FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1039, 3 April 1882, Page 2

FEATHERSTON HIGHWAY BOARD

The usual monthly meeting of Ihe aboyeBoard was held on Saturday last. Present—Messrs Donald (Chairman), Jackson, Matthews, Bidwill, McDougall, Eiddiford, and Martin, ■ . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, : .' - . The Treasurer made his usual monthly j report, stating that the credit balance at Bank of New Zealand was £953 9a 9d, and suggesting that a sum of £6OO be in. vested as a fixed deposit for six months. Resolved—That the Treasurer's recommendation to lodge £6OO as a fixed' deposit for six months be adoptedi Thef ollowing accounts were then pissed for payment

From Waiohine River Board, notifyiug : i" that a rate be made of Is in the £ for 1882 and 1883,-From W. H. P.Jones, '■ re the drain along Kempton road.-From : " : ' v John Murphy, complaining that the ab- • aouce of a culvert on Murphy's line caused inconvenience. The outgoing .correspondence waßread from the letter book. ' The following tender was then received for the metalling of Kahautara and Heifer stations :-* Road forraatiou (about 25 ohains)-W. C. Buokeridge, 25s per chain (acoeptod). Eeßolved—That a rate of 9d in the .£ be now made on the value of the rateable properties as.appearing on the valuation roll in force for the year commencing Ist April, 1882, and ending 81st March, 1883; •' and that suoh rate be made payable on Monday, the 3rd of April, 1882, in one ''■'■ sum. mi.i '• .. ... ■ i

That in pursuance of the foregoing '":"' resolution, Msssrs Donald, Matthews, ' '•' ■ and Bidwill, Wardens of the Board, be appointed to sign the rate book. . Mr Jackson asked for leave to do some metalling on Ward's line, between KnappV '' and Ward's gate j also to give him per- - ; - mission to let the work of oleaning out the drains on Ward's line, for whioh (as tenders had been put in) leave was granted,. Mr Donald asked to have permission; to ereot a oulvert on Murphy's line; also to, . repair some damage done to Oarkeek'a ' ."■"' line by flood water.—(Leave granted). •""■ '■'■- - Mr Matthewfitafed that Mr Wilkinson ■<■ was about to fenoe off-Western Lake road i through his property, and as the line laid >'■ : '- - off by. the Government Surveyor wenF-' "-- through some impassable country, be wished'to have a deviation of the read'' ! "' made so as. to avoid the more diffioult t'. patches.—(Permission granted). *■ Mr- : - Bidwill .aiked • for some oulvert timber on the Kahautara; also to call for tshders.for.:aboiit;l7ohains,of metalling "■■ - ,nealr Brodispn'si.honta; He"also called "V attention to tb> spread Qf gorse on Heifor Station road.—(Gj-aDtad). JM ' MrMoDougall explained that the ber which was paid for this -day. km fojr\ V oulvert on ■ the Turanglnw, road broken \ ■ down; also that he ? did- pot require new \ I Mr Eiddiford wkejLfor permission to' clean out the ditches, and where outverU : had broken down, op Oroi Flat road, and •••. replace them by pipes. He also stated'''?■■- - : that a number ofnjpes had been delivered ' - at East Coast, and asked that a portion of ' the tad between Waterfall 'CreelTand"" - and Te Awaite : bill be formed, so as to \i prevent aocident8 v to.persbnß/ travelling '{ along the road. He pointed out that the cleaning out ofwater,tab)es alobg ;the ! Te Awaite road woiildnol be of anyTise,W suggested thatinatead'of thi? some tf tie-;,-, P 'j ateep corners and points heremoved ioj» ■ ■•' widen .tha-joad. Regarding the' East • County road extension, ; Kej»o!nf«d but ' that before ooaitvuo^nj^MM|^^M

I k uuus-ury to niake sure iliat the exist'<n'<ti!gi'iiieiils ana tight of the Awhi-a 'Station wero not prejudicially flflected, He complained that tho notice wliicli was sent to liiru .ro tho examination of the for tho most Buitablo routo hail not reached him, and ho was therefore prevented from attending to the matter. Reaolved-rThat tho Board Engineer and Mr Hiddiford. go over the road pegged off, and report at next meeting That the oxisting arrangements for col-' leotion of rates he continued for the current year.' : That Mr W. E. Bidwill bo instructed to iBSr the fencing .along the District roadpalMr Bidwill's property. Tlij&'iueeting then adjourned.

£ 8 D ■■ H. H. Wolters ... 6 5 0 Paymaster ... ... 42 0 0 Samuel ... 4 4 0 J. W. Laimbeer ... 114 0 Tarry and Bailey W. Skeet ... ... 34 6 4 ... 19 4 1 R. Hunter ... ...14 7 0 Sidney Collins ... 20 0 0 J. Brodio ,„ ... 20 0 0 0. Nelson ...7 10 Eiddiford and Son ...8 8 0 W.Cundy ... ... 7 17 8 Mads Brodieon ... 913 6 Miscellaneous expenses 7 3 0 Henry Burgess ... 26 0 0 Fixed Deposit ...500 0 0 John Hart ... ... 15 0 0 John Vicary l„ ... 317 0 F. Shaw I.. ... 3 17 0 H.E Wolters ... 12 10 0 The following oomspoiidenco was then read :—