GERALDINE ROAD BOARD

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1662, 16 January 1895, Page 3

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD

' The monthly meeting of the Board wai ' held on Monday last, there being presen Messrs F. R. Flatman (chairman), W Deßenzy, J. Kelland, A. Metcalf, an< ' K. Brophy. j The following tenders for works wen . accepted :— Contract No. 435 — Earthworl J at Barker's Gully, Raukapuka, T. Lor< \ & Co., £16 Bs. No. 436— For cocksfoo seed on roads and reserves, Edwin Bull ' £3 2s 6d. No. 437— For 200 yard ' shingle, Taylor's road, Raukapuki Downs, D. Oregon, £34 103. No , 440— formation, fords, etc., Sheep Dii \ Road, Beautiful Valley, F. Borrell £21. The following were accepted unde the co-operative system for settlers oi the Orari Village Settlement and it I serve 389:— No. 338— 440 yards shingU J Railway Road, reserve 389. Nos. 439- --\ 360 yards of shingle, railway road . reserve 389. The tenders were decide ' by lot. No. 438, £22— Batty and O'Nei; * No. 439, £18— Buckley and O'Connor. \ The following correspondence wa " dealt with : — £ From Mr J. Bray, offering shingle ou I of section 22540, at 4d per yard, undc ~ 500 yards.— Accepted ; the Board to us V the gravel when required. From Mr G. H. Patrick, offering 9s pc annum for a 2-acre reserve near his fan I at Rangitata, and agreeing to keep tli gorse fence m good order. — It was d< cided to accept the offer after this year i- cocksfoot seed is out and cleared away. l- From Mr J. W. Jones, Kakahu busl c asking that m the event of Mr Mum !. neglecting to correspond, he woiild tak ! . steps to lay off tUe road through his pr< ; perty. — The clerk is to write to W i, Munro. *-, From Mr John Harrison, Orari, apph „ ing for a spare piece of land m Coopc .. street.— Mr Harrison is to be informe I. that he should make his applicatic - through the Land Board. r. From Mr C. G, Tripp, applying f< ; road between sections 16715 and 1511 i. to be closed as far as the Waihi river c ; the north side only.— Deferred for fu r. ther consideration, d From Mr H. Baughen, asking for r c compense for damage sustained throug :e the board's horse breaking through tl y fence into his garden. He estimated tl c damage at £1. c From the stock inspector, enclosjr. il notice to destroy rabbits on part sectic s' 19206.— The inspector is to be informt 3.' that he should have sent the notice i d the County Council, jr From the Land and Survey Depar d ment, stating that £5 8s 6d had bee n paid to the Board's credit, being accrue > "thirds" for period ending Novemb > Ist, 1894, as per schedule enclosed. te From the Temuka Road Board, agre I- ing to share cost of making a level croc le ing at Orari. \ it The overseer's report having be< h read, it was decided that Lyman's ro« is be done by next Board day ; that c- bridge at Peckham's crossing was t< le expensive to entertain ; work on Blac n, ler c road to be done if the settlers we

- willing ; Mr Batty to be paid 6s for work f done. t Mr Studholme interviewed the Board s in reference to diversion of road as . asked for by Mr Jones, and requesting . that he might erect a gate thereon ad- . joining his property. He was willing to 3 exchange land for the road if the request -be granted.- -It was decided that the r members of the Board meet at Kakahu f and inspect the spot. 3 Accounts amounting to £194 15s lid - were passed for payment, and the meet- . ing terminated.