MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 143, 25 May 1881, Page 2

MANAWATU H IGHWAYS BOARD.

The ordinary iueatßlyPiltteeting of the Manawatii Highway -^oar^was held on Thursday^last, w^ien tti^re were present, -Ward^hs Br ; uce (Chairtha%i Rowe, Skerman^awanis, a! ipPerry. : ?i(*?s mmiites of tke^preyioas meetirg ?werer!ead£?to^ " tibn«j : " ? r J CORBESFONSBNCB. Frdm, H. Webb, Foxton, claiming £^J| jßd, anaonnt^due on codtractjSQmpleted ~by' bjm fo^tHe^oia^H^n^y** Board, and femainirifg- unpaid, i v>Mr. -Webb stated'- tliat».nn>»f>«;»he-anift'fff*"'"H>»» ■' at .once paid he wonld take proceedings for its r€cov€ry. x J^ 1 X .^^^^ | From the Chairnian NfaniWatu^ County Council, "itSt'mg that -ttirougß'-ifini avoidable delays in.= communicating with local, bodies, je, circular, the date ;< flf^|the conference had 'been jpostpdnea' fc^ne first WedjQesday'ra A J f une^ v . - W : From the ■R'angiiik^feonnty -6»™ci!, stating that <qn; the^tiß-^Apri|, that body and the Rangitikei High Way Board met as orig^6«y r tb'discnsß^a|iduß=*que r stioiHi m connection with loealigovernment, and are strongly pf opinion ihat the existing con^itiph' pfvaffiifsi dn~ connection -.wiiQi local bodies are exceedingly^insatisfacfprj and that the varions : local Bodies through-"ci but the .colony should- make a combined effortffa obtain' TCfdt^^ 'operation. ' * —^, | From thelFublitfi Works lOffice, ;Wd[-:.,v ilingf if&ji rei tHe/costj jof aeXecting a bridge 'over the Mangaooe^peek, stating that jthe letter receive* Kfrom^ea^oard^^n [the question, had becnj ibrmrded ta tfie^ lEngineer in 1 charge, I 'and 'so «bon as his reply waS to hanm the Board would bfr adviged-ofthe.same. i , ..____ i From H. Tomlinson, rate coffector^ iSandon Highway asking that the irate books might tbe forwarded bun for years 1879-80, as he was reqtired to pro~ jduce them m the R.M. Court against rate |defaulter«V VJKecei^edffAilOOsJT ; From George Peck, asking permission ttb fell the kushon-tbe rQajiflinft leadioc |to his ? property! at :Karere, ; » length i i 4O chains,, as^he wanted tg^enoeV^ wil « { ! 3Erom the Public Works' dffice/'bnth* (questionjof "whether !< pverßmjrai ; ( i 1&& [ still lialblej' to jiay^ialf M'e c/fef'*ff*rect^ jinjgWbridgVovefthesM^gao^^ orthe'L^iigburi^ree^iQn tbe^oa^eadine from JBloxton-Line'towards.'.the,,£ai-ranga Block, and enclfsing the followingi reply :—" That ibrMtWrfn'afi^bgetf'snßt imitted to the Surveyc*-'Gfeiie r fal,^Wh6cdnt» istructe'd* Ji-T; Stewart jtohiiiifoßmo r the ithatvthe'TOje/ffpr the.- drainage of the !: Eajsanga .Bjock" "is 'all disposea of; and thai^ it is^not the intention of the Government tvapplyi to .'Fariiament^fpT a further supply.?