Eketahuna Road Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4641, 7 February 1894, Page 3

Eketahuna Road Board.

Monthly Meeting. ' j , The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ekotabnua Rnad Board was held \ on Maturdiiy last. ■ Present, Messrs 1 T. Parson, (Chairman,) Alex. Ander- 1 bod, Matheson, Mowbray, Bayliss, ' Dowfiott, and Neilson. ' The minutea of the previous meeting were read aud confirmed. [ Correapoudence wan rcoeived from settlors at Newman requesting the Board to expend a sum of money in c repairing -roads in the township. ( Resolved thai £5 out of rates be spent c on the work referred to. 8 Prom several settlers of Parkville 'j requesting the Board to form a pack t track. Resolved that Engineer see to j the proposed work and he authorised f to expend £lßlss on same. t Prom J. B. Thompson re making a 6 pack track (if bis property,—Resolved t that tenders be called for the work. a From settlers of llawera, calling t the Board's attention to the necessity h of having the toad repaired before the h winter sets in, and also drawing at. v tention to the dangerous state of the o BDSpension bridge, as tlm wires have 2 become strained. -Resolved that the r work bo seen to. I FromA. Whiteside, re amount due (j to him for work done on his road as e satborised by tbe Board. ii 'A petition wis received from a t number of settlers of Parkville request- B ing the Board to raise a loan of £IOO t for the purpose of road formation in ( tbe district.—Besolved that the peti< j tion bo taken into consideration. b From the Wtirarapa North County ? " Council, notifying the Hoard that the g Hewmau roau >?"uld be putin repair c beiore the bad weather sets in. o from same giving notice re altera- t tjon of road district boundary. a Froi?) .EhtfOqdban, Tutaekara,o£Tering to mike three chains of to his ( property, and in the event of the V Bqa'rd paving no funtfa available, stating his willingness to do thp work if the Board's engineer would lay the road off. Besolved that Mr Goodban's ' offer be accepted, . From J. King, asking Board to make a road to his section so as to allow him to cart timber in, Besolved e that Mr King be informed that he will have to apply to harebia thirds ex- t ponded on the work, ° From E, O'Connor, reipepting pay- v ment for felling trees on Ure's road, I near bis seotion. Resolved that tbe engineer settle with Mr O'Connor for the trees felled, and get others fallen f Where required. 1 From the District Lands and Sur- j vey Department re Central Mangaono road expenditure, ... y > ted that, the attention of the ' drawn to tbe dangerous < it'atabf a culvert on the Parkville ' ijii ? >■ : i n •!••• ' I road. 1 ' TheEngineor'e monthly report was feao pj adopted. Mr tender of 12s 6d per 1 chain for 82 chains of formation was 1 accepted. ' . ..Resolved that fresh tenders be 1 oallfed for metalling contract No, 53. < Tha Engineer waa authorised to put I on a dray for a day on the Board's I work, 1 Several accounts were passed (or i payment, and the meeting adjourned. 1