ANOTHER FACTORY FOR FEILDING.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1360, 5 July 1911, Page 6

ANOTHER FACTORY FOR FEILDING.

, Increased ' bnaiuess renders ft neoeEsary that tlie Rongotea Batter Box Factory Bhould be near the railway and Mt Broadbeat has decided to remove his factory aud plant to Feildii'g at a a early date. The factory employs a good deal of labour, is fitted with the latest rnaohluery and can turn out an average of 250 boxes per diem, ELECTRIC LIGHTING. BIG MEETING FAVOURS THE SCHEME. * A largely attended meeting of rotepayats took place last evening to consider the subject of electric' lighting. The Mayor, Mr E. Goodbehere, presided aud outlined ttie scheme, Or Harford giving farther details and relating instances where electric lighting waß being profitably run in competition with gas. The following motion was oarried unanimously on the motiou of Mr Trewin seconded by Mr John Oobbe, that this meeting of ratepayers considers the time oppoit.nne for the iuore efficient lighting of the Borongh aud that electrio lighting is the system most adapted to the needs of the Borough, and recommends the Oounoil to submit a pioposal to the vote of the ratepayer at an early date sub- i jeot to the Oounoil prior to the poll '■ obtaining a confirmatory estimate of ' the cost of installation and upkeep from an expert electrician. MANAWATU COUNTY OOUNOIL The monthly meeting of the Manawatn County Oounoil took place yesterday, Mr J. G. Wilson presiding. . CORRESPONDENCE. A, 0. Metcalfe, lequescing the use of a nrivate crossing to liis property across Foxton line. Frank Saxton requesting allowance for metalling bis frontage. F. Shaw, requesting permission to graze cows on road reserve at Moutoa. 0. Macliay, asking payment of £3 ' 5s wages in connection with Lane's o on tract. Mrs Whisker, re metal filling and culverts outside property on Awa-huri-Feilding road. Twelvo applications were received for the position of roadmen.-The old men were re-appointed. The following applications for slaughterhouse license renewals were grautotl:—G. Reav, Foxton; Win. Jones, Rongotea; Easton and Co., Foxton. ' Alterations in rate loll:—R. Essex to F.J. Dillon, Kairanga; W. E. Grantham to G. A. Field, Sandon ; J. R. St&nssll to A. Morris, Sandon; H. J. Brewer to L Thompson, Kongotea; 0. S. Rush to Mary Tantrum, Sandon. f BONES' ROAD. - B Or Henion said he bad been asked by one of the Kairaupa' Councillors if something could not be done to afford an outlet for the two or three settlers on Bones' road. This read leads from Awahuri-Feilding road to the Oroua irver, and in bad weather is practically a bog, and when the river is in flood the settlers are practically Fbtit in.—Or Wilson pointed out that,the fault did not o lie with the connoil as repeated efforts had been made to rectify mat- _ ters, but the difficulty waa that the read belongs to a Maori, and al- n though the council have pointed cut J the improvements likely to.result to ' his property if the oouucil make the road, which they are willing to do providing the Maori gives the laud, . with the usual persj|jiouity of his I 8 race, he!would like the council to conitruct the read first and then he will.givo the laud-perhaps! FINANCE. The treasurer (Mr Drew) reported balances as follow: Geneial aocount debit £892, Loan aocount £4Ol, avrtilable for expenditure; Sandon riding £295, Mount Stewait PJ «378, Waitobi £260, Rongotea £277, e { Carnarvon £425, KawaKawa £533, Awahou £235, Whirokino £l2-2. MOUTOA DRAINAGE. ti Pernrlsaion was given to the Mou- I' toa Drainage Board to cross the ch Government Drain road with their tre main drain conditionally that a ga written undertaking be given to the bu satisfaction of the council that the A

board will orect a bridge across tho drniu when called upou. It was decided to make a grant of £45 to the Moutoa Drainage Board towards the cose of erecting a stop batik on the Sliauuon-Foxtou load ic- and Whirokiuo road, aud that £25 be is- debited to Awahou riding and £2O isj to Wh'rokino subdivision. B t J METAL CRUSHING. ry Iu regard to metal crushing the ty committee reported having come to is. the following conclusions: That the [ ie present system is expensive and unsatisfactory ; that the metal in the l )e pit cnu be; crushed either by putting n the metal through the crusher as it lc l oouks from tho pit, if it will work, rs or screening it before putting it I through the crusher (whion can be m doue, at least, when the metal is l, t dry). Shiuld the council desire to „ purchase we recommend: That fur|j(j tner enquiries should be made before j U doing so in order that the best plant be obtained; that meantime tenders be invited tor quarryiug, breaking and loading, sav, 4(100 or 5000 yards *■ of metal, preference to bo given to lt tho contractor doing the breaking by B " machinery. 1. VARIOUS MATTERS. ul Loave of absence was granted to Or ly R. B. McKeuzie. t- The tramway manager reported " that traffic for the mouth of June had not been so good, the acoouuts is showiug a debit of £l6 IBs 8d on x t J working oxpeuses. j ) Deoided on the motion of Ors Masters that the main roaad iu San--18 bob be maintained out of riding revonue, and the special rate be ,_ spent ou the footpaths and baok streets. ° Decided that all persons using the jj town belt in Sanson be notified that h a charge of 25s ptr acre will be made A on the same as ironi July let, 1911, the proceeds to be spent on baok .' Q streets. ' Decided to closa the Main Drain r road for all heavy traffio until Sep- ,'■ tembor 2Cth, 1911. ' ;' Aooounts totalling £1204 8s were j_ passed. is .ENGINEER'S REPORT, j] Mr Hicßford reported :- ™ Sandon Riding.—Mr F. Eilery Has jj carted about 80 yards of metafto a patch up a weak portion of the road in the Sanson township. The culvert at Mr Collins' corner is tor small and should be replaced with a 12in pipe. Mr Noel Wilson suggests a drain be made along the Bullst Milling road to carry the water t down to the creek. Depking and r hand rail of bridge on Feildiug- !• Awahuri road has been repaired, o During the past month 108 yards of o metal has been put on the Taipo- :■ Awahnri road. ', •'• Kawakawa Riding.—Mr Oooksley y has oompleted his oontract for de--0 livery if 250 yards of metal on tha Main Drain road. A'bont half a mile of this read near Oroua Bridge is very 'loppy and wet, and requires about 250 yards of metal to orown it ~ IPi , On inspection of the two rimu bridgis bnilt by the Government on the Mangawhata road it is found that most of the stringers on the ' small bridge are rotten. Although the stiiugers on the bridge over the main drain are not quite so bad • thay are'deoayiug at tne end which j rests on the sills. Cr Kendall sug- \ gested that Mr W. Nathan, of the J Pnblio Works Department, inspeofc the bridges as they were hailt nnder his supervision. ' Carnarvon and Knwakawa Riding. " —The oarting and breaking of metal J on the Foxton road has been lit to Mr H. Behreut at 2s 6d a yard, There is a good deal of metal to g> on the road.