MANAWATU HIGH WAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 52, 28 June 1879, Page 2

MAN AWATU HIGH WAYS BOARD.

THtrasDAT, Juke 2,6, 1879. r - 'Present—-Meßar3. Dalryiriple (chairman), M'Kenz% ' MThewon, , it'Eweq, and Faru^ep. * V.,-\ "..-.'.. After the minutfts of t.h«. last meeting had bean read and confirmed. wsb admitted, consisting of Me3srs7 Ijinton, M'Neil, Letr^ja nd-i)ui»garij representing the Palnieraton,, Cemetery Committee, with a yiew'of obtaining some pecuniary assistance in order to meet the overdraft fur which fciift trustees Vrere liable^ ' . • . ilivM'j^eU staged thtt^at.a mfeting held on the, pr&^oixj nig)^, fch« 'deputation h^d been a^poinled to >vait up,dn th» Boai'd, Although -th* Cemetery - Vras inside th« boundaries of th« town, it was. u,sed tor,: burial purposes, for those who hajd died in the three Wards nearihstowo;;;, :.^ Mr. Lintc^t explained that thera i^as »n OTftrdraYt of £6^ ai^d aa $be bank, was jfxj pressing, it was to m»ei that liabiUtj thatapplication had be?n made. The, ground had been parsed oter to the trustee when in a perfectly wild fc.tqta,,and. .a sHm 0f .^113 had been expeuded in bringing it e^en its present condition, Pfa thought ''that aa the High waya "\yurdens wer* the custodian* of the interests of settlers in the. outlying districts, and as there werß/ three Wards, the. rei<iden|ts in which inado use, of the Cemetery, they were. 5 perfectly justified in makinf the.app^caiion. M,y. iKooKEiii sat^ he rojilfl notqjßihow theapplieittoffcdulil be granted, for mufijfi a^ he sYmputhised with the ohjact, he. could not see thai it wa,3 a niattet'in whicji the> Boa,i'd would be justi^dd in voting away money tippn- •- -Mr. DujNG.ASf said that no. ob,jection waia in a measure te.nablei inasmvch a£ thejre might Ba, no aetuai proTisipn . made to ineet sueh caaes^ Stillj those who^ne.w any lhing. about nVunic^pal .; or other oorppv cate. bodief: wero well, aware _ t|iat thore'was an easy way out' of the difficulty. It was rejieat'ediy. seSn that City ... Councils ,vpted v aw*y funds, tot rerep,tion of "gpyei'novi and other notables, but there i was. no" comparison petween such purposes and. that for whiclj assistance was^now liked. [Mn mi§h^ Btat^ t^ t]ie go^ition oi^^

Was that^untiithe£62 had been wiped off, n . effort could- be" made toward havjtofethf^. ground. surveyed with the: vie w.of charging the usual fees.' Were they once out; ot their / \ .present d iffi c,ulty, that . step. could -b» taken,' 4 . . . and 'it* -was", then.. hoped, the .Ceimftory. wp^jld ' b*e self-supporting. - „: -.- ,'• .V. >:' tile 'CBAiBSiAtr fully sympathised -~with. . the object of the deputation, and no one knew better than himself the ptoftioViii , ■ vhich the trustees were placed. TheCeme- ■ ' tery itself, ha had no hesitation in laying, was a. disgrace to the district, Mr. M'Nbh said they .would not i hsT». troubled the Board were it not that the . strain, had been too . much fer the townsr - people. -Last year a large sum had. been subscribed by them, and now theyiwere again called upon to pat their hands in their - pocket*...: .." •. .■..".-.. ... :." ... '.-;- .'■ ',' The Chairman intimated that the best course was for the deputation to leave the matt er in the hands of ; the .Board;, and it ■ mhpht re*t assured that if assistance could . be legally given it would be .bestowed. However, for his own part, he confiaied ht . searcelysaw how" it could v . ';: •• . ,■■':. DBPUTATIOJf FBOJf FIT^BBBBRT,? : . Messrs. Engels and Con>beV, representing ■■•„. a number of settlera in Fitzherbert, waited upon the Board with the request that some- ■ steps should : be taken te convertihe nreMnk '* bridle track to Fit^herbeut into one for carts. In introducing the matter, Mr.'JlisfQßMr, ;' statedthat although iliat dwifcmct^aii . been. settled for more than ten ye*r«j to the.prer ' sent hour