HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 605, 7 September 1909, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

. (From Our Sscolal Iloiiortcr.) • r: ■ STREET-CLBAiNING IN KETONE. ' '• Ptiring: tho 'past: few.:'weeks,. tho question of in, JPetone has. • been givqn; consideration by" tho : borough '• authorities, and,;; in tho ; bourse of. a: short interview,; tho .'Mayor (Mr. . J,• W, Mo3wan). stated what has been decided upon concerning; the main thoroughfare. In tho .past'the practice lias 'been for the: permanent h?nds ito ■ cleanse the streets, early on Wednesday-and Saturday mornings,, but it has :now been 'decided .that, a*man is to-bekept employed continuously, and-three bins are be.jng constructed for tho reception of rubbish. Jackson Street'.is'an asphalted street, and,', like tho'Nnpier highways,; is wbrtli keeping clean. The- iptention. is that , the. rubbish, gathered should be used on the recreation;ground, HUTT MAGISTR ITE'S COURT. ' >- Tho :.montli!y : sitting ' of, the Hutt,, Magistrate's CouH. was ; held - yesterday, 'Dr. A. •M'Arfchur, B,M«' w4 Itcssra. John C\idby. and J, Wilkins, J.l'.'s, presiding. • James Guilfoylo, on the application of Bridget Guilfoylo, ivaa ordered,to pay ss. week' towards .her;support, -;;\y , > A first offending inebriate iwas convicted and :fined-55.,.m default 2i hours' imprisonment. ■ Judgment 'by default was given'in tie follow, ing- civil'oases i-rCoUootor 'of Taxes v. G. J. Mitchell, claim ,«C 1 Os. 6d., : .with costs 10s.: Hutt Valley Timber Co v. 11. 11. Knight, ,£5, -with costs .; 155.:. Cd.; J. Barnard y. William 6s„.' with costs ss. No order was' made.; in'. 'thei judgment ' summons - case, 'John Barnard v, John Buckley, claiming .£3 6s. lid. . In tho'. ease-between'the/Hutt Valley Timber .Co. and James Morris claiming' JC9-4 10s. Bd., plaintiff was nonsuited. HUTT.LICENSJNG COMMITTEE. ! -The-quarterly sitting of the Hutt Licensing Committee was held yesterday, there being present : Dr. , A.- M'Arthur, -. S.M. : (ohairman), - Messrs.' W.- Inglis, John Cudby, H. Eyder, and •J. Cotton.-; The transfer of the license of the BrdVincial Hotol, 'Upper Hutt, from C. H. Williams: to A., Armstrong was granted,';-' ' ' JOTTINGS. | Tho new hose and ladder cart 'for- the Peptone Fire Brigade will be placed on order shortly, In,future 'a horse will be in readiness at any hour of the day or night, and the fire servicer consequently, improved. The cart is -arranged to carry sir men. ■■ - The Hutt . Valley ,Tramway Board meets on Wednesday for the further, consideration of Mr. H. Findlay'g motion for tho borrowing of ifIOO.OOO for,a; tramway scheme of 5j miles— extensions to bo made hs requited. : Tho. Western Petono School opens'on Monday. .Tho Rutt Park Committee meets next week to consider a question concerning grazing rights on the park. i '. The monthly meeting of the Petono Technical School Board of Managers will bo held this evening. ■ ~; Mr. W. H. P. Barber paid a visit to Petono yesterday, in'conneotion with his ji«w dye-: . works,; ishiclv are being established 'near 'the town. ' • - Mrs. Dr. Perry N and family,, of'-Lower-Hull,-returned .from 'London by ..the Araw.i yesterday. . / - , .:. ~ • . .■ln'reply to' representations mado'to the Minister for - Railways yesterday by Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P., that the 5.10 p.m. train .from Wellington should stop at Ivaiwarra for tho benefit of those Workers who live at Petone and tho Hutt, the Hon. J. A. Millar promised to give the matter his consideration'.