WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 245, 6 October 1876, Page 4

WAIMEA ROAD BOARD.

Saturday, Sept. 30. The B<>ard -ntt at tbe Richmond Institution; all the members present; the umioies ot last meeting wore reman! confirmed. 'I bt- Oveis.;er rr ported: —At Stoke I bad to >n;ia;>e an extra band to a-mv. io lonnitig a cross-road by iho rail Wit), previous to giuveliuii*; thero wero b few dangerous holes on the t.ajk lint which I have had repaired; pprsons who huve gorse hedges abutiicg on this line should be made at once to char the same, as in some instances veiy little attention is paid to the advertised notice, here or elsewhere. Tenders might be called ior the next meeting for tbe supply of gravel at the different .depots, as you are aware that this mast Jbe obtained during the summer months; about 800 yards will be required. I .a_i,rt<|<*es<ed by Beveral of the inhabitants of Eicbmond to bring before your notice tbe desirability of forming some of the street- there. A bridge over a deep guily in the Wairoa Gorge is •Uangerousj it hm been seen |o at a cost

of £5 12s. According to your instructions I have procured the hematite and; am painting the 88 Valley bridge. Ai deputation of the Board consisting r of Messrs White, Bell, and Tuuoicliff having visited the road round by the; Wakefield Church, complained of by! the Rev. C. Moon, consider that it; would be establishing a bad precedent! to clear the gorse from off the road as; it does not interfere with the traffic,; but recommend the forming of about; ten chains round tha hill towards which they would contribute one balf, treat-, ing it as other by-roads. They alsoinspected the old monkey, and advise! lbe acceptance of an offar they had of; £1 for it where it lies, as it cannot bej repaired. A footbridge is required! over the Wai-iti river by Mr Blower's, j the temporary one having been washed'; away, Mr W. Rickettß has completed^ his contract •« Piling by Trass's," £70,1 extra work, £3 15s. In RedwoodV Valley, Mr Ernst Sigglekow having; diverted the water from its natural course by (he cutting of a ditch along- ; sicie the road, it haß washed a portion ; of it away, leaving eome very dangerous | holes. Two of the members of the \ Board visited the spot in company with myself, and their opinion is to the effect that he at once have notice to turn the i same back to its original course, and to '. repair the damage done. The growth • of gorae by Mr Arnold's property does i not impede traffic, so I have done nothing, awaiting your further instrur- ; tions. The road leading to Mr Bolton's , will require forming ere it ia gravelled." : Resolved, That the Overseer furnish a lif_fc of all persons who have neglected to trim their gorse hedges, and that notice be served on them; That tbe offer of £1 for the monkey be accepted: That a temporary bridge be put up by . Mr Blower's;, and, That notice be sent . to E. Sigglekow, It having been represented that considerable dissatisfaction haß been mani* fasted at the resolution passed by the ; Board at their last meeting lo permit the erection of gates or bars on byroads on payment of a pecuniary acknowledgment, it was resolved, That any persons who have obstructed any public road by placing gates, bars,* or fences thereon, be required' by public advertisement to_ remove the same, failing which after three months of the publication of ihis notice, compulsory meiiDs be resorted to by the Board. A letter was recoiled from the Pro- ' viocial Secretary, in reply to the request that the amount intended to be contributed by the Government towards tbe protective works proposed by Messrs. Granger and. Co. should be at once placed in the bands of the Board, stating tbat the Government will band over to the B^ard an equivalent to any private subscription for protection of river banks in ihe Waimea district, which the Board shall certify that they have in hand, provided that such equivalent shall not exceed the unexpended balance of tbe vole for such work, Tbo assessment for the curreut year haviug been Approved of, was sighed by tbe Chairman, and ordered to be placed at the Store of Messrs Hodder and Co., for tbe inspection of ratepayers, witb copias of the portions relating to the various sub-districts at convenient places. A statement haviDg been laid before the Board, showing tbat a half-penny rate, according to tbe new assessment, would produce the following amounts, viz: — Stoke, £173; Waimea East, £432; Spriog Grove, £173; Wakefield, £182; Dovedale, £70; total, £1,224. Resolved, That a rate of one halfpenny in the pound be this day levied. A letter was received from the Provincial Secretary respecting the opinion of the Board in reference to an application from the Overseer, for some remuneration fon bis services in supervising the repairs to the Waimea Bridge. Resolved, That the Government be informed that the Board recommend Mr Malcolm's application as being reportable. Mr E. Green atteuded and urged that as the road round tbe rocks was not obtainable, steps should be taken by the Board to render available one of the roads shown on the plan as passing through ••Thompson's Run." Tbe Surveyor was directed to examine the ground and to report. Resolved, That application be mpde to the Government lor a grant of £10 to repuir the Quarantine Road, and of £40 lor the track between Thorpe anl Oiiuoco, which is very much out of repair. Resolved, That the Overseer furnish a list ol persons having native bush adjoining aud shading the trunk roods, v\Uen notice shall be given to them to cut down as much as shall be requisite to admit sun anil wind. Ri solved, Iu the present slate of the funds of the Board, and the uncertainty attending its future income, tbat uo new work be undertaken except such - ae can be tarried out by the day men. Warrants were eigne I for £266 7s 4d. A letter was received from Mr W. M. Thomson, of Eves' Valley. Btating that as he now requires to ÜBO the land over which he had formerly allowed the Board to discharge the water flowing across the adjoining road, he wishes such discharge restored to tbe original course. The Overseer haviug reported that Mr Thomson had cut or cleared a ditch along a portion of tbe original course, and wished the Board to continue the same up to tho road, Resolved, Thai the Board will not object to Mr 'ihoinaon continuing the ditch so as to take the water,

r A proposition was made, That in consequence of the numerous attendances required during the year, and the calls to inspect roads, &c, in various parts of the district, each member should ibe allowed an honorarium bf £100 per annum, and free passage on the railways. The motion waa lost on the easting vote of the chairman. Resolved, that for the future the monthly meetings of the Board be held on the first Saturday instead of Tuesday.