PETTION.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 46, 9 June 1880, Page 3

PETITION.

A petition was handed m by Councillor 3_oud«n from seven my Moutoa, claiming a remission of the rates, upon the ground of the losses sustained by the recent floods.^ v;7y : .'■■■.- A- '•■ A•' Councillor* Sanson took exception to the petition; which was not m order, as to be. so it was necessary that it should be signed by tfie.Ooußculor:presenting it.^ .. Axx-y The Chaibman informed Councillor Sanson that he was ih error m supposing that . * petition should bear the signature of the presenting Councillor, as it might, be possible that the presenter would hand m the petition as a matter of duty,'and by ho means agree with the prayer which'it' cOntainedy What was required|was that the presenting Councillor should"' place" his name at" the top ( of, the. document,- ts9s., .Councillor Louidon^had complied wi-hHhjri.'con^ *- Codncilloß rLbrooN, 'm jspeakingi to the petition, safd/thafe although it" oonfaiined seven names, he. would only Laskithe Council _o take thejprayer -of | two—Messrs.; Saunders .and Turiey—into, oon.ideratiqne The persons named had been considerable sufferers by the floods, and he thought their cases were such as would warrant the t Council ifc remitting thei rates. * [HbVe Councillor Sanson conferred with ' CouncilJor Loudon for a few ihbmente, at the end of which- ithe lattbr said] - Heihad; just received- some infoijmation which' would' in Ti / fluence him to withdraw his^flupport from thep_etkipn.of..Mr..Saunders._... .-.',„.-..-- Councillor Rookstbow-held that the petition as aiwholb. shouUl". falllUo the ground. It iras not within- the- province of the Council: £o, ,sift the, merits, of the different -petitioners, akdy deal/ separately) X with their respective claims. A- ''- •j^The. Chaibman pointed put : that it would y< somewhat • hard to ecause. some of the signatures ..attached were not. •rfarrantedf Qf course, he spoke generally,' and without any reference to the petition under consideration. Councillor Lash should protest'---'against the.prayer of the petition being' granted, even iv the individual case advocated by Councillor Loudon. It .would form just as strong a precedent as if the whole seven or ton claims.were, recognised,•; and if they •were allowed he knew ot numerous cases of hardships m his own riding which, would fully 'warrant 1 /the ' sufferers m claiming a similarexemption;"' '''■' -■'" '" *: '."'* ':'"-'"-yy The- Chairman said th^t,at thats.age h£ thought ft would be v.well to. consider the claims of all persons seeking exemptions, from their'rates.. -These Were : Mrs., Burr, 7 and Messrs.* Akers,; Tanner, Sharmab,'and the Moutoa peJii-i6h;erS.y".y With) regard to Mrs.. Burr, c her claim was hot set up on ■ccoufit of any damage sustained, but upon the plea of extreme-poverty; -He-would like to know what the Copneil considered .-.-; the-definition oi' >that phrase. - He had; heard that Mrs. Burr/sported a gold watch, •ilk dress, £ii<| :irtifact, .was the best/dressed woman m Foxton, and certainly if such were the fact he f«iled;to-ee/ihow the plea of extreme poverty could be sustained,; He would/^arhSthet Cbuncil*ithat \i£ her-rate. were remitted, the collector could not recoyer against;anvrbody.*,else,, wherein if she were Vued'and j udgmenf obtained,- it would remain a charge,upon the land. . y 7 Gouneilior SansoK'sympathL-ed with Mrs Burr, inasmuch as she was married to a TOan whophad- no arms and consequently could hot be much help to her. _ Councillor Kebbbll beg to stat* for the information of Councillor Sanson; that Mrs. _Rurr "had not lived' .with her husbandfor •ome years,- and that she was m gbagsuion. of«pr^ectibn^brder.;' x A.AA A. A' ' y Councillor Lash proposed, and Councillor Banson seconded— '" That m answer to the claims' of Messrs. Akers, Saunders and other petitioners, this . Council is of opinion that the extreme poverty, required by the"" Act had*'hot been proven." Carried. y - - ...;7: j.WOB^.Tp. BB>l»ONIS. ; ,7.7;. ■"■ Proposed by Councillor: Sanson seconded by Councillor M'LBNNANr-- ; " That;-the resolution of thirGouneiL Voting £3000, be laid out on a road known as Hickford> Line, be revoked, and' that? the following staled:Ml»«Mj*^ f;Tfcafcthebalance of the £300,a.ifter paying for work on Hickford's Linef now"a'dre"vt_.ed* for hy the Mapajwaj;u ffigljways Board.j tie-lai^ out on Bailk's Line," cdnimencirig atJohes's Road^ end thence towards "the Taipo distriot." ■'". Gamed.;' ' "/.-'• AAA ' AJ- "~ • aax 'A. ' THE AVBNma BOAD. Moved; by Cbuncillor- 'Rpck^Tßow, seconded by Councillbr "6-Bbbeli,, — "Th^t4he fninute entered on the" 22nd ef December, 1879—namely,' that the sum of. £50 be placed at. the disposal of the Foxton Local Board-for the purpose of erecting „ a culvert m the .Avenue Roadj-rbe re.ch-ded:,?;:<»rriedy : ; k': / / J: 'Moved by Councillor "Rbcisrao'w*, se- •-■" eonded by GpuhciUorM'EßNNA^i--^ ■," That the siiHiydf £62 be 1 ipaidy to the contractor for the Avenue'bridge" Carried. SLAPG/HTBBINCI- MOBNSB. ■*;.." TJpon-*the; motion of '.Councillor Lash, pecopded by Councillor jLinxon— The-grant-ing of a sliughtp^pg; license tgi A. Crofsi was.rcpnflrmp_L;/-''-';-',""'' " '■"*'-' /•'"'■.'"'-'• '■■--•-,