FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 7, 8 July 1882, Page 3

FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thubsdat, Jclt «, 1882. A meeting of the Borough Council was held on 'I hursday evening at the Rorouuh Chambers :— Present— Crs. Rutherf ml, Higgiu;. Loudon, Thomson, Lewers, J. C. Thompson, Johnston, Baker , ai?d Lethbridge. On the motion of <'t Lewers, ' r Higgin »w:is voted to the chair. The minutes of the previous ordinary meeting of 2-' nd June aruLthe minute*- of the special sitting of thesame diite^ere read and confirmed. • . , The following correspondence was then read. . .. . , . - I etter froml). H. Macarthur notifying that be had resigned his position a* Mayor. '''<."' Letter from G. T. H. Lyne, askins the Conncil to fill in a water hole at thp •entrance to his premises. Letter from S.J. Thompson, complaining that he had not been allowed to vote at the last election in respect df certain property held by him. BKPOBT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. The following report wtis riad : — ' i The Finance Committee beg to recommend that the following schedule of accounts, amounting to £92 lis lOd be paid by the Council, viz.: £ s. d. Wanganui Borough Council, v Hospital Charges ... ..." A- 6 : 8 P. Lynch, wages ... 815 6 C. Green, wages ...... 9 2 0 Kirton and Curti*, advertising, and printing 7 15 0 G. C. lfilL salary, Ac. .., 817 9 E. D. Beaafort, lighting, &c. . 1 1 5 G. Capper,, printing Bye-laws 610 0 j G. Capper, atdverti*ing, including Bye-laws ... ... 46 3 6 Total ... ... 92 11 10 An account for £2 lis has beam re-, ceived from Messrs Pope and Pearson. The Committee, beg to submit this to the Council in ordei- that they may ■ ecide as to who is liable for the payment of the same. Your Committee 'would 'call the attention of tbe Council to the fact that the contract entered into with the proprietor .©f.rtjif^ Feilding Guardian has txow expired, and would suggest that fresh arrangement* be made for the' Borough advertising. ■•-. • i<': D. K. Lewers, . > i :<.!,: Chairman.^ lhe Chairman jHepyrUi that re the -poll on the £<30i.*0 loan, the proposals had been rejected— 94 votes for, and 36 against them. Cr Lethbridge proposed, and. Cr J. C. Thompson seconded, that Mr Lyne's letter be referred, to the Public Works Commutes. r4BUi. Cr Lethbridg3^r%»osed, and Cr Johnston seconded, th'ktl.lrS. J. Thompsoh'ist letter be received, ,and that the Town Clerk be instructed to write and inform him that the • ouncil was powerless in (he. matter.'— -Carried. (. r Loudon proposed, and Cr Johnslbn seconded, that Pope and' Pearsons'' account for blinds be paid.— Ca"nried.- ■ Cr Lewers proposed, and h^Bn. Baker second^, that the report pf|Mfcl)iu'-n«t Committee be, adopted-—Carfiej|t 1 1 • Cr Lewers proposed, and Cr P. Thomson secouded, that . r Riggid be ap pointed to act Ms Ma>or until the vacancy ti filled by the election, of a new mayor.' — CarsMr^' . *.i.i'* '*>•' .<.s. A i! : 1 rßutherfowi proposeJi and CrLohdon •seconded, that a;R«ngerb<3 appointed for the Borough of Feildipgr— Carried. Cr Higgin here mnd« ( and signed, the usual declaration as Mayor. Cr Loudon .reported that . wUh reference to the Wards Committee, a meeting had been called, but lapsed for want of a quorunY. ' " •' ..*.•' Cr Rutherf 3rd proposed, and Cr Loudon seconded, that -a*- committee consisting of Ors Johnston, Lethbridge, Bkker, and the mover he appointed .to consider the appointment of a Ranger for the Borough. — Carried. Cr J*. C. Thompson proposed, and Cr Baker seconded, that the Town Clerk be instructed td ( Write' to' the owners ot sections on the Kimbolton Road, requesting them to have one chain- of bush felled alongside ,^id i^)»d.—rCarrie<L Cr Johnston jpropoaed, . and. Cr Lethbridge seconded, that tde Finance Committee wait on the proprietors of the FBiLDiirtf 1 S*i*Ait'''tb see 1 what : arrarigemeats can he come to re printing Hnd advertising, and ; repltfti it belt meeting of the < ouncil. - Carried,^; Proposed by Cr London, seconded by Cr J C. Thompson' Thllt the Town Oierk write to the , r Town_ .C-Urk.v Palmerston North, to enquire the t^ott of street lamps' and posts. -; Carried: i r ' J Proposed by Cr Rutherford.. and seconded by Cr Rutherford., iimtfihe Co uncjl meet again lV'a fortn^nt attlie ii'ime time and place,—^Carried." ,"" The Council thefi amo<irned. ' : f