FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8815, 17 May 1907, Page 3

FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

adiournod meeting of above was .jj tost night, the Mayor, Mr J. B. un-in, m tho chair ‘ correspondence. p.om Feilding Presbyterian Church muiitteo, requesting that lamp at corr of Gray-street be moved to opposite , ner __Referred to Lighting Committee ProaUFeilding Literary and Debating defy requesting use of Council ChamI for ’meetings,—Granted. Prom Feilding Chamber of Commerce, Council to erect bicycle stand -■osTte Post Office.—Granted. Aom Department of Public Health, re , ointment of sanitary inspector. _ qom Colonial Secretary, advising ancil to elect three members for the r( j of the fire district of Feilding.— j Mayor, Cr Tolley, and Mr Pirani ■c appointed. ... qom W. Jones, asking permission to ■t lo'ia lying on bis section at corner •inland \Vavwii-':-streets.—Refused. REPORTS. [ Cleary, poundkeeper, reported that :j„ April* ho impounded 1-1 horses, 11 cows, and stating that tho term of engagement had expired.—Kobe Overseer advised that footpath in inm-strcet from Kimbolton road to on bo kerbed; that another supply of stone be obtained for footpaths ; that old well in Groy-strcet be filled in ; and | tenders be invited for maintenance ll—'Pcnders to be invited for metal, ■xo trucks of limestone sand to be pro-

lie Sanitary Inspector reported that lin" was nov free from infectious L e °though early in April two eases of lisis were reported. He again drew Lion,to delay of residents within draintea making connections. The scheme llilising the septic tank for disposal of I soil would be referred to Dr Frengley Sew days. ie Works Committee recommended Regal opinion be obtained as to steps to pen to widen Macarthur-street at its lion with Manchester Square, I ESTIMATES. ! estimated revenue was £3,065 ICs nd the chief items of expenditure 2s id interest on loans, £379; es, £320 ; proportion of cost of Lower i bridge, £020; interest and sinking m South street reserve, leaving £3OO lintenanee, £3OO for public lighting, £750 for new works. Deferred for eiation of special meeting on 24th

«3 resolved that steps be taken to it large fish from getting into the aiams. »as also resolved that Crs Cobbe, jell, Goodbehere and Tolley_ bo a ittee to report on reorganisation of gh staff, and providing furniture uncil Chamber. ,as also resolved that the Council rs tisfied either with the manner that as Company performed its obligaor the price charged for gas. That ouncil has been advised it had no to enter into an agreement since 1896, making concessions to the my to supply private lighting; ie failure of tho Company to extend lins, and as it has not done so tho aent is void. That the Council > to allow the present state of to continue, and it being anxious ipresent stage of taking advantage i! rights to treat the agreement as offer to the Company £5,286 14s Gd e purchase of its plant according to dilation of Mr Smithies, subject to iproval of ratepayers on tho ques- ‘ loan proposed for the purpose.