HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 540, 22 June 1909, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

'' ' CTHOH ODE SrKCUL nEPORIKB.) , .' ""' ♦" 1 i '"» PETONE POLICE COURT. ' i' The monthly sittings of the Pctono Police Court were hold yesterday before Messrs W. Kgha a#d. A, Colca, J.p.'s, in the. absence of Dr.-MtArthur, g.M. , represented tho police. Gharges of insobriety and using bad language were preferred against a well-dressed man named Wrtlram Ilnrdy. Tho Bench mfliotpd a fine of 205., with costs os., ui default Scv&i days' imprisonment, on tho latter charge, and dismissed, tho former. '~A .young man named Bobert Smith appeared'to answer a charge of crossing tho railway lino at other than a crossing place. A ple& of not guilty, was entered. W: A. Modney, < railway porter, stated in evidence that'tho, accused "made a general practice of this Smith was a porter, but ho bad no tight to cross tho lino without a uniform Mr.'lngLs- "It seems absurd for one porter to prosecute another." Seigeant Foster "The.Department do«» not allow porters to tross th.o lino when of? d.utj." The case vas v .H*rry (Thomas Shepherd, tho owner of a horstf found trespassing on tho railway line, was fined 10s., with costs 17s , in his absence! ft Jildgment by default was given in the following civil cases: "Chronjolo" Company (Mr. Smith) r. H. Lelfh| IS*., with, costs os.; Bonthorno. qsd Wilson v. JXo>ri Ishorwood, £10.Ms. Ud., with costs,lss.; W. Redmond (Mr. Cracroft Wilson) v. W. M'Far- . line,'.l6s.. 4d., with. cosEs ss. . -JQurn ,ajid. 809 proceeded, against J. J. K. I|ewflJJ'to recover 10s. 6d. {or repairs to a motor terry. Defendant did not dispute that tho, work was doae, bat said that it TO Unnecessary and iftt prderod without his authority: Judgment was given- for pU]ats fohthfr amount olairaed. tJohn/ Young -(Jlr. Qracrpft Wilson) sued George Oosorfor £1, the. value of a cheque dishonoured, PJaintu? gave ovidenatiin support of his case. S. 0. Barraud, bank;-manager, said he thought that the rhe,quo> wits' written by tho defendant, al- , though not in his usua| handwriting. Defendant claimed thai) the signature hlSj put, after ovidonoo, the Bench saldi that quite satisfied that defendant signed the ocheqne. Judgment was therefore given vf.th costs 6s. '' ' ; A WEWHBRIDGE WANTED. , The following letter was received at last night's meeting of. the Petono Borough Conneil j fpnn Messrs. 0. C. Green and Co, Wellington:— i ' l ''Could you inform us whether any pro- ' vijjon has been made, or ia lively to be made (either by the,council or the Harbour Board), for tho erection of a weighjl bridge at the entrance of tho wharf. I We 'might inform yon that we ore onJdoavonnng to Arrange regular shipments , t of 4 coal to'Petone direct from, the coast! ''per chartered steamer, and it is the matter ofa bndgejhat detains us. We hare , two bridge? offered nsi one of five tons ■and"one of ten tons, and if there is no possibility of this wort bemg completed Very shortly iva might possibly proceed wjth the erection privately, but do not 1 wish to dp so if a public bridge )8 ( , coming,!' The .Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Evran): Vnder the agreement with the Harbour Board they are hound tq erect a weigbbrftige when the traffio warrants it. I would therefore suggest that this communication be forwarded to the boa,rd with the request for an answer to'the query, This was decided upon. MINOR MUNICIPAL MATTERS. For the purpose of deciding upon the rates and estimates for tho year, a special meeting of ;the Petono Borough Council was held last Bight. There"were present: The. Mayor (Mr, J. W. M'Bwan)) and Councillors Short, •-Harding, Southgate,', Colqu.howj, Pipeii ' Young, List, Jones, and Trueman. Councillor Jones moved: "That this council appoint a man to look after the. roads and •Janipsf and domain m the Korokoro-Maunga-raki .Settlement," There were, said ,the mo,*or, f two and a half miles of road wrthout fth'y supervision. 