Manchester Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 8, 5 July 1887, Page 2

Manchester Road Board

The usual monthly meeting of the ' above was held on Saturday last; Present — Messrs Lethbridge (chair- _ man), Wheeler, Cotter, IL P. Jones. andO. BuU. i ''-..'■■ • The minutes of the previous meet- : ing were read and confirmed V ' COBRESPONDENOK. " •* . . From. Messrs- Jensea,. jOoallinquiust, -, Poison, Beazer, Neiison, and Price, of j Bunnythorpe, stating there were two culverts and small bridges requiring certain work to^be, done to them to enable 'horses to cross. They also r wishedthe Board to fell the road on Reid's line near Bunnythorpe. From the Toll Collector at the Lower Bridge, r« certain persons crossing the bridge without paying toll, and asking the Board to instruct: him how to act. The balance of amount unpaid was £2 18s _7d... . t ..7:. From the samej-on thesame subject. '''. From£l»i;: P.' Blixt, claiming one month's notice before dismissal. „ . Ip'rom^ Charles > Peck, asking the name or Thomas Itfanson be substituted for his on the rate book. ! ...From John Cotter, resigning his seat on the Board. ; , Petition ; from. ., ratepayers in No^. 6 j Ward, rei&e'i*9hiangin/aj rpajj} ; askinjg| l the Bbard^tp make certain impro|ve'ijaehts'."'' 1 ''"'" '• : -.' '..■•'.. j ; '■ Ci From' J. Te'tersen ' and P. A. Peter.sen, stating they proposed to erect sL. ditch and bajik fence, along '.tke frppt-, age of iedtiph? on tiie Makjno road,; 'and ( 4 8^ n )&; *^ c pe^mipsipnj bi the Baard- to plant 5 it with "gbrse. j ''Fron^> P.. ? Q.. asking the collector to* ; apply to Mr W. It.' Flyger for'payment of certain, .rates. , .- ] ; From 'Aleix. BeU, ! applying f jf ori a renewal'Of his slaughter license*; - | y From-A. E. Capper, Ashurst, drdw- : ing attention of the Bpatffl.. to M tjsro drains which have been- carried tbidugh his section No. 7. .] : y From Jens Peterson, drawing ate itention to the ditch beside his property on the Makino road,' and stating' S the Board will supplyQ the timber he will make the culvert; 1 /; > 3?;: - ;;, , : From/ iMt - Bliort, ■ inf orming tlie Board the terms on which he is willibg to undertake the maintenance of the reads in No. 6 Ward. | Petition from : ratepay.ers_ia-.NoJ 6 "Ward, re dismissal of- Mr Blext, abd asking the Board to re-consider their decision. -.-.-- ' From Mr Cotter, asking a reduction in his tolls over the Gorge bridge.. ; From- Public: Works; Department, enclosing' schedule re tolls on Lower Ferry Bridge, and enclosing schedule. Proposed by Mr H. P. Jones, seconded by Mr Cotter, That Mr Bell's, application for a renewal of slaughter licenser be granted.— Carried. ' ; „; Proposed by Mr Wheeler,, seconded by Mr ; "H. P. \Tones, That Mr Jens Petersen's offer to make and insert culvert across Makino road fronting his section if timber be provided, be accepted.— Carried. '.'"]., , j r 1 i Proposed' by Mr 0. Bull, seconded W Mr H. P. Jones, That in answer to Mr. Lass Jensen's application re bush felling on Eeid's line, he have leave to fell the line on the, usual terms, and.^hat the Engineer report at next meeting what culverts are required to make the road passable.— Carried,; • '. • ... Proposed by Mr Bull, seconded by Mr Wheeler, That as an amendment that specifications be - prepared . and . submitted to next meeting for keeping in repair the whole of' the' metalled roads in the Road Board district, and that the chairman a4d mover be a committee to assist the Engineer in preparing the same.— Carried. Proposed by Mr Bull, seconded by Mr H. P. Jones, That- in -view of .economy, the Board cannot grant any further expenditure in No 6 Ward at present.— Carried: I Proposed by Mr Cotter, seconded by Mr Bull, That thov schedule. ..of tails -sent by ' the ' Governßient as' /coilected 7 at the IFppef.G-prge Bridge, Jjei adopted at the Lower Gorge Bridge. — Carried. ': •-, pi;qpesed,by Mr 0. Bull, seconded by" lir F. T. LethbKdgel That the necessary steps Jbe,taken,. to , jegalise pieco of a ..road 11^^ jirougii Taonui Anuaturanga/ : Block,'beiiig portion of Tabnui'Koad.-r-Oarried. *• : :'■ '''■ ■ ! ' ; -' v ■''-'"■ '''*-■■■; '■ -Proposed by >Mr C. Bull; seconded by Mr F..Y:. Lethbridge, ; That uL reply to Mr Cotter's letter re tolls, that this Board /while sympathismg with him in hiß position, do not feel iustihed in mak-.' ing special charges to any individual. — Carried. '" • ! . .. .^ :. Proposed by Mr J. Cotter, seconded by Mr<- H. |P. Jones, That the to^ll -collector's salary be £130 per annum.-7-Carned. • Proposed by Mr H. P. Jones, seconded by Mr Wheeler, That Mr. Cotter's resignation be accepted. ; .Accounts to the amount of £219 lis were passed for payment and the meeting, adjourned. ■ ..' — — —^—I—i ■■ ,