Kiwitea Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 15, 22 July 1890, Page 4

Kiwitea Road Board

(Continued from last -issue)* CORRESPONDENCE. From W. Christensen, re the roadman employed on Pollock's road. — Referred to the Engineer to report on same at fche next maeiing. , From F. Newman, drawing attention to the state of the road at the corner of the Zag Zig road. From settlers on the Taonui road, calling attention to the neglected state of the road from the Manchester boundary to the junction of Finnis' road, and asking the Board to do something as the road. is almost impassable for wheeled traffic. Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mr Williamson, That the amount applied for by the Colonial Treasurer be paid, and ' that the application be made for the Feilding Small Farm thirds be. included in the same.-riCarried. Proposed by Mr Williamson, seconded by Mr Homer, That the names of Wilhelm Bros./: Lowes, andiDiffey be' placed , on rate jroll as requested.-^tCarried. ; " Proposed* by $r Eeid, seconded by Mi Mills, That Mr Patilih be allowed to fell bush on road line on the Board's usual t~erniß.-T-<sarried. ■ ; Proposed oy Mr Mills, seconded by Mi | That- W. W. Gorpe be granted permission to fall bush on roadline on the r Board's usual terms. — Carried. " Proposed by Mr Reid, seconded by Mi ~. Homer, That a slaughtering license be granted to Robertson Bros, on section ii . Bandon Small Farm Block.— Carried. " Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mi Williamson, That the Secretary write tc ■ ' ' ' the' Minister of Lands, drawing his, attention to the fact that though the 'Wangantu - Harbor"Boara Block land is being sold b^ 'the Commissioner of Crown tands or : : : deferred 1 'payment there are .no thirds handed over to the Kiwitea Road Boarc «s set down in the Land Act, 1885, clause ' 127, which' distinctly states the thirds «hall be handed over to the Board for th( -„ -benefit pf the settlers, but that thirds, oi a sura probably equal to thirds, is being *peu|L_by_ the_Wanganui Harbor Board for the benefit of the Harbor Board; further.that the Board has applied for the •thirds from! the -Commissioner of Crowi ■Lands,: and got no reply, no thirds, without explanation. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded bj Mr THaythbrne) That ' permission b< to Messrs Palensky, Munro and -Aldrich. and Boggis to fell roadUnet applied for on the Board's usual terms That the work on /the Junction road anc -■ Mcßeth^s lines be done out of the coming ' thirds accruing" from sections on th< •same roads.— Carried. Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mi Williamson, That the Secretary write U the Manchester Road Board asking then to plade a man to look after the gate a Warne's mill, as at present it is a nui . sance to people travelling along the roa< (especially females) by haying to get on <of their traps to prop the gate open befon they can get through. — Carried. T)ie usual monthly accounts were passec hj. payment. ' " In connection with the work; on thi Onepuhi Bridge, Mr Williamson though '/ «11 the work should be done by contract «nd not by day work. ■•■ ■ :"jjh Bray explained that the work wai •done by day work in' order to test th< •cost of driving in the papa rock. -. /. h£x Wilh'amßon did not agree with thi Tiew. Mr Mills said, with this exception, al - -the work of the Rangitikei County Conn «eil was done by contract. Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mi Mills, That the tender of B. Poole fo: JSagZig road at £31, and Younger anc Laing for Awahon road at £59 be ac oepted.— Carried. Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mi ' , Ward, That H. A. Moore be paid 5s foi Temoving dead cow. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded bj .: Mr Haythofne; That notice be given thai it is the intention of the Board at a spec ial meeting on August 16 to strike a special rate L of 3d ( in the £on the rateable property in Apiti Ward north of the Bir -Tningj*ftrn Block to pay interest on loan of £5000, borrowed under the Loans tc . . .Local Bodies Act ; such rate to be annu -ally reourring for 26 years, and payable .at the Board's office, Feilding, in one :Bum on the Ist day of April in each year, — Carried. -- (Mr Taylor here took his seat as Chairman.) Mr Lucas made some remarks on some •letters •whioh had been published in the ;Feildin6 Stab some time ago, in which ■ .complaint was made of cattle running on the roads at Apiti and other piaces. He thought a Ranger ought to be appointed goiseep the roads clear. Mr Williamson suggested the Board . -should advertise for a man to impound / .cattl«. The Chairman said the Ranger of the Borough of Feilding had offered to do the i -work if he got half the driving and poundAge fees. IT this offer was accepted the Board 1 would reap a profit. Ifr , WilHamson said they would need • pound in every ward. He would object $p«ny of his cattle which got astray being 1 ■ j ,driven twenty miles. ;Mr Lucas suggested that the roadman might be empowered to act. :., Mr Mills said that had been tried elsewhere and had failed. , The Chairman thought a pound might be erected at Cheltenham. There were 'stocky ards attached to the hotel.fwhich , might be utilised, and shelter sheds put ! "ap: ' ■ : ' : ' r : - Mr Reid said 'his Ward was in debt £34 12s 4d, and he reminded the Board that a promise had been made to relieve his Ward out of the rates from the Crown Lands. Mr Williamson suggested, re the pound, that ,the matter be discussed at the next meeting of the Board. Pounds should be established in certain defined localities, ■' jarid one Ranger appointed tor the lot. 11 iwduld 'not be fair for the cottiers unless . something of the kind were done. The Chairman thought Cheltenham .. ' jpould be central enough. The Secretary reported that he hac received no reply from the Commissionei . anent the Cemetery Reserve in the Ongc Block. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded bj Mr'Haythorne, That the Engineer cal tenders for the work on the Oroua Vallej road, Middle road, Bluff road, and othei parts of the Ward, to be paid for out o the coming thirds, tenders to be in bj '-'/ Hext meetinrg.-i-Carried. i " The -Board then adjourned.