EKETAHUNA ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4096, 25 April 1892, Page 2

EKETAHUNA ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Saturday afternoon, the members present bejng Messrs W. B. Maiheson (chairman), T, Parsons, A, Anderson, M. Neilson, MdF, Dowsed,-""' The liiiiiutes of the: previous, meeting were read and confirmed. COHBESPONDENCE, ! •From Mr T6olii.il re,plosing ; of road [in Piirkville by him. As* ; tho rattfI payers objected he offered to remove the fence.,

:? From, Bank of New ! , Zealand acknowledging receipt of moneys, . From M. Neileon- asking .if ■ there was any money available fof road work on the Mangaoue Central East.—Hesolved as there is money available, Mr King call for tenders. . 1 From (Jounty Clerk, agreeing to the proposal 'to gravel the EketahunaTenui Rnad provided the work be carried out tinder the County Engineer and that fche.County roadman • Bpread the gfavel,—Resolved, tliat in the event of the contractors' on ;: the Alfredton Road.object, Board's roadman spreading the gravel, the contracts be oaiicelled, : >•'- ■-.'■■••■•-.j

From County. Clerk, re taking metal from the Board's pit at Hawera, informing the Board that the dangerous nature of the pit had been seen tO.' ;

From 6. H. Scales, rt contractors blocking liis roaddine, : \

From J, M, Davie, asking permission to take gravel from Board's pit. —Resolved, that the Board considers it unwise to cart metal over the newly-gravelled rofid, but that the request be granted after next Ootober. ', ROADBEPAIKS. It- was resolved ,to spend £8 on North road and £8 on South road, .Wellington No 1 Block. OABTINO TIMBER, . I It was decided to write to Messrs Woolfe and Morris, informing, them that the Board will hold them responsible for any extraordinary damage done to their roads.throiigh the carting of heavy timber. 1 , : ROAD FENCES. 1 Mr Clnridge waited on the Board re fencing of road on hia section, It,was resolved that aß'this section, is in the Allredton district the Board has no control, MOUNT BAKER BLOCK. .. . A petition was presented from, tli settlers of NolandsKoad in tho Moun Baker block, asking that the Cs per acre'granted by the Government for improvements be spent in making roads, It was resolved that the Commissioner of Lands be asked to grant the request, .' PAY SHEET, The following accounts wore passed for , payment:—W. Woolfe, £25; W.-Woolfe, £l2; Sheohyn and Hambrook, £150; J. Cooper, £5; W, Bayliss, £2lßs 2d ;E. G. Morgan, £7O; Andersen and Liirsen, : £7O; J,,80y, £4, lGs; Anders Andersen, £8 6s 3d; Mcßarron fl 15s j L. Dorsett, £BS ; .J, Pay ton and-Co., £B;7si J.Eing ) '£Gj-J,King,,£Gl2s 3d; E. Fowier, £l4s; R. 8. Morgan,' £4los; A. Anderson, £l3s,