Manchester Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 25, 10 August 1886, Page 2

Manchester Road Board

The ordinary meeting; was held on Saturday last. Present — Messrs F. Y. Leth bridge (in the chair), Linton, and Pleasants. .: The minutes of the previous meet* ing were read and confirmed. The following corrrespondrace, was read : — - \i\ From Thomas Flynne, asking price for which he would be expected to do ■ certain work. •■- ■■ • .-;. ; ■.;.-.- ;..;-: From John Gallagher, applying fir permission to fell certain Duupppp-n Bite his sections Nob. 6 and 7. , From CM. Igglesden, statinjtjfi^he had leased a certain section to J. Menagh who was liadle for all rates due from March, 1882. " ,; • ; ' From Warne. * and Be*rdj asking. permission to lay a tram on the Po^' hangina road. From. C. Warn©, asking permission to put up a temporary fence on the footpath opposite suburban section No. 38. .:.. - ■':■;,->•; * From the secretary of the Wanga^ui^ D. H. and 0. A. Board, enclosing. a f cheque for £ 1 0, subsidy. r ■'*'- ''■ * ' J '[ I From same, re a patient named Robert Brown^ sent to the- Hospital' about seventeen months ago. - V '-^ (This man was recemtly discharged from the Hospital, but is unaWe to/do; anything' for a jirmg: The Board asks whether the Feildmg authorities^ would prefer to have- him boarded out in Wanganui or seat to Foildiogi ) Firom Thomas Lowe, enclosing a oheque for quarter's rent of Jiaotawatii Foray, - ;■ ■/ .> : '- ..:;■. '■•■■;■'■ yn?\\tt From J. McKenrie, applying i«r &: license to slaughter great and small, cattle/- - ■••:■'..•..;."-•! ■■ ; i;::v:;a,^j From T. L. Schmidt, app^risg itwr, a renewal of his slaughtering license. From Property Tax Department, enclosing supplementary valuation, rolls for the Manchester Eoad Board district, and the Oroua County. «. * .

From the Treasury, advising payment to credit with Bank of Aiisirahv Bia, of £666— final payment for the first grant of the Gorge bridge, and first payment of £500 for second grant for the same.

: '■'" bngihbee's report. ■- '••'■■*■ ■•.-•-■' ' : - The JSngineer had inspected the road leading to sections Nos. 87, 88yand: 89, the properly of Mr Edwards, and found a passable track could/ bei' > - v . made at am all cost. He handed in estimates of cost for felling bush on read leading to Vasa and others properties at Halcombe. With reference . ! to the overflow of water complained of by Mr Brewer on the FeUding Ashurst road, the matter can be remediedat a small cost. Proposed by Mr Lethbridge, seconded by Mr Idntoa, That the applications for slaughter licenses be granted to J. MoKeazie and J. -L. Schmidt.— Carried. * ' " Proposed by Mr Pleasarits, seconded ' by Mr linton, That Messrs Warne v and Beard be advised the Board will hare no objection to the train being laid on the Pohangina road provided the money is paid for the metalling of the road according to promise, ci the consent of the ratepayers using the road be obtained. — Cbrried. „.,"' Proposed by Mr Lethbridge, seconded by Mr linton, That the name of James Menagh be placed on the rate book for section No. 69 instead of- O. ?• M. lgglesden.— Carried. ; ■ <iA Proposed by Mr Plaasants, seconded . - ' . by Mr linton, That Mr John Gallaghor's application to fell 17 chaws of ,bush on the road opposite sections No 6 and 7 be granted on the Board's usual terms at the rate of 80s per acre. . —Carried. '.....'*' ; " v^

Accounts amounting to £904 9d were passed for payment, and th«i meeting adjourned.' ~