EGMONT ROAD BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8028, 15 January 1906, Page 3

EGMONT ROAD BOARD.

The nioni'iV meeting of the Egmont ' 'ad Board v, :i.i held at Mr Morton's 'S eretnry) rl'ice on Saturday. I'rc- - it : Mr J. Uowe (chairman), Messrs . Salway, 1. Martin, H. Martin, and vey. Minutes i f previous meeting were d aud confirmed, and outward corpoudence approved. mi:tv r,. In reply to the "Railway Depart, nieut's inquiry regarding possible requirements of metal from Mount Eg. lnont, it was resolved to ask for quotations for all' el 7000 yards delivered at Hen wood :■ Small roads. "lIPI liOAII. In the i I •of lie request of Messrs Atkin o ml Si; -lair, made at last meet' in tie Board to eontribute to ; (iie ''pairs of '.his road, wlii ie lie Board's district, it w ol Ito grant £5 to the Mon Una o inder whose supervision the . the grant being charged again h titioners' rales. r.lßAir 0 t 0 HEXWOOD 110AI) ITIOX. The fo o" resolution passed at last meet' c Board agreeing to make this o . oil the Government pacing to o "d's credit £IOO pron ised by ii ■ Ister for Railways to Bell j lock Hers, for the purpose, was cance The fol o iig resolution, giving a belter has'n fo: 1 negotiations with the Departme,-. .. as su'istituted and carried:—"T" a! this Board, having learnt the settler", of Bell Block petitioned the Mini.ilei' for Railways to make a new road from the bend of the Paraiti road to the station, between the land owi ed by Mr Honcyficld and Mr Paetu, ,he petitioners stating that the land fencing and gravelling would not exceed £IOO, the Board ag iees to complete the road for the "Railway Department, Tin., purchase the land, snv 10 chains by 'toft, fence each side of road with six-wire fence, and gravel the road 10ft wide by Km deep, provided the Department ag'ccs to pay for land and contracts when completed, and lh< road be vested as a public thoroughfare. The Board vrill then accept the l'cspou , sibility of keeping it in repair." BMUIT AXI) DOIISET HOAPs' LOAN. 1 The Special Older making special ' rate for pioposcd loan of £3OO, foi 1 forming and metalling above roads ' was confirmed, and papers referring Ihcrclo sent to \Y r ellingtou. i SEW WORKS. Tenders arc to be called for supplie: of metal to Hcnwood and other roads 300 cub. yards; Corbctt-road,3l)vards Egniont-road, 100 yards; Smart-road 50 yards; also sundry repairs to otlie: roads. Accounts amounting to £'Bo :1s <li were passed for payment, and tin j Board rose.