ROAD BOARDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4075, 29 March 1892, Page 2

ROAD BOARDS.

\ Mwicovillo Road Board. „' The ordinary meoting of the Mau,f riceville Road Board was held on r Saturday, the 26th March. Present d -Messrs 6. Gunderson (chairman), I W.iessen, H. W. Jackson, and J. ' Bannister, 5 _ The minutes of the previous meetd ing were read and confirmed, and i correspondence outwards, s A number of settlers waited on the a Board with reference to the metalling 9 of a small part of Mauriceville West J Road, It was resolved to metal four i chains and repair the old metalling, „ Mr Youngson again applied to the « Board to get the road leading to i section 106 and 108, Blook 11, Kop • uaranga, formed, stating that he had 0 now waited six years for this piece of " road to be formed. It was decided to leave Mr Youngson's application to bo dealt with by tjie new Board. ' yhe Engineer's report on Mr Britt's Qreyerfs Rock road tod Ihuraua Road contracts was to the effect that 1 the batters required levelling in several places, a culvert alt'ereil, and'a general n'mshin't!''up,' ''When'ioiawSs done he would recommend that Mr. Britt be paid in full with the exception ot retained t'll the work is finally pasße,d. Qn tyr Kelliber's Wangaehu goad contract a little renewing pf the fillings was required where tljoy. we're depressed, before he could finally pass , fhj) yprkj til| then he would rec'oramenij tbedegosjt fo be retained, Mr 1 fangae|m 'bulges pon|rajt [ """ was fionjjilgtgtj all | —one briu 6 . ' ■ '" •-<">ra«|nd j the handrail; he would reu ' ' a progress payment of 75 per cent. • A motion to accept the Engineer's j report was carried, Mr Jessen moving \ the following amendment, which was a not seconded, " That the Engineer's ' remarks as to paying, money to Messrs \ Britt and Kelljije'r fie struck out." i It was resolved to reserve the con. I sideration of Mr Beard's bill for legal 'l expenses, in connection with the late j election, till next meeting, & It was decided to take the ji sary steps to get the extra ten per P cent on the loan of £4OO for Maurice-. a ville West Road.. . j lENDERB, ■ fl For culvert on Mauriceville South b Road :—0; Hanbe'rg, £l7 (accepted); ° N. .Merlund, £2O. For metalling ti Dreyer's Rock Road PP, ; o, ; M.ad- f< sen, £b 19s per ohain \not accepted). c For formation or part bri le-tra k l

and part formation on Mt. Munro Road East: —P. .0. Madsen £2;lss r jei, and £1" 10a per chain (none' accented, For forming John* ston's road:—Messrs Mattson and itoigard, part 10s, and part 20s per ohain (nooepted); P. 0/Madsen, 16s per chain, . It was resolved to call for fresh tenders fur forming Mt. Munro Road East, 10ft wide, grade not more than 1 in 15, and centre ot the formation not to diverge more than G feet ftom (he centre line of road. Monday, the 2nd May, was ap» pointed as the day for holding the general election. Cheques amounting to £638.15s lid were passed for payment. Rates collected since last meeting £lO 7s Bd. Eketahuna Road. BoardThe ordinary monthly nieetiug was, held on Saturday afternoon. Present -Messrs W. B. Makhe3on (Chairman), T. Parsons, arid F. Dowsett, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, COIUtESPONDEHOE, From Wairarapa' North County Council re the metalling contracts on the Alfredton road,—Decided to cull the attention ot. tho Council to the dangerous state of the gravel pit on the Hawera Road, The consideration of the petition presented at a former meeting from theParkville settlers re the closing of a road by Mr Toohill was considered, and itwnsdeoided to inform Mr Too 1 * hill that he muse remove the fence at once. Prom the Colonial Treasurer advising payment of 4500 on loans • account, From Chief Surveyor, re deviation of road on Longhurst's section. From five ratepayers on theMukakahi Road North, re the raising of an additional loan of £SO. From the Clerk requesting the Board to pay 10 per cent of all loans to general account and pay ail expenses from same.—The consideration ot the matter was held over till next meeting, From A. E. Cafirey, requesting something to be done to the road by his horn—Left in the hands of the Engiueer, Prom the Mauricoville Road Board agreeing to thirds of Mount Bruce settlers being expended on bridge over Makakahi River providing their consent be obtained, From the Commissioner, of Crown Lands, with certificate of guarantee to pay interest of loans with thirds, Central Mangaone Road. CONTRACTS, The following tenders were opened for metalling contracts :-Alfredton Road, H, Dillon, £lß3los (accepted); Flunnery & Go,, *l97loaj W. Woolfe, £226.Hawera Road: H. Dillon, £29 14s 6d (accepted); W. Woolfe, £ll9a per chain; A, Anderson, H chains at £i and 12 at £1 15s; Fredrickson, 14 chains at £8 8s sd, and 84 at £6 9slod. PAY SHEET. E, Goodben£6lßs,J.Rov£46lßs W, Woolf £27, W. Woolf £ls, J. King £lGls9d, J.King £6 Is 3d, W.Bayliss£s, A. Andeison £45, A Anderson £9 15s, J. Norris £l2, Anderson and Larsen £7O, R. G, Morgan £7O.