Kiwitea Road Board

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 21, 18 August 1891, Page 3

Kiwitea Road Board

The, ordinary meeting of this Board was held in the Board's office on Saturday,'the 15th inst. • Present— Messrs T. E. Taylor (chairman), Lucas, Holden, Beid, Homer, Mills, Haythorne, and Williamson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ijOBEESPONDENCEr

From J. R. Johnston, re road through his "pr°P ert y> statins: that seyeral omissions had been made in the agreement thereto forwarded to him.From R. B. H. Oldershaw.Beaconsfield, calling the attention of the Board to the impassable state of the road in front of his house. From B. Bredin, requesting insertion of his name on the rate roll instead of Edgar Swain. From G-. R. Richards, applying for 1 cocksfoot seed on Waituna crossing. From R. Bo'ching and others, re work on Mcßeth's line. From "W.;J.Paulin, requesting infor- , mation re thirds and expenditure thereof due to this Block. : , ■■ From G. R. Smith, requesting permission to fell road-line. From Audit Inspector, enclusing account for auditing the Board's books. From E. G. McDermott, drawing the Board's attention to the fact that his family had been imprisoned for 5 months owiDg to the impassable state of the Cliff j road. - I From H. and W. Johns, re expenditure of thirds on the roads in their block, and stating "that several of the roads were impassable. From H. C. -Wilson, junior, asking permission to fell road-line. _ > j From T. Robinson, Hunteryille, asking permission to fell road-line. From T. B. Dane's, 1 calling the Board's attention to the state of the Kiwitea and Taipua roads, and recommending the formation of a side cutting. * , From the' District Land and Survey Office, re reserves in the Kiwitea Road " District. -

From Bobert Spiers, in reference to felling road-line adjoining his section. x From Owen Pleaaants and W. Baker, "re change of name on rate roll. From J. P. Larsen, asking to have his name placed on the rate roll for Education Reserve. From A. Friederick and F. E. Pickering, re change of name on rate roll. From Rangitikei Printing and Publishing Company^ replying to a' letter re advertising and stating that they understood the Advocate charged 3s for the first insertion and Is 6d for each following one. They would insert as follows : Is 6d first insertion, Is for each following insertion, or they were willing to share with the Advocate. , - F,rom Advocate Office, declining to re--duce the terms ' of advertising for the ', Soard,' as "the terms were the same as those charged to private persons, and their books were open. to inspection to any member of the Board, to show that their circulation in the Board's district had not been materially affected by the Mercury. i - From H. Boggis and,others, requesting that balance of thirds be expended in forming culverts and drains on Terrace load. From Audit . Office, returning . the ' Board's balance-sheet for the year ending 31st March, 1891. From Property Tax Department, notifying having forwarded ' Voucher for sub sidy due to the Board, £62 10s. From Treasury, requesting payment of interest on amount" of debt owing by the JJoard, £313 3s. A list of lands alienated from the Crown during the months of May and June, in the Board's district. GENERAL. Proposed by Mi- Williamson, seconded by Mr Taylor, 'That the Clerk reply to Mr Richards and inform him that the Hoard will be prepared to accept tenders . for 'seed at a meeting to be held on the third Saturday in November for all available seed on road-lines. — Carried.

PrbjSpsesd b^Mr :'|ifiijs, seconded by Mr ■Taylor, \That t|t& riarne'of F. E.'Pickering Iw placed ;6n^h^ rate v ir6]l in place of Mr c Prie^ick^iii^secMon 162, as requested. ■--^raißd^: I '^-^^'?';'" • _ ■ ! % PH^SSe|o|pp!^ Lucas,^ seconded by ifc'Bolclen^Tksltf the* name of Owen "Pleasants be placed" on the rate roll instead of W. Baker; also, ,the name of Itdbjart instead of; Edgar Swain ; also, th(^name/6f J..Pi Larsen, for Education EeseryfcrrrC^ Proposed by Mr Holden, seconded by Mr Lucas, That permission be given to <5-JP.. Smith to fell road-line under the Board's usual terms arid pay for same -when the Board is in funds. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Lucas, seconded by Mr Holden, That permission be given to Bobert Spiers, H. C. Wilson, and Thos. ißpbinsontofell road.-lines, lull width at SOsper a"erev everything down, and; to be piid^fbr whetf the Board is in fands, and • jassediby ; the"dSngineer. : e-Carriedi Proposed by Mr. Haythorne, seconded by Mr Homer, That owing to the absence of Mr Shannon the letter from J. Davis, referring to the state of Taupua road, be held over till the next meeting. — Carried. -Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Reid, -That the sum of now to the credit of the Apiti and Pemberton loan account, No. 4, be; placed at interest for 3 months.— Carried. Proposed by Mr Haythorne, seconded by Mr Honoiv That Mr Bray be instructed to provide "a wheelbarrow for the use of .i the roadman on the Eimbolton Eoad. — *> Carried. , „ Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Haythorne, That tenders be called,for about 30 chains of bridle track on the Peep-o' -Day road, tenders to close at the next meetiiig of the Board.— Carried. •i:pipp6 ; sed'by''Mr" Homer, seconded by That Messrs Boggis, Waugh; Hodge and others be informed that' any "balance of thirds remaining after the completion of the present contract will be spent according to their reouest.—Carried. * Proposed by Mr Homer, 1 seconded by Mr Holden, That Messrs Johns and Me De'rmoit be informed that the thirds in question have not yet been received by Board and <that the Engineer be instructed to have the- work done as soon as the money arrives,— Carried.

