TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15443, 4 September 1914, Page 3

TEMUKA ROAD BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. Hie ordinary meeting of tlie Tenmkn I«o:u! Hoard was. held yesterday. Present :—Mes.-r; C>. W. r-111:1111. V. McC:!!lou_:h, D. (jraut, CIand Cooper (clerk). C'lIA 1 UMAX'S STATEMENT. Tho chairman reported that the accounts for L'l's;) ;"!d. including £101) >■> !'.l title 1.. Donchtio Bras., would be ptv-enud ior payment. Since last unit the following sums had been r< tvivrii: —Hates tor IMI4-13. £'l22 Is :?•!. rates 1.-r J!M3 1. .-Is I lit. The total atsioir.it payable m rates this year was C 3; in' whit it IMoS had already b. i'l! (•! Ilectetl. The folio "in-c accounts wr> i'l civ!it : Land Fund -Account fl't; I.''s ;i !. Ilo!.~nn 'i'rtisc Account £3-1 IH-. Central-tor's Deposit Account £:). Tiii? general fund was overdrawn to the amount i f MOTIONS OF SYMPATHY. On tho motion of the chairman seconded l>v Mr D. Grant, the following resoFnticns ui rc ca tried in silence, members standing : ••That th'-- Board expresses its sincere regret fit tie tragic <Vrult c.f Colonel H"vlmrs.". Mayor of Tcniuk i. and that a tetter '>o sent to Mrs Tlayhurst offt>r•"M the Hoar IV sympathy with her and fantilv in their hour of sorrow. •Thai t!ii-- Benid expresses its sincere at tli"- -truth <S .J«tnes Guild. chairman <1 the South Orari TVvt-r Hi):!'-*] :>»; T ; ti;.lt :- letter b.-> sent to Mrs G- nff.-'ip-' t'no Ronrd's svmpathy wir| : lie'- r»nd hor'fam i!y in their b?r----t .wmer.t." COi: P.ESI'OXDEXCE. Mr -R. .Vorrish, writing on behalf of lti'.nselt and other Urton iviiihnts, i\inintleit nie Hoard of tneir promise to e. tirp.ite or continue the inetalliny of the rema p o ri:on of Hie roau 10waids the li;.actt and at their earliest < unvcnienie.—Overseer to ir.speet and lepr-rt. ' "•• Hou. AY. F. Massoy wrote ack- I i!:>wUii<j;iim receipt .it the Hoard's letter »f the 1 lui instant forwarding a copy lit :t resolution pa>.-ed l»y tho Board contho Govornmenc on its acti: :u send. 1114 ;:n Kxoedifionary Force ft-oa. .W.v /r aland i:> assist the .Mother Country. He thanked the Board for their i-oiriratuhitions v.hich were tmu-li appreciated. ; '"he Dei)r«rtii:cnt of Agriculture wrote stating that in response to representat oils made on tho subject the plant ka.r.vn ; -s spiderwort (l.eyc ster a formo;;::i had been add-.n! to tlie third schedule ot the Noxious Weeds Act The De:;ar tnielU "s I'i'licr:: had. til.' letter stated, reported that spiderwort was spreading in some districts anil was likely to prove troubie-o;t:e. "he Director of ih > Technical Association wrote ask'ii'Z the B-ard to ap. I'oint a representative on the Association i:i I'lae.i tjr Air J. \Y. Jovnt. resigned—.Mr Cooper, the Hoard's clerk tva; appointvd. Messrs Tripp and .Kolirston v.rote *)t:h re-ard to the land owned bv (Jueriiiy Bros., a p .rt : i 11 : f which tinHf.ard dt -- re.l lor a shimrle pit. Thev stated that if the land was taken under the Pub!ie Works Act the lessee I' ott.d hav;- to ( b > compensated as wi'll as the owner; proper survey p'ans "o;;hl iiave to !>.> prepared, "notices an vert sed. proclamations gazetted, and a _ Compensation Court set 10 ta dca l with the t ase 'I h - cxpri'.se. . apart irom '.ir.iipensat'ioii. would l.e at Ka.it ttl'K li the iaml tn r(uestu;n was already usvd as a quarry, s-vtion I-"i <a> of the Public Work;; A»t uoiild app'y. ir.akin« it po:<s.b"e to t.ik? such •and without th, c:n<ent in writiry o'i the t.witer '..-.'ing first c.bta nrd. They thMi'jtit it '.'.oultl he better fcr the l!i-:in! to come to some arram;emei:t with'tiie owner and Ivssee as tlu procedtrre under the Pubi'ii- Works Act was both costly and cumbersome.

It u"n- i'.ceded r.«>: to prcejed uiuler the Public Works Act m the nutanhihl> and to obtain information through the Hoard's solicitors as to lb? vaiue ohue.l by the owners on turn- 01 tivp acres.

