Feilding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 61, 31 October 1885, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council

An ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday evening last. Present — Mr Macarthur (Mayor), and CouncillorsEade, Worsf old, Bishop, Goodbehere, Fowles, Nicholas, and'Thompson. ._ y -. The minutes of the previous meet- ... ing were read and. confirmed. ...... CORRESPONDENCE. From Mr Baker,, solicitor, LPalmerston, ordered to be held over; from the Kiwitea Road Board re railway charges for loading wool'; A. Hubner| and F. Eink re roads to their properties. ..-."■• •,, r ' : <'" y r. ":.'.'.' '.l'T. PUBLIC WOBKS OOMMIITEB. ' Accounts amounting to £22 were recommended for payment. . . ' Some discussion, originated by Or ' Thompson, took place on the subject of printing forms for contracts. The Mayor proposed, That the action of the Public Works Committee: ; and.' the Mayor in expending £6 15s in providing the necessary forms, ol general conditions, bonds, . and form of tender in re the expenditure of balance of loan, be hereby endorsed by the Council. / ' Or Goodbehere in seconding '/&s]■,:. motion mentioned two instances where from the want of proper forms of con- * tract having been signed between ;the * parties, considerable loss had arisen. Cr Nicholas also spoke to the motion/ which was then put and carried. Cr Nicholas. proposed and Or Worsv ' fold seconded that the Public Works report be adopted. — Carried. . FINANCE COMMITTEE. ■ A list of accounts amounting to £75 . 3s 6d, which included the amount of £45 compensation to Curran, was read . and recommended for payment. .- Cr Thompson proposed *id Or ' '• Goodbehere seconded, That the report: be adopted. — Carried. r : > A discussion then took place on the; proposals of the Kiwitea Eo^BoardV; re the railway charges for loading, &&

Cr Goodbehere proposed and- Or ' : ■ Fowles seconded, Tliat the Council is willing to co-operate with thaiKiwitea Road Board in any steps wWdiinaybe taken with the view of obtaining a, remission from the Bailway Depart- . ment from the charges for loading ' goods.— Carried. „.. ■ '.*(• ••.•:.! Proposed by Cr Worafold /and sec-, unded by Or Nicholas, That Messrs : Hubner and Kink bo informed that their application will be entertained as soon as funds are available. — Carried;' The Council then drew the names of fifty defaulting ratepayers to be sued. . •-,..• . ;;■:.- Cr Thompson spoke of charging the ' circus rent for the ground on which the tent was pitched. ;•: -. • Cr Thompson proposed and Gr Eade ' seconded, That in future cireusesbe charged a rent of 20s per night for. their occupying a portion of public property. — Carried. . .-. The following tenders were then opened: — "WEST STREET. '■ '■ : 1 J. Belfit £95 12/6; J. Xeni B k informal ; T. Smith £58 7/6; Jackmen £73 7/-. / ■'■'-■[ ■- •:': /'.yjy ■•■;;" ■■ EABT STREET •'. ' ' J. Belfit £251 16/6; J.Aitken£332 12/- ; T. Smith £165 jA. Laing £265 2/3.. . . ... ;., .:,:.;i!.;;,i ;.: ' . CEMETEBY BOAD. . ; ■ ■■'• D. Younger L2B ; T. Smith £21 10/-; F. Gray £20. ; < : FOOTPATHS KIMBOLTOW BOAD. D. Younger £36 2/9. . POOLS BTBBET. • „ . , T Smith £22 10/-. The tender of Mr Gray for Cemetery road was accepted. „.,.<. Mr Smith's tender for West, East, and Poole streets were accepted. Cr Thompson proposed and , Cr Worsfold secondeOj That the tender . of D. Younger f*r footpaths in Kim % bqlton read b« accepted subject to the . approval of Mr Higgin.— Carried. ; • :• • P A report was read from the. engineer re culvert on Makino road being much decayed, aud recommending that a new one be put in. Also drawing ' attention to the breach in Kimboltoh road made by the Kiwitea stream. Cr Nicholas proposed and Cr Wore- ; fold seconded, That the Engineer b* . instructed to put in a new culvert in the Makino road.— Carried. Cr Eade brought before the Council the case of Mrs Archer, who was in very destitute circumstances. . Cr Thompson said it was usual for parties to bring forward such cases themselves in writing. The May«r proposed and Cr Eade seconded, That the Council make an allowance of 10s per week, during the . pleasure of the Council, and that the attention of Mrs Archer's father, be called to her condition — Carried^ ' A resolution was passed that the Mayor interview Dr Johnston oartthe -„l subject of the diversion of tne Makino, with the view of obtaining from him. .^ "a a small piece of ground for this pur- !^~ pose, and to repbrt io the Council at f ' its next meeting. • -■::.-' The Council then adjourned.