Kiwitea Road Board.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 295, 23 April 1894, Page 2

Kiwitea Road Board.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Saturday last. Present — Mem* Williamson (chairman), Homer, Taylor, Powell, Morton, Reid and Jones. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows : — From Q. Kendall, Pemberton, re impassable Mate of Mangoire road. From U. H. Bichardaon, Clerk Rangitikei County Council, asking for the amount received during the current y«ar it hotel license fees. From P Nesdale and G. Richardson (executor in the estate of the lav J. MeNaughton) re expenditure of thirds on Spnr road. From P. O. Hasgartj, applying for lease of gravel reserve adjoining his property on Eimbolton road. From W G. Stanton, applying for lease of gravel reserve about two milei beyond Birmingham. From Messrs Buchanan and Levett, offering an alternative route through Mayfleld property along their eastern boundary in place of the one surveyed. Allowing afteen acres and offering to give £100 as compensation to tbe Board if the offer is accepted The latter stated that Messrs FitzHerbert and Marshall attorneys for Mr BilJ, considered tbe Board's proposals injurious to tbe pro?f rt t'. £ leMer waß also received fro ji Mr FitzHerbert to the same effect. From J. H Hajns, .secretary pf the Pohangioa Road Board, asking if this Board had received the subsidy due to his Board. Also, enclosing £116 12« 6d thirds from Messrs Howie, Mcßeth and others for expenditure on Branch road; also, asking this Hoard to refund £10 14 c - handed over for making a drain bat which was not spent. From A. Barron, Under- Secretary of Lands and Surrey Department, stating that aa soon as consent in writing was received from the Manchester Road Board as to the share they were willing to pay, power would be given to erect the ' bridge over the Kiwitea stream on Cheltenham Cross road. Froua J H. Baker, Assistant SurveyorGeneral, re survey of Waituna road and asking for particulars. c From Commissioner Crown Lands, re expenditure of thirds. Also, a telegram that *fel7 2s bad been passed for metalling on Kimbolton road. .•,-*«» From E. A. Barton, Manager Bank of Australasia, re overdraft. With respect to the letters from Mr Buchanan and Mr FitzHerbert (attorney for Mr Bill), re the proposed ioad through Mayfield property, Mr Taylor said that at the last meeting a resolution was passed that the necessary three acres of land be taken under the Public Works Act, and that therefore no further action was necessary. The road, as but* veyed by the Government, would not in any place be steeper than one in fifteen, and a six-feet bridle track would not cost more than ±180. If they took a road through the eastern boundary they would have to go through four sections. Mr W. T. Jacobs waited on the Board as a deputation, asking that the taking of the piece of land for the road through Mayfield should be postponed till next meeting, by which time no would call a meeting of those ratepayers interested. He had had an interview with certain ratepayers, and he believed a compromise could be arranged and a deviation effected, and if put off till next meeting he would then submit definite proposals. Mr Taylor put in a petition, signed by a number of ratepayers who would use the road, asking the Board to open the surveyed road through Mayfield. Mr Williamson was not personally interested, but numbers of ratepayers to whom he had spoken were in favour of the surveyed road, and he thought they should receive some consideration. Mr Jacob did not wish to stop the Board, bnt asked to have it left over for one month, when he would be prepared with definite proposals. Mr Beid proposed a notice of motion, To -rescind the resolution to take a road through Mayfield property under the Public Works Act. It was decided that a motion at tins meeting could not over-ride a resolution passed at tbe last meeting, and the sec* xetary, in reply to a question, said thai he would have no other course bat to go on taking the road under the Public Works Act, unless he received instructions from tbe chairman not to do so. Proposed by Mr Jones, seconded by Mr Taylor, That tenders be called for the erection of a bridge over the Kiwitea stream on the Cheltenham Cross road, in accordance with plans and specifications and general conditions prepared and approved for the same, to be in by next Board day. - Carried. Proposed by Mr Williamson, seconded by Mr Beid, That the chairman and Warden Reid be appointed to open & new account with the bank and arrange for an overdraft for the ensuing year, and that a cheque for £1460 17s 7d be given .to cover present overdraft, and that Wardens J. J. Williamson and J. Reid be authorised to sign cheques.— Carried. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Morton, That the secretary write to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, ask-, ing if the £172 passed for metalling the Kimbolton road is a grant, and whether it is to be spent in repairing the road north of Birmingham and if so tenders be called to close at Lowes' Hotel as soon as possible. Messrs Morton and Homer together with the Engineer be authorised to open and deal with the same. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Morton, That the sum of £17 18s 9d be paid to Mr A. Dick as agreed.—Carried. • Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Powell, That Messrs Haggarty and Stanton be informed that the gravel reterve applied for is already let to Mr R/ Marsh.— Carried. : Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Williamson, That tenders be called for the necessary work on thp Pukirimu road, Spur road, and Mangoira road as far as the money now in bant} will permit. — Carried. Messrs Win. Baker and E. Slip^t waited on the Board asking that their thirds he spent on the rpud between, their properties as the Ipan moneys, were insufficient. They were informed that inquiry would be made and if there were any available thirds they would be expended as wished. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr Powell, That a cheque for £5 5s be given to Dr Charlton for medical services rendered to E. Stubbs,— Carried. Proposed by Mr Beid, seconded by Mr Powell. That the following tenders be accepted : — Vinegar Hill bridge road, J. Cotterill, £596; Northern Line, F. Marsh £457; Branch road, Dogherty, £1 19s per chain ; Kiwitea- Tapuae No 2, MeIntyre, £144 10s; Kiwitea- Tapuaea No 5, Garland and Co., £73; Rangitikei Valley road, Garland and Co., i-55; Waituna Cemetery, for wire arid post fence according to specification, A. Churcber, 9s 6d per chain.— Carried. The monthly accounts having been passed for payment the Board adjourned.