KIRIKIRIROA ROAD BOARD.
The Kirikiriroa Road Board met on Friday. There were present: Messrs. Gordon (chairman). Paterson, C'aitty, Johnstone, and I Davis. Mr. Swarbriek reported Unit he had | called a meeting of ratepayers in connection j with road-closing at Taupiri. It, was unaniI mously decided to agree to the proposals. j Mr. It. Casey wrote asking the Board to take '. over the roads through the Knighton estate, j The Hoard considered that the conditions, as I to the roads had not been complied with, | and declined to take the roads over. Messrs. 1 Davis and Chitty were appointed to meet I Mr. Casey on the ground and point out what , the Board requires to be done. Mrs. Nixon's . request for some gravelling on the Tramway I ltoad was left in the hands of the foreman to attend to. Mr. Canned wrote declining 1 to accept any payment short of the contract for work at Crosby's gully. Letter received. Mr. Thomas Napier wrote offering to extend his contract to build the bridge at Crosby's gully to the name plan and specifications as | Geake's bridge. Otter accepted. It was resolved to obtain an estimate from Mr. Napier for removing Powell's bridge, and placing it on a new line of road over a drain which it is proposed to cut. Mr. Ohitt.v's offer to get the bridge track from Kirikiriroad school to the tramway made lor £5 was accepted. The clerk reported that the expenditure amounted to £956 lis 7d, and the rates collected to date £685 6s Id, leaving a, debit balance of £276 lis 6d; accounts to pay to date, £136 Is 7d making a total debit balance of £412 7s Id. After passing accounts the Board lose. __ I
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12759, 9 January 1905, Page 6
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