PAHIATUA ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2178, 23 December 1885, Page 2

PAHIATUA ROAD BOARD.

The monthly meeting of- the Pahilatua RoaJ Board was held on Saturday last. Present—Messrs Davie, Hall, Crewe and Potter. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following correspondence wa3 then read' Outygrds-Ta ftlr Rioijx, tq fall bußh fln prqpei: yoa<l line' as per' con'tracitV " i ' " "To tfroperty' 'Tax Department, with qopy of resolution striking rate for 1885-6.' To Mr J. H. Corbett, enclosing bill ifor burying cow." Tq Mr H, Giles, calling upon hitq tq proceed with. metalling contract pn Tiraumea road. " i. To Mr Stevenson, re falling bush on road line, in front of section No, 2, block 4, Makuri. - To E. W. Mills and Co., ordering safe. To Bank of New Zealand, enclosing Mr Farrell's.- signature, to be inserted in place of Mr H.: Sedcole, resigned.' • , Inwards—FromMrH.Gileß, - enclosing' :certificate pf wife's ill. health, and declin-

nig to proceed. with contract on that account. ■" •'

From Mr J, H. Anderson, asking that payment be passed for Hall's road contract'(which would be finished in a few days) and held oyer till then. Erom the Wairarapa East County Counoil, asking Board to co-operate in testing the validity of the substituted Native Bate Roll.

From Colonial Secretary, stating Mr Farrell's election was gazetted. _ From Property Tax Department, ask-, ing for copy of resolution re rate for 1885:6.

From Public Works Department, enclosing debentures re loan of £lß6l, under Roads and Bridges Construction Act.

Proposed by. Mr Crewe, seconded by Mr Potter, that Mr Giles' letter be .received, and that he be informed that"'his contract is now cancelled, 'Carried. Proposed by Mr Crewe, seconded, by Mr Hall, that this Board declines to take any actioiwe Native rates, as suggested by the "Wairarapa Eaat County Council,' and that the Clerk write to that effect.

Proposed by Mi- Crewe, seconded by Mr Potter, that the debentures be signed by the Chairman and sealed with the Board's seal, and returned to the Public Works Deoartment.

Proposed by Mr Crewe, seconded by Mr Hall, that Mr Anderson be informed that the Board will hold him responsible for the due fulfilment of No. 1 and 2 sections of Toritea Puketoi Road contract;

The Overseer's report was read and adopted. A report by Mr Beaufort on the stato of the pegs on the 2 miles of Toritea-Puketoi Road line, where the bush had been felled, showed that care had been taken to preserve them in their places, and where the contractor had diverged from the road line was evidently, a mistake, Tho action taken by tjs Chairman in the matter. {(pprov-ed, and the report adoptee], Proposed by Mr Crewe, seoonded by Mr totte,r that the Clerk writejto the Public Works Department re deviation of Toritea-Puketoi Road, and obtain all the necessary information to give effect' to the same,—Carried.

Proposed by Mr Crewe, seconded by Mr Potter, that tenders bo called for forming the Toritea-Puketoi Road from Mangaramarama Road to Beaufort's deviation in six sections. Tenders to be in by next meeting on the 16th January. Proposed by Mr Crewe, se.ooniJed by l|r Jtfall, tljat be* called' for metalling ope mile of the Tiraumea Itoad by tjie chain, from the end of present metal towards the river, tenders to be \n by next meeting. Proposed by Mr Pfitfer, seconded by % C«W9, fls tetters' b,e called for metapig chains of to.wn.ship road fr.qin jqnctiqn of road {.&■ yards the main road, bv the chain, to be in by next meeting.-^Carried. Proposed by Mr Crewe, seoonded by Mr Potter, that the Survey Department be asked to reserve sites for gravel pits when cutting up township reserves, and, that with a view of metalling a portion of the road at once, the sites beat once fixed upon.—Carried, Proposed by Mr Hall, seconded by Mr Crewe, That in future the Works Committee have power to deal with final payment on completion of contracts between ordinary meetings of the board.—Carried.' Proposed by Mr' Crewe, seconded by Mr Hall,'. That in future, whoever prepared plans should also prepare specifications,' '' " " ' ' '' •"

Proposed Pottev that the accosts, as under bo fqv- payment:—Murpty and Montague, £6 7s 6d; R, Gregg, £lßla 3d; Gardner, £l9 2s 6d; J. Mcßcmald, £l2O • Manson Bros,, £4 sa; Mills & Oo„ £l2 15g; Pay ton & Co., 18s; J, Lankey, wages, SI 17s 6d ; W. Hall, wages, £7 14s; W, Coleridge, 8s 9d; McMillan, £!) 12s; J. W. Beaufort, £6. The meeting then terminated.