Manawatu Road Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 11, 11 June 1885, Page 3

Manawatu Road Board.

THURSDAY." Present — Messrs Snelson (chairman), Sl}', Pratt, -Edwards, and Mathiesou. The minutes ot last meeting were read and confirmed. Tlio business of electing a chairman for the ensuing 12 months was then proceeded with. Mr Siy proposed and Mr Pratt seconded that Mr Snelson be re-elected.— Carried unanimously. Mr Snelson said ho lolt pleased that the Board should thus evince its confidence m himself and would as m the past endeavour to nioorit a continuance of the same. Perhaps for the ensuing term it was as well that ho had been elected, as he should use his interest with their member Mr Macarthur with regard to numerous matters affecting the Road District. He, however, agreed with 1 Warden Sly, that a fresh chairman annually would be perhaps beneficial,' - *- The bank overdraft was stated as £790 18s sd. • Re road division Longbutn, Mr Sly proposed that the Secretary write to the Secretary of . the late Oroua County 'Council, requesting to be furnished! with the" correspondence relative to same which passed betweau Manawatu and Oroua Counties, and also that the • road be inspected by the engineers and members of the Board; — Carried. lie Williams and Foley's application for payment m full of contract money. The engineer pointed out that the contractors had taken no notice whatever of his advice regarding certain portions of the work which should have been proceeded with earlier, and that it was entirely their own fault that they had exceeded their contract time and been fined accordingly. Mr Sly wished to know what fine had been inflicted anil' v/&4 informed Ml per day or £14 m all had boen deducted off the 'account and this was what the contrac • tors wish refunded. The CiJtiirimn after further discussion proposed that the letter lie on the table. Mr Edwards thought perhaus it would •be bettor to do something definite with. the matter and refuse to pay it. It w.is hovvever decided to take no notice of the application. Tho slaughter-house inspector's report for the month ending 31st May was .read.. The report stated that the several slaughter yards had boen duly inspected and ■were found m good condition. Syinons liad given up business and Mr iirodie had started. "'.;■'■ ReT>. Euick's letter staling that he did not owe the Board any t^/iug. That he had agreed to contribute it a road were made with a five foot drain on tho side leading out of his property, bus that this had not been. done. .■■■•. Mr Sly thought that the correspondent was endeavoring to get oat of a liability incurred and for which he was mdrall if not legally liable. He thought the matter of the particular side on which the drain had been made was nothing. The engineer, no doubt used his professional judgment when the work t was being constructed and the best had been done. , ; '■;'' Mr Armstrong stated he was not present when the matter was originally discus&cd and that his instructions did not sp3cifiy any particular lines to be observed m the making of the drain. ' Warden Matthieson remembered , distinctly that Mr Buick had been promised that the drain should be inado as he had stated m his letter, and he thought that the promise should have been adhered, to or tho offer of Mr Buiek to supplement the Board grant with the sum of £9 should not be enforced. ■ Resolved on the motion of Warden Sfy seconded by Warden Edwards — that the Secretary write and ask Mr Buick to re-consider his determination and P a y the amount offered. ' .. ifo Mr J. C. Nathan's complaint of the small amount received on account of his" contract j[gra veiling Kairauga-Longburii Road), viz., work passed by engineer for £872 10s, and only i ; 272 5s received. The engineer pointed out that the usual and stioulated proportion viz/, 7,5 ■ per cent, had been paid. . • ;•■1 ■ • i-.Mr. Mathioson proposed that the balance be not paid but kept m hand until the work was completed. i \u ; :Mr Sly remarked that the contract 'Lad been let as a whole, and that the contractor had divided it and m computing his claini had not taken this into ' consideration.. One portion was corripleted and the other was not. '." Warden Edwards urged, that at least the deposit bo refunded.' ; „ i•■ •• After further discussion, their being no seconder to the motion, the Chairman seconded and it was carried. . A... letter, from Mr D. H. Macarthur stated re falling bush on side of the road liiies that the common law of England was opposed to interference with private 1 property. ' Resolved after considerable discussion — '-That Messrs Wallis arid .Smith's application to have their name placed ■ on roll m place of Alex. Mackie be granted. Mr D. L. Smith (for Mr J. Manson) wrote asking permission to fall bush on road between .section 448 and 443, and also to fence m same section, falling to be charged to Board, also that Mr Manson was willing to purchase the road giving full market price for same. ; ; After long discussion the application re fence was granted and bushfalling also, but for the latter no claim. to be recognised by the Board, the queßtion of purcase "was deferred. ....... • Mr J. Carroll wrote, asking payment of the sum of £3 8s for falling bush m Kairanga three years ago. Granted.

