FEATHERSTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4337, 6 February 1893, Page 3

FEATHERSTON ROAD BOARD.

Ordinary Ming. ; Jflie usual monthly meeting of the (§9&Ston Koad Board was held on • Baturday last there being present Messrs A, Matthews (chairman), Martin, W. Bidwill, Hume, I Nix, . Harris and J. Donald. L The Treasurer's statement showed 1 & an overdraft of £649 8s Od. ■ Accounts amounting to £139 Is 9d were passed for payment, 1 Hfete A lißtol'outstanding rates was read, i was resolved on the motion of Mr BfHjPdwill that defaulting ratepayers be i HRKrosccuted forthwith, I MBJhb Correspondence inwards was read < BHrefromll.aud C.Morrison, complaining < BgHg of the bad state of the road in their loHHP cality. At the request of Mr Nix, it HIF was decided to let this matter stand over till next meeting, From Mr G, Appleton, asking ' permission to build an addition to his wbaro on tbo Pahaou road. The Board granted their permission, and it was proposed to write to Mr Tally, on whoso land Btood, to get bis permisSaHp i From Mr PattoHrc road through ' section 71, MorosW i From Mr H, Thompson re survey- 1 ing on the Pukeo road. i From Mr F. Cole complaining that ' owing to the impassibility of the : Nikau Valley Road, ho had been obliged to trespass on Mr Buck's land andhad met with rough usage at the hands of Mr Buck's family. 4 —Blr Buck was present at the meeting, and stated that he was abbent from homa at the time, but was told thai Mr Colo carac past his house one Sunday morning with a tape, and in Rnswer to Mrs Buck said he was surveying, and that he intonded bringing several head of cattle through to water higher up the Tauheronikau. The Bock family were so strooi>ly opposed to such a course, that Mr Colo had to turn back, .... Mr Matthows stated that the road epsken of terminated with a precipice , ne* Mr Buck's property, and travellers would cither have to drop 100 foot to the rivorbed below or trespass on private property. It was rosolved tba,t tbo Board do not interfere in tbo matter, : From M.r Cole asking compoosation {or a fence erected by him BOMB time ago.—lt was reßolvedon the motion of Mr Donald that tho rejueat he granted, It was decided that Mr Colo be ordered to removo all gates and obstructions on Lucas' load within fourteen dajs, From Mr L Douglas, re Pahaoa bridle track, '• '

From Mr Grconaway, to work on Eahautara Road and Morrison's Bash Eoad. —This matter was left in the bands of Mr Nix.

The Overseer's report was road. Considerable dismission took place on tho Waipawa road question.—lt was decided to ask Mr Riddiford to consent to exohango tho present road for a more suitable one, and to contriibute to tho making of the new road, Tho traction cngino question occupied tho Board's attention for some time, It was at last decided that the Wairarapa South County Council bo recommended to adopt the Geraldino Comity by-Uwß re traction engines. - It was decided that Mr King bo asked to examine the Waihenga bridge and report upon its condition,

It was mentioned that Mr Skey would travel through tho district with an engine and would probably attempt to ford the Tauhereiiikau river. It waa decided that should Mr Skey apply for permission to mako a ford, that permission be granted and also that Mr Skey bo informed that : he Board do not cousidcr the bridges strong enough to carry traction engines, and that he crosses them at bis own risk.

At tho request of Mr Martin the trim position of the road through tho Kniroi Block was pointed out, Mr Nix gave noiico that he would movo that iha services of the ranger be dispensed with, Tho respective Wardens reported : That the gorse is spreading in No 2 Ward on Murphy's line, It was decided to commuuicato with tho Town Board on the matter, Tho question of metalling about 70 chains on the Morrison's Bush Mni'iinborough Road was allowed to stand over, It was resolved that Mr McKerrow ho asked for written permission to use tlw gr«vel pit near Mr Mitchell's homo. Mr tain informed the Board that he would allow the MartinboroughGludstnne Road to p:iss through his property