Foxton Borough Council.

Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1892, Page 2

Foxton Borough Council.

The usual meeting of the above Council was held at tha Library

Present- -The Mayor (G. Nye), Crs Williams, Abett*, Austin, Startup, McMillan and Stansefl. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following correspondence was read. i inwards. 1 Palmerstori North' Hospital Board, intimating the amount of cofltfibution to be £12 10s 6d. J. Gillespie, tendering his resignation as Inspector of Nuisances. W. Langley, applying for lease of road at 4s per annum for 5 years. J. A. Perreau, offering 8s per year for portion of road. Mr.sW. H. Young, applying for help to keep her family. Her husband being ill in bed. , The following accounts were passed for payment : — General ac-count-J. Sullivan, £4 7s 6d ; C. Spring, £1 10s do £5 4s» Id ; T. F. Gibson, £6 5s ; Hennessey, West wood & Co., 19s 2d ; Robinson Bros., £37 6s 6d ; 0. H. Williams, £2 4s ; J. Watson, £3 2s 6d ; W. Alzdorf, ss ; F. E. Jenks, 4s do varnishing plan, 7s 6d. Charitable Aid account— Palmersfcon North Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, £12 10s 6d ; Mrs Ball, £1 17s 2d ; Mrs W. H. Young, 8s 8d ; Dr Dermer, 12« 6d. Library account — H. Blake, £1 10s ; W. Park, £3 2s lid ; B. Spelman, £1 7s ; McMillan, Rhodes & Co., 14s ; Insurance-Library, £4 17s 6d* Reserves account— J. Sullivan, £2 7s 6d ; C Spring, £2 6s 6d do 12s 9d ; G. Trask, £1 10s ; J. Coley, £3 12s; R. Gray, £1; Bourke, 6s ; J. Laird, £1 Is 3d. The following resolutions were passed. Proposed by Cr Williams, seconded by the Mayor, That Langleys, Perreau, and Bismarck's offer be accepted for use of parts of roads occupied by them for one year only. Cr Williams said it must be understood we did not use these roads. It would be acting as dog in the manger to refuse their offers. The offers must be about the value, or they knowing their use, would have given more. The offers should be accepted as they were not anxious to make a revenue, only to establish the Council's claim to the land. Cr McMillan would agree with the resolution except that he would like to see an uniform price per , acre charged. The resolution was carried. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Cr McMillan, That this "Council take over the management and control of the floodgate in main swamp drain. The Mayor said the floodgate was ! at the opening of the drain on the Wirokino roadi The -^oattet .>was built at the oost of the- Mahawatu bounty Counoil and the landholders who paid half each. The floodgate which shuts out the spring tides, is the property of the Borough. The land owners undertook to look after the gate for a year and they employed the late Mr Wintersgill to see the gate was clear and worked properly. He thought now the duty of this Council to take over the management, and if it is not looked after it might cost the Borough a considerable sum of money- The present floodgate has been in four years and cost £90. He (the speaker) had looked after it for the past year. It was not asking much to ask the Council to attend to this work. It meant merely letting one of the daymen^, go,, .up- now and then during floods to look aftev the gate. Cr Williams said he did not think a Councillor (who had been, objecting) knew where the outlet was., If' they did he felt sure he would raise no objection — He did not think taking over the worV would cost a pound a year. It was thought the resolution was not necessary and by leave it was withdrawn. Proposed by Cr WilliamE, seconded by Cr Stansell, That the roadman, be instructed to loot after the Jlqbd-; gates on the Wirikino road from, time to time.— Carried. , ; Proposed by Cr Austin, seconded by Cr McMillan, That the resolution passed, at the,, special meeting on August 28ra referring toHhe tiCe£fft£ sinking an artesian,well be .rescinded, — Carried. ■ ' - . - 1 . t Proposed by Cr McMillan, seconded by Cr Stansell, That Mrs W. H. Young's application for charitable aid be sustained, and that the Clerk be instructed to give bar .thM rations as long as usualf-*-Carijie<jk ? Proposed by Cr McMillan, seconded' by Cr Stansell, That the site for the artesian well be in the Avenue near the bridge, and that the public works committe be empowered to fix upon the exact spot. Cr Ahem would like to let the contractors please themselves as to the spot they started at. The Mayor said the site fixed on was near the lamp-post by the bridge and was about ten chains from the Court-house corner; i ; Cr Stansell said an impression was amongst the country ratepayers that they would have to pay the rates for this water supply. He (the Or) had; told them such would not be the' case. The Mayor said of course those who did not have the water would, not have to pay. The resolution was carried . Tb« Mayer fleelt^ to inform lUe

Council that a sum of £50 at 1 least - ;wpuld have to be borrowed to pay for the artesian well. . Cr McMillan thought it was jusfc as likely to get water at'/ a lesser depth than on the Motoa estate. Cr Startup in speaking to the resolution thought the question should be, left to the nextmeeiiug asJie jfelt- .. sure there would be new Councillors elected on Thursday... ,■?,. • » , - ; j}^; j The Mayor brought up the resignation ot the Inspector of NuisaDceSw - Pie thought it was a pity that the Council had not s aeen,ij|k.way> to give, the itfspectbr orders as w iiis du^ies^ It appeared to have been thought that the Inspector would ba jpre, to 41 make ii .hot ".ior certain peflpletrt It was a good\move to put the iiovra j on a sanitary footing and the Inspect I \ tor was appointed believing he would . be able to act better than the late one. The Inspector asked for powers and for his duties to be defined. He, wrote to, the Council but the^r (the. j Council) considered.it wag not fieoes- .,, ■ sary to give him the power asked for. He (the Inspector) had then said i( . that he must resign as he had not the power to move on some import, ant portions of the by laws, He believed the Council, would .regret losing the services of the Inspector, Cr Williams proposed that the Council go into committee. On resuming it was reported that it was -' " • : ' ■ s - Proposed by Cr Williams, seconded by Cr Justin,; That the -resignation of the idsjplQtbi^f^msance^nb^ftccepted;- and" that" fli'e Town t ClerK Be appointed without remuneiptipn. Cr Stansell desfred to' know' why the Public Works Committee did not report to each meeting. The Towrj plerb, said the lasty Mt- j port was dated ■ 2nd vfykjL /S^VSSi the past month or so a great deal of money-had beetr paid - away on repaii'SiO.n the WirQkino road. Cr Ahem thought it would pay to let the repair of the road by contoact. Proposed by Cr Williams, seconded by Cr Ab,ern. r Ttyat th% Public Works Committee be asked to" /resign.; „i , „.., „, ( . .|.. ;r :,.. Cr McMillan said it appeared '- strange i.hat a member- of , the Public , ( i Works Committee should have pro*- ' posed that they ihould resign, Cr Williams considered the <3o'dix- ' cil had perfect right to criticise the Committee's action, but it appeared absurd *o expect that , they should - have to prepare a long report for eatih meeting of the Council. He thought the chairman of the : iPublio~ Workfc v Committee had done, the bess f be could, he had^very great experience;! ■ If the Council wanted a report hej should resign as he 'had riot inetraie;-' to write one up. The Mayor said he should resiga?'J >'' from the Committee. He had since he had been in the Council given three days a week of his time. They could not expect, two men to r ( bt on 28 niiles of roadat onee I ."' ' •'■ "*'■■ The resolution on being put was lost on the voices. .' ;; ' "":■•';