Feilding Borough Council.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 98, 3 February 1885, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council.

An adjourned ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers last evening. Present— The Mayor and all the Councillors. The minutes of the last ordinary and special meetings were read and confirmed. The Mayor said that with reference to Mr Hankins' costs in the late action he was not yet in a" posiiKafflo give a definite report. He read a letter from Mr Hankins re the r refusal' of the District Judge to grant his application for a new trial. - -~~:~"~ »'" A report from the Finance Committee recommending the payment of accounts amounting to £235 7s 8d was read and adopted. - .-. ■■ <7 A report of the Inspector of Nuisances was read, ,and was satisfactory, with the exception of a nuisance exist--ing near the Empire hotel. .-. A return from the Borougn PonjMikeeper was read, but was of little importance, owing to the poiind having been closed for some time pending the coming into force of the new Impounding Act. : V ..^ The following financial statement of the Public Dibrary for the.year ending December 31, 1884, was; reafd: — Receipts^ — Rates collected,' £29 lid; subscriptions and fines, £22 r los 9d; Government grant, £19 Is lOd; balance, £47 8s Id. Expenditure — Balance 31st December, 1883, £38 13s 8d; librarian, including fires and lighting, £32 6s 6d; rent, £19^ 2s Bd\ papers and periodioals, £17 0s 9d; printing, £4 15s; furniture, £6 9s; total, £118 7s 7d. (Signed) ■■■ - { James Beatttb \-\ _ j;^-,, T.W,KFosTLR{ Audltorß - The Mayor said it would be necessary according to the new Impounding Act to fix by resolution the^amount of trespass fees, and it was then resolved, That the trespass fees for cattle wandering on the streets of the Borough. be Is per head. . • v : ,«■ The Mayor stated tEat Messrs Prior and Sahdilands had not yet given their advice re the matter of the diversion of water near the railway line^ and he thought they would have some difficulty, as some very knottyi queries had been submitted to them. The following tenders .Jfere then opened :— -. ': Forming Port sfepeet-rrrMeehan and Lynch, £64 8s ; Benjamin and Klink, £44 15s ; Ai Diamond, £88.;'- J. Strawbridge and Co., £72 18s ; Taylor and Waddington, £79 10s; T. A. Price, £83 12s; Jno Smith, £89;^ Jno Print, £86 18s; Aitken and, Jackman, £98 10s 7£d. l <- :L/ Erecting Manchester street bridge — Berry and Heaia,- £852 ; H. L. Bilderbeck; £386; ! W. Hammond, '£299 16s. '•> -i-: ■■-''■ «h:6jA Metalling Denbigh street— J. Belfit. £103 12s; Jnp Smith, £104; R. Bowler,' 1 , £l r 09 ; A-' Henneft. and Co., £96.' ' ;' ' ' : ";. Y^4 The tenders, acceptiad Wetft as follows :— Meehan and Lynbh^fpr Port street, A. Hennett and Co: if of Denbigh. street, and W. Hammond for Manchester street bridge. ■'■" ' . It was resolved, That/Mr-Lyne be appointed inspector' while Manchester street bridge, is being erected.^ Cr Gichard ; asked the' l^ayor why the two bondsmen, Messrs •'Newman and Cottrell, in the Blackmoro case, were rejected-. The : Mayor ,replied : that -they never were rejected, and Or 'Qichard had been wrongly informed in? the^matter. Cr Carthew - moved, in accordance with notice, That ■ the ! xesbltition of January Bth referring to advertising be rescinded, and 'that the Council in future advertise on the notice board in front of the Council-' office or in the local newspaper, as the circumstances of the case demand: ; '— T ! He spoke in support of the motion, as did also Cf| Nicholas^ who then seconded it. <* : ■> i r l The Mayor supported the- motion, and Cr Richardson opposed it. Cr Thompson would ..support the motion, if it were understood that the judgment of the Council be obtained by the r clerk before,' advertising; ; The motion, was put to the Council and carried. - - — Cr Carthew moved, in accordance with notice and Cr Thompson seconded, That the Public , "Works Committee be requested to inspect jail plans and specifications for new works, -and report to the Council ' lief ore tenders are caßed for (BucK.wqrks,'' and; report to the Council on the -, completion of all , such ;^orkß before the balaaces of contracts are paid.- '^ :...•■ j After discussion the motion was carried. : '" ■'■ ■ \:'\ x Cr Carthew then' moved, j in accordance, with* notice, That permission be grantedi to . graze the unformed streets of %% Borough,f for which a license of. 10s a year : per: head be issued by the clerk froni' the first of January in each year, on following conditions :— l. That in not'ease shall more than 10 -great cattle -be' allowed to graze in one heid~ and^to^be in charge of- an attendant of not less than 14.years."of.'age ■ % That no bull be registered' or allowed to be at large within the Boundaries of the Borough. Z.. That the registration 'lie 7 -in' force f r( m smhrise to sunset only. €r Carthew explained ihe" 'object* and spoke in' support* of-^the motion. Cr Fowles would second, tib» motion if thb amount of licence -at ss, which' was^neii' done!. ii ' i -.- -£••. r , After soiftey discussia^^ in 4 ; which Varibds'p^ijuons'w^^^ji^r^ the mbtidn w'as^ui atxd^neg^tiViw by 7 to ! ' Cr ©Dodoet'^re moT'edr'ai^di.Cr Lou- : a6n c Vetfdtiaed^That the Roadman be inatructed to' report to tiie. Council ■'Ih^dugh. the chairman of the' 1 Publio Works Committee' on- the first of each inonth the partipulars^f the. > work on VrliicK ' he has ' Tb'aen eng&gel 1 during the preceding montii. — Carried. Resolved, That Mr Eammond be granted .the tis$ l 6i 'the pile'dhveV and monkey ' during his construction oj Manchester street "bridge, and return them in go »d repair. Cr Nicfiolas askb'd Ivhether any, and

