Feilding Borough Council.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 5, 21 June 1884, Page 3

Feilding Borough Council.

YY-- An ordinary' meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on ... Thursday evening. Present— the Mayor and Councillors Goodbehere, Loudon, Worsfold, Powleg, and Thompson. • The r ifciiKtteVfcf * the previous ordinary meeting were read -and confirmed. y \ . The \ fpjiowing ; ■ correspondence was . read :— Mr : Webster, manager of the !1 Sank of Aust^rnlasija, re interest on fixed deposit of £2**6 of the 'Borough farids recently placed in the Bank. Same re.pbcUng-' a - culvert * opposite the door of - the Bank. Mr J. C. Thompson re cover- ♦ *hng an addition to his house with shingles; Mr T?addeley, Secretary of the Clifton Library,* Balls,' re 'selling to the Council Thomas Carlyle's history for the sum of 255. •■"■ I " .'" '"Mr Haggen, Secretary pf the Wood - Association, suggesting the consideration oi-certain of the Associa--.fcfcm's principles by the settlers in the - -Borough, and the calling of a public - meeting on the subject, at which he " "would attend and explain the objects of the Association, as regarded certain pro- .-{ positions to be included in the Land „ Act. • * A discussion took place on the matter of Mr Thompson's request to be allowed to cover a proposed addition to his residence in Manchester Street with shingles. — The Mayor moved, and Cr Loudon seconded. That Mr Thompson's application to he allowed to use shingles on his bouse be not entertained. — Carried. Cr Loudon moved, and Cr Goodbehere seconded, That the Towa Clerk be in- ' structed to inform the Secretary of the Clifton Library, That the Conned roust decline to purchase the history of Thomas Carlyle.- -Carried. A short conversation took place on the matter of- "Mr Haggen's proposals, and it was agreed to h old the matter over till the next meeting. The Mayor, however, intimated that if tlie Council did *ot take it up be intended to call a pubiic meeting oa his own responsibility. A hst of articles needed for the , Library was subnaitled by the Librarian, and it was resolved that they be supplied. A conversation was held as to w hut vehicles plying within the Borough should be subject to the bye-laws an to licensing. The matter was brought forward in consequence of one owner of vehicles who was formerly licensed h»vm£- refused to renew his license unless all otber hired vehicles were licensed. The general feeling was that all vehicles which were hired for use sbould be licensed. i J_te*>lved, That the Mayor be requested to write te the local -constable directing bis altention to the fact that persons are "plying vehiclea for hire within the Borough without a license. Cr Thoaipsoa again brought forward the matter ctf Mjhi Rr*d3cy J s former. applieatuMi te a footpath near her residence. '.'■'""' < Rej»i)lv««h That the matter be referred. •fe-tWßttMic 'Worka C-ouiinitfcee with v. request te lake suitable action iv the matter. Cr Wty-told sugga-ted .tXi&i soatelhing should beAcaebj way ef regulating tbe tr&£igifci- r t the .streets, more especially as to carry iag out _bo bye-law with rrjvr.-nce to vehicle* -carry i*g hunps after -dark. It **a u_ider>t»j?,d the Mayor would direct tbe coaitable'e . attention to the matter. ,n _Gf*V«*^«bi auggeated the erection of a street lamp at the eoraer of Bowen Btreet near tk* Library in lieu ef the one placed outaidk thejjibrary d_oor, A con versatiea followed, ia which the Council were. divided in epinioa, aad the matter dropped. Sesolved. That the Council meet again •n the 3rd of July. The then adjourned.