Masterton Road Boad.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3058, 19 November 1888, Page 2

Masterton Road Boad.

~ Tho regular-mooting of the Masterton Road Board was held this day (Saturday). Present—Messrs W. H, Beetham (Chairman), J, Stuokey, W. B. Buiok, R, D, Dagg, and T. Brown. ■ The minutes of the previous mect ; ing too read and confirmed. ' THE JUKI MIKI ROAD. A number of settlers at Miki Miki petitioned the Board to oxpend the sum off 10 in putting the road in order through the swamp,' The Ovorseor was authorised to expend tho sum of £lO to the'best advantage in repairing the line of road, ' ADJUSTING ACCOUNTS, : The Clerk to the Whareama Road Board wrote covering resolution, " That this Board, nothaving authorised, tho adjustment of accounts referred to in tho resolution contained in tho -Masterton Road Board's ; letter : of 25th October doos not acknowledge, any responsibility thereby, but is still ready to go into accounts With the Masterton Board for the purpose affinal adjustment, Mr Dagg moved,, and Mr' ; Buick seconded:—That the Board's' solicitor.be instructed' to, tako the necessary stops for tho recovery of the money due by tho Wliaroama Roa,d Board forthwith,—Carried,; ; THE ÜBITI ROAD DJSI'.UXB, ; ; Mr G, MQOjiOTo'te'.on> behalf of c<Jrtarir ratepayers J who; had paid money to purchase a road to Mi shipping place, aud stating Me Kv Meredith' b&t} infoiaed tho

Whaieama Boad Boaid at its last meeting that the M astertoh Board" had-misapplied the money,' and ho > : ' refused to sign - a conveyance'of tlio land for the road until the conditions of the sale are ; compiled wiih; J Ho". asked the Board to answer certain • questions in reference to tlie matter whicli heenclosedr^^ The Clerk was; inetructed to abstract from the minute book the required information) and forward 'it., to. Mr Moore ..... Vi >•' 'SPECIAL LOAK. i; / ; •Property owners m Upper JJanaja,,. distriot petitioned to have £IOO - ~J ; raised under the Loans toLocalßodies Act, for the purpose, of .forming and,.. makifig'sixtyjliains'ofi'oad,'/ { It was resolved that the prayer' of - the petitioners be granted, and the necessary steps taken to raise the, loan. .

. HOAD OLEAKIXG, . A letter'' was'- lilesscs • ' ~ Court and Siugleton, occupiers of ■ deferred payment sections, at Eopua: , rauga'asking'the Bokd'to'hive.thai x road in front of their properties felled •, jfi at the same time as the sections were cleared. Acceeded to. . lIIE. PUBLIC WORKS AOT AMENDMENT - ' .;; BILL. ; : :■ A "'ciroulai' was re'eeivedrfrom v public Works Department covering.' ~; a copy of the proposed Public Works Amendment Act for the consideration , ■ of the Board, • The Chairman and Cr Dagg were appointed a Committee. . $ :, to go through the Bill and report to ; the next meeting of the Board, .v ; adopted,' < 'v. ■■■.;

• . TENDERS, Wangaehu Extension, No. 1, Woolf 1 £125 (accepted);P. Carr 116010s; r Burgess £2lB ; P. Scally (Nos. 1 & 2) £645 ; Gardner & Co, £155 : ; D. V kenzie v£l2s; P, Madsen JE2OS; H.' v '' '= Stovens £125 8s; Blano & Baasett £169, No. 2, B. Stevens £416, (accepted) ; Cart £478, Gardner & Co, £490; Woolf £420.' : Accounts. Accounts amounting to £97 were passed for payment and the meeting closed,