NEWCASTLE ROAD BOARD

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13464, 19 April 1917, Page 3

NEWCASTLE ROAD BOARD

The monthly •meeting of the ahovo Hoard was held at Te Kowhai on Monday. Present: Messrs W. I). Laxon ■•'•.-a'-nucin, i. Jones. >■'.. S. Masters. A. . ■). Gallagher and S. Saulhrey. Mr H. Mills, Rotokauri, wrote reminding the Board of their unfulfilled promise to make improvements on Soper's swamp road. He stated that ' tlie road was in a disgraceful and , uangcrons state, and lie would hold t!ie [ I Beard responsible "or damage in ease of j Mr S. Slow, Koromatua, also wrote ! re the had state of Vnllev road, thrcugh which he had had an rer-Klent. Ho also threatened that he would hold the Board responsible for damages.—Repairs wil he made in a few days, when the Hoard's men are due in that part of the district. The Waipa County Council wrote that the question of purchasing the stone crusher offered by the Waipa Colliery Co. will be considered in the near future.—Tt was decided that,some members of the Hoard with the Council's engineer, Mr Mandeno, and Cr Fullerton, make an inspection of the Board's quarry on Kay's property. The Hoard's employees, including the foreman, gave notice that they intend to leave the Hoard's employ, giving the reason that they had secured a drainage contract which would he mere remunerative than working for the Hoard. The foreman also complained of the interference of certain members of the Hoard in tlie matter of read works.— It was decided to defer the question of re-olacing the men until the next meeting. Mr R. T). Duxfield, with Mr Farrer, anjain waited on the Hoard re ded-'cation of roads on his subdivision at Horotiu. —The clerk read a letter from the » Poard's solicitors (Messrs MacDiarmid and Mears) in which they gave the opinion that the Hoard cannot demand drainage outlets, as this was a matter for agreement between them and Mr Duxfield. As.regards damage to the allotments through waiter beiw backed up. the Board would not be liable for such damage, presuming that they took the reads over in their present condition. He (Mr would, however, like to make a personal inspects n, as he we'd then !»»ve a better id en of the sitatinn. On the motion of Mr Master* »t was rcsol'-ed to take over the reads. Messrs PauU-ev and fja 1 - Inrrher vct'ng o<ro : "st. < ! >e'- hei'i" ill fnvnir of the Bof-d's making i '>n •"srect'cri. aivi if be confirmed the "'viri-ii the Board could then accept dedication. Tn acco!'(b!"'e with "~ti«e given pt <•'-<- h*-t nifc'eiln"-. "Mr M? "+<•?'' moved tbfi't the "arts of *he + ',,- ~,.!.. member be Nearly defined, -nrl 'fjint Hip rnfos o/, rr ,.itinr from any one part 'after ninuinf expenses), be expended for the benefit of flint "art nnb- M> Tmes moved' an nrnpiflme-nt tb"t. t'-e teams ...,,„1. f (, r ,„ ~-,,1- „.,nv ,—t r.f the district, alternately. The chairman r-'r\ Mr Q n"lhre" '-ot«"1 !'<v- the nmendTbp mnot-'ng was then cdinr.rned to Monday next," "LOOK INTO" OVERLAND 85, lT WILL fjiTAND IT Overland beauty and grace arc apparent to "the man in the street." Overland quality is proved when you inspect the car. Model 85 has thermosyplion cooling, h'gh tension mag-do. improved type carburretor, irreversible steering, selective sliding gear transmission, . full floating, rear., axle with four bevel differential gears, large powerful brakes, cantilever rear springs, demountable rims, en bloc motor with five bearing crank shaft—the best of everything. Equipment is up-'o-date, and the finish is superb. The nice of (his handsome 5-passcngcr car is very low, made possib'.e because of the output of 1,000 Overlands daily. For free catalogue and further particulars of Model 85 apply J. Pomeroy and Co., Ltd., agents, Hamilton; R. B. Spinks and Co., Ltd., agents. Auckland, J. Davis, Taxi Motor Works, Rotorua; A. Hatrick and Co., Ltd., Wanganui and Wellington, distributors for North |sland. 178