TARATAHI-CARTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4615, 8 January 1894, Page 2

TARATAHI-CARTERTON ROAD BOARD.

Ordinary Ming, I The ordinary monthly meeting of m the above Board was'held on day last.; Present Bunny (chairman) Hyf BraiffiHHP Geo,Stflvens,J. Bayner,.W. Miller. v vW.:, James Stevens.. . ~.'■-■'■■.••p.. ■ '- The Treasurer reported bank over* \ draft'£2oß9 5s 6d. outstandingraton. 1 J847, payaheet for the day £137 liThJiA statement of lijtbilittes r 'olMcWF- '.: Ward was also- read by the; Clerk.. . Resolved 1 that the roadman at • Gladstone be paid half pay for theten days-he was absent from his work through, illness.—Resolred that the overseer of roads be authorised to have the drains oleaned out on the Kokotau ' road. -'. ; :,. " Correspondence was received from E Neilsonat Matarawa asking.to be - allowpd lo a drain sJ'ohains along the road to draw the water, from his >■ property.—liuquest granted, ■;.-.■■.: • From Featherston Road- Board notifying what bridges are considered unsafe for any traction engine exceeding ten tonsto cross. It wos resolved that the matter.be brought before the County Council asking them to pass I a By-law giving effect to the (ore-. ' going proposals. ; Resolved that the matter of repair- . \ ing the damngei done to' the East Coast Hoad be deferred.tili the next' ■ i meeting of the Board, and that the : chairman write to the settlers most 1 interested* and point out to them the \ financial position of the Board, at the i same time asking what assistance t they are able to afford the Board, ' Resolved that the Board do not [ accede to the request of Mr Piatt to , clear away the slips on his contract • which is not yet completed on the 1 East Coast Road. | The Clerk reported that the oaser 1 0. H. Zabell v. the Road Roard, .for :, the wrongful diversion. of the water 1 on Cobden Road; had resulted.in ('•■■ favour of the Boaid onitsjperits :\ 1 with costs on the middle scale ° In the absence of Mr Geo. Carter, J {Mr James Stevens was authorised to ; M 1 sign cheques in conjunction With Mr' A 9 Braitbwaite, H ' Accounts were passed for payment H . and the meeting adjourned. .H