CASTLEPUINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 578, 25 September 1880, Page 2

CASTLEPUINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

■ <> A meeting of the Board was held on Saturday last. Present-Messrs Butters, (Chairman), Smyth, Langdon, Belliss, Nicholls, and Miller. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer reported a balance in Bank £873, and balance available for future expenditure, £649. The Overseer's report and wages bills were read and passed. CORRESPONDENCE. tive to the removal of the toll-gate to a more favorable site, and complaining of undue taxation and inconvenience by the present situation; from G. W. Murray, requesting that some repairs be done on Ohonga Hill road j from Mr L;angdon, with account L2. 10s; from Messrs Mackay and others, requesting assistance in re-erecting the bridge over Tinui at Mr Willa'; from J. Scholfield, with account for L2o4s 6d. ,v The following tender was received for finding material and erecting a tworoomed/cottage for toll-collector:—James Russell; L4olos. This tender was accepted. Tenders received for repairs to Pakowai Road:-S, Peagram, L 43 (declined), H. McGuicken, L 39 (declined). ' ' '- ; RESOLVED. i ;^That ; the toll-gate.beiem'oved to a more •favorable aitei near, Mx Willa' and that I

tenders for the lease 'of same •for 12mpntiislrpm 21st of Optobornext That the sum of L 35 bo expended in making the toad, passable between Tinui and Manawa, in No. 2 Ward; that L12 he expended in repairing Stillborn's hill; that L 6 be granted for repairs to Ohonga Hill; that Ll2 bo expended in executing repairs on Mataikuna - Pakqwai line between .the beach and Paekipur; that Ls' be "expended on repair* on.Upper Taueru line, near Chapman's; that L 5 be expended on repairs on Tinui valley road ;that L 6 be expended in repairing Lower Whareama road. '" ■- ■■■-■'-—■;

That;, tenders be called'.for; forming about 17 'chainV on Tiniii-Oastlepoint road; and for metalling about 30 chains of Tinui-Oastlepoin't liner ? ' That the Clerk' be authorised to acknowledge receipt of Messrs Maunßell's letter, and send them copy of resolution re removal of toll-gate. : : > >/, ; •,■■■•

That £SO be granted for-making Bide-, cuttings, and clearing slips on Blairlogie •. I line. •.■;■ J:,'

The Chairman requested leave to with* draw his notice of motion re consideration. .', of rule 12 of the standing orders. NOTICE OP MOTION.' : Y Mr Nicholls gave notice that at next •'■'■ meeting he would ask that a sum of LSO "'• be granted towards re-erection of Bridge over Tenui, near Mr Wills' house.;, v ; -The Secretary handed in membof agree-. •? r meht with Mrs Stolen, for keeping the toll-gate to 21st October. :■ - ; ■•• The following accounts' were passed for •-,:-.■ payment:— ••■;. J. SphoeGeld,-. landing and carting timber, L2O 4s 6d; R, Langdon, rent of Hall, L2los; W. Jackson, contract No. '"'., 1 Ward, Ll3 ss; J. A. Perry, salary and men's wages, L3olos lOd; Nathan & Co., sundries, 18s 6d." Next meeting fixed for 16th Ootober.