MAURICEVILLE ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2691, 3 September 1887, Page 3

MAURICEVILLE ROAD BOARD.

," : :, Tho Board met on Saturday 27th ; ■" August. ." Present- William Jessen . tQhah'man], C. Forsborg, 11. W. Jackson, ai)d : Guilder Gmiderson. Correspondence was read as follows■: —Mr . D. 51. -Brooks.'applying-"for a free ■•'; pass through the toll gate for his\Aivers ; : Mr P. Thompson, ro toll; Mr' '■; mskild' Pedersen, enclosing £1 towards '.;.. xtuimg bjisli in front of his section; Mr"John MoPeach offering 25s to-' ... wards falling hush.in front of his sec- '"'.' .tion," "also.! stating- that he would be '. : . willing" ip-^.il..the. whole ..longth- for, • £9.;-. North Couiity Council stating! : '.they would €i*eot" a pound in Maurice--ville ifvtbe-Board.w6'u-ld ; subscribe M towards tho cost. Audit Department:eiiclosihg" Balance" Sliee'C' vouchers,-' &o. Public Woi'ks Department, ask-r iug for'' a' • return-' sliomn'g length of _.■ roii4;\ybere. last year's gr&ntwas"spent v ' ' ; Treasury, advising; having, .forwarded -.. £3J3;-2d jmlauqe.of subsidy. Bank of • , ;• -New; .So.uth.-:' Wales--, 'advising: ; .the -sardec.-: Mr Salter, asking . • .what amount-of'special :rate'would , have-..t0 -bo. levied: acco'unt' of' -.a loan for.his bridge.. ..■••The collector. - reported, rates, received .since, last uieet-'. ~..ing'Jߣ|9.-.l4s.lod.;.ratess tillinarrears . !< Jprla.styear£3!ls-6d.:' Tho.'Trea-'. "rerrepor-tod a credit balaiiceof'£l4B ■ ■ 17s Od.. Mr !Aulin presented' a -peti- - .tion requesting the Board. to; abolish , the toll gate. - The Chairman "asked ...Mr. Aulin-whether-those:who had ..signed the petition .were.•acquainted with-its-contents,-but Mr Aulin. declined, to answer; -..1t-.was resolved, that-when a. petition is. presented con---.taining ,the, signatures?, of a majority of ..- the, ratepaj'crowißliiug that the tdllgats. . ,bfl-remopo(i— : such petition mW- be -: fayorably.co'nsideKkL; It was resolved -;■• to convene a public .meeting of-' rate- . - payers tp get ~the- tollgate-'question 1 ■ 4 fully-discussed... In accordance'.-with . .notice-Mr Gimdorson moved that 'tho ••resolution-passed at the' last meeting to,take proceedings;against.Mr Julius Jospersen, bo -rescinded,-- 1 on account of it being, tbq first daiy tolls were col-lected.-Carried. Resolved—To call . .tenders for.Ming oh road-line in front of Messrs Peak's and Pedersen's secfis;, to. subscribe; the ction of a pound; to ask tho engiut.o prepare plans and specifications for-fl, bridge at Salter's creek; to em,ploy;aman for four days pn Fabian's .. Eoad, and:to expend a sum'not oxceed-, ; ing £B. on Jackson's Koad. ; Account!.; amounting to £G 14s were passed for psyment.- Messrs Gunderson and, Foraberg were appointed- to sign cheques, and the meeting adjourned..