Feilding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 24, 7 August 1886, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council

♦ The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present— Cis J. 0. Thompson (in the chair), "Worsfold, Foster, Bishop, Bartholomew, Fowles, P. Thomson, and Eade. 4': The minutes of : the previous meeting were read and confirmed. . ...„■ The following correspondence was read: — -. .- ..- .. ...... --.-»,... ......_, rns??? , ; From Dr Johnston, asking the Council to look to the : condition otthoj., bridge to his property in Derby street. 'From. John Bishop, asking att^p-^-y priaph tOj be made to hit section- on; . Kimjboltqn road. ;• ; „r .... '.-.-'/ r . i r \ [ iftBPORTOr.MTr>'D;OpiIMrJraCT. \'f "Your Committee beg to report that they met on the 23rd ist;y the follow^ i members being presentP-Crs Themp- v son, ; Fowles, Bishop, and Bartholo^ '~ mew. Tha Committee beg to recom^ ; mend^(J)i That the jtositiom of JUsa* v ' ger and Pdiiadkeeper be girento on»: man. (2), That tender* for the p«feiition of Ilanger" arid Poundkeeper W:,/ advertised fer, at so much perl annum si! payable quarterly in advance. .. ; •;''■ /';--: : v^,J. @i Thompsolt^ aSip- > i ■'•'■'"•■■ :j '-■ ■•v--'a. Chaunna%u:K{fiit! The report of the Public Works Committee was read and accounts for;; ' £113 10s Id passed for payment. ;; The report of the Finance Commit^: ) -j; tee was also read, and accounts for £l9J6s 4d passed forpaymemt, ; ;? j^r ■ The report of the Engineer; on the ;,; North road was read. ''.-..-■ ./ ■ r'l , s - s 3 An. account for £2 5§ Hub to Mr Kaox.r. ;■; for work done at the ceiaetery; ;wasC ' ,; ordered to be paid. ..'._ ' ""'-; The- Clerk said; that the work, ap^r <. plied for by Dr Johnston had been ■ ■ done. .:-: ••-:•' ■•>-■ _: •. ;j.." ...',,, ■.'..^/■' 1 -. Proposed by Cr Fowles, seconded x by Cr Foster, That the work dewed < .- to be done by Mr Bishep be don© by f the ' Engineer on the usual terms.— . Carried. , . • • * .;j : ' :: '-. /Twi : jLAJgawst} -"^^ .."mrtfpy^ The Ohainnan 1 invited a Tttolution i on vie subject to enable the Council :• to have a free discussion.- -'''v o'j '"> Cr P. Thompson— thought they v should fix a rent for the pouiid.f row w>u, . Bye-law No. 1 clause- 70 was her* V j?«ad as follows :— " The? salary v^rVl allowance attached to-all offices and plades at the disposal of thei Couiteil : ! shall in all cases be fixed -before tiiey proceed to appoint any : pAirson tOyfill ~ the same and shall be specified in suck advertisement; I *'..;'? .:;■.;_;;-■:-.. '• 1, ..-tv/. ••:: : Proposed by CrFow^les;: seconded by Cr P. Thomson, That applications be called for the pest of R^ngerrajad^Poundkeeper, the sum payable to be '-' £4 per annum in advance. : \ " '-" Cr P. Thomson said the subject had been a vexed ene for many months past. He desired to -know "if it^rap -?■ the duty of the Council to pro^eotf'the x property of the ratepayers, wiln cbls| ] opinion it was; He thought ithe-pre-i ' ; sent man had done his work w%ll. : >, People grumbled because hehadjflbno ■; his lauty. The Council should support - : hint. The idea of tendering^ for the -. position was contrary to sense and simply absurd altogether. The people ■•-■ who keep cattle should keep lajad^ They ought riot to run them on the streets of which we have; 80 imiies. ' SomeWdy must suffer if we carry out ' the law. The minority were the dissatisfied persens: Ho would op^oss - anything in the way o£ tendering.: Hj» would support a fair rentfo^ the pound. An amendment was propejied by Cr Eade and seconded by Gr Thoßtpson, That the recommendation of t^e ... Found Committee is not salisi^eto^' ', amd that the Council call for applications for the. office of Eanger^aud f Poundkeeper a't^'a yearly rerttaF of ' £20 per annum payable quarterly in. * advance.