Feilding Borough Council.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 101, 8 May 1883, Page 3

Feilding Borough Council.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of " <ihe Council, postponed^ from Thursday last, wan held ia the Council Chamber last erening. Present — His Worship the Mayor, Crs Loudon, Goodbehere, Rutherford, Higgin, Worsfold, Lewers, and Thompson. . ■ The minutes of the last ordinary meet- - ing, aad of the special meeting held on Thursday, 26th ult., to receive and deter- '' mine objections to Defaulter's List, and to eign the new Burgess 801 l were read . and confirmed. . -- *&!&" following . correspondence was read: — "' From, Mr Lyne, calling attention to. an ' anegea nuisance in the sliape of a water [hfip Be*tr<hiß^emiseß.in Denbigh-sfreet, outlay <)f £1 would be sufficient. ■ From Mr EadeTiasking for assistance in conat*ueting r a, eulrert and filling in the ditch ia froat. of his premises, in. , r 'ltf4i«l»eite^Weet:v -•■'• >: : f : The aaiiual balanoe-fihcet of the Bcrougt was read and approved of. . BKPOBT O7 THB FIJTANCE COMMITTEE, i The fallevioe accounts were recommended for payment: »— Hoofs, culvert, £\6 Us; Bartholomew, timber, £Q 7s 2d; T«w^ C|f rk, , salary, £8, 15s ; Hill, for retv'ra. unfeaeed section, £5 ss; Beaufort, • J^»fV»?k £S ,?« 10d ; 'Lankegtear, wages, £$ fig $ Greek, wages, £4 4s ; Kirton and Cartiß, adTertiiin'gj . i^s sd; Carthew, gtatioaery, £1 9s 0d ; Lewers, tools and niil»r^l Os sd ; Waaganui Hospital, £5 lli-10d : ; total £53 17s 2d. Jleeolred, on the motion of Cr Rutherford, seconded by Cr Loudon, That Mi '^%yoe be allowed £1 for the abatement oi nuisance complained of in his letter, the work to be done to the- approval oi the Borough Engineer. After some discussion on the subjeel of Mr ISade's letter, it was resolved, or

i the motion of Cr Loudon, and seconded by Cr Rutherford, That Mr Eade be permitted to construct a culvert opposite his premises similar to that already constructed opposite Glasgow House, at iiis own cost, subiect to the approval of the Engineer, the filling in to be done by the Borough. Resolved, on the motion of Cr Higgm, seconded by Cr Lewers, That tlie report of the Finance Conimittee as read be adopted. A somewhat lengthy discussion ensued as to the working of the Finance Committee, and it was proposed by Cr Loudon, seconded by Cr Goodbehere, That the Finance Committee be discharged. Cr Iliggin opposed the resolution. He thought it would be far better to fix the quorum of the Finance Committee at two instead of three as at present. Cr Rutherford spoke to the same effect. Cr Higgin proposed the following amendment, That the quorum of the Finance Committee be reduced to two members. This was seconded by Cr Rutherford. Cr Loudon spoke against the amendment, and advocated the referring of the accounts of the Council to one member, along with the Town Clerk, and in case of doubt to refer to the whole Council. Cr Lewers spoke strongly in favor of the amendment, which was then put as a substantive motion and carried. Resolved, on the motion of Cr Loudon, seconded by Cr Rutherford, That the Council meet again on Thursday the 24th instant. The Council then adjourned.