Manchester Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 90, 5 February 1889, Page 3

Manchester Road Board

Saturdae, Febeuary 2, ISB9. . The ordinary meeting was held as above. Present— Messrs Bull (chairman), PryceJones, Wheeler, Macarthur, and Reeves. The minutes of the previous ordinary . meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. From Treasury advising £1 having been forwarded to the credit of the Board. From Rangitikei County Council advising the Board of a meeting held on January sth. From A. G. Grammer applying for renewal of slaughter license. From J. H. Tayor — the same. From G. S. Rumble — the same. From Dr Skerrnan, account (£5 ss) for professional services to Peterson, of Halcombe. From R. K. Reid claiming £60 for damage to paddock caused by overflow of water of roadside drain. From the same calling attention to the above letter which had been held over. From Minister of Public Works, re abolition of the Public Works Department. From Halcombe Town Board, re certain works required. From Public Works Department, Wanganui, enclosing tracing of proposed deviation of the main road between Pahnerston and Ashurst. Mr Macarthur dirested the attention of the members to the financial position of the Board, and pointed out that they had exceeded their limit. In reply to Mr Macarthur Mr Bull informed the Board that, at the meeting held in January with members of the Rangitikei County Council, re the Onepuhi bridge all they had done was to agree tenders should be called for an 80 feet span. He (Mr Bull) had not written to the Government asking them to apportion the cost of the bridge between the two bodies, as he had been requested at the special meeting of this Board. With reference to Reid's claim for £60, the chairman did not thiuk the Board was liable. The water had gone across the road by its natural fall. Mr Reeves said the damage would not have been done if the drain had been cleared. Mr Bull said that was merely a matter opinion. Mr Reeve gave a general description of the alleged damage. Mr Macarthur said they could not be too careful in avoiding causes of litigation, as it was impossible to account for the vagaries of sympathetic juries. After a general discussion on the merits of the case so far as they were before the Board, Mr Macarthur said they could go and look at the place. Mr Bull suggested they should all go down. It was resolved that a letter be sent to Mr Reid stating the members of the Board would wait on him on Monday the 25th instant, to discuss the matter and examine the ground, and to consider the Board's position. Proposed by H. P. Jones, seconded by G. Wheeler, That this Board consents to pay half the cost of placing a culvert in Pearce street, Halcombe, provided that the Board's share of the expense does not exceed £2, and that the Halcombe Town Board undertake to have the work properly done. — Carried. Proposed by H. P. Jones, seconded by G. Wheeler, That the appli cations of J. H. Taylor, A. Grammer. and G. S. Rumble for renewal of slaughtering licenses be granted.— Carried. Proposed by H. P. Jones, seconded by C. Bull, That the Dog Tax for the present year be the same as !ast year, viz., 5s fosheep and cattle do^.s and 10s for all oth r dogs, and that Mr Bray be appointed collector on the same terms as ief :•<% and that the collector's office be at the toll bridge, Ashurßt. — Carried. Proposed by H. P. Jones, seconded by G. Wheeler, That the slaughter license for the current year be 20s, and that Mr Bray be appointed slaughter house inspector. — Carried. Proposed by D. H. Macarthur, seconded by G. Wheeler, That the native rates for 1888-89 be spent in the repairs of the Onepuhi bridge. — Carried. The usual accounts were pissed for payment and the meeting adjourned.