MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 96, 29 November 1879, Page 2

MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Thtosday, Novbmbbb 27, 1879. Present — Messrs. Dairy mple (chairman), Farmer, Bruce, M'Kenzie, Rockell , and M'Pherson. MINUTBB. ; The minutes of previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Chairman read the following APOIOGY. An apology was read from Mr. M'Ewen, the Warden for No. 4 Ward, who had been nnable to attend on account of mo«fc pressing business. COBBESPONDE»OB. From Mr. Rees Davis, complaining of the state of the roads m the Kiwitea, and advising that certain road line should be felled and burned off. — The application, was granted, providing the applicant would have the work done, and await for payment until the ward was m funds. From Messrs. R. Dove and Co., applying for a remittance of £20 on account of work done on a contract on Frecklingfcon's Line. I — Attended to by the Engineer, ' From Mr. Joseph Holds worth, Commissioner of Crown Lands m reply to a letter from the Board, pointing out that some of the sections m the Kniranga Block had no frontage. The Commissioner m reply wrote that when the block m question was offered fot sale, arrangements would be made for including two sections m one lot m those instances where there was but a limited frontage, as m Section 1571, which would remove the diffi.cu.ly complained of. —No action necessary. From the Secretary to the Treasury, intimating that the annual subsidies paid to local bodies were for the financial year of the Colony, based on the rates collected duriug the year ending the Elst. of March previous thereto. The document further explained that the difference between £1305 2s, Bd. and £1284. 1 0s. 3d., arose from rates amounting to £20 12s. sd. collected m respect of property situated m the Highway District of Otaki. From Mr. Piers Warfcurton, stating that he was falling about ten chains of bush alongside the district road which joins the main Fitzhevbevt road, between rural sections 2Q5 and 204, Fitzherbert, and suggesting the cost of same (£i per acre); should fcse i allowed m the next collection of rates. — Application granted, providing that the refund for the work be accepted when the ward was m funds. THE* ACCEPTANCE OF TBNDBB.S, When" the reading of the correspondence had been concluded, the Chairman said that before opening any of the tenders called for, he thought it would be advisable that the Board should know exactly what were the extent of its liabilities, and with a view of becoming aware of their exact position, he thought it would be well to adjourn until half-past one, for that purpose. The suggestion was acted upon, and the Board consequently adjourned. \ On resuming, it was found that the liabilities were close upon £1000, and. the majority of the Board were of opinion that it would not be wise to accept any further ■ cont racts. A very hot discussion ensued upon the question, the Chairman and Mr. Bruce being against, and Messrs. Farmer and M'Pherson advocating the executing of certain necessary worksl Finally it was agreed that tenders for. works on Wilson's Line, and also m the Foxton ward, amounting- m all to about £75, be accepted. Mr. Bbpoe then moved, and Mr. j M'Kenzie seconded, " That no more tenders be called or accepted, until the Board be free of its liabilities." Mr. RockbliL moved, as an amendment — "That no more works should be entered upon (excepting maintenance) for . two months." The amendment was seconded by- Mr. M'Phebson. After some discussion, the amendment was withdrawn, and the motion was carried. DEPUTATION. A deputation from settlers resident "between Awahuri and the bush at Watui, requested that something should be done, to giv« them egress and ingress. Mr. Beard stated that he and others had been settled there for the last seven years, and as the Board took their rates they should certainly do something m the way of convenience. The Chairman read the resolution which had just been passed, and intimated that as it was utterly out of their power to concede to the request, they could make no promise m the matter. ENGINEERS BBPOBT. The following report of the Engineer was, received and adopted. no. 1 tutaih). The contractor for formation and metalling tee's Line of road has been pushing on with the work. He has completed eleven chains of formation, and metalling, and formed fourteen chains. Only for the wet weather this contract would have been finished. Wilson's Line of road is being pushed on with, I have set out another seotion of this road, and called tenders for .same. Bush, falling on Freckingtons line is being pushed on with, and the contractor for scrub clear in <» on Cemetery Road is making' good pro gress with his work. The formation on Fagan'a Line ia finished, and tender* for metalling should be called to allow the contractor the whole summer to da the work. I have had the culvert repaired on the road line between Sanson and Feilding, as per your instructions of last meeting. NO. 2 WABD The contractors for the River Band Road, Carnarvon, are pushing on with th«ir work. Mr. Hickforcl has finished the sorubbing of the three chains of swamp near his property. This has been greatly appreciated by settlers since it was done, Neilson has completed the culverts on Campbell town road, I b^re

seffc out and called for tenders for formation and bridges on Taipo and Waitui roads. NO 3 VTABD. I have prepared plans and caUed tenders for road lines at Moutoa, and another near Foxton, as per your instructions. . ■; ■-:■":' vo 4 wabd; ' Tenders have been called for thirty chains of metalling on Waldegrave's Line of road, Karere. I would strongly recommend the oalling for tenders for bridge over Mangaono on Gaskin's Road, Earera. If done at once it will be put up cheaper than it could be later m the summer. — --:— -""-^--TTO S^WABp. ■ v— — - --«■ ~ TSo work has been done m this ward during, the month. i " ""^"6 '6 wiBD. " Mr. Lin ton has sent m a claim ' for bush felling, whicji I attach to this report. . Two , other claims for bush, felling are also sent in — one from Mr. Casper, a settler, for bush fe|ling;on .road line by his section, being five, aorw.}*' another from Fafeta and Schrampka for bush felling by their sections being lyi chaintf or If acres." ; There is also" another claim sent 1 m "by Baker, Pafkiris;' and Stevens, for the Erection of a bridge; culverfei and formatioh;on Milson't Line of road to the amount of £50. o?ae .wort has Tjeen, carried out m a most satisfactory man-., ner.* * By a resolution >«f -,the/.Counly ; ,.Council, yesterday, the sum 0f,^252 was , voted to be spent on the Whale Line of road, Carnarvon I await your instructions to • call tender for the said work.- , . „ . . , I have received the attached letter from Mr. Lenwuvfif bush felling on Hickfbid's of road; Carnarvon, on whichhe refuses 'to do any more,,' . \ . . ■