Manchester Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 91, 8 February 1887, Page 2

Manchester Road Board

The Board met on Saturday last. Present— Messrs Lethbridge (chair* man), Macarthur, and Linton. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and^onfinned.

CORRESPONDENCE.

From James Wilson, ./e putting culverts in Cemetery road towards his property.- -_ • ?----.-■--:--.-- -^^•-■sry--;»*Ki**: .

From Michael Henaghan, asking permission to-, clear; the centre of ,th,e road commencing at" ids property, lor 25 chains. --■-...-,--^-^

From A. and J. B. Pripgle, applying foe a slaughtering license. From James H. Hocking, ; asking; the name of G-. B. Simpson to be substituted for his on the rate roll. '-

Fmm E. Anderson, asking gthe Board to fall, or to allow him to fall, bush on Waituua road.

From Francis Funnell; stating' bo had felled road line between ejections 33 and 44, and applying for permission, to erect a *' Finger Post" near the Otangaki trig station. From Mark Beazer, fe condition ; of. Ashhurst-Bunnythorpe road. : ' ; ; From John Jeffries, asking payment for bush felled on Stoney Creek road. ■>. ■■• ' r '■■ '- ' ; -■"-■ ■ ' ■ '■'■ '"'

From Colonial Treasurer, re certain clauses in the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886. „ -

Proposed by MrH. Linton/ seconded by Mr Lethbridge, That the name of Or. B. Simpson be put on the roll in place of J. H. Hocking^and that John Jeffries name be placed bzr.the roll instead of Adams for section 172 Bun— nythorpe. — Carried, i " :- ii Proposed by Mr Macarthur, seconded by Mr Lethbridge, That as the Board is only allowed to pay actual travelling expenses incurred: in: -at- > tending Licensing .Committees* ) the : accounts be referred back for details : to show how the ,10s 6d charged by members of the Ashhurst Licensing District residing within one or two miles of the place of meeting has been incurred.— Carried; •,...-• - ; » : ?

Proposed by Mr Linton, seconded iby Mr Lethbridge, That A,, and J. B. Pringle be granted a license to kill small and great cattle on section .37, sub-divisiou iG.-— Carried. ,':],] ',, , 5 „,.;> Propoaied by Mr Macarthur^ seconded by Mr lanton, _That E. Anderson be allowed to fell bush on the Waituna road 91 II on the Board's usual tferms, that is 30s an acre v uu,4.> wait 12 months for a refund^— Carfieo.

Proposed by Mr linton, seconded by Mr Lethbridge, TBat the Engineer be instructed to, liave the r culv©rta pufen in on the Cemetery line, as asked fo)c by Mr James Wilsi n, trf Makiuo. — Canifxl. ;: ' - ; ' - ; '■:''■ : ' ■■'''-■'- l ■

Proposed . by Mr Macarthur, sec-*? onded by Mr Xanton, TUat the toUJ keeper at the Ashhurst bridge be paid at the' fate of 10s per day/ -Sundays/ included. -CaiTied. .

: The following tenders were received for Nos. 1 and 2 contracts, Spur road ■-T. Smithy £39; 1 3s ; "- Fv Klitife, £31 19s 6d ; Younger and Laiug, £#0 6s ; M. poverty, "£43 ;W. and G. Wilson, - £27 76; G. Asliworth, £28 7s j Emr, £37 12s. :

Proposed by Mr Macarfchur, seconded by Mr liethbridge > 'J!hat Wl^" and 0. Wilson's tender be accepted at ■' £27 7s for Nob. 1 and 2 contracts, : Spur road:— Carried.

Pjoposed by Mr Macarthur, sec- .., onded by Mr Letlibridge, That Mr Bray's tender be accepted for £12 for ,tbe collection of tbedogtax, and that he be hereby^ i appiiiuted Dog Tax Collector for the current year: w,itbin> the Manchester Eoad IKs^ci.— CaiM/ ried. Accounts amounting to £244 6a; 1 Id were passed for payment, and th« meeting adjourned. .■ . \