Kiwitea Road Board

Feilding Star, 20 June 1893, Page 2

Kiwitea Road Board

li WJ * l monthly meeting of the •onboard vu held on Saturday last. If ■••■*— Wardens Williamson (oheiniMui) tfeid. Morla*. Homer, Taylor, Powell, and Jones. ■ The minutes ot the last meeting were read and confirmed. The following correspondence was rereceired: — From £. W. Pemberion, drawing the board's attention to the state of the Pukenmn road. From Lands and Surrey Departments re metalling Feilding Special Settlementroad, and offering a snbsidj of £480 towels Wftmef^^* -J»«^— From C. M. Brooke, forwarding goo* taiions for tooisonod wheat . ■ / From Mr Bruce, M.H.R., acknowledgin^ receipt of the board's resolution, re extend** power*, Id w*i«n h« w^uld endeavor to give effect. From Lands and Survey Office, stating that tbe declaring of part of Pokerima road as a road district has been dolj gazetted. .■•-,*» From Land Psmiunutit, forwarding a schedule of lands alienated from the Crown since the 81st of If arch last From J. L. Rogers, Waituna West, •PPlymg for a slaughtering heenee. From J. J. firyee, aekw* ffce board to consider tbe matter of electing a bodge over the Kiwitea stream, on the Manga, mako road. From 37 settlers in the Kiwitoa, Pemberton, and Birmingham diatriofe requesting the board to, erect p&M* pounds, and, until sneh is done, fardlft. pense with the services of the ranger. From 00 settler* m Birmingham end elsewhere, requesting the board to .dispense with the ranger's services, as in 1 We opinion of tbe petitioners eoeh serriees are not required. Mr Everest, of Maehey** tatev waited upon the board with reforest* ft» eha surplus water which run* off tbe roa4 qa to his property and floods bis land.— The board arranged that the etttneaf should inspect the place and ascertain what atepc would require «o be taken in the Matter, and report. Tbe Clerk informed tbe board that the bank overdraft amounted to JMO. Tbe rates were coming in very slowly. Proposed by Warden Homer, seconded by Warden Taylor, that Mr ELI* Pemberton be gives permission to do the work required on the Pakedma road, at a cost not exceeding 80s, to be paid oft of thirds accruing from his section. Carried. Proposed by Warden Taylor, seconded by Warden Homer, that the action of Mr Taylor, and the engineer, in accepting Younger andLatng's tender for metsan% on Kimbolton road at 4» 9d per yard, m> accepted.— Carried. Proposed by Warden Homer, seconded by Warden Taylor, that tbe following names be placed on the rat* rolT:— That of M. BeUski in lieu of G. Malcolm, for section 88, Bangiawhia ; that el Sextos Bros, in lieu of J. L. Tompkias, for section 18, Block X; that of McQntt and Cameron for section 78, Block XIV ; and that of McGregor and Cameron ia respect of section 74, Block 11, Apiti.— Carried. Proposed by Warden Powell, seconded by Warden Homer, that Mr J. L. Rogers be granted a daagbtering lieeose, in .respect of section 18, Block IX.— -Carriei. Proposed by Warden Beid, Mcnadal 1/ Warden Jones, that tbe names In schednle, from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, of purchasers of Crown Lands from ''let April 1892 to 81st March 1898 be placed on the rate roll.— Carried. Proposed by Warden Morton, seconded by Warden Jones, that the secretary write the ranger requesting trim to eotonnVhis services to the Malrino, Orooa, and Kimbolton wards. — Carried. : Proposed by Warden Williamson, seconded by Warden Jones, that Mt loads of metal be put upon Sinolair's rold, tenders to be in by tbe &sth inst. aid accepted by Warden WiUuunson and the engineer.--Carrifd. ... . Proposed by Warden Homer, seconded by Warden Morton, that the engineer be instructed to make Kimbolton road passable through the Bmmnghani township, at a cost not exceeding XSQ^~» Carried. Propoeed by Warden Jbnoa, seeondii by Warden Taylor, that Meeen Tofnger and Leing's offer to eupply 160. yard* of metal between Cheltenham cross road and Haynes' road, at 8e 0d per^sjkd, be accepted, and that the engineer be authoriaed to repair the eolvtft ofposite the Cheltenham Hotel.— Carried. Propoeed by Warden Williameon, seconded by Warden Reid, thai die Clerk be instructed to notify by adinttifJuieat that legal action will be taken toreobrer all rates outstanding after tbr neat meeting of this board.— Carried. Propoeed by Warden Powell, seconded by Warden Morton, that she enfWer be authorised to report on tha deviation jm the Mangapini road, through esitiof Bi. —Carried Proposed by Warden Reid, sietwdti by Warden Wffliamson, that -tin) engineer form IS chains of Whare road leading to Marshall townsbip^-Cfcrfied. Proposed by Warden Baid, seeoodad by Warden Jooes, that the louowing tesjdets be aocepted : That of T. Peussjinß, at €806 10s, for Bangitiksi last aeW Waiponi road; B. Poole, for Maafsasoko road, at 1349 7s 6d ; M. Doharty, for 19 chains of the Terrace road, at «tt9( Connolly and Marsh, 89 ohadis at sttl, «*> the Gorge road ; that of B. Poole, at £1 per chain, for 89 chains, on the Para, wangi road ; B. Wishaw's ofisr of Ml 6 es, for ooUeeting dog tax; and tha* of Connolly and Marsh, at HO 10s, for 90 chains on Taylor's road.~Carried. The monthly accounts were passed fojr payment, and the board adjourned.