FOXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.
A Special meeting ot the Foxton Borough Council was held in the Council Chambers last night. Present.—His Worship the Mayor (B. G. Gower Esq.), Crs Coley, Shadbolt, Jenks, Baker, Fraukland and Hennessy.
Cr Hennessy reported that he had inspected the lamp posts at island Bay. They were 10ft. and would cost about £ll. not consider they were H. better than the present ones. Mayor handed in prices and K.gas which he had obtained Eiile in Palmerston from Mr Kartin and from Messis Scott, Riven and Co. The former were E>t at all suitable, and the latter Rmld cost £3 ios for the posts ■feie. ’
essrs S. Luke and Co. , Welpm, forwarded a design of ■which they could supply at i 6d, without frame or £$ ros Kirame.
) Baker considered that the hi should make use of the one and telegraph posts iu Street aud not buy auy new
was of the opinion that Hr posts had to be bought the Hpiing to do would be to buy second class telegraph posts. H could be bought for about IRiillings each. The Borough H-10 money to spare to buy exIK,-. •’ nosts. 11l Hennessy endorsed Cr. If 1 ) remarks. He other councillofs present Kef opinion that it would be HT to use the existing posts, IP. to incur expense oh new ones Ifich would not look auy better, L'r. Stiles gave notice to move (Enext meeting that the motion | ;sed on July 20th deciding to put posts in the centre of Main :eet be rescinded. It was decided on the motion of
jFr. Jenks, seconded by Cr. Hennessy, that the gas jets be fixed on to telegraph and telephone posts wherever same are convenient and that the Public Works Committee be empowered to carry out the work at once.
Mr. Stewart wrote asking lint one of the old lamps be donated to the Good Templar Lodge, and on Lhe motion of Mr. Frankland, I conded by Mr. Stiles, it was deluded that the request be granted. E. l l was decided that the Public Berks Committee meet on WedHpiay morning at 10 o’clock. ■Erhe Council rose at 9.10 p.m.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 438, 6 October 1908, Page 3
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358FOXTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 438, 6 October 1908, Page 3
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