CASTLEPOINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 690, 11 February 1881, Page 2

CASTLEPOINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

A meeting of the Board] was helcUn Saturday last. Present—Messrs Langdon, 1 Smyth, Nicholls, Miller and Belliss. ' Mr Lan&dan was voted to the Chair. The minutos ot the previous meeting were road and confirmed, ' The Treasurer reported balance available for future expenditure) £235125. i ; . ; 'CORBESPONDBN'CEi - , .': Inwards—From R. WilWejYe returns for Government; from Mr 1 Belliss,. renuealing permission to keep a gate on Tinui valley "road; from Mr Olifton, ro!flUjßjing_th6_Board tortpair.the fencf

i: had been made to, get ihetal-f from ; Mr Peach> requesting__permisaioh. to retain his gate 6a .Tinui•Mutigapakeha road; from Mr Elder, re•qaesting permission to retain his gates; : from Mr Williamßi ; requesting the same|;, from -Messrs Langdon Bros,, requestingy.J liieTa%^S^^ "he. had sold "his firauinea property, there-, fore fie.could not "reconsider his decision • in resigning asWarden for No. .4 Ward. ", ; It was' resolved—That the resignation of Mr'Buttersbe'accepted^and;that Mr Elder be. allowed to retain his jgates for six months, except the one on Munga* • 'rjakeha road, which must be removed; and thatjMr,Peach bealsb allowed to retain his gate for sij months; and that Mr Wil[Jiamß be allowed tojetain his.gate.for six months; andjhat Mr Belliss be allowed to retain his"gatefor,tw,elve f months; and that the Messrs' Langdon'Bros. t bo requested -to Repair 'their gates and metal the required; distance at .each gate; and that the Clerk be instructed to get the fence referred to by Mr Clifton repaired j and that 2chains of -metalling be dpnaat the Telegraph; Office,, metal to from school quarry. ' - : . ''- V' ut ;? ■; <-i ' ■ A notice of mqtion was laid'ion.the table by Mr Nicholla—That at next meet* ing he would move that a sufficient sum . be granted to metal 26 chains of road in Ducrow.'s Creek, on. the Castlepoint line; and that .tenders be'called for'the work; immediately. - ■ '■'..■ The following accounts.wejfe passed for payment,;— '"■"'~r."~ ■ ; .• v ■'■ -,:'; : :'■ £ a,» Lyon & Blair, Blue Books and ■ Acts : .;; ... A.MoHutchon,salary .... 20 0 0 •A.Geange, wages',.. ...,\\.. :i 8 8.0 •W. Knight, wages v... ' ... 8 8 0 Geo. Harding, wages.;.. V>.;; : 7 3 0 J; Clarke, wages,. ...;; .;.'.;' 7 6 3 Thomas. Stilborn, metalling contract .......! 130 7 0 Thomas Pickett, metalling contract - ... ... ... 35 0 0 James Clarke, contract No. 1 Ward ..... ... .;. .12 0 0 Next meeting; wasixed for' Saturday, 6th : Marcli.' '.■■'■