Masterton Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3011, 24 September 1888, Page 3

Masterton Road Board.

■The monthly meeting of tho Board held on Saturday. 'Present— Messrs W..11, Beotham (Chairman K.Dr Dagg,!■' Sthckoy, and T. Brown. The rhinuSesof the previous meet- ' wero read and confirmed. • COIIIIESrONDEKCE. From Mr S. Mawley protesting .-against his name appearingas tho rate-. '' payer of section No, 123'. From the Couuty Engineer! applying for permission to takogravel from the Board's gravel pit at To Ore-Granted. From MrE. Moredith, Chairman of JVhareamaßoad Board, staling that I Mr' Elder and himself would bo prepared to meet the Board any date • ; aftor 20th Septembor for the' purpose of adjusting accounts between tho - Whareams and Masterton Road Boards Tho Clerk was instructed to send a reply to Mr Moredith,'asking for nn oxplanation as tho accounts alluded to were adjusted fully eighteen months

' ago. From Messrs 0. H. Welch, 1!. A Cameron, and W. E. Welch, asking tho Board to do something to improve tho road leading to their properties on tho Upper Opaki. The Clerk was requested to write and point out to the petitioners that the road to which they refer hid not yet been legalised but that the Chief Surveyor, Mr Marchant, had promised to get this done without delay. When the road had . been legalised tho Board would take action to havotlpirsuggcstionscarrifv.l ou't, The Overseer was requested lo inspect and report on Messrs H. Jensen, and Frethey's application re repairs to the roads leading to thoir properties.

MIBOMJ.AKKOUS. Tho Board instructed the Overseer to layoff a line of road through the Nativo land loading to Mr Cade's property on the Bungitumau. • - • The Chairman and Crs Stuckey and Dagg were chosen a Committee to use every possible means to got all necessary roads legalised, Mr Donovan wrote, and also waited £ on tho Board, with reference |to tho leading through Mr Hossoy's property, and informing them tbat ho ■ was willing to pay half the amount required to fence that portion of the road, if the Board would legalise it and tho other portion from Hossoy's to whero it touches MoKay'B property; or, if the Board were not prepared to legalise it, ho asked if thoy would protect him from tho neighbors' interference with the road, Tho Board decidod to adhoro to its previous resolution passed on the 19th { May last," That provided Mr Donovan consents to a deviation of the old road as suggested by the Masterton Boad Board, through the Native ground, and agrees to pay under' The Loans to Local Bodies Act, 188G,' tho interest on the sum of £4O, the Masterton Road Board will construct and metal 10 chains, more or less, ot said deviation, and also erect a fence on sides of such section of road as runs through Mr Hessey's property, the interest on tho loan of £SO to be , levied on the property of Messrs '.Donovan and. Elkins, th<j former to 'pay on £4O and tho latter on £lO of said loan, and that the Clerk send copy/of this resolution toMrDonovan," Mr Easmussen, in company with ■ Mr MoLeod, again waited on the Board in reference to a right-of-way to his property on the Opaki, Mr McLeod intimated ho would be willing to grant Mr ■ Rasmussen a private right-of-way through his property provided the Board arranged for a similar road line to be laid off for him (Mr McLeod) through Mr Jacob Josephs property, Tho Board promised to make inquiries, and if possible to grant tho request. Mr Pownall, on behalf of Mr Donovan, waited on the Board with reference to bis grievance re tho road through Mr Hessey's property k and was informed of the dep cisjon already come to ovor this k:. matter. Mr.. Pownall said ho regretted this as he would liked to bavo been present, when possibly a more • amicable arrangement could have boen come to. The Resident Magistrals had adjourned the action Hessoy v : Donovan recently brought before tho Court in hopes that tho parties would be ablo to settle the matter in the meantime, but as the Board bad come to'its present decision thoy would ho compelled to settle tho dispute in the law courts. The general opinion outBido was freely expressed that bis client had sulked serious injustice at tho hands of previous members of tho Board,

