Manchester Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 122, 7 April 1891, Page 2

Manchester Road Board

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above wa3 held on Saturday last;- Ereieut — Messrs F^ Y. Leghbridge, (©airman),; Downes, Reeve* Pearcej" and Wheeler, The minutes of the last ordinary meet* ing were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. From W. G, Pearce, notice of motion, That the clause in the resolution passed by the Board on November 13thy 1886 r allocating- the tolls of:the" Gorge" Bridge" to No. 6 Ward, be rescinded. From A. G. Elkington, request for transfer of name on rate roll, From A. G> Elkington,. to Claude H, "Bennett; section 1, sub-division T, Manchester Block. From E. M. Anyon, request for name to be placed on rate roll for sections 19, 38, and 37, townships of Ashurst, in lieu of E, and C, Aid Corporation, From Sarah Buechler, request for name? to be placed on rate roll for the .section No. 2(50 AshuTst township. From Arthur Buchler, request for registration as ratepaper for sections 267 and 268, ABhurst township. From Wm. Blasket, application for per' mission to erect temporary fence oo section 229, township of Ashurst, From T. A. Ruff, offering . £L Is for old house on Taohui road. . - \-^\ From Jas. Colliuson, re-payment "for falh'ng road line between sections 27 r and '45 and 46, Bunnyfchorpe. . From Win. H. Hayne& r request for transfer of name on rate roll from Wm» H. Hayne to Jane Haynes. From J, H. Towers,: calling attention to damage done to his property- by the Mangaone River, and offering \to donecessary repairs for £16, - From A, C. Ritchie, Secretary Charitable Aid Board/ -Wanganui — notice of levy for ensuing year : Manchester Road Boards share for Hospital maintenance £40' ,7s, and Charitable Aid purposes, ,£57,123 lid,; • From" John N, Clapham, transfer of name on rate roll from ,E, and jO. Aid Corporation to John Newsorn Clapham. From H. Adsett, informing' the Board that the contractors for making Reid's. .Line had taken up a culvert in his paddock, and requesting ttrat the'Ehgineer be instructed to refcify the same, ' From Manager, R.P, and P-Co. r soliciting share of the Board's advertising. From Horowhena County Council, calling attention to necessity of moving the Government to do -something before Parliament meets in regard to the rateson Native Lands. which, Jiavejoqt_ been paid since March, 1890, ' ,\ 7 - , From James Hay wood,. PostmasterGeneral, acknowledging receipt of subsidy under the Local Bodies, Finance and Powers Act, 1885, and Appropriation iv Act, 1890—75% of 15s^A*269 Is 3d, A petition was presented to the board from_ the -ratepayers " of the JValley^ and Midland Roads, praying, that a deviation of the Valley Road be made so as to avoid the dangerous hill which is now the only road for traffic^ Mr 0, E. Carey, .presented a~ petition signed by Bunny thorpe settlers in favor of- the erection of, "the bridge over foe Oroua River, at Aorangi. ',*''-,. ' by Mr G. Wheeler, 1 seconded by Mr W,' G." Pearce, That the following alteration be made on the rate book ; r-r The":, name of Sarah Buecbler, to* be put. oKT for section, No..- 260,. Ashurst, E. Anyon for section 19, 36^ and 37 Ashurst';' C. H. Burnett for "section 1, sub-division T Manchester Blocks Arthur Buchler tor sectioned? and 268, Ashurst ; Jane Haynes for section 44 r Ashurst ; J^ N. Clapham for section 311, Ashurst ; J, D. Clapham for section 312» Ashurst,— Carried. Proposed by Mr T. F, Reeve, seconded by Mr W. G. Pearce, That permission be given Mr Blaskett, to erect fence three feet high in front of hia fence line as requested. — Carried. Proposed by Mr T. F, Keevei seconded by D. Downes, That the Engineer be requested to put the roadman on for road maintenance as he see* necessary in No. 6 Ward.— Carrid. Proposed by Mr ,6. Wheeler,- seconded by W. G. Pearce,. That Mr Tower's offer to cut a channel on' the Mangaone creek for the sum of £16, and to indemnify the Board against any loss, be accepted, to be oompleted within two months. — Carried. Proposed by Mr W. G. Pearce, seconded by Mr G. Wheeler, That the offer of Mr T. A. Riift oll£l la for toe bouse on the Taonui road beaccept o ed.^-Carrie*d. Proposed by Mr T. P. Reeve, seconded by D. Downes', That the Engineer be instructed to make arrangements with Mr Enwright, for- opening a drain below his property in " Ashurst, ' providing Mr Enwright will indemnify ..the Board in case of damage owing to /construction of the drain. — Carried. Proposed by Mr G. Wheeler, seconded by D. Downes, That the member of the district be requested to use his best efforts, to obtain the Rates on 'Native Lands.— - Carried. . . , \ • Proposed by Mr G. Wheeler, seconded by Mr P.'T.. Lethbridge, That Mr J~. H, Anderson's tender 'to, clear and- stump Kimbolton road be accepted. — Carried. Proposed by Mr W. G. Pearce, seconded by Mr G. Wheeler, .That the reply to the petition from the settlers on Valley, and Midland roads, that -the Board -cannot undertake to do anything m the matter of the deviation of Valley Road at present, owing to the faqt that there are. other roads still unmade.Proposed by Mr. G. Wheeler, seconded by Mr F. Y. Lethbridge, That Mr Linton's tender for No. 1, Mr H. Behiendt's-, for No. 2, Messrs Heapy and Straw* bridge* for No. 3, contracts on McCrae's Road be accepted, conditional upon the agreement arrived at being signed by the. parties interested. — Carried. - Proposed by Mr G. Wheeler, seconded 1 by Mr W. G. Pearce, That the Engineer report on. the causes of the constant overflowing of the Makino across' the road near Mr Bell's saw-mill; and the best means to secure the road from such, injuries in the future.— Carried. '. Proposed by Mr W. G.TPearce/seeondei by Mr F. T. Lethbridge, That the chairman take the necessary steps to have a bridge erected over 1 the Oroua' river at Aorangi under clause 15 Public Works Act 1889.-^Carried. : .; r - -*v, ? ,• * The' usual "monthly ° accounts " Were passed for payment and' the meeting ad» jorned. •:- . v ■• ■■ : .. .-:■■