MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 73, 22 June 1878, Page 2

MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD

T?bii>JlY, June 21st; 1878: • -- -':■-: ■ ; '!' ■' ;I»aEBSKT; : "V* ■' , fj V.. Messrs 1 McNeil (dnaiMan)V McPhersori, McEwen, c and Dairymple. \ ': j ;' . minutes^ •...,„' .r. ■ „;.,; v The minutes of fbrihet iMetingKavingbeen' read and confirmed, the Secretary read the following ; ■ ■ ' i COEBESPONDKNQB. . , * !ProniJ)ouglasc& Gd.i inrreference toy the; road through Mr McDonald's jwpil rfperty^.?Ttß^solTed,i i rhat the application be granted. , Also* Tan . application^rom •; the; teme Company to <form , Campion & Bank's road line trom the present formation through the township of CampbeUtown.—Application granted. • . -I r, , l \ From J. J. Currie, asking th^ Board to fall the timber- on the road' line 6n hia property at Feilding.-^Workito be done, , but mot to exceed £2.per acre. Prom Squires & ? Gorej asking ,the. Board to fall bush on the road line on their property.^— Same , pro? . Tiding xt wasnot on private; property. .--.,. From County Council, enclosing cppy of resolution passed at last Meeting.— Besolred, That the Clerk of the CountyCounoil be requested to forward copies of same, to eacu Warder of the Board.. . From Mr Anderson, asking the Board to, fall about seven chains on road line. —Application to be complied with. From; Mr .Barton, askmg; the Boardto allo^Mr^Linton to see the'contradts'v fihislied on his behalf. V /. .•; V^ 1 From the GtOTernment/reram^inapj of distriot^pwing to the boiindariies iiot being properly defined. \ Mr McKehzie waited upon ,th^ J3oftr,d for the purpose of asking it ta form a road to his land, and qlso to sections ftos. ' 63; ?6, 77, 78, Motoa.-It respired that tenders be called for falling and clearing about 27 chains on said land,, as. soon as the. Engineer was appointed. ■' _ : The Engineer's report was then read, and it was resolved that Mr Idntpii's report be accepted, on the ianders&ndiig

that Mr Barton compensates him for his trouble. H . , ;. Eesolved, That i drain be cut througb. Mr Robert's land at Terrace End. The Secretary was instructed to write to Mr C. Sympnds, of Eoxton, informing, him that -unless he drained the waste off at once, between his and -Mr .McPherson*s land, legal proceedings would be taken. ! ' ... BKGINBBB TO THB BOAED. It was resolved, That the consideration of tenders for the office of Engineer to the ' Board ;be postponed until Saturday, : the 29th- inst., and that at committee, consisting Of Messrs JDalrymple. Farmer; and McPherspn, be appointed, to select a candidate,' and to confer with the Committee of the Connty pouncil, the meeting-fo be held on Saturday, the 29th, at 2 p.m.,^and a notice given to the committee appointed by the County Council, inviting them to be present.. :.:. • ,- • : ; Accosts amounting to £154 17s lid were passed, and the Board adjourned till the ist July. ;, ; ; .