'The population was over fcoo The engineer, Mr. W. H. Cook, s,aid that he would nbt recommend the expenditure of r £124 per year (award 'wages for a , man)J which the motion would involve. The May6r said that until more rates were receivable from t«0 district he conH not reasonably support the motion. All the rates received from this district had been spent there. i The motion wag lost. Councillor Jones, moved.' 'That this council piacetwo or three, additional lamps on, the domain track, and three additional lamps on the Korokoro-SJaungaraki roads."—Consideration deferred,. . ' Tho two following motions wore held over, as councillors had not received sufficient - notice: (1) "Thai a Jjeoreation an d Reserves Committee he formed."—(Councillor Trueitan.) (2) "That this council negotiate with the onners of properties between Campbell Terrace and Nelson Street mitb. a view of purchase fer street extension "—(Councillor Trueman,)

'■■ '■■■ ;: V'ITW; 'statement ■;.:■-> Wp? esiimatw'fot'the ;:-. i Mniafig v year i p ? Ths',<!stimate4;.-receipts,:; he .'■; -..iremaTikfea, were r generaUy■' based ■ ; on ; last , v;. : y^M;«^oa<^;:lbe; : «m,ou.nt''of::the ,r i;ate' i , ?^^^».dβi^βr^nin:βd' : : ;; ;eipendituje:. had decided upon. Deal. :. : , Mg;tW4th:.the;-Mmet/'j l oteWe. : fe«tnree;:ih' : - , tlw : ;:t MPP^m.. expendtttireijlr^M'Ewan'said that. .^V.';JS.6/ i etiis.!of-:;£^2o I T?M entered on. behalf i of .■:' '• a .%:%e Board,.-. This was on item thai the ; . '■'■': counoil-qould not cavil atj as £500 was: being' ; ,. this tyejir towards buildine the iiew :^^t W n.A; v £3323 71!.3d.::wa5 i t losfor ;l netalling:tho streets/ £870:lOa^-foi-' to Cuba; Streets,'£lQ7,for oleS ■ Jackson Streeti-wd M 10a. for ■:,:,:*4^gtheoycVt^.,--'-liipluay^ e i , : '; *?r? 6Stin»a«sprevision was made for a waeonl ■■: and£22Q ;;; ~jas,vse>;doTO?forvthe;-80pply;;ofv s e>;doTO?forvthe;- 80 pply;;of W ■ ■:*- i W?J,'' I * £ .%; * atorwprke>mauitenancei,'flnly a one,- itfem_called .for; explanation.' -That was : ; :>;eum. ; of:£ll9 f fl r, law; coata; £63 of S •: ; --'-ya»;.'Bi*urred.'. ; in; loQim«!ti6n..'with---th'e'-Que«i- ---:> L certain Prov rates ehonld .stand this : -year ..exactly the; same 'as last.- As for Hhe y fffcimat^l. ■, receipts' ''were : -;-- fi -7?W, i 9s.-:-,4a.i:Jea.tlii«.--;ah^|atinAted' •■■■-•■ff.^W«W[^^o^Ja :i -lis»'''WtJnuteß..ln: expenditure were Wste r f?;,'*W-Xi"-3*nm-m for'cookersj- ,,; .-..mOMoi n6w. series; 'and .'£2oo for'now :-.':■;; replaca''thoae in urgent need of ''.; :,?tog ,: Jn .'conne^tidn. ifrith the ■...•.';.gaewortt eatanatoei the engineer had » r«. /'.. : : .Question' (of, uniform pnc9?wrig4a; for; lighting "sod heating- pur-i:,:-:p?s??»;;and"it?also dealt;with-the question'of '•■■''■ ■' \ w<^B,;thQ price, of gas", for power' purposes h "■ •;.«>;:M'{lodi per.lOOWt.: 'I« ref«r«n<» to tho ,Jiow..ptot:irequired ; in the event of the Hutt .■.., -Ckmßffll'i signing for the'snp- :■■ PJy;Wgas, wbien.will opnve up at tb* next or:dmary "meeting of that council, therd mt no ::■ prorisipn ( for. plant of the kind required in .'; tnw;. and : neither- would '■:. - •' ' "To e v De •■ ? n 7< necesaity • • next' iyear,' : he tookut, the engineer wonld report that ii ; to seriously consider the queaadditional plant. ;, ■ - v The"; council then disoussed the estimates ihoommrtfee...The amount proposed to'be 'ffiS 1 du ™g • the coming year k about £19i0.00j a Blight jncreaso over last year's ; , ■, V/ ; *.:'<■'■''■■■■■ ■-'. ■■■~ ':■',.'.■ •'; Mr/D;:Fra«erj: manager of-'the vprofes. \ Bierial team touring Australia, cabled, yester- '- day;, from Brisbane to Mr. H. J. Palmer, of ; Petone:; (in.roply ,tb: a cablegram from the . latttr eonveyins•:'»■' message «f sympathy in ' ; or the accident to-.• SulHvan), / etating .that Snllivaji had a small bana' in ■ the-'ankle : broken, not a leg, as stated by the Press The injury was not ;, r »ripna;>'■■'■,".'.;■■:;.' '~''::■■■ ••'■; ■ '■ ■■■'■''■