Pohangina Road Board.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 46, 20 August 1894, Page 2

Pohangina Road Board.

♦ ■- ' - The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Saturday. Pre3enfc—Wardens Dickin (chairman), Arbon, Browner < and Vicary. CORRESPONDEHCE. _ The following correspondence was received: — > - From H. Dickin, forwarding resolutions passed at public meeting at Corpe'a woolsbed re bridge over the Pohangina river, in. which the Board was requested to have an inspection of the proposed •- sites made. Petitions from members of Salisbury and other special settlement associations, objecting to the collection of rates, as well as a counter petition from members of the same associations. :' From Clerk Kiwitea County Council ~ declining to interfere with the dog*tax '* collection. - , --,■ r From A. H. Finnis, asking that footbridges bo built over creeks, Taonui road, Harbor Board Block. From Arthur Baker, asking permis- J . sioa to take metal from Taonui road gravel pit. — Granted. • From J, S. Harrison, L. J. Darling, and D. Dunbar, asking for position of ' roadman. . BESOLVTXONS. The following resolutions wero passed : — That the Engineer be instructed to lay off road through Messrs Hunt's properties and northward as far as thirds will go.— Arbon — Browne. That the Engineer be instructed to prepare estimates for the completion of the main road in No. 4 Ward^— Arbon— Browne. That J. S. Harrison be permanently appointed roadman half -time on Taorioir Finnis, Pollock, and* Zigzag roads. ~ Browne — Arbou, ' ' *- That owing to the tmsatiafactdiry' manner in which the 1 rates are coming : in and the urgent need of the Board of the money, the Board's solicitor be instructed to sue for outstanding rates.— Arbon —Browne. • '.<■/,. T That Messrs Oliver and Mai be per* mitted to fall road line through their sections on the Board's usual terms.~ Arbon — Browne. , # That the . Secretary . be instructed to take the necessary actionltb give effect to the resolutions of the ratepayers re erection of a bridge over the Pbhangina river, as contained in a letter from the r chairman of such meetings, dated July 27th, 1894.— Dickin— Arbon. That the Engineer be 'instructed to ' prepare an estimate for thecpnstruction of the following roads in No. 1 Ward:-^-; Pohangina road : branch road from the '■ ■ \ Oroua river to the township ; Awa roAd/ continuation of Main Bidge road fo the junction of Branch road ; BiveV Banit ' road from the township to boundry 1 of ; : Ward; Beehive road to give frontage to i sections 13, 19, 21, 27.— 8r0wne- ArbonThat with regard to the petition re r collection of rates in the Salisbury, Delaware, and Pohangina Blocks, the rates as struck be collected.— DickiD'--Arbon. ■ ■ - - -■ : "-" >: " '•" '" TENDERS. •■'■■'•■ The tenders of Brooking and Co. wms ;; accepted for contract No. 45, \£sß 10s, , and J. O'Connor, No. 46, £76 165,; ACCOUNTS. s - . Accounts to the amount ot £99i i l7» 6d were passed for payment. ENGINEER'S REPORT. Mr H. J. Haynes reported :—rContractors are pushing on with their work as - fast as the weather will permit. : I have had a shoot fixed at the end of the main drain, Pohangina township, to prevent . the heavy scour that was going on. , I- ' -- have also had a box culvert Ijxtf-on tbe road near Adsett's mill, the pipes haying washed out. The roadman has been instructed to erect the footbridges over creeks in the Harbor Board Block, anjjll by this I expect the posts are ready to receive the wires, &c. I am glad to inform you that the Government sobjsidy amounting to £250 has been paid into the Board's credit, also the first instalment of £'508 ior No. 3 Ward loan.— Standard. ; .