LOROOGH COUNCIL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue IV, 3 December 1909, Page 4

LOROOGH COUNCIL.

-«. ITS FOHTXRMITLV MKETING. Hie ordinary meeting of the Feilding Uorough Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor {Mr W. J. 15. Trewin) and Crs. Kichmaiid, U. kiusoii, Tolley, Saywell, llarford, \Ve.>t, . Williamson, Uoodbcheie, ir.il linunwell. CO it It EiSi»OX DKNC K. Letters v.ere read and dealt with as follows: — From ilr \Y. F. 15ramweil, Chairman iiigh School Committee, in ic-fi'i-ence to excessive use of water .v t'le school sewerage buildings, stalm,: tiie matter had been attended to. lie ii.rther stated the schooMioli 1 r-s would commence .;:! the 1 1 th n^t . and the buildings would not be u.-.ed for six weeks from that/ date. — The n-iitter, with a report from Mr A. Dalton, was referred to the Wat • t Ci inniittee. From Mrs M. (Josling. offering ;;it< f )\- Theatre, — Received. Krom Mr B. Gould, asking for the footpath to be formed and the kerbing and channelling completed in fiont of his property in Fergusson street.— lf ef erred to Works Committee. From the Clerk, Onnia County Council, stating his Council, was considering the question of purchasing ;i .steam roller and scarifier, and asking if there was any probability oi the Borough Council' wishing to hire the machine. The charge would he £2 10s per dav, including driver, and it was suggested the Council should promisf to hire the roller for 2o days each year.— Cr. Tolley proposed that the Council offer to' hire the machine as requested. . Seconded -by- Cr. CJoodbehere, both councillors speaking strongly in favour of the machine for the improvement of the streets which would be effected. . The motion was carried, subject t<: n. satisfactory agreement being arrived at Avith the county. From Mr Henry Bray, stating he was willing the Council should divert watercourse on Makino road it they would fill in the corner— Tlie Mayor seated the work had been completed. The letter Avas received. WOHKS COMMITTEE'S KKI'OHT. The Works Committee reported a;--follows- . . . „ Your Committee visited Montagu'; Street in company with Mr Randall and interviewed Mr Clnphnm, whose boundary fence is on the street me. It is recommended that Mr l«. -»«n---tholomew be requested to put Ins fence back to the street line, and Messrs Hodder and Tolley having agreed to put their boundary lence liack, that the kerbing and channelliui-- 'lie finished t'> the eastern boundary of such property, and that the part ol kerbing and channellii'.i in iront of Mr Clapham's property be cut out of the contract in progress m Montague Street. The report was adopted. BOROUGH MAINTENANCE. Mr J. Rankin reported as lows:---J hereby have the honour to report that, in accordance with the Council's instructions, 1 have had an inspection made of the house services connected with the borough waterworks, and 1 am pleased to t>tatc that such inspection has proved that, with a few exceptions, the private service and uttinjis within the borough are in good order, and in conformity with the water by-laws. I herewith attach plumber's report containing particulars of exceptions mentioned. I also submit for your information plumber's book contain!ii,f particulars of condition of water connections and liftings in the various streets. S Vli FA CX DR A I N A GE. Mr Tiios. F. Randall sent thu following report: — Good progress is being made with work on contracts. Re instructions given me by Works Committee to put metal on road at llh> intersection of streets, I would like, further instructions as to Avhether I shall arrange with T. Lynch and Co. to do this work in Derby Street, as well as on their present contra; t. Mr .lones, the contractor lor the kerbing ami channelling on Aorangi and other streets, has made- an offer lo form up the roads at 9s per chain. li' this work is carried out, it will be necessary to have a dray to work in connection with the road formation, nn odd occasions, to remove- surplus soil. T. Lynch and Co. have offered to construct a 2x2 concrete culvert in Montague Street, together with two retaining Avails, for the sum of 432 10s. 'A. saving of £13 will be effected on the- length of kerbing.

etc., cut out in Montague Street. l'lins, etc., of kerbing and channelling on Makino Road, between Camden Street and North street, and on Denl.igh Street, fronting Mr Holmes' propr-rty, together with kerbing on .dnkino Road, between North Street and the borough boundary, will be ready about the 4th inst., when tenders could be invited for tho work. The matter of continuing the footpaths was left for the borough daymen to carry out: Hording tho work in Montague Street, the Council decided to have the culvert constructed as recommended by the Ensunecj\