Feilding Borough Council.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5, 6 July 1894, Page 2

Feilding Borough Council.

The ordinary monthly meeting, of the Feilding Borough Council wu held last evenihgjY Present— -His Worship theYMayor (Mr W. Carthew), and Crs J. Gould, W A. JL Bftiley^ W, A. Sandilands, T. R. Chamberlain, H. Worsfold, G. W-m^&j£ Lethbridge. Mr G. H. Say well took the oath as a councillor and ,topic/;.njui seat at the council table, the Mayor congratulating bim on hia election! The minutes of th^e.p^eyiettsjmlinary and special meetings were read and confirmed. ..,..". /..;.' YY; The Finance Committee's report was read, which recommended that ac> counts amounting -to YBllf *ff|ih ' be passed for payment. Correspondence was read, and dealt with as follows:— ;;'- 1 . Yy-- y y y From F. Flavall, and twenty-six others, a petition praying that the unfinished portion of Stafford street be metalled. y ; ' From G. Fidler, borough nightman, aaking the Council to appoint H. J. Scott as bis assistant. * *z y> From W. Murray, asking that a portion of Weld stmt be^ma^e passable for foot traffic. '*y 'Y -'Tfy f ? Y From E. Goodbehere, clerk kiwitea County Council, stating that hie Council would not agree to pay any portion of the cost for the cohstrocticn of a bridge across the Kiwitea stream. From J. Fraser, asking tbat his name 'be placed on line ra^roll for sections 700, 701, 70$ andjITOIIYY From Treasury, stating that £3 had been placed to the credit of the Coancil as part cc«t of cbnStracti^^f footpath oppbett^Cwrtho^ From John Toole, asking tbe Oiun^ cU to find him some light employment. .From J. Prior, enclosing a letter from Mr H. D. Bell (of BeU, Gully, and Izard) re the Creation reserve, stating that the deed wasjwing prepared and would probably be completed at the end of this week: From S. Andrew, asking^ that a 1 couple of loads ; f ''of Yme)6»P vb^f" 1 !^ front of the ;.Cbrpoii*atidn From R. Bowler (senior), iuking tbat drain pipes be aupplM him . for approach to his gate in Manchester street V \ Y ZZ-Z *;' £ "% iV y. From Commissioner of Taxes, informing the Council YU^":^|n tlie necessary detention has been he would remit the ajnonn^t'daevio the Council for the year 1893-94. 1 1 From Resident Engineer Railway ; Department, stating that he oould supply 52-feet iron rails f*9^3^*ton on trucks at Bakei^^rosttngT: V From F. Flavall, Inspector of Nuisances, a report. YYi—-" -i- Zi yii].y- V"' From j. S. Bond, Mayor of Cambridge, re pro viswn in the ''Mnmcipei Corporations Act,- 1886."— The MuniI cipal Conference bad taken the matter , up and were making suggestions for i improvements. From Ellen Boyd, asking for charit- ■ able aid. k ' > , From F. Rink and G. R. Hubner, 1 drawing the Council's attontianjo bad ' state of road leading to their sections. - From Er. Giesen, Msuu^prCokmists' , Land and Loan Corporation? stating \ that, the local Directors approve of „ : the plans" submitted for municipal 1 buildings. Also., That the Qorpqratkm would wil necessary land for approach , to Kiwitea bridge for £20 an .acre, [ provided the Council will fence in the upper side. From Secretary Palmerston Hosi pital, applying for balance of levy due 1 by this Council, amounting to J2O , 8s 3d. »j '"< | The Clerk of Works report was read to the effect that the approach*! to the Kiwitea ford had been completed at a i coat of £31. Mr Retenieyec^enerously gave permission to open a;gravel pit on his property free of ohacge^and thereby effected a consideraUe^saving to the Borough. The footbridge will be completed as soon as the* mnt>trial arrives. Re the Makino stirsln^ r between Manchester and ' Wfirjriek streets, it would be neoeasary .to lent a channel through tbo gravel.bjifik before groins were put in. * ;3 / * Proposed by Ur Fowls*, seoofided by Cr lethbridge, That therepeffcof tbe Finance Committee bo adopttoi&^Cnr* ried. * *~i<v Proposed by Gr Gould, secc*4*d by Or Chamberlain, That two ratftns per week bo allowed to Mrs Bo>jtf^ot two months.— Carried. -,-?■?-' Proposed by Cr Gould, seedt^dod by Or Chamberlain, That aooorol^ to the request of Mr G. Fidlety JC J. Scott be appointed assistint ulgbtman and sexton by this <tautcil«r-€iar« Proposed by Cr .9andib|Ji^ seconded by O Chamberlain, Tba|hrshis Council is not able to comply wlftHbe request of Mr J6hn Toole ansUlkat until he shall have nought^ smltlfiliio under the Destitute Potions' Act, |JM7 Charitable aid be disoontinued.—jQwried. £ \ Proposed by Cr Lethbridge, .Seconded by Cr Worsfold, That the second and final instalment of Charitable aid for 1893-04 be paid to the Charitabb Aid Board. — Carried. * ' Yr 4 -^ Proposed by Cr Fowles, seconded* by Cr Lethbridge, That the matters referred to in the letters of Messrs R. Bowler, W. Murray, aad 8. Andrew be referred to the Public Ttfotks Committee with power to act.— Carried. Proposed by Cr Sandilands, see- >• onded by Cr Chamberlain, That aoon as the necessary plans and speoifieation in respect of the Kiwitea bridge have been prepared that this^Cjouaeil apply for a Commission to determine the question as to what ta^ bodies should be compelled to assist if* tho erection and maintenance of Hie said bridge and the proportions of cosjjt that each locsl body should bear.— Carried. In discussing the matter ro£fcf proposed new bridge across the 'Kiwitea stream on the Kimboltoit road, C*-, Sandilands thought a legal opinion should be obtained from asofiuftor in Wellington with a view to having the cost of purchasing the.neoesaerv land for the approach to tho now bridge tacked on to the cost of the erection, and divided staongst the local hodies who would contribute. The Mayor said tbat, with respeot to getting legal advice on municipal matters tho Municipal Association had engaged the services of a recognised aolbbriliy, Mr Martin whose fee was fixedby the Association. If tbo advice gfyeo |rould apply to most boroughs in rag enlomgthe Association wow&'^y_p|i^oM& but if of service to the' one jQmiooq; only, then that Council Vould |i^e fo Proposed by Cr Fowler, seconded

O Sandilands, That Mr Jas Fraser be informed tbat his name cannot be placed on the roU until he has placed proof before the Council of ownership m the sections referred to. —Carried. Proposed by Cr Sandilands, seconded by Cr Lethbridge, That an advertisement be inserted in the local paper asking for contributions of suitable trees for planting on Arbor Day and reqnesting any burgess willing to assist in planting to give his name in to tbe Town Clerk by the 25th instant.— Carried. Proposed by Cr Chamberlain, seconded by Cr Gould, That the thanks of this Council be tendered to Mr W. B. Retemeyer, for giving the land and allowing a metal pit to be opened on his property free of charge for metalling approaches to ford over the Kiwitea stream.— Carried. The Council then adjourned.