Feilding Borough Council

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 109, 4 March 1893, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council

_. . — <p : . The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday last,. PresentrMessrs E. Goodbehere (Miybr),,*6dlfld, Morey, Fowles, ; . Carttiewi Haybittie^ Lethbridge, Sahdilaridfl, and Chamber,-* lain- „ -. .'■ . . — The minntea of the last meeting were read and confirmed. ; : ;. y. r ■ uV.x The following: correspondence was received:— ..•--. •,.-.- From the Lands and' Suryey Depart* ment, re iron standards' at" streetcoitoerdT for survey purposes. ■-.■> iAS I From the Treasury, forwarding > £100^ IBs 9d being 75 per cent on £134,118,9^ subsidy under the "Local Bodies .Act,v 1885," and section 8 of the " Appropria'-' tion Act, 1892." if:i ' From the Audit Office; retarnwtf balance sheet duly audited for the half^ year ending 30th of September; 1892. \y, ,, From the Treasury,' ackpowledging receipt of the Council's, application for^a! loan of £800 for the construction of the^ Aorangi bridge. '>*}':>'■* *"R; ■*' <"| j/ Tbe Borough Valuer's report stated' that the rateable/value of property within tbe Borough now stands at SWfiM'ids being an increase of £1829 16s on last year's valuation, equal to an increase ip . the general rate of £66 10s. Messrs H. L. SherwUl pnd ; G* 0. Hill tbe Sinking Fund Commissioners for the Borough, put in their report ,which showed the present position bf the Sinking Fund account to oe £856 19s Id. . / L Frora Mr Giesen, stating ithat h®b?<fi erected a short fence to prevent horses getting on to and damaging tber-peWr footpaths fronting the Colonists' X36rp6r-* ation Offices, and asking the Council's permission to let this improvement remam. From the Palmerston Hospital Board, re boarding and lodging charitable; aid' patients at 10s per week, also enclosing, cheque value £45 Is 9d being the amount of claim for charitable aid. - • ' '- ' ' fl From the Council Chambers, Welling: ton. stating that a man named John Dunn had been temporarily placed the Benevolent Home at the Feilding Borough Council's expense as he stated that he had come, from the Feilding district. \ ' l From the, Native Land Law's Reform League, forwarding a circular requesting the Borough's co-operation, in petitioning? Parliament ior a thorough reform of the native land laws of the colony, and their administration. Proposed by Cr Carthew, seconded: by Cr Fowles, That the correspondence be received and the report of the finance committee be adopted. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Lethbridge, seconded by Cr Haybittle, That the fence erected by the Land and Loan Corporation be allowed tq remain.— Carried. - " V Proposed by Cr Gould, seconded IjytOr Morey, That the Public Works Committed inspect that portion of Sherwill street as requested in Mr Fiddler's application, and report at next meeting of this Council. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconded by Cr Lethbridge, That the Agpnt of the Colonists' Land Corporation, be informed that he has committed a breach of bye law 124, in repairing with shingles the roof of a building owned by the Above body. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconded by Cr Fowles, Tbat all ratepayers whose names appear on the list lying upon the table whose rates are in arrears be served with a summons before the next meeting of the Council. — Carried. ', The rates in arrear amounted to L 57 8s 10d. r .., Proposed by Cr Haybittle, seconded 1^ Cr Lethbridge, That the Pnblic Worli Committee be requested to report at next meeting of the Council on the drain .iq Manchester Btreet, as to the advisability of either filling ia the same or. putting in a culvert.-— Carried. Cr Carthew enquired if any report had been received from the Electrical Light Committee. The Mayor replied that the Committee had not yet reported qpqn the matter. Tbe Mayor stated -further, that when in Wellington recently, he interviewed the Electrical Syndicate' and gathered as a result of the interview, thatthe cost of lighting FeUding would amount to some L3OOO. Proposed by Cr Morey, seconded by Cr Sandilands, That the Town .Clerk com. municate with the Colonial Secretary pointing out that this Council consider the tax derived from the totalisator should be apportioned amongst the various local bodies in the districts from which such tax is derived, for charitable aid purposes.; — Carried. Proposed by Cr Sandilands, seconded by Cr Chamberlain, That tenders be called, to be in by the Council's next meeting, for tho supply of charitable aid rations for the current year, the snpply of gravel for maintenance, for the snpply of one and two horse teams, and also forUho supply of oU for, and tho lighting of, the street lamps.— Carried. Proposed by Cr Sandilands, seoonded by Cr Haybittle, That the Mayor Crs Lethbridge and SandUands be a sub committee to meet a like committee from tibe Feilding Sports Committee, to settle the terms upon whioh a deed of trust should be exeouted when vesting the Oval in the Borough Counoil as trustees on behalf of the inhabitants of the Manchester dis. trict.— Carried. The Mayor gave notice of motion to move at the next Council meeting, that tenders be called for taking the levels Of streets within the, Borough of FeUding within certain specified boundaries. The Mayor stated that when in Wellington a few days ago, he called upon Messrs Levm and Pearce, the local representatives of the Colonists Land Corporation, re the vesting pf the sports ground in the Feilding Bbrongh CpunciJ, Tho Corporation considered that thp Council were the proper body m whop, tho ground should be vested, still thp Sports Committee having interests in the ground should be consulted. Cr Sandilands suggested, that <on the occasion of the opening of the Aorangi bridge iv about three weeks time, the event should be made the occasion of some public demonstration, as he considered this work when completed wotdd ultimately be of great bonefit to the town. Tho Council then adjourned..