MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 94, 4 September 1878, Page 2

MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

I ' . ■ ' <L, ■•■ .v ' F«^i)*T, v ;Afoirß^>^H/!.:i873-. : -> ? >. Members present : Messrs MeNeil (Chauv. ; nwin, McPherson, Hammond, McEwen, and Dalrympje. . '■ The minutes of the previous meeting-were react an<ct(confirmed. : ■'[-■V ; X\- ooßKßßff>smstas,_ •__ ' Petition from the settlers oh Henderson's ; Line, complaining of the state of the road.— Resolved; That the Engineer visit the same and report upon it at next meeting. <T Letterj from Mr Hamilton, asking the -Board-to fall and stump fthe;Busfi[ on tAe road line through his land. — Resolved, That the Engineer - f jrisit the place- .and call , for tenders for the same, tdbeiAai nekt° meeting. J .f.-:y\si'xdiuo :fl" ."...UTi'-.'V/iA'! Petition from Mr Frectlington.and others, of CamOTvort,°i?klng ?^ and fall jthe bu^honrpad line opposite their sectibas.i— ResolfCN), ThaVthe* Engineerrisit the same and report upon it at next meeting- 1 Letter from C. H. Symons, of Foxton, m ref erenc^ to the drain through his. property,. | the Secretary was iostructed to inform him that the Board cannot give any assistance. Letter from Messrs Randolph & s Walker, asking the Board to erect a bridge across the Mobgonu* stream through theji 1 ; property.—JThe Secretary wiiairistructei-ta inform them that the Board cannot entertain application at present for- want of funds. s Letter fromiMfiesr^Ci^toapd' Adams, m reference to the overflow of the- "drain through! Mr SymotA property. — Respited!" That it 'stand over till next meeting.,.,^,, •:;; Lettei* from Mr T/McKeniie, con>plaihing of the state of the R&ver Bai^k R6ad.in;Gac-!.> juarvon.]— Resolved, Tliat^t^nders,- be r called /for samja, to be mat next' meeting. ' - ; '' Letter. fromvfMr.! J» vjShaw,;, asking thfr. Board to allow him to fall the bush on road line through ; his property. — -Application^ jjrauted, not to exceed £2 per acre: ,\ '„ Letter from Mr J. T.'Ourrih.'aslcirfgithe* Board 1o allow him to fall th&busli on' roald; line opposite h&seotiion»No. 235 and 230.— TheSecreUry^Was'in'fdrmed to refer! him 'to , the letter sent him on June 24, 1878. LettwiKMaMrT.BL Memtt, asking permission to erect a bridge and crossing to his section ion Foxton Road, alno asking fortheir assistance m the satne>-— TJie Seprefe(rj vrai instructed to infprm^m" f Cßa^'lEhiß~ : Board had nothing whatever to do m the matter, but he had better appty to, Mr- J. T. Stewart, District Engineer. Letter^froin L. T. Jansen and others, of Kiwitea, informing- the- Bonrd-that the btuh is not fallen on the road line through their proper! y.— The Secretary was instructed to iuformjthem that they can fall the bush at a, rate j not exceeding £2 per acre, and that the Engineer will T&it c them andr proceed wUjlftne road line. J -- ~ Mt'-'^ i Letter from Mr Newman, asking the Board's permissioa'to {ti\lbws^oxi)rf>adMo -onj^his property*— Resolved .'as before, at £2j»racrev j petition from Mr E. S, Thynne and othfera; of Foxton, complaining of the over* flow of ax drain, causing damage to their property.— The Engineer was instrii(sCed"to visit- Vhe same and report upon it at next me^bing; j Petition from the settlers of the- Jansen Roadjjat Stoaey Creek, praying for the formation of the r6adi^-Resorved,b3?h'atp thet Engineer visit the same- and upon it, atihexk meeting. '/*'•' 7 . fi^»'«*y '&"{• Petition from Mr Alexagd^fjtray^.aijdc others'; of Foxton, asking the Board to form the~rcjad to the Cemetery.—^Thei Secretary/ was instructed to write to Mr Gray, inform- > ing huh of the state of the Board'sffumtif,' and asking him at the- tame tiuae. v what,ocHi?J tribution they, woal(l be Ukjal^r to give.tor, wordsiit. ' X;'- yiJ > f J^-'ig -t» ,3iO/.:u;K Letter from ther.C.plpni.4ll Seorotarj; m( ; reference to the defining of the new ho«adaries. ' G'irfl -^iiVMiQ' Thej Engineer'^ was |henreadi r. ; , / j Palmewton N6WKJ>ua^ j August 3lst, 1878. To Chairman and Warden* of Manawatu ] Highway* Boards— '.'