Feilding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 133, 9 June 1888, Page 3

Feilding Borough Council

The ordinary monthly meeting oi the above was held on Thursday last Present— The Mayor (Mr Goodbe here), Ore Lethbridge, Haybittle, J C. Thompson, Worsfold, Chamberlain, and Fowles. --- The minutes of the previous meeting were- read and confiianaed. COEKKBPOKDENCE. From Wm. Sykes, stating he was going to otart a flax mill in or neai Feilding, and applying for the right to cut flax on the Corporation grounds and roads, to pay Is per ton for flax. From W. Watts, drawing attention to the condition of Fitzroy street which is at present almost impassable. From W. Watts,' Chairman State School Committee, asking that the schdol be exempted from the regulation, in reference to the nightman. From the Traflic Agent of the Railway) stating the stationmaster had teen instructed to comply with the regulations as to removal of night «oil. From the Secretary Hospital ana Charitable Aid Board, Wanganui, stating the rental value of the Borough for rating purposes is £9249, and the amount levied for Hospital maintenance is £11 0s 6d, and £14 14s for Charitable Aid. From H. McLenaghan, re price quoted in his tender for supply of metal, Viz: Is lid, which was mis* taken for Is 4d, and withdrawing his tender. From Treasury, advising payment of £2 10s to Credit with Bank of Australasia for penalties in connection with, breaclrbf bye laws. ;■-■. ; From C. Wickham, Sing Hop, and H. Holmes^ calling attention to the atate of Sherwili street. From Benson and Fetch, asking the drain, about 40 chains, be cleared opposite their properties on, Kimboltou road. • A letter waifr received from the Town Clerk of Christchurch, re abolition of the totalisator, and enclosing' form of petition to be signed and forwarded to the Member for the district. ' ■:• : Report of Public Works Committee was read, and accouuta. for £21 8s 4d passed for payment. „r .•?••■" Report of Fiaancer Committee was read, and. accounts for £17 2s 2d passed for payment. ' ' < HEPOKT OF XrakjLßY;, COJCMITIEE. Your Committee, as instructed by the Council, beg to report on the financial condition of tiie Public Library and Reading Room as follows :— The account was on 31st March overdrawn on the general account to thti extent of £66 11s 4d, the result of about 6;yea#s" working, The amount, however, would have been much less had it not been for the -stoppage of the Government subsidies for the past two years The present expenditure of the Library and Reading - Room exceeds the income by about £8 per s -aimuGQ without providing for a periodiced supply of new. books. To meet the deficiency in the annual working expenses of the Reading r Room the Committee recommend that a charge of it per quarter be made to all persons using it, provided that they are residents of the district, but that all visitors who may be; passing through the town may be allowed to use the Beading Room free of charge. With regard to the deficit existing on March - 31st last the Committee recommend that it be written off . , . .. | G. . W» Fowles, Chairman. . Proposed by Gr Worsfold, seconded by Or Lethbridge, That; permission be given to the School Committee to make their own. arrangements with the iiightman.— Carried. Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconded ty |bjg Mayor, That the Clerk be inremit the amounts required $y i^ .Hospital and Charitable Aid 2soam.— -Carried. .Proposed by Or Leftibridge, s«cShded by Cr Woratold, That M* Svkes offer for thg^iaz in the Boroj^kbe accepted, seserving to the Council the -power to determine the agreement at a»y time on giving one calendar month's notice. — Carried. . Proposed Uy Cr J. C. Thompson, seconded bj^J&Lethbridee, That tenders be called for. the formation of the remfflnitefr of Fitzroy street, and that the Public Works .Committee be authorised to accept a tender for said work; tenders to be in in fourteen 4ayß---Carried. ;•- ■ ■ Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconded by tiie Mayor, That Messrs. Benson and FetejiV request be granted, and that the Public Works Committee arrange to have the matter attended to. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Lethbridge, seconded by Cr Chamberlain, That Messrs Wickham, Sing Hop, and Holmes 1 petition be referred to the Public Works Committee with power to act — Carried. , . Resolved, That McLenaghan having withdrawn his tender to supply metal in consequence of an error, that the tender of J. Belfit be accepted. ■■■"*'■ Cr Haybitoe brought up the sub; nect of"" licensing public rooms, anc said if the Council is to charge foi licensing other public places the roomi of Messrs Jackson and Co. and Stev ens and Gorton ought to be paid foi when used for public performances. Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconde( by Cr Thompson, That Messrs Stevem and Gorton be informed that thej haye 1 committed a breach of th< Municipal Corporations Act by per mittdng I&eir' premises to he used as i place of ptibKc entertainment withou _ iiceßse, and^should the same occu again the: full penalty will be en forced— Carried. . Cr Fowles said he would move tha . the late dog tax collector be reinstate! until the end of the year. He did no consider the man had received fai olay There were no definite charge Ltde against tW man. No one els -^^would take up the collection of the doj tax when so few dogs were left unreg - "lltoTtfwii Clerk reported that a)

the collars issued had been accounted for. f Proposed by Or Fowles, seconded by Cr Lethbridge, That the late Dog ' Tax Collector, if willing to accept the ■ offer be re- instated for the remainder . of the year, and that he be intructed to sue the owners of all unregistered dojs for the amount of the tax from this date. * | TLe resolution was carried, Cr Haybittle voting against it. I This was all the business.