it had riorCounty 1 roa^y'ConV.' •id er ing that the Coimtv Council had besn~' >• drawing its^O per cent, of the land revenue, ' and also that a large amount of land hid been lately sold, he thought the Eitzberbert district had been most unfairly tre ated f ,He thought that, before fcho Foxton-Moutoa K road had been attended to, the on the other side of the Manawatu were em titled to. some little consideration. ':,^;- ' v _ The C^ai^majt r I quite ag^eiwitfcyoia, "" Mr, McJEwEi? said that he wasquttelcorvi' vinced that the road through^Eit^herbarii- - was a County road* being} -.the main rqad ; from ;Wellington to Wangamii, Va which; ease he considered its care and maintenance under fch» County Oounpilj not: $h« Higbft wayßoard. \ .'..:.: a- ;v -; > . TheGgAißMAif was of the «ame c ppiriip:tt % and would oply be too happy to accompany — -in his. official capacity u\ the board-^aTiy," depiil a(.ion -6( the settlers , that ; wpujd wiiii . to urge the inatter upon the County -CoOn-. oil. .-■■: - ".■-' -..,-. '■/"-, .-.; - ■ .;■ v -.;.... '■:., „. , , -;'>.'•-: {JOBBHSPOHDEittJB. - lS ■: ' ■■'"''. ■■'■ - From Messrs. Russell BrotheM,, of- Fox- •> . ton .respecting the advertising of the Board, —Mr; M'ijfiwenTnoved, ?n^ Mr M'KfflMir - seconded that the corresp'ondftuoi ijhould'bf. laid upon the tible. Mr. ißockeli ? nibVed ■ and Mr. seconded; that the '■■■I. rnatter should be^oßsideyed at once. Upon bei^gput to the vote, it watcarried by thre» two t&at th'p correspondence should be con^ • sitjered forthwith." ■ ■ : . • TheC^AißMAif intimated, thftfc itia fort r mer meeting a resolution, had been passed^ that when %ny adrertiiement bore {upot^ any particular district; it was' peyfedilicompetent for the Warden tejirb^oie "that ■ the advertisement should be • published' in the journal haying the largest circulation inVtlfnt locality. : .:•/■. ' ;. ':; ■vi • , : v . ■■■■- IL r, ;^ >ckeliL was perfectly satisfied, a* lotig a* vVardegs had the : privilege i ' jus*; stated. : '." ',- ■' ' .";•-<'>■-•'" ;^ Mr. M'E-tcek said tli>l although^he htd, lost hia motion, he thought if -Mt; RockeU had been a\?are of the resolution just road, he iyould not hare mo^ed '(h>.m*ttferv;r While h» (Mr. M'E^eniTJas quita satisfied that particular advertisements should: be., inserted in particular piperaj it was qpifei^ \yell iinderstood that all ad^^ij^HfcPflp ' suuiuu" up- y,u otished, in Jthe : Makawaxu TikEajVbeingithe'Pount.y paper. >..:'• '. - $"rpni flir. tfamej »n acriount paidito the .Messrs. Morris .for put- > ting fifteeii i chains of b^sli on^^ijhe rpaU line! to theTaonui; As the wort jwas authori*ed bj the late Chairman j application was/made. ' ■•feft a rof^nd qt : the ftiiiouot .paid'.— Atnou^t ordered'to be refunded./: ;: ." x ■".. * ' ; . ; ITrom W. $ Sy/ainson, calling attention, to the road;between Fejlding'nnd Haleombe. and stating that if somethiy^ ; were not don». it ''would" become Lperf ectly impassable.-^-Tlie. "liiatter wa3 referred to the^Engineer: ; . s: ; From Mr. A. W. Lumsd^n,: in(iuiriag.i^- ; the Highway -Board would ;aUow him to place a gate across the road opposite sectionj. Ko: V?;: Douglaß Block; the/-mfOtt ;•»»•.. signed for th'ejapplication being that the applicant -was Mt in the poßition.to.;.f.ence v »t > present, and - that th# road Ipot bfijpg muchi, .■ used j ■ the, ygiiteV would not be an inconxe • nienee i to^any one — Application ordered to. atjttd orpr for one month. v . „,,,; - -^. ,^?Tfom C..H. Qymons, sttttiag/that alargf ; (yiantity of watfr; lodged on -86.* 2. Line; adioining his .property,-, which if . not .*•; moved wpuld, be. the.: cau.se,, of considerable. .... damagd. and . announcing 'bia .intention, o£v : holding the'Bpatd responsible. The.^wj-iteß;--appeared in iiupport of his application, and eiplaiiied the grievance atsome length.-— He yras informed' (hat tlie Epgineejr.