Masterton Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3363, 18 November 1889, Page 3

Masterton Road Board.

Tlio ordinary monthly meeting of tlio Board was held on Saturday, Present—Messrs W. 11, Bcotliam (chairman), K, D, Dagg, T. Brown, J, Stuckey. The minutes of tlio previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence: Fpn the Treasury Oflice re sections to be. rated for special loan. From same applying for tracings, From same re loan of ,0100 forUppcr Manain road and .£s(l for Wangnehu road. From Clerk of Wairarapa North County rc alteration of Masterton lioad District boundary. From J. J. Cottle ru fencing. Telegram from Colonial Treasurer stating special loans ol £IOO and .£SO had passed the audit. It was resolved in reply to Mr Cottle's request that repairs be done to the fence at Mokunui bank. It was resolved to ask the chairman of the Rangitumua Hoard to call a moeting for the purpose of striking a rato over the properties, and conduct tlio business of tlio Board till llio transfer is completed. That Mr Guild and other's application to raise j aloan ofiGOO for continuation of forma tion of Wangaehu road bo granted. That Mr Donovan be informed that if he has a grievance lie must put it m writing and solid it to the hoard, and if his rales are not paid within a mouth steps will be taken for their recovery. That the clerk write to Marchant again re the legalising of tlio road through the Okuropiti Block. That the overseer be instructed to lay off a road from Tc Ore Ore to join the Tc Whiti one to Gladstone, and that the fencing across the road be removed, and that settlers to erect gates where required, and that the sum of £lO voted for improving that road be expended thereon. That llic overseer be again instructed to examine the properties abutting on the Wangaelm lionu for the purpose of ascertaining if suitable metal can be obtained there.

Messrs Dagy and Drown woi'o appointed to sign cheques at the present meeting on behalf of the board. The following tenders were received for formation mid metalling at Upper Manaia: —Accepted, f. Cuming, £1 HI; per chain, Declined: Kearns, II His 4d; I', Can 1 , A'l 1-ls Gd: W.J Xl7s ll : |d; A. Tinsley, Jgl IDs (id; l.i. Kelly, ,C 1 18s (informal). 11.I 1 . Cavaiuigh for the whole work £9O 2s 3d; Cameron Bros, XI 13s 9d per chain,

Accounts amounting to ,£Bl liis dd were passed for payment. 'Die overseer, Mr M. McKenzie, reported us follows '.—(l). Mr Chapman's contract for painting the Wangaehu bridge has been completed satisfactorily, and 1 would recommend the payment lor the same. (2J» Wangaehu road—l have had to employ one extra man for one month in order to rentier the road available for wool carriage mid other traffic, |t)). Cade's to Wangaelm road-I liavo located this line, and it is now ready for survey, which requires to be mudo at once, or- the lines will be again blocked up by fallen timber <Vc. (1), Wolfe's contract, Northcroft road.—The contractor has progressed very slowly willi this work, owing lo the scarcity of labor, hut is in hopes of making better progress during the ensuing week, as he has now obtained additional labor. (5). Knopflis' contract, liangitumau road. — Tho contractor has not quite completed this work, but expects to complete it during this month, (0). Ducket's contract, Jlikimiki.—Tlic contractor is making ratlwr slow progress, but is carrying out the work satisfactorily, and likely to finish prior to next meeting of your Board. (7) the lloud crossing Black Creek, feruridgo:—Tliis crossing to bean

mtule passable for present tratiic bill requires moro doing to it before the winter. (8) To Wliiti Roadl would recommend that tlio sum already passodfor this road should bo oxpciided as soon as possiblo in order to repair the worst portions of it, (9) Upper Manaia Hoad continuationl havo prepared working plans, etc, for 51 chains of this lino and tenders for the same will be received by yon at today's meeting ol the Board, (10) I liavo inspected tlio proposed pits for metal with which to metal tlio Wangaeliu Road and that James' pit would bo useloss owing to the uneven quality of tlio material, but fairly good metal can bo obtained from Jlawley's pit. The report was adopted and the meeting closed.