FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8997, 8 November 1907, Page 2

FEILDING BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting was held last night, Mr J. B. Trewiu (Mayor) in the chair. CORRESPONDENCE, From J. Cummings, offering 20s for right to cut grass on Victoria Park.—Referred to Park Committee. From D. M. Moore, complaining of water from Derby street water channel flowing on to her property. —Being attended to. From Secretary of Fire Brigade, offering to unreservedly vest brigade nlaut in Council. —Accepted. From John Graham, on behalf ot Blakeborougli and Sons, England, offering to pay tho duty chargeable on the valves, namely £139 12s 7d, and half tho cost on Newsou and Gonlsou’s action, namely £lO9 15s -Id.

Tho Finance Committee recommended tlio payment as requesed.— Tho report was adapted. From W. A. Sar.dilands, on bohalt of B. Gould, notifying Council Unit if it persists in its intention to construct an open drain along North road in front of his client’s nropertv, .tho latter would apply to Buiu-emb Court for an injunction to restrain tho' Council from doing so. Referred to Finance Ooiiunittee to obtain legal advice. Front Palmer Engineering Co., declining to accept _ap order for mechanical filters subject to guarantee that the filters would remove from Oroua waters all matter m They eontended mat snsp-'u..- —"’Unn would tho*terms of such a gam*.— be too vague.—lt was decided to waive the request for guarantee and give tho order for the filters. Prom Joseph Darragh, drawing attention to state of footpath on south side of ‘Maaorthur street.— Path to be asphalciuVou usual terms. Prom P. ; Hodgson* and 24 other leaseholders af. Aoraugi, strongly objecting to their laud being includod in proposed River Board area.—Or. Pitzherbort was‘of opinion that tho best course was for a. Board to Jie formed to have jurisdiction bothHu tiio Manawatu and Oroua watersheds. He proposed that the cooperation of the Palmerston Borough Council be sought with a view of arranging a coufercuco of local bodies having jurisdiction in these water sheas with the object _of creating such Board. —-The motion was seconded and adopted,

REPORTS. The Engineer reported that the extra cost of extending length of proposed hath from 75 feet to 100 feet long would be £97, and cost of caretaker’s cottage would ho £7OO. The Sanitary Inspector reported that one case of scarlet fever and one of diphtheria had been notified. Ho gave details of several nuisances in connection with which coercive action was necessary.—The Inspector to he requested to,'take action against persons infringing the sanitary bylaws.

The Abattoir Inspector reported that 94 cows, 39 bullocks, 4 calves, 378 sheep, 26 lambs and 78 pigs, had boon slaughtered; seven anmials had been condemned.

The Poundkceper reported having impounded. 03 horses, 03 cows, 370 sheep and 1 bull. The Engineer reported particularly iu regard to raising the hydrants and-stated tiio cost would he 20s each one. He reported at length on the proposed protective works at-Worth roa;l, recommending the driving of piles and the planting of willows; The cost would he £OO, Notices had been sent out to property owners to construct rower connections, but only one had complied.—The matter of hydrants was referred to the Water Committee, that of the protective works to the Works Committee, and it was decided to send a flnnlsnotico'To a certain person iu regard"to sower connections. The Abattoir Committee recommended that Niven and Co. ’a tender for installation of chilling plant and erection of necessary outbuildings for the sum of £1)50 he accepted, provided the plans ho approved by the Health Officer and the Treasury grant the necessary loans. Or. Eramwell said that the work could ho finished iu December and that the plant could ho worked at an annual cost of £SO, which could easily ho provided from the profits of the working of the abattoir. —The report was adopted. The Bath Committee recommended the purchase cf an aero section from Mrs Bray iu Manchester street for batli and that public urinal ho erected close to the footpath on the north-west side of , Manchester Square iu case a loan was raised for the purpose,:—Adopted. Messrs Hook and Yoimgor attended and complained that charge made to them for water was excessive.— A committcegwas appointed to have their motors examined and inquire into the complaint. Or. Fitzherbart was nominated by the council for election on the Hospital “Board and Or. Cobbo to attend the meeting of representatives.

It was resolved that in consideration of the ill health of the Town Clerk he he granted a holiday on full pay up to the 28rd January, 1908, and in consideration of the extra services ho had rendered, he he granted tho sum of £25 additional salary. The qi estion of appointment of a deputy clerk was referred to the Staff Committee to report." It was resolved—That the engineer he instructed to prepare plans and specifications for channelling and korbing Kimholtou road, from War : wick street to the South street, and call for tenders. . *