FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 764, 10 May 1881, Page 2

FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

The usnal monthly meeting oftljo above Board was held at on Mon; day last; 'Present—MossrsiTully (Chairman), Jackson, Donald; Matthews, Smith an<nVa%iv ; ,''.,' ..' The minutes of the pi'eyjqqa, meeting ■were read and oonflrmed, In the absence,of the Troasureivthe Clerk reported the oredit balance at the' Bank of New Zealand ij74B lis,, and. stated that the annual report, being now m the hands of the Treasurer, would be laidhefore tl}6. Board at the next meeting. ' The fqllqwmi aicaVnts.'w#'e passed for. „

. •.,,..«...|,d,! H.H.Wolters... ... ; ...'6 'SO J.Bell. ... ;•... ...' '■'..'; 80'0 0 D;J.Cameron ... ... .... 30 0 0 & Opine ... 80 0 M, Reardon ,„ • „; ■ -...- 5 Q 0 F.-Hammerleb'.'.'.""".'.'." ..'."18 8"0 j J. Raamussen-;..- ..-.. ... 18; 00' XC.Skeet ....;..;...... .3 lj) 0 F.HammerioH ...'.!v ... 5 0 0 Wi'MqrA „,'... ... 6do Incidental expenses .;,. „;■'•■ 8,15 8 Paymaster' A... ... -;.;■• 24 5. '9 E. Gray .;;-;„; ..: '..: 55 1Q 0 The folloivirigj coreespondonce was" read ;—From ".'the iManawatu County. notifying;.that the'conference oft the Rqac] [Bparots is : Bqstponecl tili the first We'dnesday in June; ftornßangitikej County Cduhcil, arguing-styUarj propose tiqnas;tl}e.preYious.onq./-..„,.... ... ;•, 1?1}8 qutgqjng. correspondence was read from the letter-booli. V: .'.-'■ ■'-■- I ;>•■■-

It was resolved that the Bovd deoline to send a delegate to the proposed co'nfe. ranoe,<' and: that the ; Mauawaitu ; County Council be informedof/this faot,' ■■'-*; ;:; The* following tenders' were'then re- 1 ' coived:—' ' ; ' '" ' ' .]■ -: ;! : - ! '

• ;Por the road.near' Mr' PJiavazyn's gate' —Tait Brothers, .ill 2s. 6d; LvNeilsen, 13s 9d; F;Britton,'£l 4s; Bond &Phelps,' ISs; D. Dick, £1 2s'6a..perohain..v ; : •For the road cleaning to Hrip'unuij No. 1-J". Bond, lis 64; karris' & Sallsbniy,15s; J, Heyndldsi 17564;' ; j'.-KnSwle / sl:pf. 1 "••For'the metalUug milt 6d; 0. "Hebbard,'j££:i2s v i' ; Wv Hodder, Juri., £11%; ',-\ 1 .'.',7. Resolved thatitna' of'WNielsbn J(Bond,!and!Mßodde^ i aooe^ted.-; ■ ■"; ,; »f ;^^ ; : :-',.. v /■;'.! '#Mj?ShawJnto^ ~t|at some assistancVbb given.him: it> bleiif. 'Tn| 'the drain $ Kopi road. ~ ;,';<'-' '*, " '""'" Consideration of the matter was de> ttod till next meeting, ,'• 'Mr Nix also interviewed the• BoMdf

