnterest in part of section No. 599, native reserve, to be need as a gitavel ".:■ $b.i ■ ;■-- ■ • „ ■ ■ B l JSeaolved, That the rate for the cureQ*. year bo one peony in the pfund ''■ r^oj^ibX assessed value of rateablajproparty in the district. 4 Keaolved,, That tenders be inlited fp? Vimproving the road near Bick--4 ssaon\ between Moutero and Ddve« ; - dale. "' 1 r'lSesbive ; d, That a small ditch be dbg ;on the side of the. road alongside JHr l^v-BiJJj«H^ property, Riwaka. A j :r|t^olv«d f ;./That tenders be i inviteA ggftwy baildlDg *k; cart bridge across th^ tiflffift^M^ 7^'^ oa ' 4he P ft °gatotara S&i^H-V'. ■:■■- ■■' ' ' •"

J Resolved, That tenders be invited for. hire of horaes and cart^ whao required for day work on the roads. j A latter waa read from Messrs Ryder and York, of Riwaka, requesting that ao steps ba taken to out down' the baoki an the road near Lewis's, until it \ej decided where the proposed new Hoe of road between Riwaka and Takakajfs to be. / < Respired, That a footpath be .map for a distance of 2\ cbaiua outside nic corner of Section No. 7i2, Riwaka. / All the tenders received for wtrk, (with the exception of building [the wharf at Riwaka landing, and worn on Swamp road, Riwaka,) were considered tod high or not ; ia accordance with apeoificationa. I The Board took . jafco coaaideralioQ the 'desirability of holding out indiGe* ooenta to persona- outside the district, to for work on the roads, lie consequence of receiving so few tenders; aad an sppareot dislike on the part tof settlers in the district, 16 road wore. It was. agreed to postpone the furtheV consideration of this subjecfc'uatil neat meeting. I Warrants were signed for £140 10a 2d^ „• \

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