Featherston Road Board.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2033, 21 February 1887, Page 2

Featherston Road Board.

£2OOO FOB A BBIDGB AT KAMAUTARA A meeting of ratepayers in No 6 special rating district of the Featberston Koad Board was held on Tuesday last to consider the proposal to borrow £2OOO for a bridge at Kahautara, Mr Bock acting as Presiding Officer. After the matter wae discussed, Mr F. Hume moved and Mr McDougall seconded, that in the opinion ol this meeting it is desirable to raise the proposed loan. Notice of a poll was given for the 2nd March. A PROPOSAL TO BORROW FOR ROADS A meeting was also held at Martinborougb on Wednesday evening to consider the proposal to borrow £SOO for road works in No 5 Bub-district. About 30 ratepayers were present. The presiding officer read the advertisement convening the meeting and explained tho object, ami also read the various clauses < f the Act bearing on the matter. Mr Iffiwman then explained tho action hf j 1 and faiu.l than beam'd t.> no n ! ••!•••_; i.j it mtcf'i','! of iidopp.. hunv ■,ie iw i he'd lichee iho upp.h- •"i '• I ~i eie. Hell.. I.ot adieu, id hum ■!• 1 1. - lied ell';, ma.li; the IKMlien 1.1 I.' e e t.r . b.’-i 1.4 til,; W T.ie i.m/iey was lliyc-i.U' I it!o r '1 he loan, ;I sanction M, no pro'a.i, ith ".il, 1 !’,■ i x;a 'J, I'M on tho road e M.dii •veoii r h im.i tin; Black Creel, i ■ i.T e.(V on the ii.mlolara road. Tho me-. in ode; wiro not sufficient to meet the requirements, and if the roads were once put m repair, a very small amount per annum would keep them so, and the special rate sum, if collected, would never be felt. Mr J. Martin, jun., asked what action had been taken in respect to the application, and if a schedule of roads bad been approved by the Road Board, The Chairman explained the action in respect to the application, and said that no fixed schedule had been submitted to the Road Board. Mr W. Smith questioned whether it was not absolutely necessary that a schedule should have been lodged with the applies, tion, Mr Dowmau hoped that the loan would be approved, as a large expenditure would be necessary in several parts of his Ward, and this was the. opportunity of releasing the strain, which should not be lost. Mr Martin wished to know what large expenditure was likely to be incurred, and where the money was to corns (tom. If it was the bridge it ws« now in a very bad state aud the sooner it was attended to the better, Mr Dowraan, in reply, said one expenditure would be the deviation. Mr Kennedy thought the proposed loan was not sufficient, and that if a loan was raised the money should be expended in proportion on the roads where the rates were raised. Mr Martin then moved, That this meeting does not approve of the proposal now brought before it. Mr W. Smith seconded. And it being put to the meeting was declared carried. A poll will be taken at the Town Hall, Mattinbotough on 3rd March.