CASTLE POINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1231, 16 November 1882, Page 2

CASTLE POINT HIGHWAY BOARD.

A memino of the Board was'held at Tenui on Saturday last, - Present-Jtfessra Maokay. (chairman), Langdon, Smythe,' and jßelliiß., .The miuutes of the previous meeting; we're read and confirmed, and wages bills were read and passed for payment. Tbe treasurer reported balance available for future expenditure £BB6, The report of the Clerk of. Works was then wad and considered, and the follow ma letters were read:— fi: From James Macara re Tenui toll gale, From G. Mackay re road works at Upper Taueru, From Chief Suvoyor re Wh»ka-

roro .road.. From R, Wilsons re roadman's whore, From same with copies of resolutions /torn Maslertoa Highway Board re amalgamation of counties, From J. Sohofiald re road at Pickett's. From Jaß. Murray re completion of oontraot, From W, Riddle ra amount there for land, taken for road. From J. A. Perry re ;Tenm bridge repairs.. .From J. W. Baker re ferry boat at Ohons'a! From Smith & Hogg re advertising, /Fcpra'C. Sogers re subscription! towards metalling at Castle Point.,.. : "'•'-'"'■' ''; ■::■■.::-■■•• The.following resolutions were then passed':—' .That the necessary repairs be made to tile 'bridge and track from Pakowai to Waitawiti, and that a temporary bridge, be erected oveY Waitawiti' in acoordanae/ with report of Clerk of Works. Ml That the necessary repairs be eiefrrf 1 on the Tenui Altredton line as soon as possible, and that an agreement be drawn out for.loase of Tenui toll-gate. '•,■,:■;,, . That James Murray having, declined to proceed with the! road work at (Upper,. Taueru, this B'.iard is prepared, to, accept, Gf, Mackay'g offer to do the werk at same' price. That.MrLangdon be requested to allow the road surveyed by Mr Ashcroft through section 890 to be excepted from the Grown; grant when issued That a copy of resolutions passed at last meeting favoring amalgamation of Counties Euit and West be forwarded to Council and Highway Board, Maiterton, . That in the event of the amalgamation of counties not being carried, that this Board will agree to a boundary line which will place No, 6 Ward, of the Maiterton Highway district in the Southern County,' together with the additions of the" balance of .Mr Buchanan's property and" part of the Messrs Beetlurh'.i, as recently sent to the Governor by the liasterton Board. -.-■■.-. -y^ That Messrs Mackay and Williams be appointed a committee to Confer with Messrs Beethaiu and Buchanan,' and the' representatives of other local bodies,: to carry into effect the intention of the resolutions in regard to amalgamation of, counties, or the alteration of boundaries to north and south counties, ■,>., ; That James Murray be paid balance of amount due for work at Upper Taueru when completed. That this Board is not prepared to give i 5 for site of ford at Manawa, unless the I site for the cradle is included. That Mr Baker bo allowed actual ex-

penses incurred in repairing ferry boat, That Meiors Burgess and son be paid balanoe of their metailing contract with., deposit thereon, and .that, they bo given an order on the County Counoil for tho amount of compensation agreed on. ■ That tenders be called .for metalling a ' portion of Cashpoint road. ' ' That the County Counoil bs requested to authorise this Board to expend the grant of 160 on the Whakaroro, road, ; which was alloted by the Counoil for opening up Crown Lindsin this neighbor'; . hOod.' ." ' ' .;.; .'j „' The following accounts were passed for - payment:—Main road Cashpoint wages,,, i'l2 12a; Mangapakeha road, £l4 10s Cd; No. 1 Ward, £6 9s 6d; Pakowai line, - £33 os.6d.i. McHutchon, salary, £l3l4s;' Pike, £1 Is; Heroock and Taplin cartage,' £6 sa; Pay ton and Co, advt., £419 6;' Stowart and Co., timber, £ls 19i ,3d.; ; Schofield, cartage. £6 2s 6d; Armer, re- M . pairs, £3lis Cd; B, Mannering, bricks,. i' 6 10s; Next meeting fixed for 9th Deoembflr. " . ;