Proposed by Mr Lucas, second by Mr Taylor, That the resolution at a special meeting held on the 25th Juue, 1891, to make'bye-laws to regulate the weight to "be earned over the roads and bridges and to prevent the destroying of the roads in the Kiwitea Road Board district, be confirmed, and that the bye-laws as framed m conformity with such be adopted and nublished in terms of Subdivision 4 of Ese3o4,of "the County Act, 1888," A that they be made to take effect and come into force on the first of October, " log! Carried. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Williamson, That the Engineer give in opproximate cost, per chain, the Kirn Wton n , a d is costing by day labour, Unoh. information to be given at the next t«i<» and' that the soryices of the m"SSv be now dl8 P ensed ™ th--Carried-?PMPslrs 0 Stent and H, Leat presented **~!ttannto the Board in reference to a 2f £ £c Swdoa S. F. Block, and also

as to the. spending of thirds on the Manga Mako road. The first road in question was not shown on. the maps of the district and the matter would have to be referred to the Survey Office to ascertain whether the said road was actually in existence. The deputation were informed that their request in reference to Manga Mako road would, on the petition being signed by all the settlers interested, to proceeded with as soon as the thirds were forthcomtng. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Haythorne, That tenders be called, to close at the next meeting, for the metalling of the Kitabolton Road from the southern bbundary of the Apiti block, such work to be let in such lots as the Engineer may think fit. - Carried. Proposed by Mr Reid, seconded by Mr Taylor, That the following tenders be accepted :— Sandon Block, Rangitikei Road East, George Elhsion, £101 os ; and W. McKee, £273; for the Kiwitea Tapual line.— -Carried. Proposed by Mr Haythorne, seconded by Mr Williamson, That tenders be invited from the Stak, the Advocate, and the Mercury, for the advertising of this Board, as resolved at the last meeting, tenders to state the price at per inch for advertising and to he opened_ at the next meeting of the Board. The' contract to be current till next May. Mr Haythorne : When we get these tenders, shall we giye all our advertising to the lowest tenderer. Mr Williamson : The lowest tender would naturally be accepted. We cannot go to another paper and pay double the amount. It would be perfectly ridiculous.

Mrßeid: The Stab does not circulate in my district. On the other hand, I think the action of the Advocate preve: its them from putting in any tender, so that practically you have taken the chance of tendering out of their hands. Mr Williamson : We have practically put the chance of tendering in their hands, as in the event of the Advocate and the Mercury not accepting the work it would go to the Star. Mrßeid: Another important question I is the circulation of the two papers. Would ' the Board be justified in taking away the advertising from a paper that has a large circulation, and giving the work to a paper with only a limited issue ? Mr Taylor : The Star guaranteed to circulate/ ten to one of any other paper in the district. Of course if we only advertised in the Star, the tenderers knowing the contracts were advertised in that paper only, they would buy the Star. Mr Haythorne : The owners of the Mercury have offered to do the work for . less money. Mr Eeid: I think, in the interests of the Board, we should do wrong in making any alteration. Mr Taylor said it had been a waste of money to pay for advertising in two papers. So long as the district was informed of the Board's proceedings that was all that, was necessary. Mr Williamson reckoned the Advocate's charges had been too high all along. Mr Lucas saw no harm in calling for tenders, and the question of circulation could be considered afterwards. Mr Beid proposed, as an amendment, seconded by Mr Holden, That this Board continue its advertising in the Advocate only, as hitherto. For the amlndment there voted Messrs Beid, Holden, Lucas and Homer'; for the proposition Messrs Taylor, Williamson, Mills, and Haythorne. Mr Taylor gave his (chairman's) vote in favor of the proposition, which was then declared carried. A large number of accounts were passed for payment and the meeting adjourned.