GERALDINE ROAD BOARD

Temuka Leader, Issue 7672, 17 January 1918, Page 1

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD

i MUNTIII.V MF.KTING. 1 I lif monthly meeting of (he Gondtiini• Road Board was held on 'T'ikjsday. i'rcscnl ; Messrs F. It. Flatman ((liairman), I’. iMulvihlll, O. Scon I honison, and A. W ilkinson. ! \n apology was received from Mr Ashby. | Cll AIRMAN'S STATFMBNT. 1 I liii ( Irainiiaii slated (hat live board's loams* hud boon patching naids, repairing fords, and doing general repairs. There was a gravel p:i on the Ashburton side of the .Arundel bridge, where the shingle was easily obtained, ami uas not/, f»o large as on (heir side, and ho would M.ggest that Air Dyer write to tho local authority for permission for tin l Hoard to lake gravel from this place. The board was Clod behind ihe amount standing to its credit at this lime, last year. They could, however hardly raft it being behind, for there had been a great deal of, work on, the roads that year, and the traclion engines, had lorn up the Kahahu road very badly, and repairs to (his road alone lftu.l cost Cllolb lie had to thank Air Thomson for acl ing as Chairman at. last meeting ii, Ids absence. i CGRRFSbONDFNCF.. I Ihe I’nblie Trust Office wrote, in regard to the proposed grant Irom (he Hobson Trust, towards a building for the Geraldine .Library, lhal before sin h a pavnu-nt could be authorised it would lie necessary for furl her information to be given as to the scope, objects, and constitution of the .Institute. | Thi! Click said there had been no payment if or id months from this fund.—Jt was decided to draw ntitcntion to this, and to obtain the 'informal ion asked for. j The I’ublie Works Department wrote asking that they he informed .when the, board was using any of its ! road plant, anil the locality of the work, ho that tho inspector could inspect the. same, especially tho stone crushing plant., of which they wou',d be glad to have particulars, if mot ■hieing used, at present .-Information ! to he given. j .'the County Clerk (Mr A. A. Read- . die) wro'ie notifying the board that , the .Minister of I’ublic Works was prepared to authorise, immediately a payment, of t'Ann for the beautiful Talley Road. Flans and specifications i.rre .submitted. Tho Chairman said he had soya the plans and I hey acre in order.—lt was resolved oi go on with the Vo >rk. tho Aiackende county Council forwarded dicing. I'U" CUI iAs, bd for ford repairs. Air d, Scott a rota, aski-ngt. the board io t'eneo the plantation, leased by i<ini, to make it. lit for grazing. Overseer to report, as to Ike! Copcli'uons of the present fence. lire Noxious Weeds Inspector (Mr Huddleston-) wrote drawing the attention of thle board to tho prevalence of Canadian thistle and, blackberry, and ashing that they give (the matter (.heir cousideraftion. this work is being proceeded with. TF.N’DFR. Only one tender was received for carting 1000 yards l of shingle at Wigley’s road, Opuha. The lender .was considered far too high, and was .not nccepled. DKI’UT ATTtiN' FROM BOROUGH COUNCIL. Afajor d. Kennedy, on balialt of the .Borough Council, waited on the board m connection with the proposed improvement of the east end of Wilson street beyond the. Borouiyh boundary. || (; apologised for tile absence of (he Mayor (l)r. baterson), who was unable to ail end. ft was agreed to meet .Major Kennedy on tin- ground at 2 p.m. -After lunch, members of the board met Major Kennedy and the Tojvn Clerk at the Borough boundary, on the east of Wilson street, and conferred In regard to putting live extension towards the river in better order. Major Kenned', stated the Council wished (lie side walk extended (o the cud of the plank bridge, ami the road to the river pn*t i.n order. Air Flat man pointed out (hal this

