OTEPOPO ROAD BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 448, 5 October 1877, Page 2

OTEPOPO ROAD BOARD.

At the monthly meeting <if the Otc|iofi Road Board there wci-e present:—Mchml Anderson (chairman), Henderson (treasure,j§ Koss, Darrocl), Falconer, M itchdl, Mandul Newlands, Watson, and lluHsell. | The m nutes of the previous meeting w<« read and confirmed, anil tlie outward corn] pondenee read and approved. it The inward correspondence wan read «■ considereil, as follows : J A letter from Mr. (». .7. Cooper, rcqnentiK that some repairs should he eHbcted on tB middle bridge —Mr. Henderson moved, nfl Mr. Falconer neeonded, that Messrs. liojg Watson he appointed to look after the 1111S ter, with power to act. | A letter from J)r. Smith, reporting a enffi of typhoid fever in tho district. —Letter J| ceiveil. S|

A letter from the Waitaki County Coun requesting that a deputation be sent to tl next meeting of the Council ir the dcviatii of road at the Island Stream.--Oil the in tion of Mr. Falconer, seconded by M Mitchell, the Sydney members were i» pointed to attend. A letter from Mr. G arrow, intimating I the Board the decision of the Suli-Commi tees re the Engineer's engagement.—Lcttj received.

A report from the Engineer on the Ht« of the mad at sections 47, 48, and 40, bio VI., the one at sections 43 and 44 bl<x VII., ami at sections 5 and 7, block VIII, Mr. Henderson moved, and Mr. Newlani seconded, that the tirs l portion of the rcpo be ado jit -d, and that the Sydney monilic wait on Mr. Sim with reference to a duvfe tion of the road at sections 43 and 44, I>l<k| VII.

The following tendera wore oepnod f| Contract s(i : William Twi*B, J.l 11 IH| S£d.; John Gonnley, LlO7 Ih. 2d.; Hua Wallace. UCil 12h. HI. For Contrd s()A—William Twiss, L(if> Is. CM.; A. <'il christ and (Jo., 1 >r>7 In. (id.; .John (aopinion LSS (is. 3d : Huuh Wallace, Lfi({ L'h. Till tender of Mr. Wallace, for Contraot flGj| was accept ed ; and on tho motion of Ml Darroch, seconded by Mr. Falconer, no toil der was accepted for Contract rtf>. | Mr. Falconer moved, and Mr. Kohh hi! conded, that the Clerk write to the Countj Council, asking that a share of the rate? raised in this Riding Mhould be handed ovej to the Board to bo expended on the Diwtricj Roads. i

Mr. Darroch gave notice that ho woul move, at next meeting, that a rate of to per £ be levied for the nine nionthn endii March 31, 1878.

Mr. Rowlands gave notice that he woul| move that it be Ikl. ])er | A number of accounts were pawwd fof payment, and the Board adjourned.