Heating at Birmingham

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 116, 25 March 1890, Page 3

Heating at Birmingham

Pursuant to notice a meeting of Apiti ratepayers was. held at Birmingham in the Public Hall on Saturday last. About twenty persons were present from, the U jper district. Mr Boggis was voted to the chair. After stating the objects of the meeting, he read a letter from a solicitor, in reply to an application he was authorised to make at a prey bus 'meeting for advice, giving details as to the steps necessary to be taken to obtain separation. ■ A general discussion took place, in which a variety of opinions, were expressed at to their powers 'and what they would have tb do, Messrs Moore, Stent, Fanthorpe, Marton, Fowler and others taking part.' " Proposed by Mr Pemberton, seconded by Mr Fowler, That .the Committee proceed to obtain the signatures of the whole of the ratepayers in the proposed new dißtrict.- i --Carried. . Proposed by .Mr .M 001 *^ seconded by Mr Harris, That a plan be obtained from Mx (jtoodb'ehere of the proposed new dismot, with a list of names on the rate roll. —Carried. • . ..'... As the duties of the' old 'Committee terminated at the meeting, the whole of them were re-elected with., the exception of Mr Moore, who regretted that his work, on his farm would prevent, him taking that active part in the movements his -inclinations would wish him to do. Mr Fowler was then elected in his place. Money to meet certain expenses incurred was coUected those present, and in that connection Mr Fanthorpe asked the Chairman if the new Board would make a refund to them, because it seemed hard: that a willing few should bear all the brunt. . . Mr Boggis was understood to say that it was impossible for him to answer for what the new Board might do, but the claim appeared to him a just one, and would, no be favorably considered at the proper, time. : A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.-