FOXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3723, 20 November 1906, Page 3

FOXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Special Meeting.

A specfial meeting of the Foxton Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers last evening for the purpose of confirming a special order made on the 22nd of October. Pressent —His Worship thi Mayor, (B. G. Gower Ksq.) Councillors, Coley, Austin, Gray, Frankland, Stiles and Baker. On the proposal of His Worship seconded by Cr Coley the following resolution was carried : “ That the special order made on the 22nd October striking a special rate to provide interest and other charges on a loan of be now confirmed.”

Correspondence was received from Mr A. R. Macdonald informing the Council that he had carried out their orders in regard tolhe shifting of posts and wires on the Target reserve, and asking permission to cut a coal bunker on the section on which his mill stands:

’Cr Coley complained that sheds had been erected by certain mill owners without permission and for which they were not xated, whilst he (Cr Coley) when erecting a fimilar building in previous years had to get permission and pay rates as well.

Cr Baker thought that if there had been an omission it should be rectified at once and that if millowners exceed the area of their sites they should pay for sane. Mr Cook, overseer, waited upon the Council for instructions regarding the repairing of certain footpaths for which complaints had been made. —Held over.

A lengthy discussion took place with regard to the advisability of putting up a section of Borough property for public auction, should the shipping company and New Zealand Railways refuse the offer made to them by the Council for sale of the said section, the outcome of which the following resolution was proposed by Cr Frankland and seconded by Cr Stiles: “That in the event of the two adjoining owners both refusing the offer made, the section should be offered for sale at auction if Messrs Levin and Co., approve, before being offered for lease, Messrs Levin and Co to give an answer within 14 daysThe resolution was put to the Council but was lost, Crs Coley, Austin, Gray and Baker opposing it. Correspondence was received complaining that the nightsoil contractor had been neglecting his duties. On the motion of Cr Baker seconded by Cr Stiles, it was resolved that the Public Works Committee visit the mill sites with object of inspecting buildings etc, and decide about the site for coal depot asked for by Mr Macdonald, on Friday 2 p.m.—Carried.

Cr Baker drew the Council’s attention to the fact that there was a considerable amount of lupin in the borough that needed cutting, and he thought steps should be taken to ensure its cutting before the seed ripened.—The Mayor explained that they had no power to act except through the medium of the Noxious Weeds Inspector. The following is outward correspondence regarding the offer for sale of borough section : To the General Manager, New Zealand Railways, Wellington.— [ am instructed by my council in accordance with the'provision of “ The Municipal Corporations Act 1900section 240, to offer to you for the sum of that parcel of land as shown in rough plan enclosed herewith, outlined in red, the same containing 28 perches be the same a little more or less, having a frontage to Harbourstreet ol 84 links by an average depth of 264 links. The above sum is the price fixed by the valuer appointed by the Council under the above mentioned Act, and I am further instructed to say that unless a reply is received from you within seven days agreeing to purchase at the sum fixed, viz,, £504, to give a deposit of 5 per cent of the amount, the section will be put up tor sale by public auction. —A. Fraser, Town Clerk. To Manager, N.Z. Shipping Co. Napier.—l am instructed by the above Council in accordance with the provision of “ The Municipal Corporations Act 1900,” section 240, to offer to you for the sum of that parcel of land as shewn 1 on rough plan, enclosed herewith outlined in red, the same containing 28 perches be the same a little more or less, having a frontage to Harbour-street of 98 links by an average depth of, 213 links. The above sura is the price fixed by the valuer appointed by the Council under the above mentioned Act, and I am further instructed to say that unless a is received from you within seven days from date agreeing to purchase at the i sum fixed viz., /SSB, tqgether

with a deposit of 5 per cent of the amount, the section will be put up for sale by public auction.—A. Fraser.

The Colonial Secretary, Wellington.—l am instructed by the above Council to ask for the approval of the Governor in Council pi accordance with the provision ot “The Municipal Corporations Act 1900 ” section 240, sub-clause 2 to the application of a part of Gray-street as a site for Council Chambers and Public Library, the said street having been stopped by my Council in accordance with the above Act, as shown in rough plan enclosed herewith, outlined in red, the same containing 1 rood 30 perches, be the same a little more or a little less, having a frontage to Main-street of 150 links by a depth of 257 links. The Council propose to'Sell or lease the remainder of the stopped street as directed by the sub-clause 1 of the section and Act above quoted, hoping that the approval as asked for may be granted,—Alf. Fraser. Following is the valuatorr’s (Mr Alt. Fraser’s) report on his valuation of section proposed to be sold by the borough:—ln accordance with instructions received I have valued that part of section formerly Grey-street, which is not required by the Council for the Council Chambers or Public Library. In making the valuation of such a section, one has to take into consideration the very important situation it occupies, right in the centre of the flaxmills, the railway station and the wharf, also the fact that one of the largest commercial firms in Wellington, has offered a year for a 21 years’ lease ot the same, on the adjoining section the N. Z. Shipping Co. are erecting a Grading Store and Dumping Store with all the latest improved machinery for same at a cost of over ,£2500, while property in a near street has been sold at £l2 jer foot within the last twelve months. The section has a frontage to Harbourstreet of 121 ft Sin by an average depth of 160 ft. I value the section at being £9 per foot upon frontage.