MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 38, 20 February 1878, Page 3

MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

The Boari. held -its usual monthly, mject- : ing on Friday, the 15fch inst. ' ' '•■?>■ *^V~ MESJBEES r ppjssEKT. ; Me4sr^M«Neir (ehairmari),* ' Polrjmple, farmer/ and McPherspn, ; ' ' ' " ; -■■ - '-' *' : ;:''■' ''siisyiEg. The mindtes 6E tlie previous meeting w^.readi, ttpd^ponfirmed; ; SJLetber fipjn. the. Colonial- Secretary with . petition, from, ?etAlere m ihe Qtaki district, prayjngithajfc the; djgfcriej; of Otalu may be ifpneiituieA i^ aeparaj». ljigh^ays djstriqt, j and/ requesting, that the. chairman, inform tie Government whether . the . petitiorj has . . been signed- by tw.o-tJiird« qf tAe..r»tepayer3 m the district, as.' required .by Bcptipn,B of - V The WellingtoaSighways Act, 1874 ■■" ..; Th'&Setret^ry was, "instructed; tp inform tjhe Government that the petition was duly signed and the i "Bokrd, had no objections, to 1 tie proposed separation of that portion, of (Jj^Jwcfc. ' '" : " v"' .Lettex^f rom tßq Treasury r£ payment, Qf subsidy. ' -' " ?■' ■'.-■■- : "'V-lieMjßr from, Bablie Wariks Q|%e rje.ex- : .penditare. on, ]tfa,c.fcay's, rpad ljue,, Jpwijtea v^istricty V ; : : Lett£K,frora the Chairman, of ,^ie Man; fqste (^Higii>vay3.-district re formation, of ende.rsenls^iine.. .-■..-;■■•. Letter.froni, Mr ,.lli T. 3?rp*Ri, requesting i the' Board; to. continue. lh> district road t^rough.tJie;Ti.'W;i. reserve, iiipr^ertpform * jWQtip.n..^ith.tJhe, rpad. qn,Uie south side qfthe^anatyratM Sfifcer, ' ■ " EesQlvedj that the, Engineer vy-ite .to Mr Provincial; Engineer, and request him . taie..the^ec^^^^ the road"l^id off ,a.ii^.proclaime.d,as a-highw-pj:. '.-■"'. engineer's monthly eepobt. " Tif^gi^eerlsMqn.th^rejjort^ received; Ip.tj^'r/jporJt, if appeared thaj sevejraljof t]te.e/?n^s^ were 3\ot, jfijt cpjnmen^V ' : Iti^ps^esp^vfid, that letters be \rritfcen ;^'.t^e < ,c^^rjicj^r^/urging''th^(ii... : i£» proceed; ! T^ith the^prjfi.at.oncer " * ■-"■■■■'"■ : " . Letjf.e % r^frpm,Mr i 4»inmerhayß re payment o,f fates. on. tjie;.'Hp.to\yhitu. reserve.. The. (Secretary vya instructed .to reply. ■' • granted to th,e contractor for eutjings on Ellerm'.s.lioe.. j The Engineejf.'was^ authorised to arrange for the construction of can, extra,culrert,on (^ampio,q'B^iine ; ' Carnaf^pn t _ * ■' l The/rreas'urer-r^pbrted'the sum qf £431 16s lid'to the 'credit bfthefyard aepount. Xhe.Cpllector. reported. the sura 0f £50,. collected during the month and paid in^o, tbe'&nl£. r "" c '^ """" ; ■■' ,\ ■;.-*' Messrs. Wheeler & Dear, wa&exl lon.the anee>iagioip:the. i purps>saof p t ointjng..p,us the necessity ofopening a line. o ( f rpad/Jo .cptf,-, nect the^rjd'stij^jb jQthtlie. township jof A w;a Hnri, and .stated . t thaj^ Mr .A.^ McjDonal^ M;ould v ;afiow % the. roady tb'r^»n throijigli his property, towards. WatToi.-- T4»ey were irifbrme.d• tha^ ; t he Uo^rd > wpuld cbrresppnd with Mr- McDonald/ with ft view, to meet their wishes m connection, wi^h the .opening . " xft> 6f/this.roadi '' :: . ; "'■ ; • * Complaints, were laid^befeiu^tl^ meeting, about the ni^inber ( of, cattle<.tdlQ.W£d{ to stray at large on. the roads; near -.^p^oy. The, . Secretary, instructed j to wjrite to Constable 4 and revest him to try ~ andjput a.stpp.to^tjjjis i .nuisance. ' ' .Mr.Dalrymp.lo.iftoyed the following resolutionj which ! was^secondedjby; MV McPlier.'soti^^ and carried :■--'' Tffa't tne^fiairmari write to^yie Minister, fcif' Public Worlts and . call' his atteiijiou to tbe t . nece^3skyj of the : c.onatru'ction.of -ai,rpad< frc»i the bridge at Palmerston along the south, ban lij of the ManUwatu river* tothe: GFOrgo' at. the Lower -*^£?rry-,--andipoint^outt:-knaLaaT»ntage to, be gained by the opening up of that, district By. such road, a»d that if such roadjbe,jttadc the necessity for im expensive brjclge^aji. the Lower Feftf ypil .^avoided for a time^and a considerable saving^ effected, as the. esticgsrc^ ebps'tVa^mg the rpa^l in^iding r bridge«|. and' metal- w £5,000, wh^si'eas -the e?£[tnated cpst. of the bridge is 410,Qj10." ■ X wasresolved-to inviie applicatjpna^om jpitttbler^ersonei.fQr the office: of Secretary T«id Coll&tor to. the Board, m room of/Mr, j iin.fon, resjgiiedi \A pplijc^tipns : tf> be ad:Affa&sr tAi'h* Chairman, up tft.ncpn of the Mnd'M^rff^i^Brt, ;* R<-Boiye(tto?Hill f fjsr tenders for formation on Maxwelrs'ljne, a'nd^CfjrtainjWo^t iv ton district*' .'"'. The following fenders i \yp)ic ojJeiject : — Clearing and fellhjgisJ^eft^i»^ L — Harvey & Co. at £l lps^.percibain (gply. , tender), accepted. ' : / . 1;JO' chains.of drain cleaning atjFox^on— Jfc We^b, at 2s-scl jer chain A accepted ; %

Taylov, at 6s 6d do, declined ; Jamieson 8,e05., at 3s $0, declined^ 35 chains of djmin o)eanjn.g, Ifq. 4 lime, Fpxton— lf, "Vfobb., at 2s 5d pan eljajn, ncCGpted; Jamieson Bros., at 9s dq, declined j F; Taylor, at 9i 6d do, declined ; J. Barry, at 4s 9d do, declined. : . ' * ■ For bridgo at Snnsan — J, Andreason, £53, accepted ; Ihle, J§3sj Reclined; Burgess, £65, declined. Metalling on Cemetery line, Sandon-r-J. E. Nathan, at. pep chain ■ jB4 lOsj accepted ; J. Wylds do, £5 19s, declined. Accqunta amQiinting to £iB7 0s 5d were possed.for payment, Next Board meeting (o be ljeld on the 2§qd March next,