^ .........-._. _ ... Cr Eade in speaking to the amendment said this amount would only |, cover expenses. -.'Kp^lnw^rW^vn^^ persons who would give this amount and above it. He testified te the able manner in which ithe present man . : „ Or Bartholomew asked if Or Eade ; had examined ti'epbund Woks to learn the revenue. > -'.'. > >-/-?.i.-,:vir«-AD ■•■•'- ' Cr Thompson said the pound would always fee a worry. He would secon4 ; t j the amendment as he thought £4 wa» just throwing the thing away. ... ' : ;, Gr P.I Thomson said wnsistenoj a should be followed by: every nman. Cr Thompson had -said the people would get the same worry for [£4j a* . for £20, They were going teuake-V the Ranger to be a tyrant over th&u,{ people who have cows; Every extra £. they charged kad to come eui ci the people. £20 a- year was sxcie&<i;yi sive. Any man who took it at tnis , rate would not make it pay, andHretild^ 'j throw it up before half his time was ■{ through. Councillors 'should iemember th^ey had their duty -'.-to do and '\ protect the. iriterests of the. ratepayers ;; -: The roads must Ke kept clear of : horses and cattle, or it v^ cost ithe :'t Council £450 a year to keep in r " ; repair. ".' , .'. ' ";.':' • ,'.'" ..'.•■.':. ' ■ .'."jOr Eade' replied to Or P. Thomson. /, He considered a poundkeeper^ voul^ ;u only do his duty by pounding every^ - beast he came across. „ . ,->.■•> ["..: Or Fowles did not think :ariy niatt " would be siDy-enough. to l «r .; t Cr Bishop thought there must b^e some profit attached to the Pounds add .- : ' th« Council should get more thaji:J64. ■""" The Chairman then put thQ Aaiend,- . ment, and a divisieri being called fefeithe following was the result rrrAyes, - : Crs Eade, Thompson, Foster, and^jv : Bishop ; nees, Crs Fowles, Worsfold,i 1 Bartholomew, and P. Thomson. Th« votes being even, the Chairman gave his -. casting vojb -with tbe ayft8 >rt anjl t ; declared the amendment carried. ' The amendment then was put as a -. substantive motion and carried, on : tko Voices. . ■-.:■ •■■■':•.« }:;V,<(*U ' i/^tfTV -rr ->s:-i. ; Proposed by Cr Wdrsfol^ seconded 'I ; " v >y Cr Fowles, That'^.':®ep.u^\' i !E^rr4:'''v Tax Collector be requej^^td^fujrn^sa - a return of all dogs registered by hii£ at the next meeting ot;^^,C^uncilv^ and that the owners of all unregistered : dogs be sued.— Carri id. . Proposed by Cr Thompson, seconded by Cr Foster, That the name of Cr

Eade be added to the Cemetery Committee. — Carried: Proposed by Cr Foster, seconded by Cr, Bishop; That a Committee, consisting of Ors Fowles, P. Thomson, "Worßf old, and the mover be appointed to draw up an agreement far the Hanger and Poundkeeper.— Carried. Proposed by Cr Worsfold, seconded by Cr Fowles, That the name of C tartiiolomew be added to the Public "Werks Comniittee. -^Carried. Pi*oposed by Cr W olß^ o^ seconded l»y Cr Thoibi^un, That tti'e Clerk be instructed- to' asc'eitain the cost of a &re bell.— *(3atj?iecL ' . The meeting, the a adjourned.