.,.. #(IBTtTU!BiB!i,— I have to thank you for appoiriting me your Engineer, and will do ■aUJn -my pij^tp carrot; yp^rujstyuc.^ tkins and woshes> and thereby retain the ,qon^n<»-pfieea>nfmelr>fo.Kf=2 \^.in^&aru Ijpbn my arrival ;at .Ealnier^ton, on Monday, August 12th* 1 , Mr 'McNeil 'called tfM J kindly. gave^e'neceßSJiry>;instruptioasY.fe» commence «*6rfc L 4: hiveneeh tot eve*fWardi and m most cases called on or met the gentlemeircom ) po«mg^ struotxons m jpeference to theb respective. Wardi The| following is the report fox the month of August : — j No. 6 Watox The' first place I visited was Henderson^ Road/ a complaint having 'been made of water! being; stanked back on Mr Roberts' land through the new-formed road. I found a great deal of water' lying on both his and and. his neighbour's, Mr Christenseii'a, land. To get this water away I should recommend a side! ditch about seven^ chains lengt h, being joontinued from th6%n.d;ofMthe present new-made one down faceotterl^e, meeting the odd ditch at about throe chaitis from foot of terrace, alsp>deepening'tjifi;diWl/ontop of terrance, "about five' chains m length, Mmd-^lacio'jl'^a.;; box culvert :2ft ; , x.lft. 6|n. Wilder tlie*CJount,v road ' iii line of «»ide ditch, clearing put^ide'clit ch along Mr Dulrymple's road about 2t) chains, and cutting, jL^-. cjiains^ new ditch.' ; Tlie ! water wouW then find its. wakinto, and down, a flowing creek. ; An; essptfite of the above work I have prepared, ;^na submit herewitli. Mr Chvistensen has consented to allow the dit ch to be carried clown the terrace, and from foot oE terpaoe to old -dniih, through his ground^ It may be found necessity eventually to fix a timber-shoat down face of termce; this will only be required if it is found that the watur is cutting 1 tqo tleop m the drain

down face. tfr> .J have: prepared a .sepamte estimate; for itlu^^ind- if^you sanction th» "work, the question of fixing the shoot can "remain m abbyarioe till such time at it i» found necessary. .■_■■;• \ '.^J': ■■ ■ - : ' : ;Na./4 Wabix . .. ; Maxwell's Boad.—On.'this road the metal roqrtires to be raked iatoruU and the Iwrgo stones broken.: -^ -' ■Randolph* biker's Road— On this road a bridge and approaches are required badly*. iSettlers have been m the habit of using ft track through Mr Roe's property. Thitt r track Mr Roe Has gtvehnotico of hit itilehtion to close, which wilt entirely shut tW; back ; settlers m until a bridge is. buiitpvwp the Mun^onui Oreit .'. ; < . ; y Jackey town Road requires about 15 ohain* at Railway end to be ro-metallad, »ay foqr , inches^ by 12 feet widey ana the rest ofth* . road to river the ruts require- to b» raked m and large-' stones'^broken. 'T -, - r > .?- ;; t ;■ ci;;/l : There are several^ other iteina tchieh Mr McEwen- jimtrt»ted! me to see to, but tho»». I have not b«d time to inspect, via : — ' '! (^kin{a^L^^bbnje^ r oTiaii» io &« ' cleared on^an^jtdm>pedi ; "-< r ; Hamilton's Line.— 2o chain* bosh to b» felled,^. , - - r .'-These | will look to as soon aipossiblej. jind bring forward m joay report ica^nexi,; month, f ""\", : T ■-■"■ ";.:--■ .'^7-. -,■->/' "5 Symon's Drain.