MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 48, 27 March 1878, Page 2

MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

I?iUD.Y.T, MAacut 22mr, 187&

.' WA.THJSNS--PttS3E2r.ti.-- ■ Messrs- Me Xeil, Daliyotplei Farmer^ MeEwen.and M:ePlxetfsaa. The Minutes of th*>;]are^iours meetingwere read arid;coa&*ru<3d. * . I ■ : ■•: ' ■ ■.■;••; '■nspoatt ■; -:'-'■'"-'-' '- ■■.-.■• ;; T|ie TVeasarer imported the* s»ni of £333 7s as the credit balaace of ilier Board's accoant at the banfc " (JOiSBS^OXDSXCI-E. Letter front Mr Baird, Prnviricint iShgi--.neor, re- oontiniuitbion of "road, line^t'hroughthe Satire Jjsservo at Ti Wi. The Souretary was instructed to apply to .the Minister of Public- Works for authority ;t6 prdci?ed with ths work, and dftvyr. his attehtirtßkto the i l es elation pi33id At ft foty&it tAs^-

ing, respecfing tho advisability of constructing n road to open up the district betweon the Gorge and Palmer-*! on Bridge. • Letter from the Colonial Treasury, with draft enclosed for £700 0s lOd, being six . 'months' subsidy to June, 1878. Letter from the Colonial Secretary re the projected separation of the Otaki district, and. enquiring whether such separation-.. wi1l n'v v !si)".'^e an" nlieration in the boundaries bf the other Wards. . It whs ivdolved, That a committee be appointed, consisting of the Chairman, Mr Dalryhiple, and Mr McEwtsn, 1o consider any .proposed alteration irt the boundaries of the. present Wards, and the necessity of making the Kiwitea district in! o a separate Ward, nnd, if expedient, to do likewiso with the Fit zherbcrt district, siteh commit tee to meet at the office on Friday, the 29th instant. Letter from Doiigfas & Co., re payment of shares promised towards the construction of Jones' line, Carnarvon. Eesolved, That the Secretary wait on the manaeer, Mr Dawson, for the purpose oE arranging for payment. . > c Letter from Mr B s itzsymons of FitzherTbtirt, re Mr Me E wen's line, Karere. ,Beceipt of same to be acknowledged. .Letter from the Manchester Road Board, Asking some assistance from this Board to- /.. Vrafds ' making a passable road from the Oroua River to Bull ? 3 mill, the road line at •this place being the division line between ■ifche:l wo Highways Districts. Mr James Bull Waited on the meeting to point out the great necessity for something being done, and after explaining matters fully to the Board, it was decided tjvat the. ■^'"S-ngmeer visit, the road and ''repor't to thb next meeting. '■; : ■' - ■ ■ v Letter from a number of ratepayers in Titzherbert district, asking that that district may he formed into a separate Ward.; Letter from the same body, requesting that certain culver! s should be constructed . '■'■ along the road leading from the Palmerston. Bridge towards Newcoinbe's property. A tleput atioti iikewise Wait ed ott ( t ,he meet ing. for the purpose of pressing their claims and v explainttigthe nnttife of the work reqiiired to iijake the road passible as far as the tmdk-lrarkv tio* in course of construe! ion. The Board informed them that the Engineer would visit the line of road in question sii>d lay particulars before the next meetiflg- ■■.•*.' ■ ■ ' '■■ . ■ -:. '■- .-■ ".' Ah application was likewise made for a bridle-1 rack leading south from the bridge. towards the township of Fitzherberlbn. Resolved, That this matter stand over for tUg; present. ? ; ' from set tiers in the Eiwitea dis- ' trict, urging the necessity for something lacing done towards making their road pas- . Btbie..\ r V --■'■•'■' ■''.■,''"" '"'•" . ""'v ; '-■•'■' Resolved, That the Secretary reply and inform them that the Engineer has. received instructions fo visit the road and call tenders for the necessary work. Letter from Mr Mac-lean; lolicitor, Bnlls, : re claim for £14 made by Stuart &, Fraser, contractors for work on Bayley's line, Sandon. The' Secretary was instructed to reply, and forward a oopy of letter written ; to them Bometiine ago. . Mr A. McDonald, of "A wahnri, according to an arrangement, at tended the meeting to signify his willingness to allow the Board to open a line of road from the township of Awahuri, through his property, to the road running thrqugh Wai Toi. The only stipulalion ho had rp make. was that one side of the road should be fenced by theßoard. . The Secret jiry was instructed to inform the Bettlera interested, that Mi* McDonald's eonBeh't had been obtdined as above. stated. The following were the applicants for the - office,; of Secretary, and^Collect or to tho Board :— C. Roe (informal) ; Thomas Hoe, £75 1 por annum (accepted) j H. K. Hobyj iEfo per; annum (declined) .;°*'lj.~ Buck (informal) ;.P. Warb.ttrJ.on, £100 per annum (declined) . HJ T. AYcts^£lPo (declined). : ; 1 TENDERS ACOEPTBD. Glpaning drains on No. 4 line, Foxton. — IT; Webb, 2s Gd per chain (only tender), Resolved, That tenders be called -fte-tne^' ''following wovks, and accepted nt -the} next . Thccting :-^For bridge across main drain, Foxtph ; formation on Heniterson's line, %ioney Creek.; formation on MaxwellVline, Karere ; bridge on Millson's line, PalmeirBton. A(3COT7KTB iPASSHjX FOR Pitar&VT. Accounts amounting to £1472 13s lid were passed for payment. ; Board adjourned until the 12th April. :\