KIRIKIRIROA ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1476, 7 February 1903, Page 2

KIRIKIRIROA ROAD BOARD.

litis rnuuuny uieeuug ui i»c uuuvc xjuch. was held in the Council Chambers, Hamilton East, at 2 p.m. yesterday. Tiiere were present: Messrs John Gordon (Chairman), T, Paterson and M. G. Furrer. Entrance. —An application from Mr Win. Runciman for some gravel to the apprsach to his house was referred to the Foreman of Works to attend to. Sobsidy.—An advice wa3 received from the Treasury of the payment ot £93 153, being subsidy at the rate of 75 per cent, for the current year. Landino. —A Gazette notice was received vesting the lauding on the Mangawhara Creek in the Board. Foreman's Report.—ln his monthly report the foreman stated that since last meeting he had erected a finger-post on the Eureka Avenue, aud had replaced the old tridge with an IS-inch culvert. He re-formed about 20 chains of tho road from the hits to the top of the avenue, the formed portion required gravelling about 3(10 yards, and 100 yards are required on the Eureka station road. He had erected a new bridge, known as the Lagoon bridge, near Taupiri, reducing the span from 16ft to 10ft, the approaches being filled with earth. He had re-decked the Taupiri bridge, repaired cuttings and cut dowu scrub from Taupiri to Taylor's place, and renewed the old fence at Jackson's landing on the Great South Road. He had done six days' carting on Gray's road, and the cuttings of this road bad been attended to, except one gully, which requiries a box culvert and fiiliug up. The damage done by the late heavy rains had been repaired, except at Powell's cutting on the River road, but he had arranged with Mr C. Wallace to attend to this. Acting on instructions from the Board, he had inspected the road machine at work near Te Aroha, aud he urged that the Board eudeavour to hire one, aud, if not able to manage this, to procure one for themselves, as the cost of the work would be reduced from I to -h.— After some discussion it was unanimously decided to procure a machine at once. Tramway Road.—The Chairman reported that, with Messrs Farrer and Primrose he had inspected this road, and they recommended that the original road line be adhered to. They also recommended that a chain of this road, which is two chains wide, and only fenced on one side, be closed from Crosby's to Willis' Hill. Probably tho adjoining owners would buy the portion closed, amouuting to some 40 acres, and this amount would go a long way towards forming this road.—The recommendations were approved, and the Clerk instructed to take tho necessary steps to give effect thereto. The Clerk was instructed to write to all owners fronting this read, asking if they would purchase a chain width of the road if it were closed, at a valuation to be fixed by u competent vainer. FINANCE. —The Clerk reported that the total receipts to date were £774 8s Sd, and the expenditure £lßl 7s 7d, giving a credit balance of £293 Is Id; less accounts to he paid, £l2l His 61, leaving an available balance of £l7l 4s 7d. The rates receivable are £750 (is lid, and subsidy £3l ; leaving assets amount-, ins to £952 lis 6.1. Payments.—The following accounts were passed for payment:—J. Franklin, £2O; Taupiri Sawmill Cn., 1«; .1. Winter. 4s ; J. Euner-on, £1 ; H. Kelly, £1 10s ; J. Kidlcr, £2; T. 'IV Whit.., £4; .7 White, £3; F. W. Littlewon.l, £S 13-: J. Henderson, £4 fit fid ; W. D,.y, ISs 4d : district valuation. £2 8- : T. W. Maunder, £1 Us 9d ; Hllis and Burnand, £49 15s lOd ; collector, £3 10s 3d ; Clerk, petty cash, £1 10s 104 ; Waikato Auoos £8 13s; total, £l2l lfii Gd.