GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume IX, Issue 343, 9 September 1868, Page 2

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

A meeting of this Board waa held at the Board office ou Tuesday, the lat .September, 1868. Present '— «- Messrs Ortusby (Chairman), Medlicott, l'ilbrow, and Dr Raynor. The miuutea of the last meeting wove read and confirmed. Tiie assessor laid on the tnblo copies of the ratepayers' roll for thu ensuing year, duly assessed. Proposed by Dr Bayner, seconded by Mr Medlioott, and carried— •' That the roll as submitted by the assessor be adopted, aud that the Chairman be requested to sigh this same, and give public notice where it will be opeu for inspection of th« ratepayers." Resolved- "Thut, for the convenience of the ratepayers, copies of the l'ullbj exhibited for inspection at Mr Meiidelaou's store, Temuka, aud at Mr Grimmer' a store, Goraldiue." Resolved — "That the cleric and assessor bo instructed to furnish notices, to be sent to non-resident ratepayers, and that after being signed by the Chairman .they be addressed at once to the parties interested m accordance with the Road Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1807." The Engineer's report was r,i#4 * u & con * aidered. The Engineer was directed to call for tenders for the following works .t— For bridges over Waihi river and creek, Waihi Crnssing. • For inetalliug about 200 yards of road between Mewirs Hay aud Pilbrow. For work necessary on the Waitohi Flat, as recommended by the Engineer m bis report . ; : For cutting down terrace north of the Kakahu river, near Mr Hay's, and also forming about 20 chains of road on the south side of the same, through Mr P»rker»on's property. T?or metalling the unmetalled parts, of the road between tho Temuka and the Waihi Hotel. For fencing m the Road Board office section, ; and other small Works connected therewith. , , The Eogineeer was authorised to call for tenders for aiiy small job that he may deem necessary fqr the traffic of the district, The following requisitions were opened and read : — ' ■"■• ' • From Mr Gosling, for the formation of about 20 chains of. road, commencing at or near the bridge lately repaired over the OhapL - - - - — :- -T-r From Mr Dunn and others^ calling* attention to the impassable' state of she creek on the Swan road, Ohapi, the temporary bridge having been carried away by the lat* freshes. From A. Lysaght and others, I for continuation of Kakahu and .Pleasant Valley road, .commencing at Brophy*s lower boundary. • From X Johnston and $irty-tliree other subscribers, as to the state' of the road between the township of Oeraldine and the Waihi Qrosfingt anp asking/ that the formed portions of the road between the northern end of the township «od- Dr Caro's be shingled. .' ... 1 Resolved — .'"That the Engineer report appu these applications by next meeting. A letter vas read ffcom. Mr Tripp; : reoomitiqnding that the roads, referred to m his ooftununication, should be-reaerved." Besolyed— "That the cogsiden^oopf this application be deferred;'* v " '

i A letter was read from the Secretary to the Timaru aud Gladstone Board of Wojju, , stating tuat he had )>aid into the Bank to the credit of the Board the anm of £373 4s. being revenue for lapd sales m Jfche ditfoat ipr the month of May last . :: , Mr Andrew.? having offered * «arly rent, of £30 for the Road 1 Board oMSee, as a dwelling house, the Board accepts the same, during his term uf office. The following tenders were received for erecting bridge, aud forming road, near Mr DunuVOhAlii:— W. Wyatt^jESO; 4. Sulii, j van, £63 ; J. Mutch, £58 10s ;J. H. Dean, ' 4&>; C. M&SBcy,'£47ies; F. Kohn,- £3J 10a ; M. Dunn, earthwork only, at 17* &1 per-ehiua. 1 The tender of James Mutch, »t: £SS 10s, was accepted. The Board adjourned until the first Toe* day iv October,