Feilding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 133, 3 May 1890, Page 3

Feilding Borough Council

The' Ordinary monthly meeting of thi •bove was held last evening. Present— the Mayor, and Councillors Sandiiands Ooodbehere, Watts, W» B. Chamberlain, Haybittleand'S. R Thompson. The Bjiniatfes of the -nrevious meetin| Were read and . Confirmed. . .■•"■» *s6olrebsp6ndence. .._ From.. J, Stewart,. Eagiaeerj Waaganul re Kiwiielrsitream v^&yngJie would be in Feilding tim idth instant, and would be glad to mtfet. the Clerk of Works on the matter. " i - -... ' From ;%to Clerk> otaH County Council, re hireand freiihjb:ot pile driving monkey, From Cohen; * Pahnerston, .for J. E. Nathan|'r^ diversion, saying he proposed visiting Feilding on the matter. . .. ■■ ' . • Rromthie samei on the diversion as effecting section 99. . . Erom Secretary pistnet Hospital and .Charitable Aid Board, wppjrting that the levy on Feilding Borough was £8 10s Bd, and for Charitable Aid purposes £14 4s 2d. From Public Works Committee, recommending what Works be done in Arnott street, and giving in estimate of the cost <0f same.; .. ... . . From' W. A. Sandiiands, re several -changes of names en rate roll. Froni the Borough Solicitors, saying ' they had handed to the Town Clerk agreement between the Council and Messrs Blacknjore and tang with respect to the appointment of Poundkeeper and Banger, ■also the bond entered into for security. From T. W-'K Foster, secretary Foresters' Court, stating the court would contribute £5 ;totau:ds the cost of diversion •of Makino stream through Mr Train's .property. /" , From Geo. Kirton, asking his name to. be placed on the roll as agent for the -manager of the Bank of New Sonth Wales :for sections 599 and 600. From€)wen-Pleasants, asking for his same to, be placed on the rate roll for section 259. . From Frederick Bull, stating that Mr tleo. Kirton had been appointed his agent in respect of town sectioh 460, and from Mr Geo. Kirton, asking 7 for^ bis name to •be placed on roll for, said section. ~ From the Finance Committee, a report recommending the payment of accounts amounting to £7% 14s 7d. The outward correspondence was then read. ' - "•" " . Proposed by Or HayMttlA, seconded by -Cr S. J. Thompsoiii that thiß report of the Pubh'c Works and Finance, Committees %c adopted.— Carried. ' Proposed by Cr S. J. Thompson, seconded by Gr Haybittle, That an ordinary rate of one shilling in the |B.ahd_a Library, rate of one penny in thei; on therateable yalne of all rateable property within the .Borough be struck for the financial year ending 31st March 18?l. : -^Carried. The matter of the deed between the Council and Messrs Blackmore and Lang was then discussed. • Cr Sandiiands called attention to the 'bond, which he said was practically useless, and was not in accordance with the •resolution on the matter pasawlat the last meeting. A bond of £5 he said was totally and hathoaght it should have .been iB6O. 'The Mayor said it had' been found impossible to get "sureties for 'any and all' Jrinds of damages, and it nad been thought ihat £5 was asufl&cientbondfor the faithful discharge. of the duties, and that one •surety was enough. Cr Sandiiands thought the poundkeeper •■and ranger should pay half the cost of the which was far more elaborate it need have been, and the whole of . &he first page be struck out altogether. Cr S. J. Thompson -referred to several cases i of what had been thought harsh|iess «nd -iniiVßtiee on the part of the ranger. Cr <jroodbehef c said Whad hot heard of cany injustice" on the oulcer's part, .but «only <>f several cases of smartness, which "':■ ie bought would always be the ease so '4 long as the pound was. leased, a faethe \ had jointed out in the former discussion |«n the matter. • . V Cr Sandiiands pointed out that each k^epfnoer was to have obtained two sureties ibr the proper discharge of bis duties, -whereas the poundkeeper . had obtained one surety Only, and the ranger had de--3>osito&£s~ instead. Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconded by Cr Sandiiands, That the sums of £& 10s «d for hospital and jBl4 4s 2d for charit*ble aid purposes for current year be paid. — Carried. : Proposed .by Cr H^ybittle, seconded by •the Mayor, That Crs Goodbehere and San--1 tdilands be appointed to affix the Borough seal and sign ths lease agreement for the jound.— Carried^. "• Proposed by C^Haybittle, seconded by <Cr S. J. Thompson, That George Kirton's name be placed on the roll instead i «of the manager of the Bank of New South "Wales and Frederick Bull; also, that Owen Pleas&nts* name be placed on roll instead of C. Brown as desired by the applicants. — Carried. 1 Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconded by i <Cr Goodbehere, That Mr Nathan.having i -declined to assist in bearing a proportion «of cost of proposed Makino diversion, the • Foresters' be informed the Council cannot ■see its way to proceed with the work.— •Carried. Proposed by Cr Goodbehere, seconded 3>y Cr W. £. Cbjujiberlain, That the name of W. A. Sandiiands be placed on the burgess roll in respect of section 143 part, lately occupied by S. Eowley, and that of W. A. Sandiiands as agent lor Mrs Sandiiands in place of W- A. Sandiiands for section 59, town of Feilding.— Carried,. Proposed by Cr Sandiiands, seconded by Cr Ooodbehere, That tenders be caUed for the erection of a footbridge over the Makino stream on the North road in accordance with the specifications prepared by the Clerk of Works, tenders to be in byjx&xi ordinary meeting.— Carried. Proposed bj Cr Thompson, seconded by €r W. E. Chamberiain, That the Public Works Committee inspect Beaittie street bridge, and report with a view to makeing it passable, for trajftic.— Carried. The Council-then adjourned.