Manchester Road Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 266, 7 October 1884, Page 2

Manchester Road Board.

The usual monthly meeting of the Manchester Roadßoard was held at the Board's office, Feildiagi qn jSAttuS 4 day, October 4t)i, I^B4. ;,,. J The Wardens present -were Messrs * Bailey, Linton,! ; Lethbridge,- E aasi Grammar. ; .• , f ..^v It was resolved that Mr Bailey take thedhair. ; . v ;-..,,.,,..-,( f ;.,>•■ The minutes of previous meeting "were then retfd. and confirmed. The fol Fowibk' cdrresprintie'rice^wag read :—;:. : C. J. Harrison re altering name m ratebook. r . . ,^ X'-'w Manage/ of 'the Bank* of lasiipre overdraft and expenditure: District Auditor \fcith the balance sheet for the year ending March Slab, 1884, duly audited aud passed; - . J. T. Stewart re grant for the ManaWutu Gorge Bridge. •■'■ 'I' • A. S. Baker re hearing case, Adsett v. Board at Wangauni. l i >.?-.■ I Petition, from B. Smith and other* requesting the Board to fnirih! arid iue'tal part of the Spur Rbad; : •/■ :i - . J. T. Bray requesting the board to stop the traffic on the Spur Road-. : The Eugiueer -reported that he h«d selected the best places for ; *ailway crossings on the : Feilding- Bunnyr? thorpe roa.l as requested by the Board at its last meeting. , . \ „ /,- Proposed by Mr Lin ton, seconded by Mr Lethbridge-^That. .all! r^aolntions shall be inwriting.*, > QarriHd. "^Proposed by. Mr Bailey, seconded Hy Mr Lint oil— TThat the Government he applied to for a crossing over the railway near the site mentioned by the Engineer. CJjinied, *^\" .. Proposed' by' Mr l^Bailey; : Becohde\i by Mr Loth 1 »ridge—That , m. answer to petition' re- Spur rpad,, tne Board' are sorry they cannot do anything now, but will, ta^e tins road into cpn-^ sidorataori as soon as funds are avail- *" Able. Carried. :!J . / Proposeii % BifrXinton, seconded by Mr. Bailey -r-Tiiat the;; .special: aocounts for witnesses as read be paid. Carried. , . ; ■;. , Resolved that the clerk write to J. T. Bi-ay and inform him. that the Board will not take any action m the ruattei' re stopping traffic on the Tuun»i toad. Proposed by Mr Linton, seconded by Mr GratuHiarr— That the Engineer give us an estimate of the, present cost of. keeping the aeveial roads m repaur to be mat our .next meeting; Carried. . -• : .-. •'; ...•; .■ ■ . . -..; .".:... Accounts amounting to LI 74 18a 6d were passed for payment. .-, ■,':■ The Board then adjourned;