LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 9

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

.nAn,ordmary;;meetinß :pf: ; Hutt;"orough..:CounciLwas;held;last:eveniiig; -and Councillors?:llusseir ,:(lSputy: ■^^^Baldwin -iHughes'.Hodgins,';feoss,i and' Ward " f;ri: il: ty^'M as:receiy«l iefcheriolc.yand-Ayspn.-M asking \the ; council:^ 1 -to this"matter; , as' ..thoir,-;prppoaal: was not'; acceptable.- ■' The l'otter v suggested that possibly'both parties might '■ ;arrangevfor-a;, joint taking of : a■' road : to 'the' r l V er i' : .Befcrred / back;to..= committee;- ; - - ; - ,; •'■ V-A; youcheri foiv£2oo,. : was;received froni. the .Govornnimit ; as: ; a:grant::.towards^tho , ;orcoted:Melling:Bridge;-::; :■ -±;-S.-■;.-. '■- .' ; ; i-;" rX A_fetter -:Av&s:; receiyed;"from^Messrs..: oaithly - and.po:s; .solicitors 'asking.: for ■ a ! re-' allrgravertakeii: by the counoii from 'i^'KJff l^o^.^'- 4116 - WV. : t>ch;since-'May: i/y-1000, aslitwastheir intentidnrto 'require paymoM : ;at r 4d.-per yardvas arranged;-- Tho regarded ai; i'oreshado'wirig'legal; .•aotion:iagau]st-;-the;c6uncil.i','.:'-,;lt'' was.'stated iiuat/'autliority had. been obtained'.from-..the :Hiver Board,for the gravel a"nd ,rosolveu..t.>'replyltliat; tho'council-retognised no claimagainst'thdm in the'matfer. . ■'-,■. :~ -- i4tyi& state'.of road and 'paths' ■was.- ■■th'e. , .sub]cotib'|. a;lstter-fr6m:Mri ; '&. 3 Uamsbiir;:wh6.: mentioned .mttch.ine;,lmd;',beeh.Mised'onV.thb road recently' .^*;^ined ; admitted "the.'mowing; machine .incident,'but saiu-he-was, hastening-forward all. asphaltirirt .fine'.weather,- leaving the •*.oeds;; till;.later.;;;Tho-Jetter. was' received.'■'■ : ' ■Tip referenco:to a:drainage troublo'in Mars-'. den \fetreet,';the;;eng;neor: stated^that' :Oeftii\aUiiiided''to;\'-V' ; i : '/v',:'"V:/r.",.;:;:'■■/.-■', v^ -1

■ 'iA, appointed to, confei' -Mr-f^Hawthorn-regardin^^cheVleaso- of : premises : now; oecupM hy the council reported that, ih accordance, with .the resolution ; of 'the Council,:, they r.met TMr;.,'Hawthorn 'arid dis-' ; cussed with :hiin-the'rioii-fulfilmentbf the con.dition in.tlie'said'leaseinvblvingtlie flreotion of ■i.a.'.hali./vMr.; Hawthorn reaflirmed : to tho committee.':■his'.iritontion of; proceeding , with the : erection;of;the hall, in- que3tien.as. soon asjcircumstances'.'permitted ; his doing' so.- ; Hβ Bta>d;.that he. considered;, tliat/'if.--iiot legally boundshewas atany.rate.niorally bbund^'.-to .carry;inut". ,; his ■ undertaking ;in 'this'•■'reepeptj' and, therefpreiiiri.yiew of this of; the , ;"advieA".the.council 'had' Cfeeeiycd 'irom lts/./solicitors^on , :'the,subject;' the.committee recommended 'that-further actipivin the.direct taion of enforcing; the 'provisioii'iin: question or .the. lease/be'deferred;'This, was agreed U,' ■; Ihe.No., I;Committee reported-that they■ .had authorised'.the.large room ih^the pavilion : to .be; open; free of cost ■; to the .visitors ■ of the ;pricket clubs paying reiit for;the.'pthor rooms in ;tho;;pavilion" during the .balance ;of the present"cricket;sea'son;,.and that the/silver onp recently,won,by;the-Fire Brigade at; the' annual competitions be allowed to be kopt in .the library,.as. requested by'thp brigade, on the distinct, understanding that :tiief council lS.not.to take any risk in regard to its safety/ :: J.en applications had: been receivodfor the .position.of junior.clerk.'-.They were deferred for consideration; in' oommitteo. '■' , . .■:'■ "-■. : ;.: : rhe ; Deputy-Mayor reported that in'tho presence of Councillor: Baldwin a certain; ratepayer had;, made, to'-him some charges' against the;. work. ; of: tho-ranger and other.: council pffleers, and he;, suggested: Mr. Orr should be a3ked; ; to;oomo;;be]pre;tho council and .substantiate the statements. : ;; This was agreed