Feilding Borough Council.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 305, 4 May 1894, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council.

r The ordinary monthly meeting of the - » above . waiJ held l*a\ evening, there being '- '■ present -The Mayor, (in the chair), and ' j Councillors Bray, Chamberlain, Gould, ' Fowles, lietbbridge, Sandilamls, Thomp. son, and Worsfold. Mr Walter Bailey, having read^nd signed the usual declaration, taflKs seat at the Council table. The Mayor congratulated the Council on securing the services of Mr Bailey as — a Councillor. He was sure he would take as much interest in the Borough as he had in other public matters, and he would not only be a credit to bat a worker in the Council. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. From Messrs John Saxon and Ralph Heald, requesting the Council to culvert the ditch in Eimbplton road opposite the south side of Denbigh Square, also to endeavor to metal a road leading from the said culvert to Mr Heald's workshop, the applicants being willing to assist in this work. From F. Pope, -applying for permission to erect a sign-board across the footpath opposite his shop, in Bowen street. : From Mr G. Kirton, requesting that an opening be made through the foot* path in Kimbolton road to prevent the backing of surface water on sections 380 to 590. From John Cobbe, the : Council to have the water hole in front ~ of, and at the side of, hid house and section, at the corner of Denbigh and Fer- i gusson streets, be cleared out, widened, . and deepened before the winter sets in. From F. Flavall, asking for permission to cut a drain(on his section, in Stafford street, to carry water ofEhis section into the water table. From same, recommending the erec- ' tion of a dozen or so more lamps in the Borough. From Walter Hodren^asking for per- "■ mission to connect with the main drain in Queen street with a four-inch pipe to : take off surface water only, leading from his dwelling. From the Manager of the Colonists* Land and Loan Corporation, acknowledging receipt of the Town Clerk's letter of the 6th with reference to taking over control of part of Macarthnr street. From the Secretary of the Municipal Association of New Zealand, forwarding eight copies of circular re Standing Com* > mittees, bye-laws, and street levels, foe L l circulation in- the Council. ;; \< Apetitdon, signed by Henry Worsfold 1; and 24 others, requesting the Council to ■' erect a foot-bridge over the Makino * stream in Duke street, was presented to , \ the Council. ■ i REPORTS^ The Public "Works Committee reported - as follows :— (1); Your : Committee recommend thatthe hold in Stafford street, - complained of by Mr Flavall, be filled in, and a footpath (without curbing) constructed, j Mr Flavall to pay half the " cost of the footpath. (2) With reference -i to Mr T.~ Evans' application to have the - stumps of trees in the ned of the Makino '-~ stream (in Dr Johnston's section) re- 1' moved, the Committee recommend thai I the work be done, and the willows i trimmed through Mr ; Keen's section. M (3) Owing to the extent of the bank^ overdraft, and the many urgent works which will be required during the coming winter, the . committee cannot recommend that the work applied for in Monmouth street be undertaken at present. ,(4) The Committee report having accepted the tender of F. Rink ; for metalling Eyre and Weld streets >t 3s lid per chain, and the tender of G.O.Hubnerat £55 14s for work at Warwick- % street bridge. ; The Inspector of Nuisances reporie^S that the nuisance which he had renojKMP^ in Queen street iast month baa been^ abated. A nuisance in Denbigh street, M at the back of Mr Hewitt's residence^ was reported. The foreman of Public^! Works had been interviewed with reference to the urinaLat th« railway | station, and it was agreed that -tte:^ arrangements were too small to meet the requirements of the public , With;^ the exception of these nuisances, the j borough was in a fairly healthy condition. RESOLUTIONS. ; Resolved, on the motion of Cr Gould seconded by Cr Bray, - That the report* S i of the Finance and PubUc Works Com- ; mittees be adopted. ' ;^|p Resolved, on the motion o! Cr Sandi*^ lands seconded by Cr Lethbridge, That: < 'the application of F. Pope be granted, {; subject to the sign-board being erected t to the satisfaction of the Clerk of Works. ",■ ;- : -, : .":^ ?^j Resolved, on the mqtion of Cr BrayK! seconded by Cr JFowles, That' wi' Flavall's request be granted, subject to ; > the approval of the Clerk of Works. „ :i[ Resolved, on the motion of Cr S&ndi-p> lands seconded by Cr Cbjunberlain, I That the applications of Messrs Wt - Hodren, G. Kirton, John Cobbe, Saxon, > and Heald, be referred to the Public | Works Committee, to report at the next meeting of the Council. \^c| It was proposed by the Mayor, seeon*^ dedby Cr Gould, That a general rato^ of Is 3d in the £, and a Library rate of fe? one penny in the £+ on the rateable ■[ value of all the rateable property in the vj Borough of Feilding, for the financial- ; year ending 31st March, 1895, be hereby^ made, such rate to become due ana ;H payable in one sum on the 18th day of May instant. -5j In speaking to the motion, the Mayor thought they should be acting OB |; business lines in carrying the pro- jj position. He stated that the Council's H; overdraft at present was JE47O. They M\t had passed accounts to the amount of t? £97 odd, and had let a contract for re« H pairs to the Warwick street bridge of £55 odd, making a total overdraft ot^r* JE625, so Councillors, must be cautious as U to how rates were spent. 'They nauit^|l increase then: revenue in order to meet K necessary works. A lot of work that If should have been done last year wi«;' held over because the Council were not in funds. His Worship quoted figures showing that if their overdraft went oa^ S increasing as it did this time last yea? it would in July amount to over E and the limit was 4800. He was looking ; | forward to having the greater portion of % Kimbolton road re-metaUed dwing the . ? winter, and there was nodoabtaconsider* 'j& able sum of money would have to be spent < i on the Kiwitea bridge auS Makino stream. Taking these things into ; n consideration, and the fact that they :^ had to work under their limit of oye?» Hp draft, it was impossible to effect neoes ; j : sary works without increasing their :|p present revenue. )li The proposition was then put tothe ]p Council, and carried r Crs Lethbridge :»& and Fowles dissenting; ?| FIRE BRIGADE. The application of the Fire Brigade for a grant of £35 wai discussed, the mailer having been held over from the previous meeting. ~ Cr. Lethbridge was of opinion that a resolution had been carried some time back to the effect that the Council should contribute £ for £up to i-25 He thp,ughf they should help in the matter. ' ' .^b. Cr. Sandilands thought it would bi^' unwise to vote any money until the Brigade had provided the Council witfa^a statement showing tbeir financial posii^ -- tion. Other Cr3 being of the swne opinion : it was resolved, on the motion of Cr. : Lethbridge, seconded by Cr. Sanditandg, That the Brigade be asked to place the '; : financial position of that body before the $ pext meeting of the Council. §§ uncEUANEova. Ci-s, LetbbridgQ ao3 T^hginpsoa refwtccl

to the aelaj in proceeding with the repairs of the North street bridge. The Clerk stated that the delay was caused through the pie driver having been hired out and engaged for Warwick street bridge ; but he would make arrangements to have the work proceeded with at once. , . _ . -. . The petition re foot bridge in Dufce street will be considered at the next meeting of the Council. The monthly accounts having been passed for payment the Council adjourned.