Manawatu County Council

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 17 December 1889, Page 2

Manawatu County Council

At the monthly meeting "of above, held at Sanson 6n Tiefeda^i the t;:; members present were' the Chairman and Ors McLennan, SanSpii, Saxofy , r MitcheH, Bobinsbn'and MclLenzie. l; k A letter was ?ead frpm .Mr. .^. ' Dunning, complaining that wHat^ appeared to fee a new line of road,, from. Bainesse towards Carnarvon was not being taken in the direction some of the residents wished it . should, and suggesting that a better lino might be selected . ; i:: <,a It was decided not to open tenders,, but to invite fresh tenders JE or Ccleari. ■:iiig'arid;'form^lion^*6n ? >o!TOtta' j ßndge>; road. . . ' '. . # It was resolved, on the proposition of Cr McKenzie, seconded' By Or Eobinson, that in the opinion of this Councilit is not advisable* to^i proceed, with the erection of new hospital buildings at \Vanganui, at\ ; present, and that our representative. , on the Hospital Board be requested' to oppose the work. Cr McKenzie remarked, in sup. port of ibis resolution, that; separa" tioh must inevitably take place, and he ; thought • the Wanganui ,people were anxious ,to get the new build- ( [ ing put up before separation toolc p-ace, and this district would nev< r ' get a refund of its expenditure^ On the Wanpanui building. He thought "' the. question off separation should be: l--definitely decided one wway...pith;r i th;e i; other before the new r building was proceeded with. Cr Sansoii . said.th^t if the hospi : , tal was built, and this district con-/ tributed its part, in the event of separation the Wanganui district would refund tne'&ntiunt. : : Theparfr « which would have to be contributed by the district but of the total pr - , posed to be spent at present would be about £300 or £400. It was nut,; however, the general wish of the board', tp. prpqeed with the building of anew hospital, and he would pp-;^. pose its commencement, until [we'.| question of separation had been finally settled. ' ' '... ' .'.,''.' ,',..„", Cr McLennan agreed with, the purport of the motion. His exp^rieiioe . an regarded getffing a" refund of money paid to local bodies wa« that there, was no chance, of getting it bacV. ■ ' ' ■■ ' : ""■ '■'" " '" ' "'•■ : The election of members of the Hospital and Cliaritable Aid. Board was proceeded < with. ' -• ■«£ -r '■■ ■■•'-' '■ '■> It mz proposed by the ChaittnanV se- ' conded by Cr Saxbn and* cawied-^ThAf Cr ' McKonzie represent the Council on the. ; . Wanganui. Hospital Board,;, and, that.,Cr, . McKenzie and Mr J. W. Gower, Mayor of Foxton, represent the Council' 'on 'the ! Charitable Aid Board; '■■■■■' '^f : ' " A letter wvs read from Mr J» G. jWJlspni offering his services to the Council to sell the tramway. The Public, Works Departv ment also wrote, definitely refusing t& pnr- '• chase the tramway, t■' ; '. •■ The foilowing. tenders were.oceeptedtT- . Corkhill & Co, for Spe'edy's line, and' D." Desmond for new contract on same line. Tenders were also ordered to be called for metalling 40 chains of Banks' 'line* 40 ' chains; on Bosina line, and re-metalling , about 20 chains on Frecklington'^ line.,^ .' ( , • . Next meeting second Tuesday in January. — M. Times. ,

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