^ould be. instructed to. report fuuy uponrtne" matter, at next meeting^ with, a of having the^ grievance reojedied. ■■']-. ... '■.■■. -'',-Z; ..'*.,.. .';;.<■..;• From Hector, Booth, clerk njf,' the Man*; ; ehes^ir J[igh ways Board!, stating that h'% had v be.eii instrupted by the Chauman to rer pjly .in ansirer to a : Wter re^Fry'i {Boundary,? the road line' being "out of th'e;di«tric^' the. Manchester B.oard could <not oomply, with the request as stated in the letter r«-.., ceived..'; ■''' t . '•"'•*._' -.■-. '•*.-.-- =,■;." ■ ". ' , Peiitiojß from certein rate^ayere pfCar-. nai-yon, asking for the fornjii^ipn and metalr ling on Penny's Line.' ' ;|*«tijtjonerß eteted .- tiiAp a niembwal lippn the!, Better^had'beei^ ; siibmitt^d tt« far back aa^owio^^!»ndrespectf.iiliy asked a repjly tn J e^to.^-It ap-r" peared that the. Engineer had repprted upoi^ the matter, before" Ths report, was prot: diiced and read!;^ ; ; ; :, i „ . ; -{ V .. V ■:. '.. From Mr. J.T^S.tewart, as^gfoif.Bketc^ ,; required; for certain work* on the Kairanga , X Bldck.^Engineep. ordfred iritl( r tlie req_uestv .4 -. v^ ,^ ■'-. Froni,:F.rederick Bo ydr, asking. the,Boarp,. tocleiir the road line onjhia land at Bunnj*. thorp>;— Granted^ ," ' ; ?: From W. Phym, mal^inj^ game tpplica- • tion, and upon terta^m qD^dji^ona offering Uj; : do.the worL-^Terms accepied. ' - :.-' '.; From • Mr. H". < annpunbing that he. Had instructed Mr. Hayips, the. EngK ne.er,' to ca^for. tenderi for clearing tn».Whali9 Line Of road, for whictt the County .. Council vot«.d £50, and asking the assent. - of the Cliairnian to the step.rrtAccejpi.ted.V From the Chairman of th?^^ jpou^ Coun-^ ci^, forwarding tW passed. iai,. last sitting of, that body, namely— rThat thei Coujicit had voted tjhe sum of |£200 a|.*subsidy to, Boa^d; for the purpose of. .';■ fo^ming^ and. " in^tayinp.^h^' district road known as FtrjUßpia'a Lira to t.h^ rfeiundary. ef Ward 2, and that tha balance>iniglit be, . jiiddu't in filling ' and cleawng the; road* , leading'.' f^om thence, to the.Foitpn ajjd Sandonxnairt.road, and that theVsaid road' :b«Li, ; laid off by the, and.tßin.deri called^ , for. the work. Further, -that the. BUirK.ofi •^SO ha^d been to the. MaJO^wattt,Bi^?hi' : ways Board^ to enabl? th^ Engineer tp^'ol^' I for; t^dejra for clearing all flsix, toi-^jii;jsnjl' the District* road in JK^ra--: kawa Riding known a^ the, Wjaaleilinje. of ■ 3{oad.' .".-.'";'. ■■ ; U ;; , ; :: ';*■:■ [ ■:■■.■■■': From the. Chairman pf theCoAinty Ooun- > - eil, enclosing motion with regard to.the re^. > cfent valuation of the Board.: V -•,•; .- j : -/y-r- : /^Vtein Mir. "Hector Booth, olerk to, s%. "'r . Ijan^s^w- Jaisn*»J! ,

I tention to the neoeisitj foFsonjetUing being I done on the; road along, tlie 7 railway line, as I otherwise it would be . ippas»ble.--T he ■ Enginittr »ra« ; inßt»aefedtqr-in»P|»ct an3 VB> ■port upen th« road'. ih;que»tion: .... ;; '•- : From Jamei Bu Fjcy, of Peviding, making inquiries as to a remaining portion of his account. Mr. Ery appeared -at the meeting in support -Pi hu claimy Which wai that bp ihould receive fc further/ium of £4 15s-.,. oauied by/* clerical blunder- of the • old ' Bosid;-^Tlie Board conld nbtr see its way clear torecognite the ; cl*im. : From Mr. Jackson, one of the Board's auditors, acknowledging receipt of '£& *2s.j, prefessional fee, but drawing attention to bhe fact that his travelling expenses, amounting to £1 Is., had not been roßaitted.-j-The Board haying appointed auditors, and 'fixed the remuneration by" resolution, could not entertain the application. 