LEVELS ROAD BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3446, 14 October 1885, Page 3

LEVELS ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Levels Boad Board was held yesterday, whon all the members were present. MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting and aho of a special mooting called by the Chairman wero read and confirmed. OATBS ON PCDLIC BOADS. Applications for gates to be allowed on pubfio roads were received from and granted to tho following applicants on the motion of Mr Balfour, seconded by Mr Orbell i— Garriek and Cowlisuaw, rdd leading to Bolfour's; N.Z. and A. Land Company, Levels Vullfly and Sutherland's road i Murdoch McKay, Brigg»' Gully j K. T. Bhodes, Levels. Tho Overseer wna instruoted to m form the following applicants that the gates applied for by them cannot be granted until proporly hung with hook hinges, and secure fastenings put ou, imd tho wordo "public road" painted on oacb:-O. BlackloT, Michael Mi»ze, Ocorgo Book, J. B. Smith. Tho Orersoer to attend to Mr Kendall's and Mr Wa'ldington's applications, and if found m order to allow thorn, but m any case whero gatos exist and permission not having been applied for to summarily remove thorn. OOKBBiPONDKNOB. The following correspondence was road and dealt with : — From Mr James Rortgors, asking for improvements on the road lending to his house at Sultwater Creek. The Oferseer was ordered to report upon the same at noit meotlng. A petition wot received from the inhabi-

tants of Kensington, asking that the road be ' formed and shingled. - The Overeeer to report at neit meeting. From the residents on the Upper Wash- - 11 n' " Sking that tUe 6ftme be metalled, he Overseer was instructed to ascertain tlie cost and report at noxt meeting. i<rom the Secretary to the Pareora School Committee, calling attention to the state of the road at the school and sehoolhouse.— The Overseer to report upon tho same. A letter from Mr R. Shaw m reference to survey of road new Mr Balfour's was left to be considered at next meeting. OVEBSKBR'S EEPOBT. -Iho Overseer's report was read as follows :— "In accordance with the resolutions of Inst meeting I have the honor to report as follows : — " Messrs Fanning and Stonyer's application for repairs of road, also the closing up of road— l have called for tenders for 200 yards of white stone metal, as instructed, for repairs on this road, and I have also seen B acefield with regard to the closing of the road, and ne^objects to its being closed. "J naTa arranged to get the -work re niired to be dono to give access to the Tengawai joolehed. I did not think it would be desirable to form and shingle it, an it is principally saud. "Mr Guscott's application for shingling the road running past his properly - The distance is about 90 chains, and tho cost would bo about £—. I may state that this is tho only portion of the road m that district that has not boen shingled. "I was not able to arrange a meeting of the Committee appointed to inspect the cutting at the Island Hut, but would ask the Committee to arrange tho meeting today. " I haTe had a pipe culvert put m on the Main Road near Pareora, as the old wooden one was entirely rotten. 1 have also had the bridgo near Bobinson's repaired, and it is now perfectly safe. I would recommend that some restriction be made as to travelling over theso country bridges with traction engines and combines attached, as I am quite sure that many of them, although perfectly sound for ordinary traffic, cannot stand the oicessivo weight of traction engines. 1 have not been aMe to get the fence put up on the roadside through Mr Newton's land, but will do so during the month. I have not yet received any reply from Government as to tho grant for roads on Reserve 1263. Tho work has been completed a month, and the Board will have to pay the contractors. '' Tho road roller hos been removed from the late Mr HugginB 1 premises to the Road Board ynrd. " Tenders will bo laid before you for shingling Levels Valley Road, repairing Seadown to Beach Road, and for supplying 200 yards of white stone metal. All contracts that were m hand have been satisfactorily completed with the exception of Courtis' on The Brothers, which I have not yet seen, but have passed a voucher subject to its being satisfactory. " Chaelbs Weight, " Overseer." In reference to Messrs Fanning and Stonyer's application, the Board did not think it advisable to interfere m the matter at present. 'J he Overseer was instructed to : call for tenders for shingling tho road run- ' ning past Guscott's. It was resolved to call " for tenders for a horse track at the Island Hut. i TSNDESS. The following tenders wero received : — i Contract No. 18 : 200 yard* of white stone . motal— O'Connor, £30 ; Manger, £29 ; S. , Sibly, £23 ; Brading, £27 10s ; Bond, £30 ; , Bracefield, £20 (accepted). Contract No. 19 : i Shingling Levels Valley— R. B. Sibly, £100 ; Crozier, £71 11s (accepted). Contract No. , 20: Seadown Beach Road— Rodgers, £20; Toaer, £18 ; Stevenson, £22 10s ; Crozier, ' £10 (accepted). ' ACCOUNTS. ' Accounts amounting to £307 wero passod ' and ordered to be paid and the Board then < adjourned. (