Manawatu Road Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 74, 26 August 1885, Page 3

Manawatu Road B oard.

The above Board met this f 6l|etVppn to ] consider appircati6ris : for ; - 'flier po^ 'of Secretary. . •.->.--.-... • : Presen|j»- ! 'W^ en ''Snelson ?; (cfi&iry, ; =Sljr,; Pratt, Edwards.'antr Alcers:' Applications from tlie following were received and considered :— Alex. : Clarke, (Auckland), Wvßickei-tonVL. (>. West'; Jas.. Weight, W. _. Cha,mbe,rkui,. Ql]arle.a,. ■Mitciiell, "' J. I*. Armstrong, Mr J. Leybourne, (I^almerston Korth) ; G r> -.A. ,- Jackson, (Bunny tliorpe), F.Paton, G: L' teyfteld, (Wellington) ■; P.. A> Pople, (Orojta). „ ;■■ . -' -■,; " ? The Chairman; mentioned Jthat he had, received k isuggestion thaU-^tiinight be*> advisable - to arrange if" possible, to have the' diities of Secretary transacted^ by. the' Town Clerk, arid m such case tlie'rates. wou'idj, be CQllected by a third. party : and = returns of collections sent m weekly, the ; Road Board Syonld' have to fiiid^lOO 1 and the Borough Council .£2OO for salary. . • After considering the iuattei* it was deemed- advisable riot to follow up the suggestion at the present time as it was not thought the two posts could be satisfactorily filled by one person. , The applic.nlionß received were therefore d^alt with, and ballot having been, taken, tlie ; names were reduced to four, a further ballot to three, viz., Clark, Bickerton, and Leybourne, the first named of which having the largest number <# votes was elected on the understanding that he should commence duties ad once. A wire to that effect to be Bent him and if unable to make a start at, one*}, Mr Leybourue's application to be accepted. The new Secretary to giVe security to the extent of £200. Time to be given for 'dispenaion with services to be one month. ■ It was also resolved on the motion of Warden Mathiosoh that if the Secretary failed at any time to provide a balance sheet as required according tp the Act, the Board should give him instant dis•misßal. A letter from the Times was read re advertising, and ou tlie motion of Warden — -— — — ;it was decided to adver- 1 tise m both papers. Anapplication from Mr Woolcock of Aw.ihiiri, to fall bush on the road line iv Upper Aorangi District was granted: on usual terms, SOs per acrp, and to be paid when Board is m frindi?. j Leet Sitting.]