0 "■ " .' TENDERS ACCEPTED. : < Tb» tender of -W. Freiiltling.tpii and J-.l frecklington, for falling and stumping one -mile of Frecklingtqn'9 iiuie of r»ad, comjnsneing at septfon 188 and;ending at section 173, according to specifications, et th •: »»»• of 255: per chain, waa acciptßd. \ ThV tender of Alexander • NeliPjn, for clearing scrub on the Whalr liine,- CarnarTon, at four •hilling* per chain. t The tenders fofe Roberts and Campion's bine, being too high, were declined* , Mr. M'JSwbn lodged ariVearnest protest '■gainst the acceptance of any tenders in th* state of the Board's finances, .It was ■powhtarily in debt, aScl*he protested »gairist jtteumnf further-liability* :.':. "^ ' * /-'• f ; v-. i The following is i^e"rj>ppr|; supplied by ; £he Engineer: — ----—--■; *' To Chairman and'Wardens,' - •'•Manawatu Highways Boa«d. * c QmraißicEK,— • , V ' "During the month I hav,e visited each ind^Tefy Ward, and must- say that, in some parts, the roads are getting; into a very •loppy it»te through ths«late ivains we have :<■, had ; but although so jnuch ; raiq has fallea, no serious damages hare been done to. any part of thrrotdt. ~r <-^ r": :• : "■'^ --■■»• No. I WA*D.Trlih»Te^]ittle ..to report, pf this Wkrdi Hate pw^area" specification tot bush felling and clearing, Frecklingtori's Line, and called tenders for same. , ; " No.- 2-Waw).- For this Ward I; have • considerable amount of. work to rep<>*t on\ J:hare prepared specifitfatiens and Called tenders for bush felling and oletring, Freckilington's line of road,- bißing continuation of thij from \Vard No.l j ioT-iejen cljainSjOf formation *nd cultfejis^bn "Campiph'a, v pr ■ Hickford's, line of roacl ; Rearing Ysernb; ■ toi toij ruihes^&c; &c, v , pff Whale line of, ■ road (this, although notisajqtftioned by the ■ Board at last meeting.^was; thought; adyiv. H'table by the Warden to cailfor tendeM^it, I being a rote from the County Council to I this Board for the, special .piece of • wpri M above-mentioned) 1 . I have also set out and H prepared section for' serenty.-se.yen - chains lof Hirer Bank road, Carnarron I)i»triot: Hi think , this is a' r v.«ry pjece,p]E ■ work, and should be carried out as soon as. H poiiible. At the 'present ..time, through theHpnevennei of the roadfHne.spttlsrs- travel-? H Hng ou this road hare to trespass on priM vat e property, which said private. property His abeut being, fenced, when \]\e uneven Hyoad line will be the ohly line toitr*Tel on.H$ hart prepared an approximate eatruate. of ■ cost of work. T|ere are aM several o^i' H ihorter pieces of rp^d thai re^nire: repairing H Tery badly ; one 5 piece ' of iiteii ph» ins of Hewampr roadVaqd anQthur piepe ntar Mr. , HFrasor's, of about ten' chains of very wet Hroad. , Also several: oulreris requira to bo Ht-enewed on road leadin j f rom Sanion-roi-Htpn road to Scott's, Raneibikei. ;• , -■'■ :': • ■v' 'Vl^ would ask tttis?BP.ard whether •the Hwhole of the road lines in the Doujl 0^ "Utti i bwn tal^en over by this "Board,' -several repairs require to be done.; but the above is decided I hare declined do v such repairs "without your approval^ a queatipn that requires yppr careful whether the private roads be taken over by this Board beforS said road lines are constructed, cpmj ? Qn Blondin's Line the'- bush reto be fellefl and. cleared, te far as the Boundary. ForT this line of road a ' was received by the Board- about months ago, and handed to me to reupon, which rl 4idv ; but no action has taken in i the matter. -The^godd timber I would strongly recommend to be standing if .the bush is to be felled. I called tenden for th> three culyents on : Road, i,. 1 .c ' - - •:. :^ r H_ "No. 3 Waed. -^-'Acobisdihjf' fc'Mr. instrqcMomj andUhis. Board's' I have had tht road lit\« at Foxkp^wn a»v Main v X»rain, Road, cof er»d six inches of sand. > ' ; ■■ - ? ■^^ 4 WAED.-^The"approaoheis to the bridge on Randplph wid,W«Hcer'6 road have sunk some six fco'o.ie f ?ol through late rci - r 1 have had tb is made good ; made arrangements : t6^Have"handvaili : on this bridge. Together] with Mr. I rode round the road and find some slight repairs require be ddn». Thesjj shall he; attended to at I' have prepisVed two tracing*, for H«w road at Jackeytown, through Mr. jun., properi-y.