LEVELS ROAD BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2799, 12 September 1883, Page 3

LEVELS ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of this Board was held yesterday. MBMDEBS PBE3BNI. Messrs Mes, Newton, Wilson, and the Chairman (Mr W, Moody). MINUTBB. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. COBBBSPONDBNOB. Th» following correspondence was read and dealt with : — From the District Auditor, re remission of rates. The Clerk was ordered to forward a reply. From Mr Hug^ins, re roal roller. From the Secretary of the Board of Education, re propprty at the Point. The Chairman was authorised to attend to the same. From ilr Beard, of Wellington street, re a drain m his land. From Mr Johnson, on the same subject ; also with plan showing the drain proposed to be laid down by Messrs Dnval and Him;, and poin'ing out that it would oreato a nuis»nce. The Orerßeer was instructed to ascertain the cost of laying pipes the whole length of the drain ; and if the inhabitants were willing to subscribe th» money the work to be done.jj OTBBSEBB'S EBPOBT. The following was tue Overseer's report for the month : — " Levels Road Board Office, " limaru, 10th Sept., 1883. " The Chairman of Levels Road Board. " Sib, — In accordance with the resolutions of last meeting, I have the honor to report at follows : — " Messrs Humphry's and others' application for roads m the Seadown estate — I met Mr Butnphry by appointment, and went o/er all tho roads mentioned m their application, and I find that, at the lowest estimate, tho cost of all the works will be £675. Knowing that all the work could not be undertaken, I hare prepared an estimate of what I consider I would meet the present requirement*. I " The contractor for building bridge on Taiko Flat declined to take up his contract, consequently he forfeited his deposit, and, with the consent of the Chairman, I accepted the tender of Mr J. 8. Derby, who has commenced the work. " I have not been able to attend to Fowler's application re culverts, but will do so during tho present month. I w»s also prevented by the weather from meeting Mr Capps m reference to »toppage, but will do so this week. " I hare written to the Auditor m reference to the remission of rates. His answer will be laid before you. "Quinn and Brosnaban'i application. — There is about 160 chains of this ro«d that requires shingle. If the owners of the land adjacent would allow shingle to betaken, I think the cost would not exceed 12s per chain. I should recommend this work to be done immediately after harvest, as during the •ummer, the road is good. " The rivers during last week were m flood again, but no material damage was done. Tho approaches to the fords m many oases were cut away, bat hare been repaired, The Washdyka lagoon again overflowed the road, and a largo stream was running on the south side of Ihe bridge, washing away the mstal, but the bank broke early on Thursday, and the water immediately subsided. " Contructs.— The contract for shingling the upper Pareora road will be completed today. The footpaths m North street have been satisfactorily completed. Tenders will belaid before you to-day for forming the Swamp Boad leading to Fendall's; also for shingling the roads m the neighborhood of Maori Hill. „ „ "(Signed) Chasms Weioht. Resolved— " That tenders bo called for shingling from Mitchell's to Seadown homestead, and forming from Menzies' to Arowhenua railway station." The Overseer was instructed to see about shingle for the road mentioned m Quinn and Brosnahan's application. TBNDBBS. ! The following tenders were received :— Contraot No. 11, Swamp Bond— O'Connor and Prindivil, £199 12s 6d ; M. Lynch, £179 2s ; Orozier, £163 12s tE. Cartwright, £155 ; N. P. Bracefleld, £155. Aa both the latter were reliable men, lots were drawn, which resulted m BraceSeld's tender beiog accepted. Contract No. 12, Maori Hill — O'Connor and Prindivil, £51 ; Hughes and Rodgers, £51 ; J. Pearson, £54. Decided m the same way as the previous one, O'Connor and Prindivil's tender being accepted. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £294 15s lOd were i passed and ordered to be paid, and the reset. ; ing terminated.