Foxton Borough Council.

Manawatu Herald, 7 February 1893, Page 2

Foxton Borough Council.

• The ordinary monthly meeting was held at the Borough Chambers yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Present -The Mayor (G. Nye), Ors R. Austin, J. B. Stansell, J. Ahem, J. MoPherson and J. R. McMillan. The minutes of the previous meeting were read aud confirmed. No correspondence of any great importance was received, with the exception of a letter from the Horowhenua County Council. Proposed by Cr McMillan, seconded by Cr Austin, That the letter from the Horowhenna County Council dated January 16th, 1893, re Wirokino Ferry be received. — Carried. The Public Works Committee report was read as follows : — We have the honour to report that since our last report to you that during the months of December and January last the day men have been fully employed on the roads, repairing and spreading metal. John Anderson is making good progress with his metal contracts, having finished the extension on both the Motoa and Cemetery roads, and is now continuing contract for repairs which we have no doubt will be finished during the present month. Your Committee would call the attention of the Council to the rotten state of the culvert up to Murray's corner, Union street and would recommend the same to be replaced with pipes before the winter comes on as it is continually falling in. We have also had the Forest Tree Nursery attended to by James Coley, a lai'ge number of the tree seeds have not come up but there is a good quantity come out and will well repay for the cost. Proposed by Cr McMillan, seconded by Cr Stansell, That the report ot the Public Works Committee be adopted. — Carried. Proposed by Cr Austin, seconded by Cr Ahem, That this Council dispense with the letter box at the post office. Cr Austin, in moving the resolution, said the correspondence the Borough received did not warrant them in having a box. It was a £ per cenc tax on our rate and was a luxury they could very well do without. Cr McMillan said he objected to the resolution, as sometimes, letters of importance were in the post, and not procurable unless they had a private box. Cr Stansell and Ahem also were in favour of dispensing wi f h the box. On a division being taken the resolition was lost, Crs Austin, Ahem and Stansell being for it, and the Mayor, Crs McMillan, and McPherson against. The Mayor also using his casting vote. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Cr Ahem, That; tenders be called for the erection of a lean-to to the Wii'okino ferry house, tenders to be in by the 4th March.— -Parried. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Cr McMillan, That the clerk be instructed to see that all carts and vehicles that apply for contract, hire or reward be duly lioensed according to the Borou»h by-laws. — Carried. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Cr McPherson, That tenders be called for cleaning out Main swamp drain, also road drain of No 2 line, from river bank to Neylon's upper boundary, tenders to be in by the 4th March.— Carried. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Cr Stansell, That the clerk be instructed to get a notice board made and printed setting forth the rules, regulations, and charges for burial sites at the cemetery, also sexton's fees, and the Works Committee be appointed to define the boundaries of purchase and free sites —-Carried. Proposed by Cr Austin, seconded

by Or Stansell, That the resolution ,-c half holiday be rescinded, in re* garcl to the Factory Act.— -Carried. Propobsd by Cr McMillan, seconded by '"r Austin, That Messrs Lord and Lewis' contract for boring for artesian water be cancelled, and that tenders be at onc<? called for completion of the work, "he lowest or any tender not necessarily to be accepted, and that a committee be formed consisting of the public works committee and the mover to draw up specifications for the work. Carried. * Proposed by Or Austin, seconded by Cr McMillan {pro forma), That this Council call for tenders for metalling Union street, 15 chains, up to the corner of No. 6 Line. — Not carried. Proposed by Cr McMillan, seconded by Cr Austin, That provided the petitioners who signed the petition presented in Nov. 7th, 1892, by the Mayor, deposit with the Council ten pounds as a guarantee of good faith, this Council agree to supervise the work named in the petition, the ratepayers signing the petition to find the whole of the money to carry on the work.— Carried. Proposed by Cr Stansell, seconded by Cr Ahem, That the Clerk be authorised to get a horse trough made for the use of horses to drink at the well at the top of Main-street. — Carried. The following accounts were passed for payment :— J. Sullivan, £6 10s ; C. Spring, £7 18s; T. F. Gibson, £6 ss ; J. Anderson, No. 1 metal contract, £50 11s Oi; No 2 metal contract, £83 13s ; P. Guerin, £2 18s 4d; J. W. WsUson, £3 2s 6d ; same, 15s 6d ; B. Spelman, £2 7s lOd ; Mrs Young (cbiritable aid), £2 7s Id ; Mr Work (cL iritable aid), £2 5s fid ;Dr Dernier, 1 8s 6d. Library Account— B. Spelm^n, £2 10s ; H. Blake, £1 10s ; sundaes, 3s 9d : W. H. Gerbes, 3s.