HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 3

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A ; meeting of theHutt Borough Councu, held Inst evening, was attended bythe Mayor (Mr. E. P. Bunny), nnd'Coirn; ciUors Baldwin, Hayes, Auson, Kempthorne,. Cloro,, Slacoskill, and Barlow. All amended opinion regarding loan expendrture was received from Mr. C.P. Skorrdtt, K.C. :Mr;- Skerrettwrote that he had"assumed that Mr. Mestayer's investigations had beon exclusively for the purpose of;ascertaining what amount, of the several items;raised by the loan had been over-expended. He had found, however, that ■Mγ. - Mestayer's report had been necessary both: to enttble works contemplated by the.original.loan to be constructed, and.'for the purpose of ascertaining tho amount which . the borough would require. to raise .over and above tna original loan. Ue would therefore advise the .council that Mr. v Mestayer's charges might be paid either out of ffie 1 } Joan moneys, or out of the additional loan money.i raised to complete the works. . . ■ .

■ Mr. ,M.,W. .Welch, acted. « spokesman for a deputation of Normandalo residents. L™ deputation,, asked that the council should promptly erect a fence along the Normandale Road from the quarry to • the foot or. the hill. Several accidents, they said, -had taken place on this danportion,. which measured only: a few. chains. • • They also " asked that : a gas.'.lamn'.Bhould, replace the kerosene lamp on the road. .The council instructed to ; report regarding, the cost of the improvements asked for. A complaint was made that the railway cross-' ■ing was ■ dangerous to users of the Normandale Road :,The Mayor remarked that-.£lo, had been spent. already on the widening of the crossing, but the council 1 would .co-operate in approaching the Gov- ; ernmentto lessen.tK danger :; The special committee set up to discuss, means, of assisting'residenta to connect .with, the. sewage, system submitted thpir. report.- . They recommended:' (1) I That. any. moneys required- be advanced toownei-s out of the; district fund at 6 , per cent,, interest, for a period of not more, vthan ; fiye; years, provision to • be. made that the-borrower might repay the whole,amount, at. any .time; and (2) that notice be served on, all owners'of pro-' P^';o c D n)H westsidei of the river, within 50 fe«t of the' mains, to connect witnm six months., ' The recommendations were approved by the council. -A' letter -was received from the secretary .of the'"Hntf Fire stating that thevPetone and Lower Huft Fire Bngadeswere considering the question of inviting.', the..vFnitedi; Fire' - Brigades' Association toehold its: 1911: conference and competitions in the'Hutt district, and suggesting: that the- council. 6hould assist by:.allowing• the;use of the Kecreation Ground;for one week,.and by laying another length .of; 3-in. main in the Recreation ■.Ground .from Myrtle. Street, by fixing a, fire' plug,- and by allowing tho engines at the, pumping- station to be .worked continuously while the brigades were forking,.that the standard pressure might .be.;kept 'up. ...The : council agreed .to ■ comply: with the/request, of the- bri'gade.: i:..;.': , . ;■ .-• :■■ v: ■.:;." ....... ■..,.

;.": In-;regard to. the.difference in the two' estimates for ■ the, diversion of Everest Creek,' supplied .by : Mr.' ■ (consulting engineer). and Mr.. Eix-Trbtt (borough;.engineer), tbe. Mayor reportedthat Councillor.Baldwin and he had conferred with the.;engineers irithout result. •Councillbr .'Baldwin expressed ' tho ■ opinion.ithat, as'the drains would lie, .tot themost part, under footpaths,,it would not be necessary'to construct them- wholly , of .ferro'-concrete. -.-' The ■ Mayor "said that, he'did not caie to oppose the opinion of the'•" consulting engineer, and he would' advise.'Councilor Baldwin, to put his suggestion in.'•• the form of a notice of motion. This 'was. accordingly done. ' '.'■: Captain :Mabin. made application for the : use of the Recreation , Ground on .February 3 ; for: the Defence Department's annual function.—Granted.-■-.■ . ..'■''

.'i -The.Hutt.Pire Brigade was'granted the use.ofv.the'Becreation Ground £or a, demonstration on'■'; Fobruary ■'■ 29, provided it. made arrangements 'with the cricket authorities. ;•.-.',;>"■-■;.. ;■.:-. . ,

J Councillors; Baldwin and Hayes were reappointed..',,to' , ;. a<!t ,:as tbe. .council's' .representatives at.the-board of management of the Petone Technical. School.

The; Mayor and Councillor Baldwin were appointed, to ■ represent the- council at a ;proposed, conference regarding .the control-.or-.the;.Taita Cemetery.:; :■••.'.■''■.;'" ,'Mr:" Gosse '/diadfe' 'an'.'offer' f or' • the "lease , of the. council's, shingle beach, but," the council i;decided ;to 'retain.'possession, of. s'ame.- v ■..,"■.:'■,'.',:, ...-.j.-. ; ■-..'-.:• : - : >.•"..-. ';:"■■ ■ The: borough' engineer/ reported, ■'. in . regard to sewage;, that the laying of sewer mains in "Railway Avenue would be finished: in a few days. \To ; date, 516 connections with" the water" mains had been" made.'■'.■ : -:--'" ;; ■ ;■" '■'■;. ..'.'■".

.■ Mr. C."Hawk repeated his request that -the, drain :iri : Knights Road /should, be oxtended , to" enable'him to make a connection 'with .his property, -but, on the recommendation of the engineer, .the council decided.' that; the extension could not be carried out. : ; ~ ' ''.'<'.'.'.,

; The bbrough treasurer reported on tie .positions of. tie various accounts :;--Gene,ral, account; 'it.', £6845;' gas account, dr., .£ss3;.' library:, account, dr., £76; trust account, ~,cr.,- £1238; contractors' deposit account, cr., £30; interest account, or., £1533;-. debit balance, ,£4673. ..The ,£52,000 loan - account would be "adjusted on receipt of loan moneys ;■.the: drainage; portion was fully !called up.', Of the gas.loan, ,£9500 had;been called up. .The amount of rates on :th'e: books was -£11,967,'. £8583-had been collected, leaving £3381 outstanding.".' ■.:•■. :■-.-. ■ • : r