A CAP FOR FITTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1684, 21 April 1883, Page 3

A CAP FOR FITTING.

TO THi; EDITOR. Sib,— As you have been lather remiss in reporting the meetings of the • Road Board, which should not be left to link' its light nndei a bushel, I snul you a few paiticulais of its meetings taken from the phonogtaph kept in the bar cupboard. Ist. meeting. — Now mcmbeis and full meeting of the bo.ud piescnt Pioposed by Ml Dngald MoPhowm "That, seeing it is unfair to nuu/slu the ox that treadeth out the corn, eveiy lucinber should have 10s a day ior dinner and diinks, and '2s to feed the poor dumb brutes," Seconded by Mr Pat Muiphy, member for liall.uniatudd tiding. Pioposed by a member that, seeing the we.itliei was hot and the roads dusty, and only requiting water to lay tlie duat, the meeting should adjoin n to the bar, and there consider the best mode of moistening the clay, but in the midst of the discussion dinner was announced. After partaking of a fine tuikey, Mr McPherson proposed, seeing that a goo-.e is always made to "soom," he (Mr Mcl'herMin) did not see why a tuikey should be diffeient, and he thought the chaiiman should order a bottle o' Glenlivet, Mr Murphy said he would have picferred "poteen,"' but would waive all personal feelings and second the motion w itli the greatest pleasure, and would propose it should be made a standing mle. Carried with acclamation. But I will here omit the cheers and what followed, the phonogiaph being rather blurred, and tile sentences run together. No. 2. — All the members present, and minutes of former meeting being tear! and continued, it was pioposed by Mr Murphy, seeing the weathei was too tine to do anything to the roads at present, that a big seven loot dyke should be run right into the swamp for two or three niijeb, and the stufl spiead back to make a road, which could be extended atter it was known where it lead to. Seconded by the owner of land, and canied. Agreed that tenders for the work should be called for. Meeting adjourned as before. No. 3. — Tenders were opened, and the ditch let, the chaiiman reading a letter from the Government, ptomising money for the main rood, when it was proposed by Mr McPherson that as they had now lachens o' money the members should lay theii heads together, and metal the main road. It was pioposed, as an amendment, seeing the metal Avould be too soft, and all the load they could make would be haimlcss, but seeing the money had to be spent, and the season was approaching when it was usual to do the work, he would propose that three feet of soil should be carted on to the road, which after a discussion he agreed to amend to one foot. Carried by meeting, and tenders called for. [Note. — It did not seem to occur to any of the members that the same object could be accomplished by taking a foot out of the bottom of the ditches and leaving the present surface intact for winter traffic] No. 5. — Tenders received and works let It was proposed ratepayers should change seed time into harvest, or grow crops the year before, in order to take advantage of the dry roads, and tLat theW should bo written to, in terms of resolution of the board. Agreed to. Proposed by Mr Murphy, " That any gintleman travelling backwards and forwards upon the main road should be made to take his breakfast the night before, in case he should sleep in, and not turn out in time for the journey, and that notice to Hie effect should be stuck up and advertised, Carried. Now, when the rains have set in, it is discovered that fern and clay are a bad mixture for road making, and it is said the board have at last come to a wise resolution, viz : — To pay the contractors to stop spoiling the road, which is allowed on all sides to be the wisest ever come to by the board, aud the best spent money. — I am, &c, Traveller.

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