Foxton Borough Council.

Manawatu Herald, 8 May 1894, Page 3

Foxton Borough Council.

The usual monthly meeting of the above Council was held at the the Library yesterday at 2 p.m. Present— The Mayor (T. P. Williams) Crs McMillan, McPherson, Jenks, Hamer, Austin and Bradcock. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Messrs Robinson wrote that they were in favour of exchanging road lines to the beach. They also asked for a new gate to the gravel pit. The following notice of motion was put, viz., Proposed by Cr Jenks, seconded by Cr McMillan, That the resolution calling meetings of fchis Council at 2 p.m. be rescinded and that the Council meetings in future be held at 7.80 p.m. Cr McPherson suggested fche meefc ing should be held on Sunday nights so that no one would lose any time. , The Mayor rebuked Cr McPherson for making such a proposal. -The motion on being pub was '^carried. .Proposed by Cr Jenks, seconded by Cr Hamer, That the report ofthe Public Works Committee as read be adopted. — Carried. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded byCr Jenks, That in pursuance of the powers and authority conferred by subsection 6 of section 2 of the Rating Acts Amendment Act 1892, the* Local Authority called the Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of the (Borough of Foxton doth hereby r determine that the Rating Acfc 1876 shall be in force within fche Borough pf Faitbn.— Carried. i-^lft^awed by fche Mayor, seconded ;l|^€rlfaraer, That a special meet ■ w| oTthil Council be held on Mon. * day th_ 14th day of May for to receive and adopt the estimates of Income and expenditure for the present year, also fco hear any objections to the Burgess List of the Borough, tyid correct, sign and adopt the said Burgess List,— Carried. The usual notice of intention to . strike a fate of Is 8d in the £ on the rateable property in the Borough and a ld Library rate was put and carried. '",* Proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Cr McMillan, That the Clerk write to the Railway Authorities calling their immediate attention to the nuisance caused by the sand "" '3ri*Miigirom their property on to tW" foot patH in Main-street.— .Carried. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded , by Cr McMillan, That the attention of the Railway Commissioners be called to the urgent necessity of lop- ; v ping the lower branches of the trees in" the reserve's along the railway r line between Foxfcon and Carnarvon 80 ati to prevent the destruction of any more trees by fire.— Carried. , Proposed by the Mayor, secended by Cr Hamer, That in consequence .Vj*of •*•__*._ footpaths getting destroyed by the continued riding and driving cattle over same, that section No. 12 of By-law No. 2 be strictly enforced Aftd that notice of same be given' through the local paper. Proposed by the Mayor, seoonded by Cr Jenks, That the members of the Wirokino Road Board and l>i -Manawatu County Council be asked to meet two members of this Council •> to confer on the advisability of raisin ing a loan to bridge fche Manawatu -■River at Wirokino and Motoa, and that they meet at fche Library on j^bticfay. Uth June, at 2 p.m. Mayor said there was a desire on the part of the Manawatu County and Wirokino Road Board to have the rjyer bridged. The resolution was carried. Proposed by Cr McMillan, se- : l9_§Afied by Cr Bradcock, Thafc the "^Hayor make application to the Bank of Australasia, Foxton, for overdraft .s'of £250 for the current year.— Carried. by Cr Bradcock, seconded by Cr Hamer, pro forma, That this fcjCounoil fix proper stands for carts ; frying for hire in the Borough of • Foxton. Cr Bradcock said the reason why. he proposed it waa thai at the rail-'

way station the gate wa.> always blocked. The resolution was lost, only the proposer voting for it. Proposed by Cr Bradcock, seconded by Cr Jenks, That a new gate be placed at the entrance to the gravel pit. — Carried. Proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Cr Hamer, That this Council hears with regret the proposed removal of Constable Gillespie from Foxton and would ask the Government to kindly re-consider the matter, as no officer in his position has suited the district so well for many years. The Mayor said he heard with some surprise on Saturday that the Constable was to be shifted from the district. He thought some notice should be taken of the matter. The resolution was carried unanimously. The following accounts were passed for payment: — J. Sullivan, £6 ss ; C. Spring, £7 4s ; T. F. Gibson, £6 ss ; R. H. Barber, lis 9d ; J. McGill, £3 17s 6d, £3 18s--Bd. and £ : Jacob and Howe, £C> 19s 2d and £2 ; P. William?. £2 ..a ; Manawatu Gounfcy, .1. 7e ; G. Coley, £1 10s; Charitable Aid, £1 10s; Manawatu Herald, £2 6s. Library accounfc—H. Blake, £1 10s and 15s 6d. Reserves account — Ingram and Williams, £3 15s 6d ; J. Coley, £1 10s.