FEATHERSTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4314, 9 January 1893, Page 3

FEATHERSTON ROAD BOARD.

Ordinary Meeting. The usual monthlj meeting of the Featheiston Koad Board was held on Saturday, there being presentMesßrs A, Matthews (Chairman), Martin, Hume, W. Bidwill, J. Nix, J; McLeod, and J, Donald. % account was roceived from Mr T.i Kennedy, ofMartinborough, re an aor'e of gravel.—The warden in whose district it was. stated that the matter halbeon before the Board a year or two,ago. It was decided to leavo the matte* over for the consideration of a Com mitUs appointed to deal with it, Accounts amounting to £16610s lOd were pasliior payment, ComKwdekce. was received irom Messrs Bell, Gully and Isari <« some dispute with the Board's solicitor. ,'Fro'm Mr F. Qreenaway, tho suc« pessful tenderer for the work at iJokatau bridge, stating that he had /been under a misunderstanding in '. tendering, and could not do the work i for the price accepted. Ho wished that tho overseer might visit the spot with him and arrange a price. As, however, the time for starting •the work had run out, it was decided to give the work to the next tenderer and toforfeit Mr Groenaway's deposit, The next tenderer is Mr Ed. Kelly. From Mr W. Barton, complaining ■tat a portiort)fthe Awhea Eoad had of travellers. round the stockyard, jMJBSHIMiford had given permisHHEHftard decided where the as there were two HHHflbe done on the Pahaoa ■SBBBn not get his wool out.

conversation with Mr Patterson the road through section 71, Moroa. It was decided that Mr Patterson be communicated with that the Board might know tow to proceed in 'the matter. From C, W. Jackson asking when the Waiohino road would bo open as his children could hardly got to school owing to tho bad state of the present road. From C. Elgar, offering a loan of £OO toward the construction' of the road through Mr Harris' property. The offer was accepted. It was decided that a meeting of a committee consisting of the whole of tho Board be held at 2 p.m next Board day, to consider the question of Mr Elgav'B road, with all interested in the matter. From W, J. Buck, complaining of the bad state of the Nikau Valley road. It was decided that this matter h~ seen to as shortly as possible. From the Assistant SurveyorGeneral, asking the Board to apply tor a loan of .£350 in connection with the Ruukokopatuna road, TENDERS, Mr E, Kolly's tender, 13s Gd per chain, for work on Stony Creek road, waß accepted, Tlie Overseer's report was rend, Resolved, that £2O be granted tho Waiohine River Board, in consideration of the protection of ihe road by the river works. The Gverseerstated that it would be necessary to fill up the diuin in front of tho Kaiwaiwai Publio Hall. The Chairman of the Works Com» rniiiee reported re. the gates erected on Lucas road by 111 Cole, Mr Cole attended in person, and gavo his reasons for ceoting the gates, It was resolved that Mr C. Phillips be allowed to tako a few loads of j gravel from llodge's Pit. Mr W, Bidwill asked that Mr Deering, the overseer, be allowed to superintend the erection of protection works on the Tauherenikau river by the Wairarapa Racing Club, as the Club would probably ask for assistance from the .Road Board on account of the protection to the road and bridge,—The request was granted. Mr McLeod stated that Mr Douglas has done considerable work on tho Buakokopatuna Road and asked that he be compensated,—lt was resolved to grant Mr Douglas £5,