MANCHESTER HIGHWAY BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 13, 14 December 1878, Page 3

MANCHESTER HIGHWAY BOARD.

Satttbday/-Dbobmbeb 7t«, 1878. Wardens present— Mes*pq. Halco.mbo (m |he ohair), Ma-mvthur, Douglas, and B^ailej, PEECIB O? OOBEE^EfIiND^IfOB. Letter from Manawatu Highway I^oard, adjourned irgm las^ meeting.— %taolvejcl, ''That the Secretarr of the" S^ar\awatu Board be comiminipated with, and unformed that this Board not prepared to make an/ expenditure on the Mount Bii'gg^ yoajjl," Letter from Maories re Kakariki road. — Besolred, "Tha,t the Engineer bet autho,XibbA to expend £35 m making said road." * Letter from Mr Ificho^i, Board to li^vedrftin cleared out m Warwick jtreet. — Rooked, "That the'Ecigineer be instructed to have the above work done." Letter from the- Manawatu Board, r«fusing to cp-opierate at prejsont on, Henderion'* Line. ' "■" ' ' Letter from Under-Sec^atary of Public Works « the. iSO,O, grant fo^ the Tokoraugi " ' ;;> - * ■■■■■- " " ' Petition Longhurst and others re formation and metalling' of Q;odley street und Hastings street.— Resolved, "!That the Engineer be instructed to prepare estimate of costs of foriQatipn of road from schoolhouse along railway to Willougjtibjr street, and call for tenders for next meeting." ' Letter from "York and Lankshear, asking for extension of time for six weeks, on Tokoj|SDgi road coAtraefc^— -(Granted as requested. Mr Bailey asked, permission to lay tram on Taoni'.i road asfar'as Reid's line.—Eelolted, " r^atjhe request be granted." _ R-^olve'a, " That Messrs. S.her..wiil and Sk^kf be appointed Valuators at a fee of Kesolred, " That tenders bo. called for falling bush on No. 8 Line through to Kirn. bolton fpad, and widening the side cutting I, t Junction road to 18 feet."- ' ' ' •< Keßolred, " Th»t the ' Engineer; be instructed to call for tenders for a culvert at the Manchester Square crossing of the Kimbolton road." ....... ' Besolvedi f "-Tiat tonders be calledVfor. the supply of metal on the Taurang^ and Stantray rbad.-. ' ' '" ':' "" ' "' '""■ " ' accounts rA?BSSi E. Ajasf}&os;-^7 10s • 5. 'W t . Blackmore, 07 4s ; P. Ourreeh, £7 7s j' John ' Qtovrer, £92 18s ;" York and Lankshear,' £60 ; John Aitken, Jphp. %^en| £68,;. L\ <JKrch, £1 16s ; D, i Lewers, " £4 Wilhams, 8s r Hector X IWh, d?2B KaGd ;