GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16284, 11 July 1917, Page 8

GERALDINE ROAD BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Geraldine Road Board was iield yesterday. Present—Messrs Flatman (chairman), -O. ~S. Thomson, Mulvihill; Wilkinson, .and Ashby. The chairman reported the selection and engagement of Mr Cotterell as 'working foreman. They had had to engage- two men from Timaru to blast rock at- Kakahu vfor metal, and , they were still working. This work 1 wotild cost a little, but they must have a place to get' stone from. Years ago they could" cot shingle from all the creeks, but they could not do » now. They did not intend to throw money away, . but they must look ahead. Their overdraft was £-11 1-Js Bd. and the accounts for that day were £461 4s 4d." They had had overdrafts in the ( past, and they had had value 'for the money. "- CORRESPONDENCE. An offer to 'form and "shingle road at Milton was reieivrecl co tne overseer and t-.vo members. - .Mr J-. McLean wrote asking that some means be provided ior children crossing the water-race on the Urari Bridge—Woodbury road before the school reopened.—Resolved thai, pipes be put in and charged to the Urari Water Race Committee. Mr Thomson called attention to -a low place at Waihimomona which which peoplo wero 'unable xo cross in wet weather. A letter from Miss Lewis referred to bank and ditch of 32 chains alongside the "Waihi river.. Should a flood iqome she feared that considerable damage would be done.—The Board does not recognise any responsibility in connection with this drain. The Geraldine County Council wrote that the chairman of the RangitataOrari water siipnly district reported that the fords on the main road to Mount Pool required shing'ing, and the Council asked the Board to have them attended to. charging the cost to the Council. A motor bridge was silted up with refuge and required cleaning.—The work to be doiio aJ soon as possible. The director of the Technical School asked the Board to appoint two members to the Technical School Board, and to continue its contribution.—The chairman and Major Kennedy to continue to represent the Boards and the same contribution as last year, £lO, to be made. Notice of transfer of property at Woodbury from P. "W. Cooling to 13. W. Dann was received and approved. Notice was received of another transfer which it was agreed to endorse when rates are paid and the proper form filled in.

OVERSEER'S REPORT. The overseer retried in detail on the road words in Hand, crushing work needed, etc. The crusher had woken up all the boulders available, and it could not be kept going with quarried rock. Receipts had been—rates £216 3s 3d, other receipts £l4'lss, total £230 18s 3d. The Waihi river ford on' boundary road —De Renzy's to College— : was m a dangerous state. If it could be done the road should be closed to the public altogether. It was agreed that the road towards Winchester bo shingled when convenient. The' shingling of other roads was lefb to the surveyor, and work on the river ford, Boundary road, was left over for the present.—The remainder of the report was approved. Reference was made to the fact that it had cost the Board £450 to make good the damage done to the road leading to Pipe Clay Cutting by the traction engines drawing clay. The chairman said that with Messrs Wilkinson, _ Thomson and Dyer he had inspected 'the •stone-crushfng. The trouble was that the rock was splitting all ways, but he heard it was coming out better now. Mr Field had no objection to them starting a quarry on -this side of the river, hut that involved carting across to the crusher. GENERAL. A number of minor matters were brought - tinder notice. Mr Mulvihill stated that Mr Warne desired an entrance to his place, and it was agreed to ask Mr Warn© for a suggestion. Mr Wilkinson said that Mr McGarver, asked that a creek near his place be piped.—Overseer to inspect. Mr Ashby said the road between Mr Hose's and Cooper's Creek was getting very bad. Overhanging trees and those shading roads and obstructing views were

called attention to. and it was agreed to..communicate with owners of the properties concerned. It was agreed to put down a, couple of loads of shingle hy Mi- A .McLeod's gate. The Board went into Committee and considered a grievaaiee advanced byone of its employees. After consideration it was resolved to uphold the authority of the- overseer.