TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1260, 21 December 1882, Page 2

TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Tho .usual meeting of the Tara!ahi-Cattei>. ; 1 ton Highway Board was held at the Insti- - '•; tute,. Carterton, on Monday/ Present— v *' ; Messrs Booth (Chairman), Welch, Parker, ■■■■ ; Vile, and Reynolds. " :

The minutes of tlio previous mebting were read and confirmed.

: The bank balance was reported at £24055.. '"''*•'•} 2d, and account passed for paymout-'•'•'" t| amounting to £B9 17s lOd. Tenders for works for filling in pit. of '!!' Waihakoke,and ditching on Swamp road, ■'/,' ;! Tar'atahi, wore left in tho hands of Messrs '", Braithwaite. and Vile respectively, with :'■'' ' power to act, . ~' '•' '. ",."■"' The following contractsvere let:—White's'" Line—Formation and metalling, "M; Wilde,' £2 183 lid per chain, Perry's Road-For-mation and culvert, M. Wildo, 15a" per chaiu; metalling, T.P. %Mlh $,,,;;. ;, per chain....; ; ; - \. ,?,-/ That the Warden ofNo 6 Ward be auV v thnrisod to tako charge of the wire foot< bridge at Matarawa, the cost of keeping the same in .cpair to bo a charged against that Ward:)-.- . ...i-i; '.;,.,,,!-'

■ That the Government bo.reciueßtod to put in a crossinj! on the railway whero Uuddtr's lino crosses it, and connects with Dalcfield road, between soctions 212 and 243, ; That'Mr Welch have a hand rail erected on Mangatairirei Bridge, on Arnold's line.

That, Mr Franois' application for improvements oh the bridle-track at the rear of Mr .Boys' premises .bejif erred to ,the Warden. . } ;Tfiat Mr Johnston's-' application- lor pairs on WatersonVlinc stand-over'for consideration,... That the repairs asked for on Whito's line would-bo effected if those desirous of obtainiug them would Bubsoribo £lO. Thatj-Mr,Welch' have metalling..dono on . Swamp road to Mr f lngley Vat i cW notW ceeding £1 per chdin,''' " ■■ '■ ' ■>- l - ■*■'■'■

Tenders were directed to be called for for* mation and repairs on Hughes' road. Mr Gaskin's deposit for contract on Carter's road \vas directed to : be refunded, and the Board completed its-business soon after 4 p.m.