The Yalunt'on Department notified that it l>:ul sent to the Treasury a vr.;:tut'i- tor the payment of .£2.30, subs'dy duo to the Hoard for the year 1913,1-1. I'tie Public Works Department (("!ir:-tehurc!i). acknowledjrcd ' receipt 1.-: the Hoard's protest against the <onilttion of the AVin.hestir Settk'ment The Department's res'dr-nt-eiMiineer to he nske-t at what date the Hoard m : j:lit expe.t tiho road to he put in proper order. OVERSEER'S REPORT. DECISION'S THEREON. The Overseer reported that it wouid Ik' :t<!v!sah',> to li'.l in the roadside iWii, ii al'iea t i.i the willow- work in the KakaJiu river.—Ajiived to. The Itai !4-tir:v Va'.ley read from Sharp's ci.rner tr. the tint < f tlie terrace, abaut 1J c ha n;. ivqu red iv-shiijglm;.;. He'd t i'?r etit next mout-ii. On the same r»md to Kakahu river was washing i:lit a hole and it was now oaiy thn e-fjtiarters of a chain Iro-n the read. Seme lilkni; in was needed and the : landing w U'.rus should b;» cut down.—Work to !>;• d.uc. Tne residents on Opth: Terrac read had asked for a motor car bridge s;> that I'iie mail car could net acres-;.— Work to hj." done m the m ddle el A;>r2l. 1010. Tli» ilcod vate iliar Mr Mtanv's which had been bn".. - t by t!ie Hoard was out c.f repair.—Hoard co;t!d Mc : see its way to renew th _:ar.c. The Stump's hridtie wanted a overhaii.'inj;. The railiims v.ere lotten and were falliuj; down and m:iii> «,t iiu> bearers were no lonjier serviceable.—Ovvrsei r to inspect- and report. Farm road, from Jlawke-'s r.ad upward. a d'stsmce el" a I out li;<) chains. needed reii rurinv-—Work to be it.inr. If- saw no r>as_:n why the by. read adjoining M.S. which was < i no us- to anvone but Mr Mncdonald ; ftotiM not I>.- clos'.-d.— Mr Macdoiiald tu In- asked to name a price for the iaiit! in the event if the load c!e-ed. To ere.-l a ovor Cooper'.-. C "k on tiie Mam South road so thatmotors could pa-s over dry w'iien there :s !'.<» lb ; ;i wi.llld luce-s'-late about (it/ Let of br.d^eway.— Held «.ver. Tile spec in ..tte.ns only provided for dec-p- ---< t!i-> drain at C landeboyc irom the s.h(,i>i corner to the end. the width r. matnliit; the same as at 'present. lbtli_- width beb.w the culvert, nam ly livi feel on the bottom. sliould In- continued up to Kllodes's creek, a i! .-tame of about l-~i <-hams, above the new culvert, where most of the water cam* from. —Th- set tiers niton ntcd to b ■ ask-d 1.0-.v much thev wou.'d b- prepared f* lontribute towards the co-t. and il »' decided t .i i xlend tlif drain abi.-iit ."i ehans further lon's itail. '1 in- i.veiieer wa< instructed to preliaiv plans for the widening of the stock i>rii><_',e below tlie s :e oi Hadliam's tlie plans lo be pr< sented to the Hoard at it-. n*-xt uieetin^. Tlie chairinaii was authorised to write ti> ill.- district engineer for the J'ul lie Work-,- Depariin-rnt with to tb> di'!:iy :n ;>s;iing the plans for Uadhain".-. bridge. DEI'I'TATIONS. A deputation frmn the MillUrd o»iii Asso! ial ion fvns;.;; of Mexrs W. ]•'. Evan-. u an< i I.eekie waittil upon tli ' Hoard wilh a view to ohta n ntr -ouu- as-i-lanci. in carryinir out ;■ project ior ? i raii!.ir .-innn the riv.-r ii r t!"* month where it threaten* ihe road and t!i<> M.'iorl receive. Mr Smart s-..id th.at Ids ■ xp"rienee went t > s!l"U that attempts to straight-

en rivers had often been ineffectve. He was not prepared to spend much of the ratt pavers" money in such a work as the deputation proposed. Mr Ai n.itage sa d the Board would be pleased to inspect the river in company with the deputation and obtain an up*ninn from their overseer, but it was a serious thing to interfere with the course of the river. 'lt was agreed to meet the deputation on the trround at 2.30 in the afternoon. Mr Castledine waited oil the Beard and r.sked that other setters be compelled to allow storm water, from Irs land to pass by a natural course through their p-'onerties to the creek.—The matter had be?n reported on bv the over--see- at. the last meet.ng a"d it was decided to send a cepv of his report- to the settlers concernrd. GENERAL. Mr J. Lewis reported that it wo'ild eo*t £34 6s to complete. according to Mr Menzies specific"t-'ons the plumhine work at the Board's cflr'ces. It was resolved to instruct Mr Lewis to have the work don". Ac-conn's were iMS-ed for naymenfc and tliis concluded the hus"nc=s.