Feiding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 139, 9 May 1885, Page 2

Feiding Borough Council

An ordinary meeting *&£ the Council was held in the Council jGhambers on Thursday evening^ last*; Present — Crs Gtoodbehere . (inteijm_ Mayor), "Worsfold, Bishop, Thojnpsefi^Fowlea, Richardson, Grchard, and Nicholas. Mr Macarthur, the newly elected Major, and ilr J, ,. Bjajd^h^mgw^Jh* , newly elected Councillor, both subscribed to the :us4al r de^rajs6^,.jwd accordingly took their seats. The Mayor said it wasnotn^^Sey for him to say much oif his the Mayoralty for the, thirdjtnn» A They ; . all knew that h^ had acceptec! omce> < somewhat reluctantly v but had jriel^teii to his unanimous, election ... gesses. He would endeavor to' do&is. best, and trusted he should faafe tko .... hearty support and co-opera'ii^ioith^. :•■ Council and ratepayers. ; ' ' ' i -' The minuteq of the laet o^na^r'iitd Bpecial meetings were read a^d,,coßfirmed. .■■■-.• :-■ "o; .ituo-' •.{.. The followinjj cdrrespondeßce.j.wa* read :— A long- leiter from Mr Siutamond, contractor for ta&''^an&eslsT-. street bridge, in reply "w^tfie 1 report from Mr Lyne, the inispec^^oi^^aidl work ; Mr Anottj eomplsiaiiDglQirj^way in which com» work kadi been done near his property in Marlberottgb - street, and of the m^nreniencehe wa^». suffering therefrom; .Mf asking for some wnsider^^^io^hlf,. heavy loss in doing the work of Mant cheater street, bridge ; ft\^ Wanganui Hospital, notice of/^pext quarterly coinniittee inee^hig^; Pi^uldr/ keeper's return for past, month, showing 54 animals impound^^d,^ma^^ of £3 18s to hand oveftoiiie Council; report of the Finance G^nutt^^jr^r commending payment at 'ordinary ao counts amounting , to $71 ~145~4d ; report of Public Works Committee^ recommending paying 6f 'loaa acconnta amounting to £ti3 r 12a «d: < ) vfT-U F r Cr Thompson ask 1 for Un *xpTanation why the sum of £52 waaspent^ok extending the pulverts i^ S^mbolton road without tenders being, ca^ed^^,.Members of the Publio Works Committee explained that the. work was simply given to the contr&sfbi 1 work as an: extra, i- „ , o -£ M>fi.vf«} r l The Mayor pointed out the power ofv the Council to expend niioney stover £20 in case of urgency, and this work might be regarded as one of that class, as in case of a floddif considerable' damage might haVi been done, but Cr Thompson was quite , right, in calling; attention to the matter. ■.. The reports of the finance and" Public Workß Committees respectively were adopted. " ' . ' •■ y '< - /i X/ A short discussion took place on Mr Hammond's letter re some consider-^ ation in the matter of Mancheßtar street bridge. ! • ■ ;; It was generally agreed that Mr Hammond had sustained |o|t by doing some necessery work woicE had been overlooked, and afto hgr th* delay caused by the interruption mad* while carrying out Ms contract, and that it was desirable to grant hln^ son* compensation if possible. Cr Goodbchere moved; 'rad' Cr Thompson seconded, That the sum of £10 be paid to the 7 for 'Manchester street bridge as extra ipayment in respect of wort done by him beyond his contract. r „ , v^.. : The Mayor thought that under aU circumstances (which He pointed out) it was not i desirable, to, pay M^^am^ mond the sum named in the moisonV After a little further, discussion ffifo motion was put and negatived, j t:)l , . "'„ The Engineer made an explaiitatieii re the work done &^Marlbiai&ng]^ I .street, complained of; by Mr Anol^^ after which it was resolved^ Th«t the .'letter of Mr Arnott be referred to the iPublic Works Committee. : !^ i The yearly Js{d&. i sW ~4h# fßorough'was laid pMnj.the^bi^ and it was resolved, That a sp^al mee^i|' for passing the same be held e^Tu^. iday, the 13th insi, atnoon. ;S ia.., i hl>s> : The Mayor proposed, and Cr Gidkard seconded, That lan; brdiftary rate of Is, and a Übrary rate of Id :^ £ on the. raWabte value of Iwithin the Borougkfc^M^e^eaje enV •' ing 31st March4'lßß6^ behereoj made as advertised in the FuiDmo BTA*, the said ra^s! feW, pkyiWe- on tU Bth day of May inst.— Camed, On the;motion of Qri.Qpo/lbehere, secpndedfby^Thompson^t^Cpnn^ then resolved :; itself injtq committee " for the , purpose of vcpnsidering the best means of redijc^^^(^ri^and[ other expenses of the.^prough." "^^ The burgesses who were,L-prtsflnt K then retired,' and the Mayor suggested to ask Mr Hill, the^ Toiim (Ser^, io retire also tr whlch')ieVdidy and only the members, of the Press remained.. ■ f ... The Council sat in cbmmjt^ee 'fir upwards jof t^p hours, and'on resu- ■ ing the ordinary; . resolutions as r^fft^ in flpimnittfte ; were confirmed :-r— '■> ■-'■-■ .mu-.r, mir. '• That all future engineenngror^ ether work, in the Borough requin^liig< plans and specifications be 6*one^y w «e©resi entTown Clerk (unless where otherwise expffesslyresoivedupc^bytfeeiCqnucil)