^; fJs^V£ftdyisgd ):^hat l4^if only way to get oserthe matter, was for the Board to buijdj^he, bridge out of thethird of. the deferred' 'payments land-' revenuej payable Wnder ibei^hr.eJ»M9^of: the L'anaMßevenuQiAef 185T{7^ f)4} ? , X r^ - bfEromjlaopb Josephju.Wellinetpn, en* closing cheque fof^i 17s 6d" Tii ment of tbe judgment secured -%gaan'st bira forVates/itatiap f tflaf'tKe>m6ney waa paid'strictly under protest, as the land, did notjbelpng to him^ He further re-* questedJthat his name b^eJaSgd*troifla -tfi^ ratebook. f - - « >l" %U ■■) .' V. :Mf\ ■■ From Edwin Clevely, asking permiiK sion t« fell ' the^ bush ;»ffi itaecroad line fronting his^proper^ya&jhfi; wishted to. fenced and stating he would ito ( deri»k*tiiet work at 80s,perv*crje.t} '"^ \ - Front; W A MjDowell^ re taking the? grayer froiri the road- . expVamfng. that Mr. Wiley.badfafk^-MffTtJk^niaß.. the- . Warden, permission to take twelve loads,, and'that'Mr.: SkermanKhadajgivennpjer^ mission, l^ v Wiley had jpnlT, taken fiv« loads, and gave vVp&ek ell a p'effanssion ta tafe~the-remaining-tw.elvej-w4ich-be.did. He hoped this t explanat|on would satisfy 1 the Board m the meantime, as he waa t»kifigjlegal proce«^ngß r^gj«in^he, infoucwr, when tb^jim^tter.^ißOujdiJe roll| proven m the Court. * ' v " " From'the'CblonialSe.eretaijricjenelosing copies of awardt made by His Excellency the Governor^ '-under 'flife'tWellingtoa Highwayß-Act,.1874;;» allo^ng^eJiiis. bilities of the Manawatu, Sandon, Car* naryon^ and Fpxton 1 Highway which was published m the ,QazeUe^ou DEPTJTATOfOK*. Mr; Finn attended,? ; and, stajb^d ihalfhe had expended the. £8 authorised by the^ Board m Ko^^^W^rd^Kiwitea, antl would'nflW' wgjß t^fßflard.tojinend a. further sum m making that "foad, or direcfly' it 1 wbul(J : be colipWte^^ftil&ss^ able, c« acccoiniof Mr. :i Fitzherbert fenc-^ ing m his. ..property, which was used r* spend a sum ot £$&+ib make the rofd paasaldiß hr^ithes pettlertf tc; ge v t, ta^rthei^ property. He thought he could find men, to dp the wbrkj^andf'*ait"*hree; or eixi months for; their money. ,; ; f , ; , t ', \,„ . Mr; j^Ekai, Warden foVKiWitea^ Ufa it was most urgent that something should be done 1 to the! road, bait he icouldinot seehow it was to be done-without the moneys was forthebmin^. >iHe%kne?(iof no men money. ' ■■*•"■.. After «bme ( , fttrther, d*^Bf sfo^ on g the. matter, it was resolved that the suni of ■ J64Q should be expended on the. rpadj -^ iinaerthe Wirden'«jairectip^Oi^ f\ mMBOWON »OA». \^ j Mr^J^EEayn* attended, and^•msfied ; (> to know^if^sbn>?ithing couict -'^vid^Se 1 don^ tO''thP ISmboltbli^JUSad' ikadin]g JtcKtße Kiwitea. TiTheie was, about a mile whw>h required to have^ the- bush* felled andcleared.jthis, hsythsnught jwojild Q^st about. $fr was'^e- ! d?