--I had only time/foir^* . ch«r,ried visit to this plai». . I found a djtohj' had r been cut down that, diridtis Mcmi* Synion's jand Nye's property. This ditchi (on, ride of row!) stopped at *^(Siddock be* Hind' Mr! Symon's housejand <watthen jcarr' <' ried through the paddpek diagonally . •»«- .? into the jroad^di^h th^t carries water intdkihef Manawatu river. * At tiw entrance to* the ""aforesaid paddock: at, ixumber" of slab*, had beeniiriven acrdss moiith of 'ditchi; which dams the water back and therefore ' helps to flood the btfek-ground. -OnSatur* day last! the water wm«- fully, nx'lnehM; -higher oh road side of fence -than on VLf Symon's paddwkfudb. Mr MoPhenon tell» I me the ditch :6n side of road was cut by settlers andlnot v by ■Highways Board j, and. - also that 'tbjiifl^odfgate; raentipn^ injSleMri Collins ahd Adams' letter of July 2nawa« ' not washed away. In fact, no flpod-gaU . was eveif there, 'a' flap at '-'OA of «Jr&»», and^. this, through the' almost CjWtuvujtf '.motion, was doiTgdamo^ by loosening the; ' earth arbunH tjkfi ogileVltherefore j^-wa»- ;' coasidere^l advisable to take this trap bir flapawai^ Ijsj^' visit th»plttco a^un,,with. MrjMcP^ereon, on the 9th~ lnstantj and will - report more f u^y on same'atnext^ month'i meeting,' or beforej if ;ybii think; it necessary .. t The Road to Cemetery.— l had not time to visit, but wilt endeavour ; to. do so. onsthf^ 9th inst^ pi certainly, bef ore nexitraee>mgv ' • '■■; }v.o^:isW^m:2.jj.o:vic I caßed 7 pn? Mr Fapner, whp r stated [ibnt,^ while, the ..weather wis'so bV4 " "theM rf lWMfc f " nothing, of importance t^ : see to' m His Wa*d^ r I regret not having metr Mr BAmnipndjoni' either of n^tno. tisits toSahspn j wiU makft l ' .this W4rl1 J one : olj!niy "fir»t places of , ikXH : '\ during th'd Pi^'^^WKiU^foQf'^ ■the woijk mentioned. J ui ; petition*" from i M*-- r McKenaie re River. Bank Roatdr »nd from, /Mewrs jTajl* and' other. 'w-feW •tumping on road from section No. 167 U> L Foxton,!Sandon Boad. Jt'llf-l's X\T.\T r ■ T ' ; r .■•: r j Messrs Newcombe,, Collins; and other*, complain of not having 1 perty, ! I aui not able to report about thi» pmtter, ias rfhate been unable to : visit thil spot, but will do so before next meeting. i. Mr Dawson, of Messrs T pouglas,-& r .Co.*a „ estate, has" asked to hWe'iiJuijB cut 'from ,th*« Awahuri Hotel to boundary of Douglai'* Block, mrt^^SamionpfyrvXtiqtMk to mee(> this line; from Awaburi Hotel to Douglai's boutaatyi c^ * >>[>^^^'^^^1 I should recommendthat about 200 or 300 copies of the. General Conditions (if approved of), be printed, also two? books^of 50^eM: each for owters, for -materials sbe made..., Several other forbl, i i'tiiihk, r wbUj[d' i WV»rjr n useful m makit^. out: mpnthly returns ilthic^ • I submit for your »ahctipn> >„.,- ; . ■ r ._ „ } • Bngineer« : tol- i A - i Mamwatu Highways Board. T^e>fdßc>i^iß*tle:mnhor ii> which the- o variouaj matters have* 6een,'d«alt with :~s No. 14 (Jackey town- Road).— SUrad pve»for wantxirfnjid^bal^o <^kin^C|ine. ; ix ? ; ? _. L , No. 6.— The, Engineer, % v^the-^STarck £gain. r .._.- _ ._,_,,.. . v.L No. ft (Symon»\drainy— The^ Board ; canrnot givje any assistance. - - s■. V. _ Nos.:2 and" 5 already dealfwitb. Resolved, That tlifr'.Engmwr shall h»v* ; Kwer j tb»;eipenji r ieio m cases' bt emeigency r > tween-eaofr meeting; f r -<vh- "-> v; ; >j fa it* I'm , Mr .waited nponithe mSftn ..s ing respecting ithe** road M#«sr»..v I^ugj^fi&ieaV»'|)TO^^4}ii'T^^^ was inatruiited toriviittt,thjß yicupaty,.«nd]la;- ■ »off the jrood^aladrreporji uppnj^at^next, , meeting^;, {* - y ;Hfr- hiy? a •'■ >*r*-j['a[<> •&£'•& A statement r waMhen jpt*,^ «|««^fi» r ; , accounts of each Warn. ,;,.„; -,r •■•'■■>■ V" Proposed by Mr D : «lrjmple and seconded by MrlHammondyThat the Engineer receive, r >55 perjyeprrfor the iwe 6£hia initruinents.; ul ProposM by'Mr Dalrympie and f secpnde4 r bj MrTHa'n^n^^hat'tlle %retaryl)e'i^' ' !struct€jd to take-proceedrngs'agiiiast allde* faultert, up- to the 31st , March List, for rates jland m the meantime fchei Chair* ; man seeCMr Stoite^-.and askriiim > if i lies willvi i undertake the- same, the «c«fc. npfci.!to,k©Jtr;-y. ceed«Bk . — ' "!TMr McEwen tabled !»:.fmovipn a That 15 obainsjpf "metal be placed upon th^JTackeypo*^assponras^weatlracvperniitsL- r . v - . --•,,, • AOCOOKTS PASSBP. - A(^unts.amountiug;to£JLd2 .18e.ld wer»- .. passed] fofp^ym*^ .."* n ■ J . : »*?« ; '^' cfriXhefßoard. a#>iw«edrui^a^Sppe»fli|ier 3(V