ROAD BOARD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 196, 26 July 1883, Page 3

ROAD BOARD.

YESTERDAY'S MEETING.

Present— Wardens Eagels (m the chairi, MeEwen^and Edwards, and Mr Armstrong (Board's Engineer). The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Mr D. McEwen waited on the Roard ? re alleged 'error ; in valuation of pfo-^ perty. It would appear the Government Valuation List shows-(m error) a repetition, of section: 80, Karere. The Board agreed to make the f required allowance, and thanked Mr MeEwen for halting taken the trouble to wait on fEem. •■■:::?:': -y.-'-.. ; .■■"■■'• - " : m _■ Messrs Knight, and Rogers waited on the Board, re completion of road through Kairanga Block. Mr Rogers stated that at present they «mld;not possibly get their families oh 'to their property, and had to do their own house work, ■washing, _'&cl, an<L in/order to get home on sale days they had to leave the sale they might be attending before it was half over. ... >"' 3Ar Knight skated he had spent some £45, m draining and fencing bis pro- > perty, and thought the/were at least entitled to a passable road to it . The Board to attend to the matter as soon as possible. Mr Row (Karere)- waited -.-.on- <l» Board* re valuation of jnrbperty^ He stated the valuer had assessed his property at £16 per acre, asjie (the vainer) believed there w,»s a. difference of £4 per acre between^ hfe land and Mr Kiddiford's, which was valued at £20. This arrangem'en^Mr Row was satisfied with at the time, but on hia coming to the Board's office he found that Mr Riddiford^s property was assessed iti the rate book at £14, while his remained at the original #Is. vße^Uted it was his intention^ go to Wellington, together with another Karere "resident, to lay the matter before the Government The Board expressed their willingness to give Mr Row eyery~assistance if. such was done. - -' Mr Row thanked the "Board, and withdrew. ' - r Messrs Rodger*, Monk, and Oleavely waited on the 1 Board; to request the formation"of a road at Bnnny thorps. Mr Cleavely had been m the place some five years, and Mr Rodgfrs two. They had invariably to ford the Mangaonel river, and sometimes even that was not iordable. They stated. that the. Bpard had been waited on two or three times before re the same matter. The Board promised to do what they could for the deputation, who, having tbanked the3o'ard, withdrew. Letter read from Mr Andrewartha, re payment of 2 years- eld account. I The Board -could not do anything, as j the warden for that district was not j present. Mr Parkins waited on the Board m reference to replacing of bridge on Nljison's Line. . ; That Mr Edwards be authorized to arraßge, with him. Letter read from Messrs Haokins & BaW, m reference; to the Board's power to recover rates 2 yean old. BEBOLUTIOMS. Proposed by Mr lingels, seconded by Mr McEwenj.jMid, carried -f-That the Secretary write to the County Council, asking for an arbitration ofacoounts between the Board and jKiwitea. Proposed by Mr Engels, .seconded by Mr McEwen, and carried— That tenders be caUed for i< the_letting^of,,Corcoran''B contract, and that Mr Armstrong be authorized to take the necessary steps. Proposed by Mr Engels, seconded, by Mr Edwardsr^nd^carfied-^Tbat 'Mr Engels be authorized^ to -expend m Fitzherbert the' sum of £2 m addition to the £4 already passed. i CORRESPONDING*!. From Mr Hewett, re road plans, informing the Board that it would be necessary jto tafce a poll-, for, No. 5 Ward. — Received. From Mr T. Callison, being 1 an application for a bonus *>£ 12s towards construction of .bridge from main road over jJrain to hfs prdperty.^-Application roftfsed. . i . From C. W. Roberts and-Others, re drain across Napier Road;-— Received. Telegram from Public Works Office, requiring information^ as to width; and depth of metal to be placed on loads under Roads and Bridges Construction Act. ' "'" „.. : r w .., _ , .; „• . ' Anonymous letter from a Fitzherbert settler.— Received^ Soveral accounts were passed for pay-