WANGAEHU HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 30 October 1882, Page 2

WANGAEHU HIGHWAY BOARD.

The regular monthly meeting of this body was ' held on Saturday', October 28th. - Present 1 — Meßsrs' J. Morgan, .(chairman);' ; McGregor,' MoPherson, StrachanJ Richards,' Montgomery, 1 ? and Morse.'' •''"- ■• - ,i -.../.j Minutes'.— The minutes of the .previous meeting were read and confirmed. Bank . B^vlanoh. — The ' treaßtirer reported that the bank overdraft' was £193 45? d.," .„. • (: ' '-,- " ni . „ ... Outstanding Rates.— The- secretary was instructed to issue summonses forthwith for- the. recovery; of rates. '. •,.,-.•;. * ' • , • .-.- .' . ., „• Correspondence; — The outward .correspondence "was read' and approved. The inwaTd correspondence was read as follows:— D. McKay re Denlair Road. Received; ,H. Sargent re No. 2 Jextension. To be dealt with in the foreniaih of work's report-;' Mrs Ddria'W bridge." Received. , T.:W. Marchant: re;,Upbk6ngaro Eoa'd; .The , seci-etary sW3S.''instructed to ask, the Minister for Public Works, through Mr Marchaur, if Government will consent, to. abandon the line at certain places in. return for.siic'h deviations as may be. required by the boar.d.' H. S." Harrison re furze. .It was resolved that the following wardens ba appointed to report on the roads opposite their names, with a view to taking proceedings under the provisions of, the Public Works Act :— From' 'Churches via No. 2. Line to Reed's Hill— Messrs McPherson and McGregor; No.; 3. lane, Nixon's -gate to Shield's gate-rMes'sra Morgan and Montgomery. "", :', .Foreman, of; Works' Report. — This report wob considered.-. The-; chairman said that in the present state ofLthe finances it was absolutely necessary that only such repairs as were urgently required' should be undertaken; "Thefor'eliian was instructed to clear off Blips, and repair culverts and bridges, as far as possible with his present' staff. The board then went into com'mitteei and pa resuming „Mr.' .Morgan' moved; 'the motion Btanding in ; hia iiame. ' It was moved as an amendment by Major Morse '.' That steps be taken, ' under the provisibns.of the Counties Act, 1876 and amendment thereto,: to form the Wangaehu Highway district into a separate' county to ;be called the'..-Wanganui County with . a view of .merging - the present Road district into it,- and that the chairman be instructed -to take the necessary steps to carry this motion into effect." < The motion was seconded by Captain Montgomery. The chairman said he entirely agreed with the amendment, which was carried unanimously. Bundry accounts were passed for payment and the board'then separated. .'