MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1915, 14 February 1885, Page 2

MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

The monthly mooting of tlw Board was held this day. Present-Messrs W. H, Beetham (Chairman), Dagg, and Gundersen.

The minutes- of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

Correspondence was read, from the Treasury, notifying that the certificate was granted for the Wangaehu road, and compensation for the land taken at Uriti under tho Roads and Bridges Construction Act. From the Taueru Road Board, asking for a draft of the proposed agreement for the perusal of tho Board, from E; Pedersen, reporting on the works done •in Kohiwai district; also stating that only one candidate had been nominated for No. 5 Ward—Mr Edwin Meredith—and. he had declared him to be duly, elected*: ; ■ From Owen Meredith asking- that - tjibtime to complete his tender- be /eitherextended or his deposit cheque-;returne.dp as-the Board had failed to instruct him! to proceed with the work. From the Clerk West County replying to a letter of the Board's on December' 23rd, and regretting the Council could not undertake to contribute to the cost of a punt service at Te Whiti, • | From R. ?Evenden asking a .further extension of time for bridges at Alfredton, as the roads were too bad, in part, for the carriage of timber—Granted, The Engineer's report was read as follows:

Sir,—l have the honor to report to you on the works of the Alfredton and Masterton Road Districts as follows:—■ Alfredton District road.—The Overseer, who has examined the worts uhder.contract to' : Mr Girdwood, reports'them as satisfactorily completed, ...1 will therefore recommend "that 'they be;;.takeh : 'oyer.on behalf 6i the- Alfredton' Road-' Board. The completion of this contractterminates the earthworks for which the loan was taken up under the Roads and' Bridges Construction Act by the Alfredton settlers interested in the construction of the Alfredton district road. The construction of the bridges over the crossings of the' various creeks intersecting the line is at present proceeding, and a considerable portion of the material is delivered at the site of the works. J£ will, I think, be desirable to fix a'date upon which these works are to be finished as tlio original contract time has till now been indefinitely extended since last season, owing to, the impracticability of getting the work| gut qi hand, by the date originally fixed'.'

Maskerfcoii Roa<J District.— TJ}c inctajling of the Opakj to Rangitumau rqad is boing diligently carried put and with' favprabio the contract may be expected to jj'o put qf hanj jn the course of" a week. Ijje teritjs' qf tl}.e sweojjioations have so been carefully adhered to and the work gives promise of being fjnjsjjefi ji} a satisfactory and creditable mannner.

Tj}e Wangaelui Yalley flpaf} for|))a|p is making fajr progress.' Abqut 43 chains qf tJie Ijne have opened and rqughly finished Hp.'aniajjout 1500 ft. of timber (iel'iyer§4 qn jjjie ground ant} several gujyerts built. Tfte preparation qf t]}e timber fey the gonstructiqn qf tlje brjdges is well In hand and several lqa(ls are already delivered on the ground, The work of construction will therefor? be taken in hand at an early date, In company with Messrs Mawloy and Printer I have examined the portion of tlje Ijne. upon which an application for expenditure was ma|e at the last sitting of tho' Board'. '' The '&estjpn refined to passes through a bush swamp whi?h njust remain inaccessible' to tra'ffl'o' of any description until a'dvairi has been opened !$ along the ujjp'er 'side of the line. I have estimated the cost of a drain' such as will'' bo' rogubef a|'jtW raig/ijf thirteen shillings pe.V chain foy fi longwipvoxj'iwsLjteh' pf fourteen phains' ariel will racoiifhjontt that this expenditure be authorised. " Sj jf|r|)-The platform of the Tipper Wajpqua hrhjge neip tyy femer's isshqwjngsyrijptqml'qf liecay, ariq. haig to, bj sjieatM throughout, -Efte overseer reports Imti " j e y« ral planks have sucoumbed to thq h,fiayy traffic occasioned on this line by the harvesting operations, and it will therefore be inadvisable to defer this work any longer than is absolutely necessary, The repairs to the uppor and lower jjectjpn gf {he, Matahiwi road have been completed prised for thai; purpose. 'rjo. 4 Ward.—The contract fqr painting the' Wainuioru bridge is expected to be tl)'is day, I will therefqro re.qqmmen4 tf}at "iho contpagfc amqpt bo passed for payment; Tjie cheque pan be held until the work is taken off the contractor's hands. The thatching qf the by washes of the Masfcerton roa4 dffl i§ bpji)g carried qut by the permanent roadman en t)w Waj-" nuioru road, assisted by an additional hand temporarily engaged for that work. It is expected the work will bo finished in tho course of a month. Jhave&c, 0, B, BiffiMifEij, [LUmiTTINO,]