FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 83, 27 March 1883, Page 3

FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The r ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Cottacil .wis fceld; at the Council bh Thursday, evening last. Pre-sent-<?rs Goodbeherft 'Vy^rsfolcL Loudon, Sherwill, Rutherford and Thompson. (^ r Sherwilf : was voted to the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting ■were read and confirmed. , , . The. following^correspondence was read: — —y From the Rev. Father • Moreuu, sug* gestiug -certain modifications of the proposed schedule of works so as to provide for roids-.alonu the railway line, a copy -of which letter' has "already been .published in the Stae. — Frbibtttey Mayor, apblogisittg for his absence on account of haying to attend 4he V\ aiigadui Encainjiineht, and drawing atteatioa to -tha necessity pf .providing for an estimate for rates, and striking . *be same f or the'' easuiagfinancial year 4 «lso stating tbat-Janies Morrison had been admitted , to .the ., Wanganui HoslutaL-^^ 7 "'■'' '' ;i ■'•' •' From MrßrG.yßaxter, Town Clerk of W-rfimatei requesting tihe co-operation of the Council in endeavoring ta obtain ah .-amendment of t ( lie Municipal Corporation Act, Is 6, (restoring. . in part the, power <jdh!feri.e'd by section 350 'of the Munich pal Cofpdfatibn Act, since repealed, viz., 4o the ekte&t Of enabling the grant to municipalities for general municipal purposes, of iitadi within itheir own bounds mOt exceeding, in the whole, I<X) acres. WJ^tbrefei^c^ to the making the estimate fdr'str iking 'the rate' for the ensuing financial year referred to in the Mayor's letted' it wa^'re'sblvedyon the motion of Cr Thompson* Seconded by Cr Rutherford, That the! matter be referred to the finance committee. (Resolved, -fio, the motion of Cr Goodbehere, seconded by Cr Loudon, That the Town Clerk te instructed to] write to Mr Macarthur, asking him to be good enough to inform the Council in what way theE. andG. Aid Corporation propose to convey the sports'" ground for the benefit of the public ,-r» ry.rri-ir iv ;v ■ dfrtlie motion of Cr Thompson, seconded by Cr Worsfold, That the Clerk be insti&fcted to inform the Rev. Father Moreau that his suggestions r« prop*^ ftt&tti&c'h Of the' schedule of works shall receive the careful consider atie&'tf&f Coiihcil. '"'- ■-'■' : Resolved, on -the -motion of Cr Good* behere, seconded J>y Cr Thompson, ; That the'Tbw&'Clepkrbe, instruc.ted'to write to the Town Cleirk^Of Wainiate in reply to liis communication^ '1, bat the Council will havdTOUch' pleasure in 'acceding to his Resolved, on ihe'mbtion of Cr Loudon, seconded by Or Goodbehere,- iThat itbe an insfehietioft to the ; Town Clerk totescertain. §nd * e P?$ fa* .Council the names of the o.wners apd occupiers of.all lands in the borough not separated from the streets or 'pilblic places by a sufficient fence, partidid'arising the ' names of the BtreeteiWhere su'<ih ! fences are deficient. \ ResolveaVThat fhe^ToWn Clerk be em-j powered to, suef -for; 'Arrears, of rates and d^o(v,e&, &t. tlje, Works Committee inspect, the! Makino stream j ne , Jr^r,isaW*B'*eMdihce, with a view to hafeg t&elpgs removed/" y ; ! | Resolved;- TBAt ; the r ; resolution; passed at the meeting held on the first instan^ adopting a schedule of works be amended by adding to the schedule 22 chains of road rOund-Man^befeter Square. \ \ (jjj,. gjherwiU gave nc^ce ot motion that fch(Uffla<LanJtoejrcest_^^ line from. Grey- street :i tp r Camden-stree? be i^M^'^^^^^°^ s *9 be l donTout<)f the 10an... .'.''. 1 l^-i^^wl'then/'adjp^nted tiU Tues-j day,A|p«l^th. . ; ; '