Manchester Boad Board.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 58, 3 September 1894, Page 2

Manchester Boad Board.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above was held at their office, Feilding, on Satnrday afternoon last. Present— Messrs F. T. Lethbridge (chairman), G. Wheeler, J, PurkißS, H J Booth, W. G. Pearce The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was received and dealt with as follows : — From Treasury remitting subsidies of £85 7s 6d and £84 Us 2d due to Board . From Treasury, remitting _51130 amount of loan for construction of roads and bridging Makino stream in No 4 subdivision. Also £1000, portion of loan for the construction of roads in No 3 sub division. " From W. Butherford, Clerk Manawatu Boad Board, enclosing- retblu* tion re bridge on Henderson s line tothe effect "That this Board baying, heard Mr Hankins, who was one of a deputation to the Manchester Boad, Board resolve that this Board pay pne half the cost of erecting bridge over. Stoney creek on Henderson's line, and will pay the amount at ; once if the Manchester Board will, without'delayproceed with the construction of the bridge.— fThe Manawatu Boad Board were under a misapprehension as this, Board. had not offered, to, and could" not, undertake to raise a loan for construction of the bridge as it is not in the Manchester district] From Under-Secretary Lands and urvey Department, giving notice that' the Feilding Borough Council 'had lodged plans re construction of bridge across Kiwitea stream and asking I . if this Board had any objection to spaying portion of the cost. Also, that the application re Mangaone bridge" would be considered when the final application is made. From Matthew Henry. Palmeraton North, asking the Board to reduce toll at Gorge. He. pointed out by way of example that it cost 15s : to send ,16: weaners or yearlings to WoodviUe I from Palmerston by rail and the toll . alone would cost 12s if sent by the , road.— No action to be taken, From ix. A. Preece, Palmerston IST., asking the Board to exempt Mr Boisen, who had purchased sections adjoining ferry reserve, from paying toll. From Clerk Rangitikei County , Council, enclosing estimated cost of ' i repairs (£1646) to Onepuhi bridge. > Also, re this Board's resolution re 1 abandoning the Bridge, drawing attention to the Counties Act which requires tbat bridges on main roads , be kept open. ;"'* ■$■ j From J. W. Marshall, Chairman ■ Rangitikei County Council, re same, I matter. ; From Commissioner Land and In- * come Tax Department, re valuation lists. -' ' .•■■:■. -r.A j From Manager of Bank bf Austra- ; lasia, re overdraft, which was up to \ the limit. .'.."' I From G. £. Little, manager for C 1 Pharazyn, complaining of overflow ' from drain in Kimbolton road.—En- \ gineer to report. [ From J. Lawson, Besident Engineer, ; stating that complaint re Swainson'a crossing would be attended to. From Taranaki County Council, re [ Government circular with reference to valuation lists. Proposed by Mr Wheeler, seconded by Mr Purkiss, That public notice be given that on and after September' 17th, all wheel traffic on the Waituna road will be temporarily stopped by ' this Board, under section 90 of the | Public Works Act, 1882, while the , said road is being constructed and 1 metalled. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Wheeler, seconded by Mr Booth, That the Clerk bet instructed to sue for outstanding rates. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Pearce, seconded l by Mr Purkiss, That the Engineer have the road repaired in front of Mr , Shepherd's, Watershed road, Hiwinui. — Carried. Proposed by Mr Wheeler, seconded 1 by Mr Lethbridge, That the Clerk reply to the Rangitikei County Council and point out that clause 248 of the Counties Act, referred to by them, does not render it imperative to under-. take costly additions to the Onepuhi* bridge. It first confers upon them the i power, and secondly states that the Governor may, not shall order the same. Also, That the Clerk remind them that some four years .ago the traffic was kept open by a temporary. structure for about twelve months, ana* that the Board still thinks the .interests of this district will be best served i by allowing the present repairs to suffice for even a longer period.-—Car-. ried. 1 Proposed by Mr Wheeler, seconded . by Mr Lethbridge, That the Waituna contract, No. 1, be given to A. Managh ; No. 2, to Speed and Mac* farlane , for McCrea's road, Nosj 1 aud 2, to Behrent and Strawbridge ; No. 3, L. Clapham ; Makino road, to W. Allan.— Carried. Proposed by Mr Purkiss, seconded by Mr Booth, That the Bangitikei County Council be asked to postpone any farther expenditure on tlie 'onepubi bridge, otherwise than actual cost of repairs necessary to keep the bridge open for traffic, until a meeting of the various local bodies interested in. tbe cost of same has been held to discuss the amount to be expended as thia Board is not satisfied that the proposed expenditure will be of a permanent nature. — Carried. Notice of motion was given by Mr Wheeler, That in the event of tbe proposed expensive alterations to the Onepuhi bridge being persisted in this Board take the necessary steps under section 105 of the Public Works Act,, to have a toll gate erected and such toll levied as will provide interest oh the annual expenses chargeable against the district situated between the' Rangitikei and Pohangina rivers. Proposed by Mr Lethbridge, seconded by Mr Pearce, that £250 a year ~ be offered Mr Bray as clerk, returning officer, collector, engineer, and slaugh-ter-house inspector to the Board y and he to bank the tolls. Mr. Bray tofind offices for the Board, fer^which the Board will allow 8s a week!. Five. per cent on loan work estra, and £6.0 [extra be offered Mr Bray to act as valuer to the Board. The appointment to commence from September Ist, — Carried. Accounts were passed for payment and the Board adjourned.