liis cattle were impoun* ■;'•:■»; dedi frhereaSi other people's etock were . ;: '•••' and;was direoted to- ;' iputl writing, when it --■'.■; -■ ■■■ wouldbexcq&'Bidered. : ; .•■"',-■'•■•. about of the borough Greytown and the metalling portion of ''jfifper chain; that to No. 1 line between' Tocker's rb&d and {jff '< No. 1 line junction;' that about 86'cLalM % " v ■along'tHe road'ffom LowefcTauhßreniba;,^;; Bridge to the. fleifer Station road—tendors ijo be called for the work to close on 20th lust. Metal to.be,laid 14ft wide, 9 And tUt .the overseer be - ;inßbiicted_ tp cleatoufc.theciilvert'nda^^fid : Eaiy?iiitTs»i'i' "• . schoolhoiije'rt^iirertoinWriatrellnWai'd , jti r «.'j line '■ ? ; ; WaihengVto^ired.!'^,^;.,;, !'•;./*" Mr Bonaidjstatedf.that ,thf' ( '^,'-'' work do'ne.inyCarkeek's line,(clearmg.|the ";,;, stumps, ■ metalling placing thtfold Btringbrs;in ; position,, "..He, \',,-,,,, I askedj to- have the stumpt-cut on-, the ' ; . peatyipdrtions , of;'Murphy!a rlineJaudthe.... ■») rutsfwed'iri.' ] l' v '"-' w t >•.'.•! «>':&.',■': ■■■;! .... MriMatffievy'i 'asked thatMrSkeet,ben||r irisiructpd to lay off a'.road 5 hear ; Wilkin-' 7 ;• •■■ son's i property; .'and a, side cutting 'near ■'■'■'■ t* MsopV^oldhoused .'. : - and specificationsfprVth^yOTfiTfXettdeW.' !i r to be called forth'e next ineeting'.y ;.,,'■ ' Ho aWasked for pannission to '.ehgageia.'„' V , man for a few days to repair the road. • | Mr jWalker asked th"ati47:chaing;of formation from Tilliard's gate to Bidwili's be made—specifications to be prepared by Mr Skeet'fandrtenders :to::close"on:':2otii;'™ ■:; : in.st, ;

: Mr; Smith asked thatihe. watertables be.-. . cleaved along thfl.Wharekaka road, and to o fill up the rut's arid holes. ; ' ; ; "'-: ! ! 1- ■-• Mr.Tully stated- that hebadinstruoted Mr Skeet to prepare tenders for. the East Qo&stii'Oßd, ; - Mr' Jackson moved, Mr Smith ded—That the Board authorise each Warden to certify to work; done; in-their;;. irrespective Wards;-or the i clerkdn<:their) t ij absence; and that all advertieingbe donei-^■/,' by the clerk,-by authority of the BoardjMi »=;, and signed by him as such.' />* ::i - ] t *+'■*. Themotiori'was!loot,'' ''''' : ''." i' : '"',' _ pp^pnr-ij%if' ro '; in pouseqpencp an |ncrf asp of ''.' " on the clerks office an' increcse of salary be voted to him, the amount to be cohsi*---:;".-"-'-' dered at next meeting. Resolved—That a river rate of Is in the £■ be made on the nrpperty:,.%,,{])§' 'Mpnday SthMayj ;188Jj pripjand sigiqi fte i-ajfl bqpk, Tlie following tenders were received for the lepe flfJieWftiQ'A > ' Wne M gftte, fev 12 mtih from fith ' I May, 1861 !^B;'Epbinsop, MM] ?Wi Hamspp, £l2O, Beselved-That tlie tenderpf E, BoMu. son be accepted.- -.; ; , '' A letter was read from the 'Wairarapa ,-; ■ 'West.Oounty Council stating that JIBB '■' 10s was voted to the Board for niairiten.' ance of main rpai -on prodnotion of vouchers,: ..;',',''.''.' '.'•"■ ; .-. ;;! " ; ' ! Mr. Matthows. reported tbat' thfl Eaiiks ■ of New Zealand,, and','Aii.Bfrala"6ia 'mi offered like terms for the Board's 1 accounts,: '':; viz., 2,3,5 per cent 'in" ! ai{'•'•S,':.^', ! , ;,' and 12 raoujih. - 6«raf:" V' t:;j V"v' *•''■■"'... : ■ .Mr V. 0. Wpltos pp,t in aletter ftoni /Messrs 'Judd and I). ejidpr'sjug his amplication' fop erepftpft.'of a'gatfi pft rl)fl(alia!lt»l)ytiip|d. -" • - ¥» k?p\) m WPticp tp. fflpve af npxt meetmg -%e Mr MatiPW" he (if.. \ pointed Troasmw to the Bpwd, . ;.\ : Besolvedi-Tbat the bauking aooount '} pf the Board be removed .from Greytown " to the Bankof New Zealand, Featherston. Eesolved'-Ty ,h'e, ; i ' granted penmssion to ereot a gate on his road at Kalmutara as requested; according to the regulations in force. The meeting then adjonrned. '