Kiwitea Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 128, 21 April 1891, Page 3

Kiwitea Road Board

The "usual .''monthly. V- meeting wns held in the Board's office on Saturday 18th inst: Present — Messrs T. R. Taylor 'VVilliaiiisoj}, Lucas, Mills, '■fiayfchorne, '-Horne/Holden and Reid. The minutes of the ; last meeting were read; and confirmed. ,-,.'■ ;; ■:■ ;: CORRESPONDENCE. From Treasury Office, re outstanding debentures under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882." converted into 5 per cent debentures under section 27, of" The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," the present value of the 7 debentures mentioned is £'1904 7s <jd and the Board will be liable to pay 5 per cent interest; viz., £95 4s Id per annum for 28 years, the principal sum being paid hy .Government. The interest payable 'half-yearly, on the . Ist February and Ist August in each ' year, the first half-yearly pay ment of £47 12s Id being due on the; Ist August next. From Horowliena : County Council, ■calling attention of the.Board to the necessity of • moving in the matter of rates .on Native Lands, .which have not been paid since .Ma^chi ; 1890;! and lacking that action betaken in conjunction with other Boards, and asking tlie local, M.H.E. to .gi ye his support ; to the/, /matter when brought beioi-e Parliament, v' From General Survey OfficeV Wellington, re wid^h' of broads,; ■ promising to instruci; surveyors to lay off the roads one and a half chains /wide instead •of one chain as at present. l v ; r ; : From- General iSuryey Office, /Wellington, asking the Bbard, to undertake construction of Bridle/Road half a mile beyond Pussel's land (section 14, Block XII, Apiti Suryey District. J Also; Expenditure •of £300 ou'tbie extension of; the Pakerimu Road with the idea; of opening iip the Crown Lands on the Manga whariki stream. v . ; _ From Fitzherbert and Marshall, Wan.^anni, re 3 acres required for road purposes of Mr 0. Bill's property. ; ;>■.;._ T From Donald McKenzie, application for lease of/the/ reserve No. 52, Feilding Small Farm Block. .... From W. F; Mackie, asking for change •of name oh the rate: roll for section 25, Sundon Small Farm Block. . From P. Devereux, asking for extension •of time on contract on Kimbolton ■Road, -•■ f "'■:• "'-/"■■ : ' ', ".■■"". ' ' From F. Gearke re a mistake in tendering for work on Kiinbolton Road. From W. Wishaw and two others re spending thirds in forming and culverting -in Edward street, Birmingham. From: Mowlem and Arbor, asking per•mission to tell "road -line. '■},'-'■ From W. Diffey, requesting access to •section 30, Block XII, Birmingham. From R. A. 11: Oldham andltwo others, re spending Jt'SOZ on Main Cross Road .East. ' ■■■"■ ■'' . : . /-. v '.'/'v, • ' • ' From G. Potts, asking for exchange of -name on rate roll for section 36 and 35, Block, IV, Ongo. Proposed by. Mr Williamson, seconded by ' Mr Taylor, Tiiat the applications ■of" Messrs Potts and May, also Messrs A. | Cameron and W. T. Mackie, That "their ■names be altered on'fate roll as requested. — Carried. -. .: Proposed by MrlLnc'as, seconded by Mr Mills, That notice^ be given that a t their iiext meeting it 'is the intention of this Board by virtue of the powers yested in ■*hem, to make or strike a general rate of three farthings in the, £ upon the rateable value of the whole^; rateable ; property as iwppfcaririg^ .in . the. /valuation ;rolJ^)f the JSiwitea Road Boar,d.l)istrict in force for the year ending the 31s)t March, 1892. Proposed by/ Mr Haythorne, seconded $y Mr Williamson/ as an amendment, 'That only one rate be collected in the !Kimbolton Ward. Mr Taylor . tbpaght the . Kimbplton Ward, /being in such a good position •ought to be \yilling to bear their equal share with the other wards. Mr -Williamson suggested that a legal -opinion be procured as to whether a separate ward account should be kept or only a general account. Mr Reid thought if the Act relating to cthis matter was read it could easily be Tunderstpod by the