Feilding Borough Council.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 69, 13 November 1883, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council.

An ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber last evening. Present- -The Mayor and Crs Goodbehere, Rutherford, Richardson. Worsfold, Fowle.s, Thompson aud Loudon. Tiie minutes of the previous ordinary meeting were read and confirmed. '■'be following correspondence was also read : — Petition from Rev. Father Carew and some members of tiie (.'athoiic congregation, asking tlio Council to forn*. nnd metal certain portion, of road adjacent to the site of the into nded new Catholic Church. Mr Palmer offering to clear all timber from the sides of Suburban road. Mr Macarthur re fencing of properties. Borough auditors ra separation of accounts. Mr Curomings offering io form five chains of road near bis property if the ■.'ouneil will metal the same. The following report of the Borough Engineer was read: — In compliance with a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Council, I have the honor to report re tbe box drain in Manchester street. I find tbat since Messrs Thompson and hutherford have filled iv the bed of the water-course through their premises, they have obj tamed a fall of about 9 inches into the i culvert, there being an equal amount I between the culvert and the point where | their properties intersect it and the flood level nf tiie Makino. An increased fall can be obtained by lowering the culvert and lessening the present grade. I would suggest that the culvert be lowered from Mr Thompson's cross fence to the Makino, 1_ inches or 15 inches at tbe former point, and 6 inches at the latter. This would always give drainage to sections affected, even when the culvert is nearly full. — I have, &c, Geo. C. Hill, C.E. The report of the Poundkeeper was presented, of which the following is an abstract : — Total number of animals impounded during the month, 37. Total amount of money received, £3 Bs. Amount to hand over to the Borough Council, £1 17s. The half yearly balance - sheet was presented. Cr Thompson asked the Mayor if any definite reply had been received from the Government or any other quarter re the loan matter. The answer was to tbe effect that no definite replies bad yet been received, but some were expected in a day or two. Cr Loudon moved, and Cr Rutherford sec nded, That residents may remove firewood from any portions of road within the Borough. — Carried. Resolved, on the motion of Cr Thompson, seconded by Cr Worsfold, That Mr Cummings' offer to form a portion of road near his property, be accepted subject to the supervision of the Engineer. Resolved, on tbe motion of Cr Loudon, seconded by Cr Worsfold, That the Engineer prepare specifications and call for tenders for lowering culvert as suggested in his report. The report of the Finance Committee and th" rules for the Library attached thereto were adopted. It was resolved, That a catalogue of the Library books together with tbe rules be printed and sold to Jthe public at 3d per copy. The petition of the Catholic congregation was placed on the table to be discussed at the next meeting. The half yearly balance - sheet was adopted as read. Cr Thompson proposed, and Cr Fowles seconded, That tenders be called for the formation of Churcher street, and specifications be drawn out for the same. — Carried. Cr Thompson called attention to the state of the Cemetery road. The Mayor promised that the matter should be attended to, and said that he was already doing his best to have the work carried out with dispatch. This being all the business, the Council adjourned till Thur>day, 22nd inst.