HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 629, 5 October 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

IFrom Otir..'Sb'ulbl TEciiorter.l .■'■;.■.-•'-. .' .. , r « . '.' .;'■'..■" : A LIGHTING PROJECT^CONDEMNED.' ; A report has . been • prepared by the* Petone borough,. engineer • dealing Syith the lifting power in connection with 'tho"ea6tWn drainage and, with an electric light sclieihe..... Kegarding. the latter,'.the report J.siates:—'.'The installation, of a generating.'plant has 'been mooted, , chiefly with tho.'ideavtliat , the';halfdozen, lamps in the Xofdlcord. seltlerHent .could be lit by electricity. Presumably , it'is.thought that; some ' saving could effected , -by this nicans. I have no.. hesitation'' in , 'saying that : e l'°" J, f ;'JO. P?r. cent, of the/'p'.reseht" owners of'buildings.'in'that district were to become light consumers there would 'hot ■ be enough ■revenue.taken to pay interest on outlay, let alone. the .annual running: "expenses.-" To put down a special /steam plarft is-also out of the question, as. boilers..and housing would require to.be provided fdr which; together.-ivitji annual charges, would be too.costly.'■ Whatever, view may : be taken of'the question; it resolves iteelf back to. instali"ng suction, producer gas plant.": ■ • -, ■■ -: . ■:. '-'.'. ■

LOWER} HUTT MAGISTRATE'S .COURT. .A sitting of the-Hiitt Magisirato's.'Couif was held yesterday, Dr. M'Arthur, S:M., presiding, ?°H, having .with him on Messrs. J. Wilkins, J. Cudby, and Dr. Piirdy, J.fi's. '. . For allowing a horse to'stray on 1 Buckle treet, on 8. Thos. H.' Harley was -convicted and fined. 10s., and ,cqstsr : 7 6 ., in default 24 hours imprisonment; "■' ' ''■•'-■■ '■'•■: An application , for maintenanoe. was brought by Phoebe Cooley against, heriusbaiid, Harry Uoley. Mr. Bunny; appeared for plaintiffcaud Mr. • Jackson for defenaant.. Decision was reserved. -,■.-■' •-" .-" ;,' .';■ -. ' . ~ Jas. Kilminsfer laid.five infovmatibnsagainst two , residents of Belmont, charging them with assault and damage to property. Four of the cases were: adjourned aiid-one Charge : of. assault, was ..withdrawn, complainant ' paying costs ,£2 3s.- '..;.:. ; .; ~: . ( ,-"-. ~• Judgment for plaintiff by default- was given in two civil' cases: Hutt Eivcrißoard v. E. Ci. Pomton,. 85..6 d., .costs "59.; Q. A. M'llviido v. Henry Steffert, & 4s. Gd., 'costs "«-os. lid: In the; defended case Hutt .Valley Hardware Co. (Mr. Bunny) , v.' Lawton 'and Westbury, a c aim for «£lO I2s. Bd., judgnWnt was'given, for plaintiff for.the amount claimed and costs £2 Is. , -~.■:. ■■ ■ ■■::;,; ;. ;■..., - . Elouise- Emma 'Adams- (Mr.-■ P,. W. Jackson) sued Skitrup and Oiisey (Mr. M'Grath).for. possession of a cow,or its :'value, M. 'Defendants claimed that they had'the right to keep. the. cow until they had been" paid 'a 'sum alleged to, be .uue.-tqr .crazing.'..'Judgment was' reserved: - A building- contract claim .for 10s. Bd. was brought by tho Hutt Valley Timber Co. (Mr. Menteath) against Jas. Morris.'(Mr, Dix). Hearing of evidence had not' been' concluded when the Court rose, and the base was adjourned till October 11. ' > V

i In the judgment suminons, ; case! Ctyas! Jack-, son' v.-Jas. , -Ferguson, debtor'was ordered...to :pay. on' or. before .October,; 18,; in default one-, month's imprisonment; warrant to be suspended so lone .as. tho debt .is' reduced by. £5 per. month. Geo. Kitt was- ordered to pay Geo. Bradley 16s. 9d.fon or before; October 1?, in default two , days'' Edwara Bevan was ordered to pay the'same plaintiff the sum of £1 6s. Bd. on or before October. 18, jn.-default 7- days' imprisonment. ' No. order was made in the case of Geo.'Bradley r.Thos.-. M'-Ivor; a debt of 16s. 3d. • . :-".'

i,;HTJTT PAEK-EACING CLTIB.:-;. ' ; "At ; . an informal .'meeting .of the Hntt' 'Park Committee- last night, a letter, was xe4d.\frpm Mr. E..Coneys accepting the terms .of .the.com-mittee-for'the use , of the park for ra<ie meetlings.-. The.terms were'a'cbarge of Xls!per.day famine out of ten Meetings t(r'be held during a. period of twelve months, the club to have' ;.the.,opti9n,of. securipg ■the>. l park:f6r>a.-.further ■peribd.of twelve.months on-.completibn. ofrthe first-term.-v- U -v.-.'■'■' ;:?/s.v;"■•■■.?•>

■_■■■■.. ' ; -> :.■ :VJOTTINGS: ,'■■ ;• Vp "■ At the Hutt'Magistrate's ■ Court' -'yesterdaj morning Dr.; .Purdy, one- of. ■ the'.' ji'ewly-ap-pointed 'Justices, of the Peace,, was-;, sworn' in, and.'took his seat, on the benoh for.'thbfirst time.;, '. ,;. ■'-. ■'.- ■ . ■ ...... i,-.'■■.'.''■.•.,■..': ■ >' : •

• ; :At next',.feting, oJ. r t^ /l Hutt,B'erbjißli..C6un-' dlj , Mr... C|. Laing-Me'ason, "consulting,engineer, will present plans and'epecificatiotos. for-pro-ceeding, with, the-remainder: of' the drainage' "works by coHtract ; lltf^Section'sj.pThe , ,.general 'question of loan expenditure:;.will, also-; bV. considered. ■•'■"./ '. >'.'•.''' "■':' "• .'■''■•■■'-.'■•!■ i>; ■;;Tho. Hutt Football Club,- formed br ■ th» : amalgamation, of. .tho •'• Kiav Off:' ahd.T'Ep urii ' Clubs,."held "a".meeting at;;.tower-; Hntt-last night, .when details in connection ;■'with':■ the; amalgamation were discussed and agreed on;. . . Soino humorist essayed on "Saturday night by giving.a;false alarm of!fire. The police have so far failed to, grasp the humour of,tho thing, but have- hot , .yet-given ; i)j>, and intend .to try to see the point' of; the! jo&j. at ; -thePet6ne.Magistrate's; Court ;oh .Thurs-, day morning, when the alleg'cd_offender will be asked tcTexplain. "■■■; ■".".'..""■ ■■."',"'.' I-: '.'. :