FOXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 3 December 1889, Page 2

FOXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held at the Library buildings last night at 6.30 pm. Present — The Mayor, nnd Councillors McMillan, Coe, Jenks, Jonson, Fume nnd Williams. The M yor subscribed the usual declaration on entering a new term of office. After which he stated h" took it as a compliment being • lected Mayor again, and alsa as a mark of the Burgesses confidence in him, a d satisfaction at the way he had attended to the business of the Bjrough. Hedesiied to remark that a very Lrge portion of the success of the easy working of tho busi ess was due to the clerk Mr Gibson, and he ithe Mayor) was so much br uglit into contact with him, that he could make ihis statement with truth, fie thought the Council was to be congratulated on hay ng secured Mr Gibson as clerk, (ap plause.) The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and confirmed. The correspondence contained nothing of public interest. The report of the Commit cc held on Fatnrdny was read, particular* ■re published elsewhere. The Mayor stated that he should move that the report of the Committee be adopted Cr Tonson had stated to the Convi ittee th«.t the punt could not be repaired. Cr Willi ms said that the leaks in the punt were all above the water line, and he thought an expenditure of £10 would make the puut right for two years. The Mayor said that Cr Jonson said all the knee were old and Mr McLean who had one* repaired the punt, said that he was sure it would v t pay to repair it. The Mayor said probably the Horowhenua County might object to find the half of the cost of repairs H j also snid that when the £50 was paid by she Horowhenua County there would he £30 a so in hand, so that nearly 'ialf the cost of a new punt was found, and thought it was best to work amicably together. Cr Jenks said that every plank in the od punt was as found as the day it was put in. The leaking was because tha caulking was al washed out. #i . The Mayor proposed and it w^s seconde.l by Mr Goe.— "That. tb« following resolution passed by the Committae he d 30th Nov re ordering new punt in connection with the Ho owhenua County Council Le adopted. P.-oposedby the Mayor and seconded by Cr Davies - that this com initt.ee agrees to order the needful timber for the new jiiint for ferry over the Manawatu river at Wirokino and that Mr Nye undertake the whole sup» rintpndfiiop <»f buildiug the punt for the sum of £5." t Th following resolutions Wire agreed to. That the report of committee ur cept :ijr the te.i.le.i • (ieur^t 'Jr .c for rera'ring *and hilta and r G. 3. Wearing forpiii* ing pound b>ird be adopted. Th t the charges for sending W. O. Miller to Wanganui hospital be referred to Manawatu County Coun* cil and they be informed he is their patient and )ot belonging to this Borough. That George Trask be a'lowcl in extension «>f time foi two weo • complete his contraot at sand cattbgi.j

That in future the meetings of this CO incil be held at ? p.m. instead of 6.30 p.m. The fo lowing accounts were passed for payment. •T. Sullivan, £6 10s ; C. Spring, £2 .> Us 2d, and 10s fT F. Gibson, £4 ' V 3s 4d ; Howan and Sawyers. 2s Gd. ' > G. 8. Wearing, £6.