TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 327, 28 November 1879, Page 2

TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

A meeting of the Wardens was held at KS Boardon Tuesday ' Present-Messrs W. Booth (chairman), Burton Boys, G. H. Lister-Kaye, L Nix J. Reynolds, and R. G. Welch. ' minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer stated the balance thus • Toll-gate account, £l3O 14s: Wards acco""t ' 02 63 4d; total, £233 0s 4d. ihe following accounts were passed and paid.—James ■ Hannah, £2 10a; main road, £17165; clerk, £lO/ ' m Jff 6 ./. 0l !- 0 - wmg ,o enclers were deceived Moffatts Lm e 18 chains formation and metalhng; J Phelps £ 2 per chain j Udy (accepted), £l 9s 6d . Carter's Line, 10 chains formation : J. Phelps, 15s per chain; 0. Oliver,' ,£l2sdo; H. Bureeaa wk'u . r • Petei:sen (accepted) at L 8 White a Line, 10 chains formation and metalling: S. Miller, £1 17s per c h a j n . D. rremewan, £2 do; 0. Ollivier (aceepted), £1 15 3 do. Roasiter Line, 35 chains bridle track: H. B. Hinton Qa per chain; H. Rossiter (accepted/, 8s th?SlSte^l l^ ,ri,0,lr ° r a ° U " B,t 0,1 CORRESPONDENCE, Letter from the County Clerk ro repairs required to th« Waingawa Bridge plankSnt°W • he ?° ard that Uunty West, in conjunction with County East, and the Masterton and Carterton H,ghway Boards, to form the approaches to the Ruamahunga river at Gladstone under the supervision of the County Engineer. '

Letter from Mads Jesen re Mr Wilde's away in completing the contract on Wateraon'a hne. The Warden was re" quested to interview Mr Wilde Letter from Coleman Phillips,, also a post card to the secretary, asking information re road connecting his property with the railway station. The Warden was requested to report at next meeting Letters from A. Gallon and J. Ordish requesting that Moffatt's line be metalled a the northern end. The Warden expla ned the position, and replied that the metal would be laid over the parts' complained of on that road. The Warden for No, 7 Ward reports that he had inspected the road to ft' Donalds sawm.ll, but at present theV tie wort m 8 P ° Wtlon t0 undertake

DEPUTATIONS. " R ' ?• ter attended ' an <l reques- | ed that certam unused roads running > JrougUw sections would be exchanged for portions which the Board had taken and formed roads thereon in accordance with an arrangemenn made in 1876. S. Gaulton attended re Hodder's jifffr , and the bridge across, the MaungatfmfflL, 1 report 3 WM rfiqueßted tp.inspect Mads Jensen attended re stoppaee of road through Wilde's land. The seoretary ■ was instructed to give Mr Wilde formal notice to complete his contract ! before next Board day. RESOLUTIONS. It was resolved to purchase an acre fot a gravel pit on Parker's line. • • The Warden for No. l Wfard requested theßoardjo define and name lawof road —the road from Hurunuiorangi to junction to be called Gladstone road; Carter's line to tie from the junction to the town, ship ; Reynold's line from the. junction ° J? nver- and Francis'line to join Reynold s line and Hughes' Ime.