Manawatu Road Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 56, 7 February 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Road Board.

WEDNESDAY. (Continuation of Report.) Resolved — That tbe Secretary prepare detailed list of sections and amount of all deferred payments by next meeting, and for the future to insert the details of general expenses m Ward book. Proposed by Mr Mathieson and seconded by Mr Akers, pro forma — That No. 1 and 2 Wards-repay No. 6 Ward out of their rates half the money expended on boundary Wards between them and No. 0 Ward, the Waste Lands Board having paid the costs of such roads out of deterred payment monies. Proposed by Mr Snelson and seconded by Mr Edwards — That tenders be called for metalling a portion of Newbury Line, to the amount of .£BO. Carried. Proposed by Mr Snelson and seconded by Mr Sly — That two miles of drain be cleared is No. 2 Ward at — per chain under the supervision of the engineer. Carried. Proposed by Mr Mathieson and seconded by Mr Sly and carried — Th_at the sum of £7 be expended on No. 4 Line same to be deducted from amount of deferred payments due. Proposed by Mr Snelson and seconded by Mr Edwards, and carried — That Mr Gladstone be employed on the Longburn Road during its formation for the sum of £10. . The following tenders were opened MIDDLE AORANGI. NO. 1 CONTRACT. J. C. Nathan, £19G, accepted; W. Farmer, £'215; Millar & Co., £297; Williams & Foley, £ # 2C9 ; Franco & Stnbbs £355; J. Schlager, £200; Leen & Walsh, £171); J. McColl, £220; W. Anderson, £160, no deposit. NO. 2 CONTItACT. Leen and Walsh, £372, accepted provided that answers to enquiries be satisfactory ; Williams & Foley, £540 ; J. H. Anderson, £387 ; France and Stubbs, £692; J. C. Nathan, £391 ; J. Schlager, £490 ; Leen and Walsh, £372; McColl, £458. NO. 8 CONTACT. i J. H. Anderson, £293, accepted ; Williams and Foley, £885; France & ! Stubbs, £589 ; J. C. Nathan, £354 ; J. Schlager, L 38 0; Leen and Walsh, L 358; McColl, L 89 3; J. Roily, LBBl. KAUTERAWA BRIDGE. W. Farmer, L4o los, accepted; Dahlstrom and Gedge, L 64 15s Gd ; J. Schlage, i L4O 12s. [ MANAWATU BRIDGE. i McColl, £17 19s, accepted; J. C. Nathan, L 2 5; W. Farmer, L 42. LEASE AWAPUNI RESERVE, 7 YEARS. I Ronberg, L 6, no improvements ; Sorensoh, Ll3 ; Borquest, Ll5 ss. Resolved to accept Bcrquest's tender if he pay costs of lease, if not accept Sorenson's. DOtt TAX COLLECTION. W. Chamberlain, Ll6, accepted; T Jordan, LlB 15s. Secretary instructed to employ Mr Hartley to make out Maori notices m connection with dog tax. Resolved — That ns ail tenders for Foxton Road No. 1 and 2 contracts are informal, the engineer do call for fresh tenders.