HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 13

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

: . ItnoM onn arcciit bkpobmb.l' ,; TRAMWAY BOARD. ,''. T The monthly meeting of the Hntt Vallej; Tramway Board was held last night, there hdng present:—Messrs.' J. W. M'Ewan (in the chair), H. Baldwin, R. Stephens, J. T. Hawthorn, H; Rndlay, R.. J. Southgato, and J. Austin, and Mr. H. S: King (consulting engineer).: ;

Mr. King submitted n voluminous report in introducing which he stated:— ■ -. take the throe proposed, soliemes in the Mowing order:—(l). Petrol traction, U) : stream_ traction, and (3) clcctrio traction, combined with olectric lighting and power supply. The use of rails .will improvo t? f 0 ' 1 • , En " ace and obviate tyro troubles, winch with petrol or steam omnibuses would bo a considerable item, and would amount to. not less than 2sd. per car mile. With tho service which 1 havo in view you'^will require not mote than eight cars at present, lixtra cars can be added from time to time 'as "thoy-may be'required;-this also refort to .trailers, .which could be'procured if foilnc ;neoessary, as' I anticipate they will be. It ■drawing up a' traction soheme, the firspoints to, consider after the route has beoi decided upon k—(1) The worst gradient am (2) the ourvo having the smallest radius, 'have carefully oxamined tho whole of you route, and have taken a tracing of the ap proachea to the Hutt River' Bridge, and ! a™ pleaded, to be able to inform, you that i Will be quite possible to obtain a compara tively easy curve oven at tho Victoria Streo (.school) corner, and also at the other corner inthe vicinity, provided you uso- bogi< tracks of which the 'wheel baso is jnot mor than-- 4ft. 6in. Tho worst grade 70U. hav 111 your whole system 13 one in sixteen, whicl is on the western side of tho Hutt Bridge as it . will bo possible to obtain an eas; curve at this point there will be no' necos :Bity to - alter the gradient. In view of > tlii above facto, I would here point out that soo no necessity for. the construction of : now ■ bridge '.-south of the existing bridge, 'a this would involve an expottditin-o of sotrn £10,000.- The coirt of this bridge (if coh structed) could only bo charged to tramway capital account, and wotlld not only' bo ; 'serious utem in ; the. initial expenditure,' bu would of necessity involve; setting- asido th ;ilßUal annual. ohargea. of on. loan etc-: I am informed that the existing bridg is amply strong enough for. tramway traffic,

$3 w constrtictod -with this The.'population to >bo'i served! may skfoly bo taken at 12 MO, inclusive of . 11,1(1 4 lnml Hamlet;: as , t te probaUe thftt cars will not bo running in your distnot for two years from date/ tho populationjmay reasonably be expected to inproase opßsidftiubly; during that period, more .especially in anticipation Of bettor meajis of trMsitj.tlian -Obtains; at pttswit; so that if \wU not l» too sanguine to take for tho purpose* of tins report tho population: m given fl' ovi> ' 1 h «. spending . value on tramways by tho. intended to be served' I esti■StA vL. I' P° r llotl d per.annum; m i° i Zealand t-owns it is consider!P n' '" Wollmgton alone it is about. douhlo thte ,sum.. 'l'ho rovontio 'may, M t'r f&fr 1 ;?- <sd;, multiplied by iJ,UUU, or. £10,500- n Mr. IfiTirr j* j ciw&es tho dlffe-mt. schemes at gron,t length b ? Bating. "I® have aw plowed bofmp you sufficient data to enable >ou to decide. )-our tramway question tmd ? g J?* 0 I commend mo atloption of steam tnujtion for tho shorter route. You could clXfy the at>d run &U>am cars conjointly a i j ca l*- desLrablo, your route could bo extended as and when rcnuiwd system you adopt you wil " u£ doubtedly in a few years' faVsccure a w?. ablo revenue." ' • a H*' iiS®" I discussionfollowed,-: wid it was decided to .meet, afiaia i„ consu tation with Mr. King oh Tuesday, July 6. *

