Feilding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 150, 29 May 1886, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening. Present — Councillors J. C. Thompson (in the chair), Worsfold, P. Thomson, Bishop, Fowles, and Eade. . • Or P Thomson apologised on behalf bf the Mayor for his absence. / The minutes of the previous" ordinary and special meetings were read and. confirmed. ■/- ■■■■''- -*c*-^ The following correspondence was read: — ■ A From C. Matthews, re drain in Eyre street. ' - c » From Stevens and Gorton, re apA proaches to sale yards in Manchester / j street. . Tho report of; the Engineer.^as read. It said the Kiwitea stream was stiU encroaching on Kimbolton [road, and recommended certain work to bcu, done in order to prevent furtouis f .a]_l^ ; croacnment. Mr Brandt's bridge in '' Grey street was rotten and required tOjbeput in order at a cost of about $9. :'-•- The report. ■of the committee. t&A _ Derby street bridge was read as follows — Mr Knox agrees to the. diversion of the water without compensation. The committee recommend the purchase of Arnott's property fer the sum of £60. The committee understands • that the Clerk has not received any communition from 1 1 tho owner of the property leased by Mr Barker. --• -A -y . A- : v : y, -. '--■■■ -•■ A J. C ThOmpsqnv A,r Chairman. The report of tho Finance Committee recommended accounts amounting to £14 12s 6d to be passed.— Adopted. The report of the Public JW^orks Committee recommended accounts amounting to £191 13s 5d to be pas? ? 86d.-r-Adopted. -.■-?'■•••-> ■% Proposed by Cr Worsfold,; seconded! -„ \ by Cr Fowles, That one half of tho Clerk's salary be charged to; the loan r account for the first six months of the '] current financial year. — Carried. Some conversation was held on the: subject of putting in a culvert to the '7 approaches to Cr Bishop's house in Manchester .btreet, Cr Bishop being willing to pay half of the cost of the . wprk: ,c • '' A Or Fowles would support a motion to cut the road down to the proper level. - --.A Cr P. Thomson understood there were np. proper levels. y, Proposed by Gr -E<id<aV-^^Ad^''^y-v ; : .Cr Worsfold, That this be an instruction to the Town Clerk, to obtain a lease from ihe E. & TJ.Ai Corporation for the. land on Which the pound stands and have it registers 1.-M)arried. Proposed by Cr Fowles,. seconded by , Gr Eade, . That ?Mr Matthew's request lie granted.-;— Carried -A. Proposed by- Cr Eade, seconded by Cr Worsfold,; That: :the Engineer be instructed to have the footpaths lowered in Mahohestar -street, where. required, by Stevens and Gorton and; A others.— Carried. ••--, A' -*^A * c Proposed by Gr -P.; Thomson, see- - .. ended by Or Worsfold, That CV Foster be granted -a month's leave of absence froto date.— Carried. A- - ' lAa Proposed by Cr Eade, seconded byfd: Cr^Bißhop, That the -Town Cleric^ intimate to Mr B« ahdt that the Coun-- A •-. cil jwiU extend the culvert in front of his prpperty, to the furthest boundary '. if he will fill up and gravel the. same at his own cost.— Carried. Proposed by Cr Worsfold, seconded by-Cr P. Thomson, That the Engineer bet instructed to prepare plans and specifications and call tenders for protection works to the Kiwitea stream, according to plans submitted to the Council The cost to be paid x>ut • osf y ■ the loan account. yA-yyAy Cr Worsfold said unless something was done at once the road, would soon beja thing of the past. : . Cr P. Thomson spoke dh rapport »f the motion. He considered, the* work . of great importance. .:* . Vc-^r E ra- •:■'/■ The resolution was then pui aiuf A carried. A,r y Proposed by Cr Fowles, seconded c by-Cr Worsfold, That the. Enginejw^iic report re the Warwick street bridge - be adopted and thai he be instructed '-■ to cany out the work proposed. - : Av-c; ,: The usual discussion on the pound- ' keeper and ranger was held, after which the Council adjourned.