TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1859, 8 December 1884, Page 2

TARATAHI-CARTERTON HIGHWAY BOARD.

A special meeting of the TaratahiCarterton If igl/way Board was held in the Council Chamberp, Oarterton, for the purpose of considering tenders for wqrk to be done in the various wards and to be paid for by monies obtained by loans under- the Roads and Bridges Construction Aot, Present.—Mr H. Braithwaite, (chairman) J. Reynolds, Gallon and ,W. Parker. . : In respect to road eon-

tract a deputation consisting of Messrs Nix and R'Kugall attented to,point; out to the Board that the specifications provided- for a chain wide road, whereas the survey was for alialf chain road.- _ ji., "f^ ; '.'^.. ■The Board dicidcd: to.'take. this. iufer> Mrisiderationandjifneeelsaryicaltlbr". ffesh lenders..:'. -'H- - ■•' •-•• •■■' '.'•"•' ; Tne deputation thanke'4 the Board and retired. ! Ai "■■'& '_;\ -It was resolved that frestteriders he. called for' contract No. 1 : Witerspn's line. 15.2.5 chains. ."■' ~i-. : V:. .;:;,?:,: I was resolved that fresh- tenders ib.e called for contract No, ll Oliver's Cine 108,27 chains," ' =•: H ■;;'(;. % . It was decided to pass contract No. 1. Kokotau Road, 2.9 for tho time and call for fresh contracts, i' -■ It was reßolved that fresh'.tenders be call for to close..next Board; meeting 22nd December.'" ■'"•>"■ It was'alsolesolved that an-extension of time should be granted in which the work will have to be done. '. ;

.ViA TRAIN CAPTURED BY ■ .■ TRAMPS. • Tho New York Times publishes the following communication from Newhaven, Connecticut/dated September 9:—" When the 6.30 afternp.oa- train from Newhaven, on .the Derby Rail-' road, stopped' at. West Haven, an exoiting episode oqcurred. which had a taste of the wild untaxed West about it. ■ Three meii were found riding on one: 6f 'the forward trucks; and' : the trainmen attempted to dislodge them. Conductor. George Eaton, C. M. Phillips, Baggage-master Cyprus Merritt, and Henry Merkin; a brakesman, formed the attacking force, and at'first were successful. The three men were dragged out and ordered off. Inßtead of obeying tliey showed fight. They were big men, and succeeded in forcing their way back to the truck. Again the train hands attacked them and they succeeded in dislodging them, Finding (bat the rajlroad men were in earnest one ofthßtrampsdye?a revolver remarked that the man who laid hands on him died. In an instant Oypius Merritt had knppked the fejlow- d'qwn tlie embankment. Regaining his feet he fired his revolver at Menitt and Phillips. Tjie ba)l tnissed the-train-men,'bnt passed through a window of the passenger car, and as. the car syua crowded much confusion. Passengers crawled under the .seats.and several ladies fainted. The ball passed just over the only unocoupied seat fn the' car. The traipsmon were unarmed and were forced to allow the tramps to owupy their trucks. Brandishing their weapons and threatening death to the man that opposed-them, the tbrep tranjpa returned to their perch, after having looked at the passengers-and. decided they were not worth " going through." The failure to proceed with robbery was due '.to,.the detei-inined stand taken by the; trainsmen, who, with the passen'ein, could have overpowered them in a hand-to-hand fight. Fearing the pistols Conductor Baton starred hia train, and the tramps thus walked into a trap of their own setting. Prom West Haven to Derby no stop was made, and while the train was in motion the tramps could not leave the truck. The train slowed up at Orange and Mr White jumped from the cars' and telephoned to the -Birmingham police to meet'the train at Derby. The. programme was carried out. At Derby the 'train 'was mei by policemen, and before the car wheels had ceased ieyoivjng the' vagabonds were drag«ed'fro'm'tne|r truck."' line man escaped.' Late in the evening he was seen crossing the railroad bridge near Newhayen, and is supposed to be in this city, Of. the' qjhers, pjje was the man with the pistol. He had p revolver in his band ready for use) and for a moment he seemed inclined to fight fqr Jjis lfberty, and then seeing the odds were against ljim, %eif jjia "bulldog" away and sullenly gave himself up. The captives were taken to the lock-up and'searchsd. They ! wepe' fpunij siippjiej} w'jth- plenty qf money, and fronf a number o\ ojrouin-. stances aie considered to be professional burglars. Several offioialsqf the Derbyroad oame to Newhaven on the evening jirain and lodged complaints and a description of tfip. thjrd .missing ,ufan at the police bead-quartera. "...'.';"-. ■.'2SS2==SSSHS " '-