Foxton Borough Council.

Manawatu Herald, 22 November 1904, Page 3

Foxton Borough Council.

1 SPECIAL MEETING. A special ‘meeting of the above body was held at the Library Rooms last evening to consider plans and specifications submitted, in connection with Nos. 2 and 6 lines. Present —His Worship, the Mayor (Mr G. A. Simpson), Cra Gower, Raker, Stiles, Coley, Spelman* Austin, Spiers, and Symons. The Council went into Committee te.QOgsidcr the subject before them, and as a result the following motion was carried :—Proposed by CrGower, seconded by Cr Baker, That tenders' be called tor forming and metalling •’■No&Chßd 6 : HnfesT Tenders to be adWrtised in Marton, Feildirig,’Levin, Palmerston, and the local paper. Tenors'to be in by-Deis. xath. Plans and specifications can be inspected at both Palmerston and Foxton. ORDINARY BUSINESS. ■The Council then resumed ordinary business. . > ■ l“h<8 following motion was negatived, proposed by Cr Speirs,<> seconded by Cr Symons, That the following be added to the specifications concerning and 6 lines : That the progress payments only be paid when the overseer- appointed by the Council is satisfied that the men employed by the contractoris paid their wages. RE BUILDING PLANS. Cr Spiers proposed, and Cr Symons seconded, That it be an instruction t§ the Town Clerk that after inspecting Imilding plans and specifications and taking whatever notice he considers necessary that he return them to the .person presenting them. • - This motion appeared to be carried

oil.the voiced tvhffii CV Gower pointed on) tp IhG Council that by passing such a motion they were practically rescinding one of their own building bye-laws. He spoke at length on this piattcr, contending that, if .they .had framed bye-laws it was their duty to abide by them. Mostly all the Councillors had a little to say on the matter, the meeting eventually closing with .the building bye-laws'left intact, and the plan business held over for future consideration.