Feeding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 118, 21 March 1885, Page 2

Feeding Borough Council

— • — : ■-■ An ordinary meeting of the Council Wvas held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening. Present — The Mayor, and Councillors Goodbehere, Worsfold, Fowles, Nicholas, Carthew, and Richardson. ;•; The newly elected Cr Bishop made and signed the prescribed declaration, and took his seat at the -Council- , t table. The minutes of the previousjOfdin'- . \f ary and special meetings were read ahd respectively confirmed. 0 •"? * The Mayor reported he had telegraphed to Mr Macarthur. while i.'.ijS"'"" Wellington, who bad. waited upon' the Minister of Public Workswit-i a view . to ascertain if any assistance 'cduld'bev?. obtained towards the cost of Manchester street bridge and the Kiwitpa pro- ■ . ' - tqetive works. Mr Richardson's reply .."'' wjas to the effect that. Governmpntdiad 1 no power to make grants promiscously for such objects, and: he should oppose any applications of the kind; the question of endowing public bodies would, however, be : considered at the next session of Parlianieht. ' ' - The following cbrrespohdbnce was; read : — '.■-,'" ■ Mr T. Gordon, complaining of the alleged misconduct of the' r Ranger ; Mr Arnott, another complaint .against T the Ranger, and asking ,r, ipr ,) an ■" enquiry into the matter ; Mil Staite for Mrs Blackmore, calling attention to the debris on Mi • Blacfamorfl's^property and asking to have it rempyed; Mr Newman, askin % permissipii tb give a display of , fireworks : for t^ e publio • benefit on or about Easter Monday night ; Mr Hammond,^ asking the serious consideration o^tbe'Coiincil •*- --to his contract for Manchester- street bridge, and to undertake the payment of the wages of his men, as per memorandum of same attached to his letter; same, another letter revoking' UW; ■■-. former one. vi,. » -...-.v ' The Mayor thought the ; .Council could not interfere with the Rangerfi in the discharge of his duties, iii which the Council agreed, and : itwa&^md'eT- ' stood the Clerk would write to Messrs Arnott and Gordon to thateffwtj >. It was resolved, That Mr Newman be given permission for'= a 1 display^ of. fireworks on the same L^ncßtiotiS^as on the occasion of his former display « Cr Carthew moved, That the Publio Committee be requested tor-interview Mrs Blackmore in the matter of removing the debris of Warwick street .^ bridge, and. to make an arrangement if possible, the outlay not to exceed; £10. Seconded by Gr Richardson: ' Cr Goodbehere opposed the' motion on the ground that the, debris. 'y^as ; the property of the, Council, and; it : would be illegal to payiMrs J3lackmore for it. i Crs Carthew and Nicholas supported the motion. ' ; " ' ; ' - A division was called* for^^aii^ [tli^ motion was carried*' ' ..•:■ ■■•]«: ... >f>i-r.jrLf ■■■'"" The matter of Mr Hammond!s letter ' re his contract for MaribhesWr 'streei - ! bridge was next discussed. ll r : ,\ f,^ 4 ■'• „ .The Mayor said that Mr. Ma^an^dnd "" ; had written to him statmg, I^' men had" struck, and' an inf drmal meetmg had been held, and the Cleri: instructed to inform Mr -Hammond . that Ms contraot was revoked..^: H» . did not see ; 'what couldalthough' he had no. wish &r i^_& ... Hammond to lose, bjs deposit money at all, and he would jbelonly glad to see him push through theMorlk * if a satisfactory arrangement couldLhp niade.' . ""' ' if -> '••-••■! L■• :io.;rr '" The Council generally agreed tha<tthe notice of revocation was' informal, 'and also concurred in the remarks, of tne Mayor that it was desirable Ifr Hami mond should ■ finish '■ the work if ffrfla could be arranged. '•' . .< . >A Mr Hammond here waitel'upon lhe Council, and made a statement .of hia case. He thought the* Council bad not acted fairly towai^. him in revoking his contract ; he' now: • only askeo* for. just claims, and had no wish to go to law if the Council wpuld^agreo to his proposals. ,r .;.^f!'{ Mr Hammond then left the room; '- 'Cr Nicholas moved, and Cr WoisV fold seconded, 'Thkt the contract o^ Mr Hammond for the erectioaolMan^ cnester street bridge be forthwith determined.— Carried;. ■■: f'f ti-i 6 L ; : .-. (I The matter of work ot finishing Manchester street bridge was further discussed. . .." ■--.[{. y"{f:, ""' ''a' 1 " Cr Carthew thought the Council should not be precipitate in the matter, and that it was very desirable that an. endeavor should be made; to cojD,oilia^e Mr Hammond, and to yet make some amicable arrangement for the: completion of the work; L- k. Cr '.'Carthew •'• then ± inoved; v^an*d : St Fowles seconded, That a committeeidf three be appointed to wait on Mr Hammond on Friday, with a view, to making - an arrangementr with ;Mr Hammond for completing the work of Manchester street bridge'j^snch^oommittee to consist of the Mayer and Crs > 'Fp^es''ah , d- : the' i niovdrj "and 1 that^ihe Connoil meet the same evening at 8.15 p.m. for the purpose of receiving thc&r report. — Carried. , . The followihg tenders were then •dpiEihed:— .ff.AAf.A....... ;...,._ r -Forming and gravelling Stafford street— E. Bowleg £23 7s 6d.^-^ •: ..{.. yy^.-.' A-it ,^-'nX: •jAiify ■■■■

l)L«n»n^-*23;Jw Belfit, £28 y J. Smith, £21 12s 6d; Meehan & Lynch, £29 lOi The tender of Mr Smith was accepted. Cr Richardson asked if there was any possibility of the Council doing anything iii' the matter of Messrs Hubner and Rink's road. The Mayor said it had been understood that the Council had no funds lor ttus work, 'and therefore nothing could' be done in it at present. Cr Carthew moved, in accordance with notice, and Cr Fowles seconded, That aR sectarian religious papers be forthwith removed from the Reading Room table, and; in. future all such papers be excluded from said table. Cr Carthewepoke in .support of the motion. He thought' it unfair that one paper ahould be, .refused while another was admitted. As it now was if the r Catholics wanted to have the Tablet on the table they had a right to be %us, represented. . Rehgionhad now reached! that stage that it was '-dtifficuit to^ determine what it. was, Some held that Spiritualism, and some that Freethought was religion, and he. considered the fairest, plan would be to treat all alike, either by admitting or refusing their respective, journals. . Or Richardson asked what sectarian' papers m particular were referred to. ! The Mayor said he had ascertained that the only one was the War Cry (Laughte^ : "\ ; •" (>LBic*aaTdsbn opposed the motion, aaying there was' no question at all as to what religion was.. . The motion was then putand carried, ' Cr Richardson being the only dissentient '"> " ; -! ' ,; •.'•■■■••: - > The Poundkeeper having applied to have a proper covering- provided for animals: in the! public pound, it: was agreed that the Mayor wait upon the Poundkeeper^: to. ascertain definitely what was. required. The Council then adjourned-