members. Mr Williamsph- thought, as , last year's Tates were not all in yet the motion might 3>e left over. Mr Taylor thought it is the duty pf one -\yard to assist, the others. . Mr Lucas said that the rate ought to be struck at the proper, time. r Mr Haythorne ' remarked that a large *monnt of interest was 'lost owing to rates being allowed: to get behind. The Clerk said the rates must he the the same all over the 'district. Mr Haythorne contended that the ratepayers of his ward were entitled to some abatement as regards their rates. Ultimately the motion and amendment •were held over, and the following resolution" was proposed by M* Williamson, and. seconded by /.-Mr, Taylor:— That a legal opinion be obtained before next meeting as to the legality of keeping ward ; also if each ward can strike a separate rate suitable to itself. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Homer, ■ seconded by Mr Reid that the balance of thirds after .giving Mr Cpssy an outlet be spent according to the petitiou of Wishaw and others. — Carried. , . Proposed by' Mr Keid, seconded by Mr Homer, That the name of Thomas Stent in place of Jane Lumsden, and also George Cole, be put on the roll in "place of James Reid as owners of sections 21 and 18 reßpectively.- — Carried. Proposed by Mr Holden, seconled by Mr Lucas, That permission be given to Messrs Mowlera and Arbor, to fell bush on the Board's usual terms, to be paid when the Board is in funds, and passed by the Engineer. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Williamson, seconded Mr Taylor, That the Clerk write to the Commissioner of Lands asking if the reserves in the Kiwitea Road District have been gazetted and where the re- • serves are vested. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mr Holden, That the Secretary write tc Horowhenna County Council stating thai this Board is willing to co-operate with them re the Native rates, and also tc write to Mr Macarthur drawing his atten tion to this matter.— Carried. Proposed by Mr Mills, seconded bj Mr Lucas, That the Engineer call foi tenders for delivering 200 yards of ineta] to be put on the Kimbol ton Road, in the Makino Ward, . where necessary, and tc replace four old culverts with pipes. — Carried. Mr Harrison here waited on the Boarc and stated that his land in the Harboui Board Block was being rated at £2 pc: acre whilst other settlers' lands was onl] rated at £1. The clerk explained that it was owmj to a clericar&rjror in' the' alterations of thi amount of {the i rate, and the Board gavi instructiona that the amount overpait should be allowed. 1 - •' ! ' , Proposed, by: Mr Williamson secondet ty Mr Taylor^ ..That- the^Olerb write t< Mr Dick re moneys he; pji-oniis^ to pro Tide for formation .on "Middle road.--'Carriedr- '; -.'::-:----v.-v--' ■- ; --:_^t;:---;-.-;^ ••'■•-••:.'•■ ■ •:•- Proposed by Mr Haythorne, seconrlei l>y Mr Taylor;' Thaib the 1 Bijcrineer be m Btructed to call tendera for wide/bin-,' tb iorniafcibu r a«id metalling on the Kimbol ton road/; If ronv -^Bry ce'siEoaa/ior; a mil «n tftWard^^ Bifmingham/iso as to 'mat the road 16ft. wide.— CarrieHi; S

■ It was here suggested that owing to I the -'discrepancy in 'the amount, of the tenders offerer for thu various contracts before, the JJnurd, that in future the Engineer state the different quantifies of material required in the various works to bo done. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconder! by Mr Haythorne, That the tender of J. A. McDonald- for contracts 3, 5, and 6, at £495 15-s Od ; and that of Shapeleski and Ueurke for Nds. 9 and 10, at £298 and £235 respectively be accepterl, providingthe sureties .sign, if not the next- lowest tender. - Carried. A conversation, then took place in regurd'to the losses sustained by workmen who had beeu employed by a ceruin de faulting contractor, it was. unanimously decided that the Board could not accept any responsibility in regard to these cases. The usual accounts were passed for payment and the meeting then adjourned.