CASTLE POINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 718, 16 March 1881, Page 2

CASTLE POINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

The Boarckmet?at : >the{mßual; time,on, Saturday last.:-. '''■;'.<' :'■".'■'■■ '-' Present—Messrs Langdon (Chairman); Bellis, Nioholls, and Miller, '■-; The minutes of.the'previous meeting; were read andednflrmed." " ; ' . 'The .Treasurer• reported balance in Bank 1250. Ss.ld, and balance(available for future expenditure, £235 12s? ,;' '' ''', CORRESPONDENCE.." .' ; . ' From Mr McHutohon stating that he :had received no nominations to fill the office of Warden for the No. 4 Ward. Same stating that Young and Brown's contract for forming 26 chains, of road was completed, and that D. Anderson's contract for metalling 21 chains was also .completed, : .... From Mr R. Wilsone stating that the Council had voted £179 10s as. a subsidy , to thisßoard, and had accepted, a tender for road work .to that amount. . From W. B. Zaldwyn re, hooks and vouchers to he returned. From R. Hughes with an account for ironwork. From Mr H. Wills with an account for repairs to harness'. From Temii store with an account for tools. From Mr W. Butters re bridge' broken atTaueru. . From Mr Langdon with account for rent. From Mr J. T. Smith with objection to valuation list. Tenders received for metalling 25 chains of road in Duorpw's creek, Castlepoint line:—Thos. Stilborn, £2 per chain, accepted; Jno. Young, £2 lis 9d,'per chain; Thos. Pickett, £2 7s 6d. Tenders for completing Men's contract at Akitio, A. Campbell, £5 per chain, accepted. ; The clerk was directed to acknowledge receipt of Mr Wilsone's letter, and request that any subsidy due from the Council to this Board be paid over forthwith, in order to pay ferrymen's salaries due on the Ist 'of January last. And that the ferrymen be informed that their salaries will be paid as soon as the subsidies are received from the Council.

And that steps be- again taken to elect a warden for No 4 ward. .sum of £7 10s be granted for repairs to the bridge over the Tauera, at Miserable Valley, and that £3 be granted'for repairs to Tenui valley road, and that A. Geange be allowed £4 for repairs to roadman's hut. The following accounts were passed for payment : it a Tenui Store, tools ... ... 213 0 W. Scholes, contracts Upper . . Tauera ..... 20 0 0 Hall.Trustees, rent 2 0 0 H. Wills, repairs to saddle, &c 13 0 R.Hughes, repairs to t0015.... .1 5 9 M. Sullivan, stakes and posts 110 0 A, Geange, wages 8 10 Young and Brown, contract... 37 13 9 T. Stilborn, contact... ... 5310' 0 W. Knight, wages ... ... 69" 6 Wages, No laud 5 Wards ... 2 5 0 Next meeting was fixed for 2nd April.