HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 6

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meotinji of the Hutt Borough Council wOS hold last night there beiig present: Tho Mayor (Mr. E. P. Buniy), and Councillors' iison, ■ Clere, Mowbray," , Kempthorae,. Barlow,' Pearce, Alacaskill,. and I Baldwin.,. : •'■'■..:■ ■' ■■■ '• : ' .' ' ■ '■'■.' : . The Tβ Momi Land Co. stated its willingness to. grant permission to lay a drain on the boundary of' Sections 11 and 12, subject to the company boijg -exempt from any'charges for drains .through these sections, and from any charge for construction of the drain. thenco along tho'Tβ'Momi'Eoad to Victoria jStreet. The Mayor;{to'tie engineer): Do you recommend,bur.acceptance of this proposal? The engineer:'. Most. , decidedly,-.as it \nH save a conaderable! amouiit'ol'money. ,The"6ffer was accepted.- , ; :■:'v' ::.";" . ,'"Y. ■;,•■'..,; ■ .Mr. .G.;W.;Clput drewattenHpn-to tto otata of; the. roacU.through r.Ma • property, consequent npon! tneVcouidl'B carting shingle to;tho sejh ticxtank; .and asking "for.: repairs to be 1 effected. It' was' decided"to. effect 'the repairs 'by , placing half-a-dozen'-kadslof shingle.on.,the , road. ;,-Mr.v D. M..'Yeats, applied, for a match-pitch and one. for. practice on ,the. recreation gxoond for, •the. boys -.belonging to -the :--District - High School Cricket: Club, and stated that the patches would-be played "either on: Friday afternoons or.Saturday mornings., :.Tlie applica-was^was-grante'di" •■-.■■.■-..■• " ' ; Mr. E; J.: Kiddiford- pointed-out- that'eertain portions of Ms various • • properties in the ;borJDiigh .are 'beyond. 100 yards: of.-the water manis,. and hf.therefore; objected)to>paying the water .;ratß stating that, if the council ..insisted.,on'payment he would .pay i the.-rate,under, protesti and immediately take I legal proceedings to recover them. • A 'reply [had-, been Bent 1 informing 'Mi. Eiddiford of •the conditions, under, which water rates are l?? (^--.-,? h i , '' , Mayor:':'We~ will; hare-to -dispute ,this with, Mr.'Riddiford if : ha takes woceed;ings.'- -.. -, ; ■;' •'• -. ■■ ■■-■■■■■ • . ■ : - r I I 'Tho' following ■notices "of . motion will - come betore-the conricil at its next meeting:— t 1 hat .:this council take 6tops to protest against the proposal-of tho Hutt Valley Tram,way Board, by.which it is dosirod:to!. amend thO;Act.with n , yiow.,to making it possible to pass a scheme, oven though'thb majority of the .ratepayers ot this borough be opposed to it" -(Councillor Eempthorno). • . . .-, t'KS B^' 1 procure ,thrco copies of Jolliffes ,'Locat Government in .Boroughs,' and , they, bo, placod on tho council: teble for tno.uso.of councillors,"—(Councillor Bar- ; .."That..J>ipo; : now included in tho estimates for tarring' footpaths' bo diverted from this .purpose, and n bo; spent in asphalting tho Main ■Koad, from Foists corner as far-north, as can bo carried out with the. amount available, the road to bo asphalted to a' width of 15ft. j n jthe, cehtro, and tp ;.a% dopth •of three inches ■the' side-V:of •■ tho road■'■ to . bo'"tarred only "— .(Councillor: Barlow.) ■■ . .'■-■, ,