FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 865, 5 September 1881, Page 2

FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

The above Board met at their office, eatherston, on Saturday, 3rd . Sept. Present-Messrs J, Tully (chairnjau), Jackson, Donalt), Matthews, Walker, and Smith. 1 ' ,rt

The minutes of the previous meeting were read ani confirmed., .

Tim Treasurer presented his usual monthly rppovt, stating'the credit balance in Bank of Nert- Zealand, Mth'erston; was'£sl9l3s Bd. ' ' !

The'following accounts were passed for payment :-A, o.' Oonsidine,'' £3l9s; J. Bell, £23 9jJj Walter Hodder, jun, 1 £22 Os; J Lyons, M; J, Hodge, |2'|s;'H; H. Woltevs, '£'6 ss; Joseph Brddie.ilOj Sidney pollings, £ls; Ghas,' Nelson, £6 lffsj E, Gray, £iPe.tev Nefsou, £4 4s ; M. B. Gayqa, £ls IDs; paymaster, 8s; 6. 'Wall, £1 10s; liVauatajja County Council, £3lj Ss fjl'''''' 1 ' " The fallowing correspondency was then read!— * " ''

Fron) the (3olonja| Boorptaiy, asking for returns pf indebtedness an,(j property'; from Mnstortoi] Highway Board, re. turns to Pahaua i from Messrs Bp'd and Grey • for R. Robinson, toll![;?ner at Waiohine), re Udy'B evasion of toll'; from Mr iloleou, £:?wW.paroieik for _ work done; from Alfred "Russell, giving notice of change of ownership of property in Aq. 1 Ward. The followiiig tenc(e{'wag tjien opened; -For widening East "Coast Rial utp 1 to Manuka Spur, John Bell,'at 9d per, ouble yard, which was accepted, no deposit accompanying the tender, The Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for building a culvert on Wall's line.

Jaoksou requested leave to omploy 6omo !a])ov in Diotaljing and %nnng the back lino of road to Moroii, ' ' My Smith asked tliat some steep gradients on the Wharekaka road be reduced, and the Engineer he instructed to prepare the plans and call for tenders for Jiljg work. H 0 also called attention to the drift Wood Wljicli was drifting pear tile piles uf the WailiongS Bridge.' 11 . Mr My reported that the slips on the East Coast Boad were heing cleared away, and aßksd that a bridge be put over the creek at the waterfalls.

• Resolved that the fqrpgpiqg reconpei) datioua be adopted. ! 1

That Mr McLeod be paid 120 for won done to the East Ooast Eqad. That Mi' Skeefc he Ipstfuctod to oall for tenders for bridge overWhakawerewei Creek, to close the day before next meeting.

that Mr Donald be requested to get the repairs done as requested in Mr Pharazyn's letter.

Regarding the land purchased from Mrs H anion as a gravel pit, it was reBolyed that the Board's aolioitor be instructed to hare the words inserted '! for a gravel pit only" in tl]6 deed of conveyance.

Resolvpd tljat Messrs Board and Grey ho instructed to lay a fresh information against every person evading the toll, The meeting then adjourned.