PETONE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. ■'■•'"■••'■ :t &i!PP P«tone School Committee was fredd fist craning, therb being . present Messrs. D. M'Kenzro Yin ' chair); J. W. List, B. W. Dirf' M'iV, tft .n nomrn. HiU ' oa ' irns ' 'tho Rev? a! 'icf?afl^sed:tho'commit*B§SSste , ! rhe resignation of Mr.iOakkv n« mn , taker was received. 7 M o^ o *

HXTIT RIVER fcOARD. - of A tL T H U fti?; f e ad r rnod £833, •-.iittaresi: £5T ■ ; rAti5S ibg the debit Umm d r^ UOr 10an.£1869, surplus, £223. 1 ■■■■'/■■ Loan account Unexpended loan ummW of™tho £in nnn 0 ?^, w ■" lsfc * bal4lWo 6f £1500 f'.ii'f 1 loan is (till receivable. The expenditure was estimated at £945, '

PETONE BOWLING CLUB. ■ Tliore Ms ft '.iargo attendance- at' the annual meeting of..the Potono Bowling Club. on lhursday .fully eighty members being present. The .following officers for the olistling.ycftr; wcro: elected Mr. A. Uftltor). vice.-prosidcnto, Messrs. - AV. Homv and .Marsdon; sooret<ury,. Mr. IV 11. Mr.-J. Q. Castle; colli, mitteo,;Messrs. Udy, MeJlmisb,. Mnyhajd, tuid Yotag; auditors, Messrs,' Jones Mia >\ jikinson. Jlr. A, Coles wns appointed as trustee .to represent tlio General Oominitteo; and Mr. Mobiles.delegate to tlm Nortliorn Bowluia Af)soci-.i(ion. Appreciation i»m expressed of tlio services rendered: tlio club by tlio retiring secretary, Mr. R. IV Smith. RIVER EROSION AT UPPER, HU'IT. "At tlm last meeting of the Hutt Riror Board, hcfOWi going -into ttmiutilteo, the cltaWn said he had a matter to brine f o r- : Ward. Much lie wished tlio press to take i>artionlflr lioto ot.. A:lottcr wnich W1 appeared lir'liiE Dominion of May 20, siuW "Only wi Eyo-wittcai," Ml&tivt) ic ejusim bj tlio.

Error above TJpparHtttt township, had ro|can±ly bean tmder his notice. Hi# observations had convinced him tJxai tb» pictaro was not an overdrawn one. Very Berions damage had been done, and mora was threatened. At present tins matter did not directly ooccern tho board, but in, his opinion tihe River Board district was altogether too circumscribed. A River Board should havo control of a river from iia source to its mouth. Ho thought that if formal representations woro made to' tie board that btody would probably move in the direction of having itsjnnsdiotion extended, at any rate to UppOT Hufat township. He would suggest tlint tho persons interested call a public meeting, as was done nt Taita, and tako the necessary preliminary steps to that end.

> JOTTINGS. The Petone Brass Band has been given permission by the School Committeo to use a room in the infant school for practising purposes. The unusual sight of a female being convoyed: down Jackson Street in a barrow was witnesses at Potonb on. Thursday evening, tho caiiso., being 'a woman's drunkenness. Tho offender was brought before Mr. T. W. Cavervill. J.P., yesterday morning, and fined 208., in'default 48 hours'imorisonment.

Thodcction of tho School Committee to ; look' after, tho. management of the' Western I'etone School will, bo held at the present school on Wednesday week.

The clerk of the River Board (Mr. W. C. Cuff) has'reported that tho full number of ■signatures required for the Taita petition requesting ;the Governor-in-Council to include that area as far; up as Silverstroam Bridge to be included in the river area has been obtained. If two-thirds of tie ratepayers in the present district sign the petition, it will bo forwardod to the proper authority.