Manawatu Road Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 57, 6 August 1885, Page 2

Manawatu Road Board.

YESTEEDAy.

(Continuatipn of Report.). v .v : Present— rMessrs Snelsdn, (Chairman) PrattySly, Edwards, and Mat hießPn;>f ■-.- Mr Pratt moved that the Engineer callfor tenders > for : filling m: bridge /over giilly near Mr Newcombels prpperty, and also for hew bridge over creek:' this side. Aridrewartha's Line. ; '■; /---;.•".- --'.''Agreed" to 1 ; ■ : " ■- '• : : ''■ /V'r ". ; Mr Sly then- moved that the Secretary to the Board be required to. name two boridsflaen, aa surety to '" the : Board for £4qo. -; -. :■'.■.;: :■ ■ ■■• '\* .:'/■- --■;•■' Sec Prided byMrTratt. U; /!'■ ; Mr Snelsph propoied as an anieMinent — That the Secretary be. asked io issue m some guarantee sPciety, lor tlie benefit '6flthe Board; to the tune of £200, . , 'Seconded by Mr Edwards. ' •' For the Amendment— -Messrs Snelson, arid Edwards.' ' '" ' Against the Amendment-f-Messrs Sly, and Pratt. ' " . , Mr Mathieson elected .to." leave the battled ' ",'■■ : '. .'-,'. -By the castmgj vote of tho Chairman, the Amendment' was/declared carried; ; Mr Priitt'asked if all the papers m con- 1 nection with the balance-sheet and audit department were m: the iiafe, which wa,s saved from the fire. ■ ' : ■ " ' ', Tha „ Secretary • informed .' the Boardthey were m th,e safe, 1 but andor the control of Constable •Manning. . Mr Sly. thought the cdrrespoiidehce should he brought fprward and read to the Board. Sp 'much • had been, said about the mattei-, 'and, to save further unpleasantness, the sooner the.,' Board • disppsed of same the .bettor " There had been tigly suspicions abroad -..sincethe nrp eyeh graver sua'picions, and until the papers were prpduped aud the whole matter made public, the Board would still be subjected to such suspioidns. / : / ' Agreed to. . . „.^ ' „: ..,.- . The Secvotary then Swerit: for the papers. " ' # During Mr Hoe's absence, Mr Sly said that since he had -been iconnepted with the Board j he was hot well nosted up with the routine, t)ut would like to know tho terms of the'_ Board's agreement ■witH the Secretary, arid more particularly what notice was necessary for dispensing with h^s seryi.ces. : , " The Ohaii;nian was not certain on the point, and thought Secretary would know. , " . " . Mr Hoe then returned, and explained that the constable, being m Wanganui, was unable to obtain papers. • 'Mr Sly : There seems a most peculiar fatality regarding these papers. -..-..■. Mr "Hoe then informed tho Board that 'as far as he could remember, the terms, of liis agreeinahl; with the ' Board as . rp- . cards notice, was three months on eithei: Bide. ...-•.•■■ • ".-' . . •:.-.• . Mr Edwards: The^ correspqndence question will be seen tp first, I presume. * ";" "'..' ■".„'" Mr Sly : Dp you. tlnqk we will ever • gee'the correspondence ? Ghairnaan : I have seen the correspondence of Feb. 1-4, and so has overy member of this Board. Thero isj jpqly tho last report lately received that has not been seen. '- k . ,. . .' . , ■ ; : - The meeting.tlien adjourned until this day week. . ■■ -..;■:..- ■