Foxton Borough Council.

Manawatu Herald, 16 May 1893, Page 2

Foxton Borough Council.

A special meeting of the above Council was held yesterday to sign the Defaulters List and Burgess Roll. Present— The Mayor (G. Nye), Crs Williams, McPherson, Ahem and Austin. The following resolutions were passed :— • Proposed by Cr Williams, seconded by Cr Austin, That Messrs H. Aldridge, A. Gray's Trustees, Howard Nicholson and Claud Pascal be struck off the Defaulters List. Proposed by Cr Nye, seconded by j Cr Ahern. That the Mayor and Crs Williams and Austin sign the Burgess List and that it become the Burgess Roll for the Borough and shall come into force on the Ist June, 1898. Proposed by Cr Williams, seconded by Cr Ahern, That the names of the following persons be placed on the Burgess Roll of the Borough fyr the present year, viz., George Roberts Williams, Thomas Phillips Williams, George Aituins and George Grindley. The Mayor explained that the other business to be attended to was to adopt the estimated receipts and expenditure for the present year. The statement having been considered it was Proposed by Cr Ahern, seconded by Cr McPherson, That the financial statement be adopted. — Carried. The Mayor desired to know' if the Council would give him authority to make arrangements with Mr Hickford for forming portion of No. Line. Cr Ahern considered tenders should he called if over £5 as there were plenty of residents wanting work. Cr Williams believed tenders had been called and had resulted in tenders being very high. He would like to see roads made, but this line was unfenced and persons-' using might be had up for trespass. He tHought Mr Wilson should fence the road in. Cr McPherson would not spend a penny on the road unless the gates were taken off. Or Ahern could not understand how the Motoa estate were allowed the free use of eight acres of land. Cr Williams said he was asked to move a fence he had never erected, off the public road, yet another large ratepayer had never been called upon in similar manner. The Mayor said it seemed an opportunity to get the work done very cheap and the chance might be lost. Cr Ahern said by letting this job privately it was upsetting the rule already laid down to advertise for all jobs over £5. It was left that the Mayor should inform Mr Hickford that tenders would be called for the work.