WAIMATE ROAD BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2436, 26 May 1893, Page 2

WAIMATE ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of tbe above board was held on Tuesday, 23rd Mny. Present — Messrs P. McCarthy (chairman), Woods, Stevenson, Downey, Stone, and McEeown.

Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. Correspondence : — From J. Boague, re deviation ot Inaha road.

It was resolved that the County Council be written to re Hutchison's d.p. thirds, and reminded ot its promise to place money at disposal of Board.

From G. A. Hurley, asking if board would give a subsidy of £ for £ for £10 eaob, to be given by himself and W. Young for work on the Upper Oeo road. Held over till next meeting. At a later stage Mr Hurley waited on the board to advocate claim, but the previous decision was allowed to etand.

From W. Blair, resigning his seat on board.

Accepted with regret.

From E. H. Clement, stating the Publio Trustee had objected to gravel or shingle being taken from Waingongoro reserve for Normanby road.

From Receiver of Land Revenue, stating that a further sum of £266 4s 8d was available, making a total placed to tbe credit of the Board from Land- Fund of £730 11s lid. A Bum of £103, included in the above amount, could cot be scheduled, and he stated there was no information regarding it available in land office.

From clerk Stratford County Connoil, notifying that the loan for Finnerty road was duly carried. — Resolved that tbe necessary steps be taken to carry out the provisions to complete tbe loan.

TENDERS.

689-— Culvert on. Ske^t road west: Jas. Butler (accepted), £40 ; G. Robinson, £44 2a.

690— Bridge culvert on Hunter road : Carl Bitter (accepted), £50 ; G. Robinson, £67.

Eesolved that engineer take legal advice as do the power of the Board to stop excessively heavy traffio on bnsh roads.

The engineer reported that the timber and cement for the Kaupokonui Skeet bridge was on tbe road.

BANK BALANCES.

Road Board General Aooount.—Cr., £916 19a 7d. Deferred Payment Account —Dr., £362 2s lid.

ACCOUNTS.

The following accounts were pasßed for payment :— Rowel 1 JJ4 16 3d, Robinson 6s, Doris 149, Johnson £1 15s, MortUman £9 9s, Innes & Co. £1 8a 6d, Tait £6 12a 6d, Groves £7 17s 6d, Cullen £5 5s sd, Gilmour & Palkner £1 8s lid, Martin .62, pa,r )O neet £35 11h Bd, Saddler £1 6s, Mol^ney jGII 12s 2d, McVay & Heath, £40 16s 2d, Aikman £13 Bs, B/argess £20 Bs.

The notice striking a Jd County Council rate and £d Road Board rate, payable on 31st May, was th6n confirmed.

The engineer reported that he contemplated doing the culvert and filling over Deep Creek, on the Palmer road, by day labor. He estimated that witbin a year there would be about i! 150 accruing from d.p. money for that section of the road.