Eketahuna Road Board.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 107, 5 February 1894, Page 3

Eketahuna Road Board.

A m##:ing of lh« abov# wo* held on foiordav Imm Preatnt Me*«r# Parsons tenairtuan), Andorson, Bavliaa, Dowaotl, Mathioaon. NwUoo, and Mowbray. Th# rntnutM of th# previous m##ting w#r» read and continued A deputation from th# Vmll#> Road a ait#d on tb# Board Making for a gran of £5 toward* putting th# road in a paaaabl# «tate <>ram#d Application waa also mad# for a dona uoa for Bowen road.—llß voted. It aa# decided to call tenders for formation on Bowen road sooth, 45 chain*. It wn« decided to take step* to raia# XIOf) to metal 00 chains in Parkrili#. The count* engineer a rote stating that the road from Ek#tahuna towards Pahiatoa would be iuad# passable as soon a* peaaibl#. hut that the liov#mm#nt did not #a#m inclined to assi-t ; tb# county would do its beet with what funds it had at its disposal

' t v we* received tmm Government re depute!ion stating that • telegram would be tent when reedy to receive Mr Oeodban , tender for cltering 03 chain* of road line wee accepted. Only one lender wae in for metalling, but it was considered too high. It wae decided to call for freeh tenders The Engineer's report was then read. It was derided to tighten up and do anything oeceesarv to the Hasera suspension bridge and on one other, and also to pot a gate on the approach to stop too many rattle getting on at once. Accounts to the amount of £045 7s Rd were then passed for payment.