MANAWATU HIGHWAY BOARD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 110, 17 April 1883, Page 2

MANAWATU HIGHWAY BOARD.

At th a meeting yestenl iy the follow* ing resolutions were cirried :— Proposed by Mr Newcombe, seconded by Mr Engels— That Mr Armstrong 1 be requested to prepare plans and spesifi* cation for the expenditure of the special fund of £100 on the roai leading to the property of Messrs Andrewartha. Proposed by Mr Engels, seconded by Mr Skerman — Th*t the Ch&irman give Mr McEwen an order on Messrs Kichter& Co;, for £tie i timber he may require for culverts, and that Mr McEwen bs authorized to carry out the work. - ' '-•'■'■ * ■'•:■ ■'.■•""" .: •• ■ ";•: Proposed by Mr McEwen, seconded by Mr Edwards— That Mr Armstrong be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for culvert ; and filling up gallj and making road about four chains m length on Poulson Line, at a cost not exceeding, twenty pounds. Tenders to be m by the next meeting of this Board. Proposed by Mr Engels seconded by Mr Skerman — That Mr Engels be authorized to Bpend a sum not exceed* ing L2O on the Fitzherbert town main irOad. ■-„■■ ;'■ :; .; . ■_-. Proposed by Mr MoEwen, seconded by Mr Newcombe—That it is the opinion of chis^ Board that as the amount of L 265 deferred Day men t money has been voted foi works m the eastern : half of Kairanga Block situated m No. 2 Ward, that a like amount should be allocated to the western half, situated m No;' 1 Ward. • ..,• '. :'>. :: :■_. •■;-. .... TKNDBBS. < The following tenders were accepted for work m Fitzherbert : No 1 Contract— W. H. Reeve, LBS 17s. No 2 contract— L. Bryant & Co.. L 54105. . 2m No 3 contract— J. and H. Sheer™ L 275. ■■"..'. ■ No 4 contract— M. Hennagen, LI 2s 6d per chain, culverts till 9a. ' " For felling 60 chains of busli on road* line Fitzherbert— J. Ghristen3en 4s per chain.