Manchester Boad Board

Feilding Star, 10 November 1891, Page 2

Manchester Boad Board

The usnal monthly meeting of the above Board was held in the Board's . office, Feilding, on Saturday the 7th inst. Present — Messrs Lethbridge (chairman) Wheeler, Furkiss, Beeves, and Downes. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ■ CORHESPONDENCE. . From Eailway Department, re-placing reserve at Pohangina under the control of Board Board. From Lands and Survey Department, re the r proposed fridge over the Orona with 'copy of objections received from Mariawatu County Council. 1 ' - From 'Agnes Whibley,' re previous request for permission to erect ferice. ,From nflffaherbert, District Officer, re resolution *in 'reference to Manawatu Gorge Road. From Alex. Bell, re amount of rates due and Mr G. Managh's acquiring a portion of Gillet's road. . From Fitzherbert; Boad District, re conference of members of the Board's interested in the Manawatn Gorge Boad. , From J. Stanley Bruce, in reference to same. , From S. Bolton, on same business. From B. Scblapback, ' re payment of rates. . From Whibley Bro3 on same subject. 1 From A. Goldfinch, Wm. Haryey, and A. P. Anderson respectively requesting transfer of names on rate roll. f FromF. Thorby.re purchase of roadß in Stanway village. \ 5 : From Town Clerk, Paknerston North, re meeting of delegates in the matter of the district hospital. { From W. Akers, re forming and curb* mgfpbth path at Ashurat. \ J ; :;>rm From Manawattf' County .Clerk [with copy of document forwarded toHisEjc-, cellency. < the Governor ■fltating objection; to the proposal for the to jshare cost of erecting ttiebroiia^bridge. 4 «'»'i-t GENERAL. I, Mr Scheidt waited on the Boardfin reference: ; to {a hoiuse . owned by himself which nid-jbeen? inadvertently btjilt qna ; road-lineand he desired the Board!to.*e^ cognise' his. claim to ther house and;iiewould remove it tWhen.. ithe/;neceßßity arosei . . • " ; " " " f- ■*::? '■•-,; v r, The Chairman reported the[ ; case of John Henderson for charitable aid, he had become unable to attend to his; ownwants and had been moved to Mr Halleyi's. A: conversation took place as to the necessity of an Old Men's Home for the district, and the members agreed that such a ■ want ought to ba Bupplied and ; the dis- : tjript unite in taking combined gptioni.:^;^ iPrbposea W M r WhpiwepV jJßWßdedbyv MrPifrkiss, Thafc the. following altera- 1 tions be made on the rate roll, Thomas Harrison in place of Wm. Haryey ; and Garrett Piendergast in place of Arthur Goldfinch. — Gamed; - '■■?/> Proposed by Mr Pearce, seconded by Mr Downes, "That the application of Mjc Scheidt to remove cottage from Mugby Junction be granted. — Carried. Mr Keeves brought up the question of Messrs Gardner Bros.- haying an access made to their land, * and the "members wh^sfc recognising necessifcyior the track, the'sfate i bfifce Bparji-'i fjindg preyented them taking 'actio'n'. Proposed by" tSx Seeyes, seconded by Mr Purkiss, -phat the' warden" of N0. 6 and the engineer be asked to see what isnecessary to be done to give, Gardner. Bro9 a track to their lands oh' the east; side of the Manawatu.— -Negatived. Proposed by Mr Wheeler, secondedby Mr Purkiss, That permission be granted ' to the Bailway Commissioners to erect protection works along the road reserve above the Pohangina railway bndgeyproi; yided these works do not prevent the' formation of. ihe road in tfi?: future.—: Carried. " ■•' &.- ■£) Proposed by Mr Beeves, seconded by I4!r pownes, That Mr Akers be informed; that as the roa4 referred to by him is n'ot likely to be needed by the" Boardi the Board declines to pay for its felUng,-_hut: at the same time the Board will pfferinb: objection, to bis felling and uaingjititUl; needed by ihe Board.— Carried.^ t^rikp Proposed by Mrij Beeves, seconded by Mr Downesj That. Mrs Whibley : be given permission to- erect^ J;he ; fence. , as requested by hefln"Mulgraye^Btree|.^Garned^®sti Proposed by Mr Beeves, jßecondedrbj? Mr Puikisa, That the Engineer xbean4 structed te call for tenderg for the formal tion and metalling op Durhimv"street]tenders to be in by the : ; next meeting of the Board. — Carried.^•^^•■^^^i-iTsM::! Proposed by Mr Ee^esr^iseco^ed;li^: Mr Purkiss, That wrters carting metal

for use on the Ashurst side of No 6 ward be -allowed to <take gravel out of the Manawatu. river without the payment of tolls.— Carried. t ' ' Proposed by Mr Wheelor, seconded by Mr Purkiss, That Messrs Pearce and Downes be authorised to sign the rate book. — Carried. ' Proposed by Mr Purkiss, seconded by Mr Wheeler, That it is the intention of tbis Board at a meeting to be held on sth December to adopt bye-laws to regulate the traffic over the roads m the Mancb.es> ter Bond Board district and' that the said bye-laws are now open for inspection at the Board's office.— Carried. The mouthlytaccounta were passed for payment and the meeting adjourned.