FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 23, 2 September 1882, Page 3

FEI LDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

THUESKA.Y WIGHT'S MEETING. 7"Preioiit— Ccs Leth bridge;, l.'utherford, Higgin,' [Lewers, P. Thomson, Baker, J. VJ. Thompson, Loudon; Johnston and the Mayor. > The ra nutos of last meeting were read and confirmed. PPI/tIC WOJiKS fOSIIIIfTEE. . • Your committee recommend the re-j Luovul of two or three irees which have, been allowed' to fall into the Makino; •Stream ia Derby-street, «^nd wLieh haying 'retained' a qucintity of floating timi)er,i serves, to. cause un overflow when thej str> amis flooded. The upper portion of this s reet would require two or threeculverts besides formation and metalling: to make it passable in wet weather, and! phe .coiuuutlcc would recommend . the ; work to be done as soon as- funds are; available. The i ouncil has already:' determined that a water-table should bei formed iv fropfc of Mr Gichatd'js property,! and this' your committee propose to do as early, as oonvepiiiut. . j-J.-.M.. Hi fruit.' Tile report was adopted! ! The ifollotvihg - cGrrespoadeuce was read. :,— .„; . ...... From 3Tr Stevens^ — and in accord- j ance with request therein, . contained,] it was proposed by Cr Johnston that Mr Stevens receive permission to erect a^gate' across Symous-street,. such^ale* te fie -removed at the pleasure o£ theid^uuneil; •seconded by (pr Baker and carried. ■ ' : Lett,er from the Wanganui Bpjjough Council stating, that Government had granted £'100 towards tTie new Lpspital. . LrLethbrulge p^o^osed, the Feiiding. -"Borough^ CouriciFiiigrei' to - furnish Aeiri share- towards the> erection oi a new! -hospital^ seconded by CrlJohnston. ' He' stated that the. ainotlut fvouid be about £12.105. .. „ , ..!; . , ; , ..,,■.,; i ' . yxa, J. C._ .Xlipmpspn and Xie t w.ersi thought (he amount sh'ouT4 .be definitely ; stated. , # ..,..'' •'"•('/' '■ ' ''■ 'Cr Eoildori stated th' 97 vv.ere asked . to «i)ntribt*te towardfe'tlie Wunganitl itospital. tie thought it was quite enough to contribute towerds the maintenance of paUeots^hdutfartht'f. payment towards) ne^v buildings. „., .; j; , .'/ j Cr Lewers. pijqpbsed, jand Cr J. C. Tliompson seconded as an amendment, that the suui contributed be, £l2 10s. — , The original resolution 1 was put andi carried. , . . , 1 Memo.' frohi G. C 'Hilirihspector of anent blind- creek crossing 1 Beßbitfe-streot.! ' Received, iiand referred 1 , to l'^ibUc Works, Committee,, .oa .the motion of Cr Higgin, secbnded % Cr Bakot. 1 ' i . /si : <»:.! ■•;;.'; ,i ' FINANCE COMMITTBE BEPOBT.

i r l^ewers proposed, ana ur j^einonage seconded, that ; the, Jjeftort be adopted. — Carried. Cr Loudon proposed, and Cr J C. Thompson seconded, that the Borough 4rant-£&) in Aidloff a FliJe 'B&gtitfe/ahd quoted the clauses in (he Act .which per-mitted-'the ''exp^haUutfe.' l ' 1 Hd dwelt] on the benefits to be, derived, from a Fire ' Brig&dej'arid hVstantfeA'-tne re'cfeilt 'fires in j Akaroa. He showed the risks of the, present commercial part of the town. He . pajy, • M** ,i *l*ft . fi«W»*l Jp. ■•*»' before it was too late. He admitted that the funds J&> ' the Borough ; trftuld not admit of much expenditure. Chemical fire extinguishers -wottld suit our wants, seeing^our .inability! to, jSupply, rwa^r. ThejgeaLt c^ject would be to prevent loss ot property and -Fife. Thie funds at the disposal of the Borough would permit of the expense. He left the matter in the hands of the Council, y' \ The prooosal wasTpejectea.^ . Cr JdhnskJh p^oposcid] knil Cr J". C. Thompson seconded} that the Mayor take the necessary sjtepsito abtaia.Ahe>consent of the ratepayers iuJtbe striking of one peppy 4p^e, pound lor a,lib,rary.j»fae.— Carried: ', .. . .." . ' ■'. . ' 'Cr-JbhnsWn asked the M&yor' l if.,he had heard of the B'^rotigh feanger-taking horses off hitching pds ts; hod i<i. pounding them. :•.'••» ;•; i! >\--i <■'■ J"J - '| t >''• . -•■' . •■■ The: M«yor : iptUnated thit • complaints ha4 -been made to h.iin of , the extreme measured ad^pte^ by the Hanger in fulfilling his duties. :'" ' ' , Cr Jbhftstoh' tlieft inoyed tkkt the^Towii Clerk write tt> the Ranger, anddirect him not to exceed; his: duties.. A discussion ensu,ed ii^ i Wibieh, , (W9Tj l: £ pnncilhjr expressed his yiewstor^r.agans^ the action ofjhe Eanger. , pit i^atply a,n amend--4J(ent was, proposed by t'r Johnston, and seconded'by Cr 'Bakfei',' tliai 1 the Town Clerk- write 'to' the KangerV instructing him not to impound 'horse? tied to posts ppppsitetto buildings, in the ißordugh, and that tjhe Jtanger Computteftjreport at next ineetipg of. the.. qcrancU.^hfl within modified bpundariea. I his amendment was carried: i: "' : ' i The Council 'then adjohrneth i '■> j > '■ •'

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