MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1871, 22 December 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

:Tlie nionijnly meeting of the Board 'was held on Saturday;; Present; .Messrs Beetham. (chairman), 1 Dagg, iGlmniheriafn, Guuderson,'Johnston and Meredith."" '■'•'. "•'•■' \:V';'-'

r The minutes'of the previous Meeting were read and- conformed, ■•' •

The following correspondence was read, . • .

From Town Clerk re new Impoimdr ing- Aot, and advisihg- the "vise' of one "pound.. fees-board between tho two bodies and dividing the-cost of the same... . ■-: ..... '.;

Prom; the Colonial Secretary (Telegram) announcing the gazettiug of the wardens for 2 and .3 wards. ....

From (J. W. Dalrymple, ; re the state of the Mungakuta Road. ..• '; From the Pahiatua Road Board re accounts, From the M.ihidter.of Public Works advising grant for the Miki-Miki bridge and. repairs, : '.'■,,. •_, From,J,;Stuclcey ro damages 'to his fencing by the; Boards contractor.

•:?li'om Treasury advising payment ofthe siim.-0M.405' under the Roads -and Act for the Alfredton Eflad.'-"-

Frbhi- same:,advising payment of £13316s Bd, Rates for-year 6ndihe '583,4,' ■'■' : - ;. *

From-same advising ': payment of "From ■Castifipomt .;Koad; Board, re the, sum of £4O, an old claim which they refused to'recognise. From the Minister of Public Works, •re cancelling, debentures, stating the Act. made no provision for such; a' thing. : • • ; . From Manawatu Koail Board asking the Board to co-opbrate iu stopping the selectors of deferred payment sections,' from' capitalising their sections and depriving the Boards, of certain' revenues, unless the Government re.couped the':£oards. .- From : th'e : Alttedtoh. Road. .Board -re-expenditure in repairing temporary bridges;. _ '.'.-•The Treasurer reported the.;u'nes> pended balance available for expenditure on Public Works was £648. • Accounts amounting t0£28.513s 9d were passed for payment, The following tenders were dealt with subjoct to the polls being carried in tho affirmative under tho Roada and'' Bridges Act,, on Tuesday next :-■-';■ Whaugaehu Road FormationU-Ao cepted, A. MoLeod, L 344 18s: deolined, T, P, Girdwoocl, L 3.4610 5 ;; M. HcK6nzie,,L3B2 Bs'; Jas. Hourigan, L 385 10s;,Stevens and Madsdn,' L3BMOs; D,-Finlaysonj-L387 -IWf A, Reese, 1394; J. Dawson,' L 429; P. Carr, L 574. Estimate' : L433.

J. Dawson, L47l'; declined A.' Reese, L 527; M. McKenzie, L 538; Stevess and Madsen, L 582 6s; A. MoLeod, L 585. Estimate, L 542. .'■,'■■■ Uriti fencing-Accepted, Owen Meredith, LI 10.; P. Doyle, Ll5O, (informal. Estimate, L 130165. The following resolutions were passed : ■■_■■■ ■, ; . That the letter of the Pahiatua Road Board be referred' to the Alfred ton Board,

That Mr Stuckey be advised that tlie claim must he made against the contractor, as the Boarc 1 cannot recognise their liability,

That the urgent repairs on the Mangakuta road bo seen to at once, and that steps be taken to raise a loan under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act to form the section'of load.

That the Masterton Town Clerk's letter re pound be referred to the County Council. That the Board, agree with the Manawatu Board as; to calling the attention of the Government to those who capitalise their land, that the Boards should be payed in proportion as the lands, are capitalised. M r K. Dagg was appointed Treaserer vice Mr Gunderson.

Messrs Beethara and Dagg . were requested to sign the deed of agreement with the other Boards;

Mr Donovan waited on the Board: with reference to the gateway at the division fence on,Mr .Elkin's land,; he requested the gate be moved.'to; tire proper line of road,; : . •■' .•

■, "Resolved, that the Clerk notify the special rates .for which loans are baing raised under the Roads and Bridges Act,: ' " 6

. -That the Miki Miki rates bo advertised; tenders to"closo in. a fortnight,, and to be dealt with by the Works Committee.

1 That Mr'Bothamly be written to in reference to the : extension of road through his property. .:.".. That the Carterton Board bo.written to and asked what sum. they will be willing to give'towards" the ereotion of a'punUt Te White!

That if Mr Hunt will give a one xhain road line to the West to be laid out by the Boards engineer the Board will waive its claim to the line as originally located,

That tenders to close in a fortnight' be wanted for painting the Wainouirou bridge.

That M 6s be. expended in improving the line into Mr Campbell's property.

That Xl 3 be spent on the Matahiwi road.