The P. and O. Company's steamer Kherlivey from Australia, arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday. > Mr Timothy Hoarn, New Zealand .correspondent for the Australasian^ bootblack, barber, and noisy nuisance generally, remanded "for medical examination." .: Probable fate : Another lunatic from Wanganui. This is the saiiie individual' who recently asked .permission from the Palmerston Borough Council to stand m the Square and earn his living. . . ; ■• : - Mr John Sanson was presented a few 'day's .since,'... on.' the occaflion of his marriage with Miss Tom pkins, with a very handsome tea and coffee service. The presentation was made by the choir of the Wesleyan Church, Sandon, of which Mr Sahson has been choirmaster for a number of years. We understand that the marriage took place at the expressed wish of the late Mr 1. A. Tompkms, who ;was. anxious"' that the ceremony, shoqld not be deferred through his fatal illness. The numerous friends of Mr J. A. Tornipkins, storekeeper, Halcomlie, will deeply ; regret to learn that he has succumbed to f tjie ,painful disease (dropsy) which attacked him some months ago. Mr Tompkins^asonepf the most promising young men m the district. He was energetic, straightforward, and remarkably intelligent. • He' took an active and earnest part m all the public affairs of Halcombe, And /was /for a considerable time chairman of the Town Board. He was admired and respected by all. who came into' contact with nira, whether m private life, business or public affairs. ' His funeral' will' leave the residence of his father-in-law, Mr Henry Sanson, to morrow (Friday) at one o'clock.- — Marton paper. ' There are now 19 Justicr-s of the Pfftce m the Borough of Wanganui, fifteen be ing within three miuuti's' walk of the Post oflk-p, and ten at a distant from it of not more than five or. six chains at i he tuitliost.

i I'iirli.in nt opriH-d ibis afternoon, i I In- Governor's speech was m process of, | ll'llllKUlisKiotl '1« WO W»l)l fo JilVSi*. It | will do i.ssiiul as an Kxlra (his evening. i A meeting of ratepayers was hell toj day at the Ro.-id J)u.inl office to decide as to tho disposal of tho road known an W.iUegravo's Road. An amendment tiiiit the road mm iin open asms c.uried by 8 to- 1. A fnlliu- report of tho proeaeling., will appear to-morrow. At th- iiiqu.-st !i-l<l on Mrs Adam-sou ;it Wjiii i; iiiiii j,-st.Til iy thcCnruiiei laid .iTie.it stivsi? <>n tin- ni-.-is.silv th.it. exisli-d U>y soiiii! distinguishing mnrka hi-ing placed on the trains leaving for north Kin! south m the afternoon. At pves-nt only one ainnll hoard was put up-; and this was not easily di.se rniide. This m a matter to which aUention should be puid by tho local rai'way nuthoriii •«, as til* re is never a day passes, nceordjng to the railway guards, hut people get into tho wrong trains. It is not often the end is so sad as iv tins case <»f Mrs Adamson, hut the iticoiiviMiiunce caused daily to passengers renders it necessary that Kleps should l»e taken to prevent a recurrence of such uirbrs.— Herald. Wo have hvnrd the ' convpnience off. r.-d toth« public hy the posta.l-bo.\ attached to the guard's van on tlm railway described as " a fare«." It !ip;pears than a week elapsed lately before a l-tt<r put m at Ilalcoinbe reached Foilding. The action liioiiirht by Mi Titnms against MrSpnrdl*' lum h«pn compromised by a payment of £80, the judgment hem*; for about £11.3 AVh.'rr is tin* armed cruiser Coptic? It is about time she arrived at Guam.