FOXTON LOCAL BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 83, 17 June 1879, Page 2

FOXTON LOCAL BOARD.

♦ Saturday, June 14. The Board met at 3 p.m. Present — Messrs Orowther (chairman), Ooley, and Cook. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following correspondence was read : — From E. Brown, offering to deepen and clear out 13 chains of drain on No 1 Line for £3. No resolution passed. From Messrs Liddell, Thompson, Hodder, and Thynne, asking the Board to fulfil a

protn'se m:ide some months ago relating to c gravelling the footpath from Momborry's t Cornci' to the Railway Station. It was te* c solved that Lho Chairman obtain eight truck ] loads of gravel, and employ tlio -necessary a labor to spread it on (ho footpath. Prom J. Young and others, asking tho a Board to make tho line of road to their t property and referring to a promise given 1 by the Board some twelve months before to v do the work. Tho Board resolved to do § tho work as soon as funds are available. f From Thus. Robinson, stating 1 that he j would not acknowledge any payments made c by tho Board on account of work tendered 1 for by him, unle33 the receipt bora his sig- 1 nature. It appeared the letter was sent i owing to disputes between Mr Robinson ' and his partners. No action was taken in ] the matter. The following tenders were received for i drain on the mill flat: — J. Sullivan, 9s and 4s for different parts ; J. Perreau, 8a 6 J per chain ; J. Rashleigh, 7s ; T. M'Carlhy, 9s 8d ; H. Blake, 6s 6d ; M. Guerin, 7s ; J. ; Bourke, lump sum, £2 2s. The tender of H. Blake at £3 6d per chain was accepted, on condition that the work be completed in one month. The following applications were received for the appointment of Clerk and Collector : R. G. Palmer and A. Moinet. The Board resolved to appoint Mr Palmer. Upon the motion of Mr Cook, it "was resolved to call for tenders for about six chains of draining and formation of road ou tha Avenue, to extend to the boundary of the Foxtou Local Board. The Board then adjourned until June 30, at 3 o'clock p.m.