TARATAHI-CARTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1928, 2 March 1885, Page 2

TARATAHI-CARTERTON ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary monthly, meeting of the above was held on Saturday, last. Present Messrs B. Boys (chairman), Booth, Ij!rai% waite, H. R. Bunny. Gallon, farkefy Dppet and Grace, ... iYil'' ■ : Vih6 minutes of the.previous meeting Wfj» read and confirmed; y - The Treasurer reported' acredjt balance at the Bank of £8317. vife;

The Ohairnian asked ,'thi] Clerk jn reference to the rates, and lie was Wlderstflod to say that they came'in;yeiy fairly. The Cjgrk applogisec). fpr ;the abssi}{§ pf Mf J, Repqldß,' '' ' : T)ier§ wp iiqme' from the Goyomment Department of np special interest. A letter wa§ alstj read fr<?m Mr King, engineer, in reference .(jo work? on Hughes' Line i. alagJrOni ihe Waiohiel River Board, iM Mr King was In - attendance and explained the nature., qf con. tained in his letter, aijd.-recommended that a large oulvert be .plaoed near Mr McLaughlan's Taratahi, in the place of the small one, and in taking the road as laid down according to his.(Mr King's) plan, it will not interfere with the fences already erected, It was resolved to leave, the work entirely in the hands of Mr King. In answer to Mr Gallon re ;■ Waterson's Line, Mr King said that.,he . did survey the road off, Mr Gallon complained that Mr Price's, fonco was on the line of road,Mr Price waited on the Board in reference to clearing the creek", on Dalefield road from water-ereßses, as, they caused tho water to overflow. : :Mr Gallon objected to any more money being spent on that road as-they had more than their share of the rates already, and in reference to the fence Mr-Price stated that he certainly should not : removo his fence, unless it was clearly proved by a Government surveyor that it -was wrong. It was resolved, That Mr King should •jnqpect the fence and see if ifc'wa? pn t)i§ road or not, and. jf it was Jtft ;jwg noticetoremove.it, ' i\y'

Tenders weriijiccepted for thfyfpllowing works :h-No 2, Kokatau robd, J, Sncll's tender for formation jit £2IOB per chain, and J. Eaton's for grivelUng at M 12s fid pep chain wero accepted. Line, J. H, Jenkin'SjtoJider, £llsa per chain, was accepted,' /' .■'

An application from Sir Meenkin ra road was allowod to stand over till after the new rates were received,'. It was resolved—That the Chairman be empowered to get some repajp done on the Cemetery road. That Mr Parker be allowed to spend £4loa on Park road in bush-falling. That £2OO be spent on Francis' line, the same to he paid for out of the rates of Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Wards.

It was • moved by Mr Booth and ' seconded by Mr Parker, That a rate of ' |d in the £ be levied fj>r the ensuing - year, payable in one sum on,pr before the : Ist day qf Mafch, 1885. • : . Aocounts were passed for payment amounting to £lßl lis! ■ It was resolved, That tendors be called for formation of three miles, more or less, of road at Mat Point, and also for some works which are needed on the Gladstone- : Wainuioru Road.. This completed the business of the meeting.