BOROUGH COUNCIL.
SPECIAE MEETING
A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council was held in the Council Chamber last night, for the purpose of confirming special orders in connection with the extension of Frances Street, to consider the question of approaching the Government in reference to having a verandah erected on the local railway station and to further discuss the matter of purchasing the gas works. There were present: His Worship the Mayor (G. H. Stiles Esq.,) and Crs. Speirs, Coley, Levett, Adams, Stewart, Gibbs and Rimmer,
The special order passed at a previous meeting in connection with the extension of Frances Street to Reeve Street was confirmed.
The Mayor brought up the question of the necessity for a verandah on the local railway station. He said it was a matter that had been thrashed out times out of number and several applications had been made to the Minister of Railways to have the work done. The last request was made about two years ago and the answer received was to the effect that there were no funds available for the purpose. He considered that they would now be justified in making another application, as the business transacted locally certainly warranted it. If they stood by and did nothing they would never get the convenience. He had reason to believe that the District Traffic Manager at Wanganui expressed surprise on a recent visit to Foxton that the station building did not have a verandah and expressed the opinion that there should be one. The Mayor said the application to the Minister should be ra ule through the member for the district, Mr Newman. He moved “that in consideration of the following reasons (1) That two years have elapsed since an application was made to the Department of Railways for a verandah at Foxton station, (2) That the travelling and commercial public are greatly inconvenienced by having no shelter from the prevailing wet weather, especially during the winter months etc., (3) and also that we believe that the trade of the port of Foxton and railways warrant this concession being granted, that an application be again made to the Minister of Railways through E. Newman Esq., M.P., that a verandah be erected at the Foxton Railway Station at the earliest possible date.”
The motion was seconded by Cr Coley. Cr Adams agreed with the suggestion, but he would like to see some further reasons included in the motion why the verandah should be erected and also point out the injustice of allowing the station to remain as it is any longer. Cr Spelrs said that there was one thing they were overlooking and that was the fact that on the occasion of the last visit of Mr Millar to Foxton, he had distinctly promised that an amount would be placed on the Estimates this session for the purpose. This was a distinct promise and the speaker had no doubt that this had been done. He thought it would be better instead of passing the motion just to ‘ ‘jog” the Minister’s memory.
The Mayor said that under the circumstances he would add the following clause to the motion: “Also that a promise was made when the Minister was in Foxton last that provision would be made on the Estimates.”
The resolution was then passed
Cr Coley referring to the metal that was at present coming to hand from Palmerston, said that on the last occasion he was in Foxton the metal was being carted from the trucks into the borough yard and to-day it was being carted out of the yard on to the roads. It should be carted direct from the trucks to where it was required. They were “chucking” money away by doing this. He said also that he did not think some of the roadmen were earning two shillings a day. The Town Clerk explained that he intended to bring the matter before the Council. Some of the metal had been carted into the yard because he did not like to take the responsibility of putting it on certain streets until he knew what the Council required and as the meeting was to lie held that night he decided to leave the matter until then. However, had the day been fine he had instructed the carters to take metal from the trucks direct to certain streets which he knew required it.
It was decided that the Works Committee meet at 2.30 o’clock to-day to inspect the roads and decide where metal is necessary.
At this point the Mayor vacated the chair, which was taken by Cr. Speirs and the Council went into committee to discuss the proposed purchase of the gas works.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 868, 21 July 1910, Page 3
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783BOROUGH COUNCIL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 868, 21 July 1910, Page 3
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