Ths deputation thon withdrew. OVEKSEEII's HEPOIW. K The following report of Hie Over- , scor wad thon read mid adopted, | Wcraiti Eoad—The bridge ou tlio road leading to the property of Dr. i Hosking, and referred to in my last ' report, lias been repaired by Mr Daw- ' eon at a costof £l4, ,■ : Upper Plain Eoad—The contract .i for metalling, which has been in the ?.Jm hands of Mr Stevens, will be com-to-day, and'l Avoulcl rocom. mend that a cheque for the balance owing be made out and retained, • pending final inspection, Cross Road-Akura to Upper Plain r-Mr, Chapman lias laid the motal required in his contract for repairing this liue, and when the stones are brokonto the proper guage, whioh will ocoupy perhaps a day or two, the ; work can be taken over. I would recommend in this case also that a' '.'. cheque be passod and retainqd as in the Upper Plain contract. V, ;,; :\Yangaehu ■ Branch Bine—l have ltiid off a deviation on the road leading off to Mr Brown's properly, which alters tho lino from Mr Mawley's ■ proporty, and is also an improvement 7 oil the original line, although lengtheiaibg the distance about twenty-one chains.. Part of-tho donation, (about jii fom 1 chains) 'leads through; tho of •Mr E, D, Dagg,' and y' about 86 chains through Mr Henry AL, J.Dagg's. I'have prepared plans wt and specifications for the work ten- • tiers for which close to-day. K : Bangitnman road-A portion of this . road ' leading through Mr .' MoLachlan's proporty lies very low aiid'an;'old, .bliiid, stagnant creek, without outlet, causes the water to lay oh the road, which hr always ■ more or less damp. I would suggest ■ that M outlet, bo out into the' Wnn* gaehuVat'n, cost of about Jl2, tho half of wluoh Mr McLachlan.be asked' .;.:.,•: lb contribute, as ho, would reap conV ::uiderablebenefit frouv.tho .improve- ■■"'.; ,'■ ■: menti ,Mr Stuokey'srequest to have ■■:-.• a working section through a portion of his property; has; been complied with; two. chains of which comes on the ''-mm ' Baiigitumau-Te iOre • Oro „ I'oad,ftnd.wllcostabout£i Koa'd leading to, j havo.visiied'the lino'; for:-,wliicli -Mr m Gtoge', claims ic6inperisa,ticiii f for w j^'felling, «$

liavo'ljeeii-jfejietVi.by Mr ' Gorririge,' whoslatestliatlio'woulcl accept,.as settlement payment for U 'acres,''at £2 6s per' nore,* the pfico'lio''paid for the work. ■•:.-; -■'■'- , .'• '■■■'! ;' ■'tEHMßfl.'. | ~'. The following tenders were reoetyed for forming, stuoipitig, and clenriu" a branch road in tho -Wangaehu:—P. Carr, L 175; Gfardnci-& Co., L 181; IV P. Girdwood, -.L237 ;'i Kellilier,' L 296; Slovens, L 220 lis. ll was resolved that as tho poll taken for L2OO was insniliciont a further application Im made, to' Government for an additional LSO, and that Messrs Gardner k Co.'s tender bo accepted, provided the Government, grant thoLso and the poll to bo taken is in favor of tho proposal. Failing the latter, Messrs T. Brown and 11, D. Dug" guarantee the Board for imy payment above the L2OO, which includes contract money, compensation lor. land and incidental expenses,

mvlsiOs OF WAItDS. ; At 3 p.m. :a meeting of ratepayers wai held lo consider the advisability of dividing Nos, U ! and 3 wards, and also defining tho proposed boundaries, [Several suggestions!weio muilo by those present and it was eventually decided to leave the tracings for inspection of ratepayers at tho Board's oiHco until its next'tiiecting, A plan of the proposed ro-snhdi- \ ision of Nos 2 and 3 wards wus laid on tho table,.and ordered to remain for a month for tho inspection of ratepayers. ACCOUNTS, Accounts amounting toLI3I Is lid wero passed for payment and the meeting adjourned, Skinny Mm?/ "Well's health reiiower" restores health and yigor, cures, Dyspepsia, Imputoncc, Sexual Debility, At chemists mid druggists, Kcuipthorno Pressor & Ci, •U'onts, Wellington.