^i ,v' i,,; ,;^ . .;...' ,5. Wi|«x— The :*contracf;prs forfelling and clearing phr Fitzherberfc have finished ' their^coritratt, and "aho small extra job ofcwde-ciitting andibridge, Mr. Coombe's pToperl-y. .There are' requii'ed two or. ( thrj»e jmajljchenp. to make the horse track ; cpmple(e ihektownihip. Tiiesejl^o^alhe Board sanction. There hirve been a number I'ipt down on te. the bridled ra.TkfcowtirdV B^ harberioorand ruts dutJ^njj up badly on road, _ tToon. these I have-placed man to repair same? On" tli"e r road line towards Mr. NewcoVhbe's. is; a 'very' sidling, so s.teep thit t is almost iraV I had a conversation •iwitfrMr. (by Mr. Bruce's instructions) a^oufc jing % tfick Mirough '^ii. (Mr/Eni^ht'sj so as to avoid this bad spot on road. Knight has coqsentedi : b,ufc states ha be fencing in abbiitferi 'to twelve when' the old track, would have to used again. He further tcoViented.fcp the. .Board tp take: a peii^anent'rotfdl' his property, not. to exceed fbui' in length from ! *p/e'ient' road Ime, 'if Board pays him £10 for the lapd so $ think thjt a ve»v fair, and reason-". offer, as Mr. Knight wilVbave to. erect six chains m >r» fanciasj if thoßonrd h\s offer, and it will b^* saving to Board of a large, fum," besides haVing better road, with easier grade. , "No. 6 Ward.— J visited Milan's line road and arranutd Jrith Parkim U\ erect a bridgo over creek, form ohsjins pf road; an^ build two cul-, as per resolution passed at last in , »etHave called I f^ers* for 1 bush-f efling Roberts' linn of road. I have als V set; and prepared section for, thirty-three of formition^qg road line leading to, Ivpperty. Th'is is a pie%bf work ( shoUjld be carried oufc, a* at present Hlnte settler* have, only the. rouph natural formation'ta travel on. If- will riot verj cosily piece of^vroisk'. There is Another important work Taquirsd to' be on this road line— that is,' the filliiV?- in the sw>mp or. lagoon from Ma D4lf T f to Mr. Btace's .grpp>rty. : Tiiis, should be done, us it is most for the settlers living op. east side to their homejteads when Water, is. An,Qtli|s wfc in feb^i l^Ut y \s th*

road '■'line r leading between Mr. Dalrymyle's arid Captain Mowlem's property. This requires to be cleared, to allow settler*} over tbe river easy access . to the : fiver ; at pre- ' -sent time it is blocked, up with logs and stumps, and for a matter of about £20 the road could be made passable. ■_' . "No. 7 WAHD.--I have yery little to report further than the special report attached re rood line. * Messrs. Younger & T Co. have nearly completed their contract. Hocking "is progressing fast.; PhynnV has flnuhod about twenty chuiiis. I cannot say as m/io'cfPr Bismarck & Co. • they are not i'progi'e&fing so ssitisfactdry. The firat piecs of busfi'theycleared they will have to shift again, as this contractors have not . kept" to true line. I have warned these contractors that the fine will be' strictly enforced, as th^y are doing other work ; and nigUoting ;' : the work of the Board. ' ! ]'.. ,: Vt I herewith forward certificate* for pay-. mant. ' : . * v ■ "'."'' ".' :■'■.' /'."'. "I remain, ' ." Your obedient servant, ' " H. J^ Hatitsj' " Engineer to Board. - . *' No; .^ "Wabtj. — The contikctofs for, formation -on Motoa Road are; not pushing on with their, work. I have warned, them thatif not pushed on at once the fine will be strictly enforced." MKANOIAL STATEMBNT, / The following is the financial position of the various Wards of the Board up to the Board up to the 25th instanj;, or immeditately.pretiousft);the present meeting :—

No. 1 Ward, credit balaiioi of ; ; £203. 16 8 1 v % ■'«'"■■ -debit" „ . 17611 9 „ 3 . „• credit ' " if .•' 126 19 1 „ Al „ - crtdit , ,j, 109 5 7 .„■■'. 6- ' „ .debii •■■■■„■ 112 1 6 .6 „ debit „ 209 17 7 -:„■ 7 „ credit „ ' 295 17. 8