Feilding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 80, 4 February 1888, Page 3

Feilding Borough Council

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council was held on Thursday evening last. Present— The Maybr, and Crs Chamberlain, J. C. Thompson, Haybittle, Lethbridge, Nicholas, Fowles and Worsfold. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read as follows : From Auditor-General's office, with Borough balance sheet, and a circular requesting payment of £4 for auditing accounts, From Treasury office, advising the remittance to the Borough's credit of £16 5s 6d for Crown Lands rates. From Property Tax office, on the same subject. From T. Bamber, secretary of Charitable Aid, Board, with.cheque for £25 for charitable aid purposes. From the newly-elected Councillor, Dr Monckton, apologising for his absence through indisposition, and calling attention to the use of white pine, at the.Kiwitea bridge. From the Finance Committee, a report recommending payment of accounts amounting to £41 16s 11d. From the Public Works Committee, a report, recommending payment of accounts amounting to £72 0s 6d. From the Engineer, specifications for pile driving works on the Kiwitea stream. From John Turner, Dog Tax Collector arid Poundkeeper, stating that at th recent fire which destroyed his dwelling the .dog collars in his possession, as well as the pound book, were burned and that 103 dogs were registered last year. Fom W. Baker, re the use of the pile engine. From the 'lnspector of Nuisances, a report of which, the following is a copy: - His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors. GENTLEMEN— l beg to report that during the pas month I have made an inspection of the premises attached to dwellings etc in tne Borough, and with very few excep turns found them clean and in a healthy condition, much more so than on former occasions. In a few instances whore nuisances, dangerous to health existed, I have had them removed and the premises put in a sanatory condition. The strong dry winds which have prevailed during the past few months have tended in a great measure to lessen the evil arising from decaying vegetation in the numerous watercourses in the town, by drying up the water which stagnates in them every summer, I am informed that for some months past two or three persons are exercising the calling of nightmen, and as only one of these has a proper vehicle for the removal of the night soil, it may be inferred that the others do not carry it to any great distance, but probably bury it near the centre of the town where it may give offence or become dangerous. To prevent this happening I would suggest that all nightmen be licensed by the Council. In conclusion I may, state that I am of opinion that the Borough, was never, at the present season of the year in a more sanatory condition.— l am, etc. G. C. HILL, Inspector of Nuisances. From G. C. Hill, Borough Assessor, with valuation of rateable value of properties for the current year. From D. H. Macarthur, stating that he was about to build a dwelling house fronting the unmetalled portion of North road, asking the Council to metal five, chains of said road, and offering to pay., any sum beyond the amount of the rate from the property, in paying balance of the cost of the work. In reply, to] the Mayor, with reference to Dr Monckton's letter, Mr Bray, the Engineer; explained that heart of totara timber 1 was being used at Kiwitea bndge where such timber was required. It was underotood that the Poundkeeper would be supplied with, a new book to fg|)lacWfhe one destroyed. Th'e^^jor^r^pprte^ <on. thelneedyi condition of Mrs^ Archer,. and; giving an order oniDr Johnston for medical aid, and also haying given an order for DanieJ. Phillips to be admitted to the Ho spital with a fractured limb. -' Cr.Fowles proposed," aad Gr'Nicho^ las seconded, That the report of the Public Works - and . Finance 1 Committees be.- addpted. '"' - • ! / On; the matter of the report 1 of the Financß, Committee, Cr Hacy bittle said that as^a member of the Committee he would :like tpJbiow what:the accounts were before being passed by the' Committee, and to hare notice of the meet< ings. The Mayor and Town Clerk explained that it was not always expedient to' wait for the attendance of each member in order to pass accounts. The motion was carried. - - Or • Thompson v proposed, and Cr ; Nicholas seconded, That Mr Baker be allowed £2 on account of repair 3 done to pflt^driverl —Carried. ; . , The, subject of .Mr.Macarthur's letter wasb'nefly discussedi .The, general opinion was that the request was a fair and, reasonable one. The Mayor proposed, and Cr Haybittle seconded,- That the request contained in Mr Maearthur's letter of the, 2nd instant be granted, arid the necessary work be proceeded with. — Carried. Cr Fowles proposed,, and Cr W^ors-. fold seconded,' That tenders be called for . carting metal .and the use of ,9&e and two horse teams for the ensuing year. -Carried Cr Nicholas reported having been requested] by Mrs Hastie to ask the Council's permission to remove the position of the bodies of her two children recently buried in the cemetery. The Mayor explained that according, to the Act only the Colonial Secretarv could give such permission, but the Cbunbil would support an application to him if requested in. writing by Mrs Hastie. Or Thompson called attention to the dangerous turiiing in Grey street, near the railway Grossing, and recommended r «ome ipgtefif WW^^^al W "^ o6rn«PoWr";M r Beattie -s fence. V v ;:"Qj^i^idp-' : jn^oaf^ ! aad Cr TowY&;aypnd<sd, That the applicatipn

of her twb childrenfrom their present grave's to another part of the cemetery be granted subject to the approval of the Colonial" Secretary, and that the Town Clerk be instructed to write for the necessary authority. — Carried. The Council then' adjourned.