GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12904, 15 February 1906, Page 7

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Gera'dine Road Board was held on Tuesday. Present:—Messrs J. M. Barker (in the chair) J. Wharton, and K. Brophy. Mr J. Kelland. wrote apologising for absence. \ It was resolved to call tenders for latour •and that the Board provide material for a stock bridge r . over the Hae-Hae-Te-Moana

at Pleasant Valley for which' the Government, have a grant of £3OO on the estimates. Mr B. Richardson was granted leava to shift a portion of the old English Church from Geraldine to Orari on condition that lie paid for cost of 'labour incurred by the Board. The Geraldine County Council' asked payment of Board's contribution towards tie «ost of Twomey's bridge, viz., £3OO. Passed for payment. Mr- Alex. Maxwell asked that the slip on- Collet's road, Kakahu, be removed.— To be' attended to as soon as-possible. * R. H. Bissett, having left_tae district, wrote resigning his seat on. the BoaTd.—Accepted with regret; election to held over till, annual election in May. The ■Comity Council applied for payment of Board's balance of contribution to Hospital and Charitable aid, £262 10s sd.—To . be paid. The Board refused to entertain the claim. of Mr T. Kelliher for payment for labour and materia! in a contract which he had given up. The clerk and overseer Mount Peel Road Board sent information with regard to making stock bridges wide enough°for Light traffic.—Received with thanks. C : Dr Warren reported a case of diphtheria, at Orari, near Winchester. The overseer reported on work dona during the month, and it was decided to call tender.- for forming a portion of roa.d. at-Four-Peaks as applied for by the manager and to shingle this and a portion alrsaa-.' done, also to call tenders at the; same time. for shingle on Wooding's road. ; It was resolved to do shingling on Walker's hoai»stead road, and to spend a little monev or.- «• road at Kakahu near Dr Hayes' property as applied for by him. The overseer was instructed to have drain cleaned out between Flatman's and Brien's, and to obtain two spans of old bridging from Toomey'a for the creek crossing on the coach roi>d. The receipts since last meeting were £1751 6s 6d. and the credit balance at kj-r-z £1429 15s 7d. The overseer reported that,. when exited, the rates will exceed, last year's about £730, and the payment t--j™.v

• It was agreed to ask other local bodies ;1 to join) the Board in protesting against'tie Hospital and Charitable Aid Board taking. ! full advantage of the increased vaTue\.x>f; | property to draw an exorbitant rate from j tils' ratepayers.

It was decided to sue for all outstanding rates. ,: . ... "-u

| Accounts, amonnting to '£6 oB -15s. ;4d, i ivere passed, for payment. This amount in- ;- eludes' contributions to Toomey's bridge I and Hospital and Charitable Aid.