That the Commiitee of the whole Board form a Finance Committea and a Works Committee, three to form a quorum for finance and two for works; The Engineeis report was read and adopted as follows

Alfredton Road Diatrict.—The road formation works on the district'line through Alfredton art drawing towards completion and maybe expected to ho out of, hands in the course of three weeks, A careful examination of these has recently been made, and the contractor's attention directed to the various defects which have been discovered in their execution, The construction, of the bridges is still delayed owing to the impassable state, of the Alfredton to Eketahuna road for • heavy, traffic. A contract has, however, been entered into for hauling the materials, and this will.be hurried forward with all speed so soon as the state of the roads will permit of its : being executed. Maitertoh Road District.—The formation worb on the Opaki to Eangitumau have not yet been finally completed. ■ THis does not, so manner, although hindered by the very broken state of the weather, Of the loan raised for the construction of this line there still remains a balance of £SO over tho amount pledged for contracts already let. I will recommend to the Board to have this sum expended in improving the drainage of tho line by deepening and opening up the shallow watercourses,- which are at present chokod with silt and other refuse to from the side drain, until aome .provision of this sort iB made for the escape of the surface water it will be difficult to secure a solid foundation for the road bed along the lower

levels of the line. I am of opinion that this balance cannot be more judiciously laid out than in the manner I suggest, The cost of tho necessary repairs to the line of road leading to MrWm, lorns' has been estimated at £2, I will recommend that this be granted to him as he has expressed Ills'willingness to execute tho work at that price, I have prepared an estimate of the probable cost of fitting and fixing a sub- . sfantial punt at tho crossing of the Ruamahunga •riverat.'je Whiti'i-- The punt will be .capable of carrying a single", horse and.'dray, with load,with the necessary hands to work the punt. The sum which will; W required for this pj&jse is so considerably hi excess of what I ben™ the MastertonJßoard are capable of 'raising'from • funds available for' expenditure on'tbis line, that unless some liberal assistance • towards the cost of the work is given by the.CartertonTaritahi Road Board (the ratepayers of which make considerable use of the,line).theproposal will have to be shelved for the present, until the rates accumulate sufficiently : to warrant the penditure, :'•-, ' ' pi . iJfo..3 havi. visited the Miki-Miki,' * andexaininedintotho'dispute.between Messiß : . Hunt and Chamberlain, relative to tho fencing of-tliß'.;birftncli''road" leadingjnto the. lattei's

property. ..From 'rough, measurements I fixed the different angles-of-'the road apprdxiKtely, . apdwill point out'to the Bba'rdthe.exMJiosiwith;rcspectTo the originally'ldafea.'rpad., The fenced'line, which, is straightj'is'in.many-respects preferable to the . original one, "which angles across a.bit of flat' • ground, with' no-other!,ostensible ■ reason than that of lengthening' thq lines - and rendering it less convenient to fence.: ■'.' It will'.be ; ' for the settlers'- interested -to" 'say whioli of the two ' lines they may consider best calculated to suit -tlreir.- interests." With reference; to Messrs •Coles and Rasmusse'n'sapph'catio&'-for. Improvements' on thebranchlin'o from the Upper Fernridge road, I may mention that" I reported tin, this Hno on the 2nd August last, giving estimate " of flier cost of forming, the devwtionreferred to in their tetter of 18th November:' The-'mattJJr.-.. when-brought before the Board for on thg 2nd August,';wa>-pending a reply 'from; • • Mrßotbam.ley. ;with reference Jo an 'extension' of the line through'his'prdperty,' this reply is •notas yet„to„hanrl,' ■• \ have to direottheatten- ■ ■tion_-..0f,. the-"Board: to '. the •■•: fact ■ of -jj- - •MrßUickhavingclosedhis slip panels against Iftr the through-traffic ofth© Upper OpaW llne v ,'roitd,.. It;wiU-be.remembered that.Since the ' ' flood of-2nd September'the Pirau swamp s'ectioa lofthiirline has been doing duty as the.Wt>ou'» ■' river bed, and that-cblisequently all traffic by ' " this route has been-juipended. Mr: Buiek; has considerately allowed the ■ public .'to ■.' traffic through his" is compelled '.toV^se'." in order that he-may,work'-the ground. A Weatmere road dftni are temporarily -Blisp«nde4 owing to the difficulty at present of getting the-' ■' fascines shifted on to the site of the works. As therc.is still a <;6ii?idehble unexpended' balance . eMhe loan,raised;ih.this "Ward under&eloadß ' and Bridges Comtriletion-Act, I williecoajmend . tha|-.;the..- bridge -lat-ely the- ' Ywnuioruriver-Wpaint-ed. ' The'timbew br:"-'-this.time are faiily well seasoned,, i»ad wffl - Buffer-considerable harm throughout 'the warm ■. sumrner' weather unless protected from- tho. - effects ofthe ion-by paint or other-wiring'.-' -"■' Estuhates will bo laid before the Board fo'fWbrkl' - • the tenders for which close thiaday..-' J& con. -'■" olusion I would remind tho Board of several , Blatters reported on by me last'month, the con. A* sideration- of which ,was deferrod uutil-thia sitting of the Board. •■' .' ' ■