MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2688, 31 August 1887, Page 2

MASTERTON ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting o£tbei. Board was held oh 'Saturday- lastly Presentr-i'Mssra W. H. Bee'tfram, (chairman'), Dagg, Buipk and'.Welch. The minutes' of the last meeting, were read and confirmed. •■.•'■'■ '.. V

Correspondence was read- from: the Distriot Survey Office.', re-Board acquiring road through Mr Campbells property, Mikimiki district. Treasury re debentures, which should- have|een allotted to the Whareamaßoad Bowd, Railway Department re road toJ|o Dreyertou Railway Station. •;• B&nfof New Zealand notifying that' the ( . Burn of £BSO had been placed to the.Board'B credit from the Treasury advising same.' 'Mr ■s. G. Beard re resolution passed, jor- road through Messrs Elkins' aud Harvey's property. Mr W. B. Matheson apply-: ing for the same number of gates on the new road, as he was allowed'on tho old road. The following resolutious we're'passed.—That the Minister of Pablic Works be applied to, to * open the road through Mr Campbell's property. That the consideration $$ Mj-Matbeson's application be deferred till next meeting.. That the Overseer be : instructed ;to • report'■''• upon-' the necessary worksin No. at next. meeting. ■ That tenders W invited for the work on the ne%. ; adopted line of road leading, to, .Mr Donovan's, and that the. Clerk get tk agreement signed v relative to :t|l same, by Meaßra Osborne, Elkins, .and Harvey, jun..; '.That tenders be called for work on the Bangaitumau Bluff road, for which money has been applied for under the Government Loans to"' Looal BodioiAct, 18186. ThatM'rflick- ; v son'have liberty.to erect a-gate road/leading past his property aUhie'.f Manaia which must beremoved within';-;'.' a month from ■ date; Mr. D. Ale- ; .. ■. Laoian waited on the Board relative •<• to. fencing in one aide of thyroid ;; 3; leading through his Overaeer was instructed to "inspect s ;' aud repbrt.upoii the matter. -, " ; ' I It was resolved that Messrs Blatch-,. Iford. ( and Martin be informed : that if -k they-'would apply in writing -to the * Board they would take steps to borrow the sum of £125 under tbi Government Loans to Local Bodies. Act, for making a road to give access to the Bluff lino of '-...' Tenders for works on the Upper Fernridge road were receivod, rangirA frUm, £B6 up to £45, MrHenff Stevens' lender being accepted. It was decided that the sum of £75 be paid;to:the Masterton Borough Oounoil for share of work done by them on account of the Board, Accounts and wagesamounting to £lOOl Is Id wero ."' passid for payment and the meeting adjourned.