<itnV most urgent fbads^m*" the district, and; maa^ttfers would-Be henefittedAyAt. The Ceuibmak said-it waa quite im-i pbssible 1» dti . rauythin^ tttjit until luch, times as' the^Bbard' W&>w>dtißßkii-i iS I) : '':■•■'■■& 7 ?loo0 ': : Mr. Bassett waitid on the Board;, wishing to. knowifi ? so^hing«»ouldj[rnoi be done to the road-4eading ; ta hia pro^. ,pertyvi>=;>:o,; .u £^ 'iijtai m^Yaa-^-^.TL. : Mr. Udwahp^, W^r?'i "^ woula inspect the road, at 6nce and see what waC ne«eßi*ry to oe-done^-aßd—tht^Boaidr wpuld v np doubt, aa soon ;'aa it was m, fondß,'aothori»e^i^ toTe^pcnd; ■omening, on the road. -^'4. ■ • . »]ps6i.tStibHß :; wSsia. '':■'■." .- ' : It mi resolved -that .Webb7/an4 Co.^ claim Ye paid, rather than incur further ,c*P e .nS£-' v)krr' 1: i;ik>3c;q " ResojYed, on Jhe- motion .of Ward^ SkijiiMk^ Th^t nt* the Manawatu County. Council be accepted: gen'erary; aid that th'e t Chairman i >(M?v. Bruce) be appointed aßdelegate.tQfttt«ftdi ■ th^C^feMAQ^

It was-resolved-^* Tbtt tfcematter of^ erecting a bridge^ over t tker.Mangaon_e Creek be left to fte, r WarKen' (Mr, Edwards) and the Chairman; and they to interview Mr. Linton, theiGotfnty^ C mncil member, on Jfel(fiSestion,7aud uh'd&r^ take any correspondence on-tbematter." Resolved-^ h>t Mr. Peckibe to fell the bush on bis rqi^Uuejonlthe ■sual terms, 30s per acre." „___.-. It was rexo|vejl~^" g?bat ihoQClerkabe? instructed vto* write Mr. Jacob Joseph , and inform him that -helaßtyf ar pauMhel rates without protest, and ask that lies forward the name of the owner, ithis s done, his name would be erased' from the 5 ratebook." t>r.;i. •./-,]-. .-a ResoiTed— " That Mr. Cleveljjh^per. J mitted to fell the bush^pn the. ; rjoad . lip.© near his property, dn. the Jisual terms, SOsper acce^'^^gjjj^j^f-jji [tii^Kp-.jl^ta i. Warden )^B^L* t^eni l ujtatically denied ; having giv I en R Wile3f4fl«missii>n e itQ^take more than one load of gravel. He said Mr. Wiley ( b,ad (t Mk^d^^im; ?fiffi» loadto \ put roundh^^ac^dpOT-nc;^; \ w -, t! j ■,» <\ Mr. M'Do well, who_ mi m attendance, stated that)Mj;jjj|(Uei/waj prepared jto ■wear thai Mr. Skerman hadlgiven him permission to intake ftweljrCj lnad^.^ pJB.^ considered be^was/ qmte^ju'stificd m tak"ing the gravel on Mr. ,Bfateaient. He would for his own" jsak« as': the Board to rescinjd any , resolution it. mig^^^ira^^p^^^d 10 reflecting <to hi* eh&ifMr:^\' h * IMii -'' }l -} v r ; ;„;,;;:,:. The C^Ja^k^ai^nd.re.goljjtpn; had been passed' o^J{He o ma,tter^' pnd tn^ with] the •xplaM^n / §iYen, tpe % uestipn* wpuld drop, that, there ,vras a ctcr&aWcy^li^rejtn pMessrs: Skeriian It was moved) by vMr.;eßdw«, and seconded byij'Mc-jj&BßMAir^/t That the matter with iregaral |w i McDowell be allowed to drop:"n i€arried.' - ' ; ; Mr. KHl^ipV6pple : d/ ; >ilid Y ■Mt^ I Rp. !^ •econded.^^Tbit'i'rfete j' W qti^lshlning m the £be struck v for the eiiflJiing year." Carried, \ltiin io wwr,-,- H:-.v \U-,nn _j Jti ACCpBISTi> .;,/v j, ; h,-.:, i..:i..%-ir. Accounts amounting to^67 o.«i7d were pasred for payment. c - f IVI ■ I " Ji The Boards then adjourhed: ■ ; ' ' ' ! h "'- L