FOXTON LOCAL BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 18, 24 October 1879, Page 2

FOXTON LOCAL BOARD.

, The Board met at 3 p.m. on''Monday; Present— Messts Gray (Chair* man), Loudon, Coley/ iand Eastern. .The.minutes were -read' 1 and confirmed. '■ i ;u[ ;; .Report read from committee ap- , pointed to inspect thp .road leading from ' Avehvie Bridge' ' to 'Racecourse Hili, as follows :-i- , .-I'v/. /Lli ! We find that the settlers about that locality have done much to help themselves rin the wayof ranking, xoads.and; clearing* 'dot 'drains. We wcmM'rfijw.mmend that the bush and scrub be cleared: and burned off at the present, and when funds will admit that another drain be made on the op-posite-side of the road to' the present drain, , to make the road passable.— E v Loudon t <JasrXkleyi!Aikk. ; ai*iy.«J - K{ ■•••*■ Thej report was received,- anid the folloWmg tesolution/pifdpfcasil^y Mr* Colfcy, seconded by Mr • Eaß;6nj and carried :— " That tenders be .called for clearing, • the- brush scrub level >with' the ground on road leading from Avenue Bridge to Racecourse Hill, as recommended by your Committee." Letter read from Nathan & Co., Wellington, acknowledging receipt of a claim for rates, and stating that it had been referred to their agent at Foxton. — The Chairman said this was nierfclyta put oft/ / arid f Hirged that . a summons be at once is^uad. — The Clerk said'M^ssi^/!Nathlin i 8 f ft^6-bad inspected the rate book, f akd he thought 1 an answer would'be" received in a day or two.— After sqm,e, ;fwcsier discussion, it \<was resolved' .tUaJp.'Jfe Messrs Natlian & : Co. had received ample notice of the rate, the Clerk should summon their Foxton agent forthwith. / Letter read from W. Berry, Wei* lington, stating that Mr Krull, trustee in Mr Beck's estate, waß the person liable to tho Board for rates. The Clerk : was instructed"" to forward the account to Mr Krull. A long discussion took place upon the unpaid rates, and the Clerk was ordered to inform defanlters that summonses wou^d^B issued unless* the rates wg^paw^t JH8B» ( { Mr ( Apes Hqw^t^rouglvthp-^^air. oikn; asked per missiou id " cut 'the grass pn *h3, rfv^r jjapky dope,.. fPermission granted, subject i to Vhe 'over» sight of, tjie, C^aiKmap^ Mr liOudoQ brought up the f nia^ter of the reserve near the 'Omarajiapaka Bush, and moved that the Clerk obtain a, copy of the dealing, w^h it± Seconded ,by Mr I^aston, arid; cacr^d. Letter read rrpru^. j'eek, 1 ing JB3 for use of land as waterjeQurae on No. 1 .Line. . M,r ( .|jeekL clajnied' at the;iiiajfceyofi'i2s^d^per''''webk^ for 24 weeks.— The follow^ re§olation was iribved by TVTr Loudon", seconded by ,Mr Coley, and "T,h«[i Mr Feek be informpd thac the Board is in no way liable for his^MdV. na set forth by clauses 97 and !65, • Public Works Act, 1876,' and further, that this Board may hold him liable for any cost hitherto incurred through the stoppage of water in the drain referred to." Letter read from Mr J. Harris, asking to be allowed to erect a verandah in accordance with the Board's - regulations.: .Bequest granliedl)^ The Clerk was instructed to forward 'lo Mr Harris a copy of the reflation jef^hf^W^SestiM^^^^ The Chairman brought up the necessity of carts, vehioles plying for hire being licensed. He pointed |oat th^t) the rori)dß/rvvjer4 fchti igj" % carts, and thought afee should be ims posed. —Mr Coley thought the fee should not be Charged ito Moutoa or suburban residents, unless they competed with persons who had licenses.— Mi* Loudon opposed the idea upon the same grounds as he had opposed it* eighteen mpntha; beforp. Itwoul^be a tax up^n progresa. If;the Board pushed defaulting iatepayers, they would b^ better off tbjfo^WW.r^Mi^i Coley said, if fiuph, a lW^^H^B thqa the carters ; would, elpoo* oiPHI road§, ,J£ Jhey^tartediit :ati the; feft. grnniag of the year' there. ,wQuldbs no .ob^ct^ii. rt.vfj'lfefrfm^terjathett The GJia^rjuan, a^to^i M|j Camp"bellr a cofttrflotor for building ifcUwnfr trucks, W4 : askej ,- hisu perniiasioa to use. part of the. rjvet |wnk«r.oad, asift site to staud the , fcwicks whilst b^iajg painted; He said 'Mn Grtrapbellhftd told him that unless this request were granted, he could only build 60 wag-

at Foxton, whereas, if he recewed the privilege asked, he woulc -instruct Jthe whole 120 fat Foxton « Tie following resolution was proposed by Mr Loudon :— " That Mr Campbell's request re public road be grunted, subject to the oversight of the Chair mau." Seconded by Mr Coley, and carried. The question of the valuation then came up for dismission. The Chairman pointed out that the valuation is required to be finished before January 15. He suggested that tenders be adveitised for. — Upon the motion of Mr Coley, it was resolved to call for tenders for the work. Mr Easton mentioned the necessity of the large stones being removed from the newly-formed footpaths in Main-street. The following accounts were passed :— J. Sivell, labor, 14s ;H. Blake, labor, £4 13s; W. Reeve, caiting, 30s; P. Collins, labor, 28s; W. Wells, repairing Avenue Bridge, £2 8s ; W. Wells, making culvert, £11 15s ; W. Alzdprf, surveying land on No. 1 Line, £1 15s. Total, £24 3s. The Chairman reported that an overdraft of £10 existed, and that after the payments it would amount to £34 3s. The Board then adjourned.