Manchester R(kad Board.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 30, 14 August 1883, Page 2

Manchester R(kad Board.

The usual monthly meeting of the abore Board was -brelH a ; its office, Manchester street on Satapi »y afternoon last. Present — Messirs Ma corthur (chair* man), Cotter, linton, an I Bailey. The minutes of the j fevioos meeting were wad, and confirmee . The following corrc spondeace w»» also read i— ;.•■': ' Telegram from S. W. Whibley, Ashurst to say there had been a landgtijf on Feilding road; and asking if he should have it cleared, as the road was impassable. '■■',•' Letter from Mr George Wheeler, Makino road, calling the Board's atten— 'tidn -|o the fact that the from the/oad in front of IMs property was washing avray his land, and asking that the ma'eter be remedied. „ FVpm {•;, Smith calling attention to> several slips on the '-pur road, which rendered it impassable, and requesting a clearing to be made. *"; : , From Whibley B*M; calling r _ lafteaHon"to the r bad state of the road near Messrs Andrew and Garlick's property, and requesting that it be put into a proper state for traffic. From Mr Ad sett asking permission topat a tramway across the FeildingAsburst Road. ' ' .t • ' * From the ; Provincial Distrfot Audit, office, re the Board's- balance sheet,yduly passed. < .: Petition from five, settlers at Asbursi aslflng permission to fell and clear a line on Pohangina toad. - : Mr Bailey mored that the application from Mr Adsett for permission to> layjdown a tramway subject to the satisfaction of . the engineer .be granted^ Seconded by Mr Cotter, and parried. Resolved that the roadman be instruc- - ted to attend t^. the matter of the Spur road referred to^iy Mr Smith. ; <k r Resolved that the oh, aiiman' be instmcted to attend to the matter complained of ' in Mr Wheeler's letter; t . Resolved that a cheqne received f ro% Derby y Bros., as leourity for contract; b»^ hand;^ orer to Mr B»»ley« Kf^olved that Mr Unton bo nuth*-, - - omefi id employe man on the Rang «- ■- ■ tawflf^pad. ■■-'.. s Th^ ipkitioQ from thc^shjmat settlers re tljs9 clearing of a road line^pPohangina >oad was held over till the next meeting/', A conversation ensued as to what should be done with reference to the mat£ler of a member for No 1 ward> but no ; resolution was oonie to 'on the';OTbject< A number of accounts amonnting to a total of £67 13s 4d were passed, and th* '■ Board then adjourned. , ' ■ !