HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(FltOM ODE SPKCIAI, HErORTEIt.) ' ' ' ' . '. 9 '■'■'■' MELLING BRIDCE. . The cffißcifil' ojioning' of the Moiling' Suspension Bridge"-will-take : place at 3.30 oii'Satfurday .afternoon,- The- ribbon .will" he cut .as usual, ; and' speeches / will- be, made by the Mmister for Roads'and'Bridges; tho Hon. 'A. W; Hogg, and the member for tho: district, Mr. T,. M.. Wilf ord, M ; .P., and trio ,Depiity-' Mnyor' (Councillor W- H. Russell); The Mayor. (Mr. T. :A. Peterkin) hopes' to be able to' bo 'present,also'- !'/..-'./.. ' -.- , DEATH OF MR. JAMES SULLIVAN. 'After' a brief but 'painful illness, Mr. : James. Sullivan, .licensee of the Victoria , Hotel, Potone,died at two o'clock yesterday afternoon;. For. some day_s/ho had a .'severe, .attack, of muscular- rheumatism', whichfinally.reached tho/heart causing death. During his. illness, his brother, Mr. D. Sullivan, of'tie'Gity: Hbtelj. Wellington,' was : in. attendance.' Dewho was!, widely known' and' re'-: gpectoaj .'loaves, a'wifb.ahd two lit'tla'igirls.'! UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD. .' At the fortnightly' meeting' of the Upper Hutt Town Board, held this week, there were rirosent: Commissioners Benge (chairman), Craig/Harrison, Martin, Wilkie, and Williams.; 1 •■•.';.! ..':'" -' : A number of complaints of neglect in. respect of the sanitation service were' received,' aiid also'of neglect on ihe part'of'the ranger to; impound straying cattle: The board' decided ..to.;give the: employee eonoerncd in these' matters, a final notice ;tb' exercise greater- diligence.-;,,-, : . ,/ ; _.' ... ./,' Messrs. :Wilford arid: Levi.wrote relative to the completion of- dedication of streets on the. Waldegrave'.'Park' block, and it'was ie'Solved.. that as..these .streets, had : been;■.laid. ' out'arid constructed,; and takbn ovor'by'the Hutt,County,Council prioi',;to the proclamation of the' town district, .no' opposition to dedication.would; be 'offered'by the board!-' Messrs. T.K. : Macdonaldj-'.Ltd'.y wrote-'re-' lativ'e' to the 1 completion of works- on RoyalStreet,.. and.the .clerk-.reporte that. Mr; |:Macdonald''liatl metalling/work in hand through liis',;local- representative. It, was expected. the contract would .be' completed, befdre'nekt meeting.-';_ • ! Mr;E..I. Wilkie .wrote "asking, for monthsVrebato',oi'-''general'ratieS.;- i As' tho request: cbuldvo'nlj' bo'-'granted if the promiseswere'/ untenanted for six 'months'; out, „of twelve, no action was'/taken. - ''.-'■■■-; ' .-/A.petition' from! three:, tenants; on the 'pro-: perties ■ southward; of / the' Wallacpville .Railway Station, asking . that the obstructing gate-our Seddon; Street, .-might',remain, , was received.' .Theboarddecided'.that as!the present' gate was too' narrow', for /the; passage of vehicles using tho street it must. be'- removed,. and. to, : inform the petitioners that the board had no power to authorise,such obstructions to:public, streets..'. . ■'/'■ .' :.' The clerk reported the issue of building permits for a new dwelling-house in M'Lcan Street/for Mrs. Backstrom and for additions to a dwelling'iii Prince's: Street'for Mr.' James Bkwn. ' Plans were in hand for a dwelling; in Piiie> Avenue, and for, business premises in the'main street for Mr. Jacob Grange.: :\- '-:/-,!.'■" •'• It..was : . reported that-, summonses were ready, for' issue in a number of cases .of uri-. paid rates,'and -service: would' be ."effected" at'; an/early, date';'!/ ••• v-.''. .:'■■ : Wo;'a'dditional;!roadmon were: appointed to/push oii with-works in; hand on'.the Bentiuck Block.. •-.-.,, ;:■'■' ~:':.'-'.!.:',.

■,' .It .was-decided to request; the'member for the\ distriofc: to ascertain when, the.'new.post office would be opened. , ," /A; letter -.was:;received from' the Treasury. Department advising' payment of 36a. totbe : board"• account at; the: Hu'tt. hranch of tho Bank, of New- Zealand; .It', was decided' to advise the'.- Treasury again l that tho Town Board banked in Wellington, and to; inquiro on whose account the amount had been paid in- ■■: ('':"■''■". .'-■ ,'■■ : : -. : ' : ; Tho'Works- Committee' was■ directed'to rebort' at''; next' : meeting on; the: condition of Pino Avenue 'and Mungaroa Road;: and-'also to indicate .what : 'was desirable in : the -way of :pavement 1 ;|in.the''-vicinity-.of the/new''.-post, office..'.;"':',;•' .•.'■: ' ■■''':'.'■.'. ! The. name'of Commissioner Martin was, added to'the Sanitation Committee: ,i. Accounts, for road metal supplied by Mr. it. G.;Mabey, and for'timber for new■ publio pound, supplied' by 'Mr'. M. Baigent, of Altatarawa, were passed.for . \ ..'■; The clerk was. instructed to remind owners' bf/properiy.on'ilie'west-sidq of Pine.Avenuo that they. must' at' once remove the. tree trnnks.lying on'theroadside;'...'■'

: A number of-informations have.been laid against owners of straying horses and cattle, and.the cases'.will be heard at the March sitting, of/the S.M..Court. ■;.-■'.

".'-■ ; :■'■,:.:'>: ~\i'. ,;' "''.'.Ail Monday's .meeting of the. Peto'neV.B.or-. dugll"-Couiicil,'Gouncillcir.Soutligate willmove:—"That ~'ih': all-'applications': for'.plumbers'licenses (whore no certificate from. a : techn ieal School or, recognisedVguild. can. bo; produced) the:engineer,.be empowered to issue.the'aplic'ant a permittodo plumbing work' in the borough, provided that : he is 35: years of. ego', lias.becn IS year's working as.a.plumber, and passes -a test' oral examination sot b.y the; instructor of. plumbing at the technical school, and; that; the previous clause in the ;by-law bo rescinded^" 1 . ;;: ■'• .' i ..'• This afternoon.a. visits to, the WaterWo-Ks olnd reservoir will be paid by the '.'etoao councillors.■,■ The object' of the trip is to btten'd- to fencing,.:etc.,-and is a.general visit of . •■•■■'<•'"'■'''':■: ■ The question of';cabling'the Pope in ri'fer-chce-.'tb the"* trouble. concerning the 'staffing of :the:Hutt.. Catholic School is ; being.disqussedj'as.'up reply has been receiyedyby the' petitioners to their'original-letter protesting against,the change 'made';-- '.-':• At'a'meeting of the' Management. Commit-, tee .of :.the, Hutt. Valley Motor Club, it was. decided'toehold a. hill climb' on the iWa'ihu'i Hill 'off Saturday,.' February 27, at 3 p.ra.i if the necessary,.permission is given. Mr;. A. Keir.has- kindly, offered to give a trophy for the event., A letter was readasking the club's co-operation in an endeavour, to get a' footbridge placed over Abbot's. Creek on the Featherston side' of the Rimutakas: Tho club intends to hold a reliability trial in about a .'month's", time/" ' : a' '"'.'