if any, what difference had been made in the rateable value of property within the Borough- according to the new valuation roll.

and happiness here, and it offers us everlasting life hereafter : and yet we are told it is the poverty of the subject, its limitation and narrowness, which occasions a difficulty in writing a couple of interesting sermons upon it every week.

, It was understood that the Clerk would give the necessary information at the next meeting. Or Carthew moved, and Cr "Worsfold seconded, That the Mayor or Chairman of the Public Works Committee be empowered; in cases of emerjre'iicy to take what steps they think fit without consulting the Council. ' ! Resolved, That, the Mayor and Engineer be instructed to obtain an early interview with 'Mr. Macarthur re the diversion of- the Kiwitea stream.

Cr Fowles moved, and Or Carthew seconded, Thiat the amount of dog tax be fixed at I,os per dbg. Cr Loudon moved, and Cr Qichard seconded as an amendment, That the tax be 10s per dog with the' exception of sheep; dogs, and that for these it be 5s per dog. -The amendment was lost, and the original motion on being put was carried.

Cr Nicholas explained his action .with reference to filling > tip a water hole -.. near his property in King street. He had consulted with Crs Richardson and "Worsfold on the matter, jwho fully agreed with him that a public nuisance existed, .and ought to he. abated. /"'.The cost had been £2 10s to himself, and about the same to! the Council! He referred to the subject • as a letter has appeared in the local paper from a. correspondent taking exception to the action taken in the matter. ■ ■ •■• ; <; ' "-'■'■'' ""■'■'■- \ ' The Mayor-said he was very glad to hear Cr Nicholas' . explanation of this "matter^ as he had. Heard, a great many adversec'iiticisms made upon it. i Resolved, 'That the next meeting of the Council beiield on Thursday 19th i inst at the same hour aid place. After the 'reading qi the rough minutes Or Gfoodbehere said there was one matter that had been overlooked. :,..■ He '. then i reported 1 to ■ the Council the result of ihe- Blackmore trial, viz., . that judgment had been given for the plaintiff for £40 damages, and costs £31 155., 4 . is . On ' reference l being made to one of the resolutions passed, it" was further resolved, That the date: of the appointment and discharge of the inspector for Manchester street, bridge be left in the hands . of the Borough) . Engineer and that, the inspector be under the direction of the Engineer. . 'At this stage a letter was handed to the Mayor from Mr Graff, applying for the inspectorship of the work at Manchester street "bridge. : The Mayor .and. one or two Councillors regretted this letter had not been handed in before the matter had Tieen discussed and the resolution passed, on it. The Council then adjourned.