part of the road was on Crown land, and that before anything! could 'he done in (lie mutter, a survey would iuive to bo made, and the road doel,ured ;l , public, road. Alter some discussion it. was, derided That it the Borough Council agreed to (maintain the road to the i Ivor on the (own. side, the Road Board would undertake, to maintain (he road on the oilier side of tho river, in the event o£ a bridge being built, each body to bear an.,equal cost ia its condtruction. UVERSh'diR’S REPORT. rim Overseer (Mr Thos. Dyer) report ex! that no contract works were iin hand at present. The road teams had been engaged funning Warne’s road, .Beautiful Valley road, and 1111ing some parts in Bush Hoad Bridge. I’niching roads at Geraldine, Arundel, ami Winchester. Repairing hridjgjes at HiqUijuSiOrj's, iTc tMoana, and completing bridge at Te Moami. The motor bridge at Coughlin’s had bom erected, and a number of small jobs attended to. The holiday a and .lie wdt weather had greatly delayed work. The surfaceman reported That clay was being taken from Pipeclay Cutting. This should bu stopped, unless the clay was taken oh'evenly. Something should ho done with the bridge timber at Hilton, as some of it was missing. Mr Sherratt had agreed to lease the reserve at the lower end of the town, aad look possession on danuary I. lie had inspeeted Mr .South’s entrance at Woodside, and it had been agreed ty build a concrete culvert, J.r South to contribute, to itsj cost, j I'lie surfaceman wdl Ire asked to furnish I he, names of (hose t aking clay from Pipeclay Cutting. It was decided to (bid out who removed 'the

limber from tli«' sile of ’the Dillon bridge. It was resolved l.ha(' ■rtw' work hi Mr HonlliV Iw done, providing lie pay half cost. KKf,MAN’S i^SARIiY. I( was derided that the piccn of land belonging. to Mr A. Reiman, ro•(iiired by the Board for a (pinny, be purchased for £2O. ROADS Mr Deer slated that during his holiday he had been over the xoad Ivt wren Balclutha and Dunedin, which ivas a hal'd broken metal road. This road had been badly cut up by motor i rathe, and was iniqlfiite as bad a condition as their own loads. There were thousands of small holes in (hi« road, which it had been considered impossible to cut up. It had, however, beeui forbid that it. would not stand against rubber tyres. Jfe had. he said, been o\er all the metalled noad to .Dunedin. The medal was well broken, and in some parts fanners had put ou their, teams for small pay two or three days a week to get metal on Ihe roads for their own benefit. If® was of the opinion that their own loads compared well with others in Otago. Sonic of the branch clay roads, which had been made 40' years ago, and hud had very little mainleiiance. on. them since, were still in good ordou OVKRFLOW AT FOUR PIdAKS RIVK.K

Air Mulvihill reported that he had been up to inspect the overflow of the hour Peats river near Captain Temple's property, at a very, opportune time, alien the water was high. 'l he slate of the river had been jiointed out 1,0 him by Air Murphy and Mr Easterbrook, and no doubt a lot of damage would be done, in Hood lime if something were not done. He had seen all there -was to see, ami had to paddle about iu the water to get about. This water was (lowing down the Pleasant" Valley road, to tho back of KasU-rbrook’s, and [last * his house to the clilf. It came out of the Pour Peaks river, and went down Irom the protected works. 11 is opinion wan that the water was backing up from the '"orks, a port toil cutting through, opposite McPherson's, and that it was running on a ridge, A few willows and worse had been [nit in to dam it, up In Mr Hastu'bnook, -ami had done food service, and. had helped to save (tie Hoard's properly, as well us the land adjoining. Where the water, turned (here was a good fall, and ire thought that if a groin were put iu higher up than Kasterjipook's they would get plenty of, fall- f t might bn necessary to put in two groins to make secure. Some members had been up previously, and had decided to cut, a channel, and p' this had been done, and a groin put, in, it would have got over the dltliculty. Where Easterbrook had tunned the water oil there was a fall of about three feet. He was of tho opinion