NEWCASTLE ROAD BOARD

Waikato Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1355, 12 September 1902, Page 2

NEWCASTLE ROAD BOARD

Tin: monthly meet-rig ol the ahovo Boir.l was held at tiie ollie ■, Oho'.e. mi Tuesday. T icie were present : Messrs 13. C. Shepherd (chairman), (J. 11. Bjcroft, It. 11. Nicholson, H. l'„ynt:r and S. Fullerton. Cr.OSlN'" PoADS. A latter was received from Mr T Rind, Department cf Ro ids, ro closing road between Sections 61, 62, 63, Horotiu, suggesting that the chairmau should accompany him over the ground.—The Chairman report rd having, with Messrs Poynter und N chobon, gone over the road with Ml Bind, w hose objection was tint access to the Wa'pa River would be cut off if this road were closed. .Since then it has been suggested as tin alternative tint tire present road leading down to Section 7 should be enn-ti-iu-d through that section tu the riv. r. A letter from Mr Btird stated that if this were done there wou'd be no objection to the first-ni- ntioncd road t e.ing closed —Mr Sagar waited on the Board and agreed to the deviation being deft-rr.d, iu the meantime the clerk is to ascertain the ownership of Section 7. Pkop.ised Te Rai-a Road —Mr Juhu Gillett wro'e declining to give the land and do the proposed works upon thread unless some guarantee was given tint the Wnipa County Council would complete the formation within twelve months.—The Chairman said he bad seen Mr Gil ett, and had urged him to make the offer without such conditions. —lt was decide'l to forward MrGillett's offer, which is opeu for two months, to the Waipa County Council. Pine Theks.—Mr W. Hunt waited on the Beard re the pine trees on his road boundary, and offered as an alternative to cutting down one row of pines, to cut down both rows for about half the dislance and trim the remainder of all branches hanging O'er the toad. —Mr Nicholson agreed to I hi", as the trees would be cut down at the worst part of the road. —It was decided to ailow Mr Hunt to cany out his proposal. WoftKS. lie Chairmm reported having with Messrs Poynter and Nicholson inspected some of the proposed road works, and submitted a schedule of the most ucccssary works throughout the ds'.rict. This was dis-cus-ed aud amended, the result being as follows : Tenders to be oalle ', to be returnable by the next meeting, for a con creto culvert to rpplace Morrison's Bridge.—The sum of £l2 10s to be expended on the cutting at the hill on Slscves' road if Mr Skewes will contribute £2 10s.—Moffat's Road : Some eight chains ot side cutting and formation to be done, also a set. of pipes to be put in, if Mr Moffut will coutribute a quarter of the c;st of earthwork.— VVhatawhita post-office road to be sanded,—Valley Road : About 20 chaius ef formation and 250 yards of earth cutting with side curing to be done.— Laxon and Roth well's Road : To be reformed at the worst places —Rotokauri Road : About 35 chains of formation, earth-cutting aud sanding to be done.— The Chairman brought up the necessity for strengthening Jones' bridge, but Mr Fulb-rton advised no expenditure on this work beyond a few deck planks until the Board were prepared to replace the bridge with a concrete culvert.—Pukete Road : About 10 chaius of foiniation, also Binding the cuttings and portions of the Swamp Road, is necessary.—Mr Nicholson was authorised to have some sanding done at. Fraser's bridge. Accounts.—-Tue following accounts were passed : T. W. Maunder, 14a Id ; A. F. Wilcock, £3 16s.