MOA ROAD BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 79, 23 March 1908, Page 2

MOA ROAD BOARD.

At the ordinary monthly meeting of the Moa Road Board, held on. Saturday, there were present:—Messrs H. Trimble (chairman), Capper, Chard, Lawrence, Corkill, .Marsh, Young, C'hamney, lloby, On the motion of JJr Capper, it was , decided to pay A. Hoskin for the dav he lost on February 10tk through being disabled as the result of his work :n ! connection with the fire at a- bridge over the Mangaoraka stream, on the Lepper ', road, and that a gratuity of £1 he paid him for helping to save the bridge. | The chairman was empowered to d-al with the matter ot the deviation on the ' Lincoln road. He was also authorise! ' to sig„ all deeds dealing with the sale of laud taken from Jlr. E. Viekers aud land given to Jlr. B. 11. Nicholls. Tin' foremen's reports were consider- | ed, and the following works were authorised:—The loose stones on the Richmond, Lepper, Dudley and Bedford roads to be raked up; the earthwork on 1 the Kaipi road opposite Jlr. Jlageee's ' place to be done at once; Jlr. Jlagee ' is to be notified that unless he removes ' his fence to the proper line immediati.- ■ !y. the Board will do same at his exi pcn.se: work to be done on the Kai- ' mata road north to be left in Jlr. Capper's hands; the Kaimata road south i hill to be cut down and the loose metal ! 'broken smaller: on Bristol road the foreman to instruct Jlr. Bishop to remove at once all logs from the watertables. It was resolved that Mr. Surrey be requested to pay 2d per 100 ft for ail logs carted to' his mill over the Everett road. _ The contractors were given permission to cart metal from (he pit over the Lincoln, road, providing they put on an extra inch of metal and repair any damage that may be done by Hie carting to the satisfaction of the Board's engineer, It was resolved that the bridge on the Bedford road should bo screwed up and tarred. The engineers (.Messrs. Orbell and Jlaekny) reported that satisfactory progress had been made on the various contracts under their supervision. Accounts amounting to £707 12s Cd were passed for payment.