HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 956, 25 October 1910, Page 6

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

; The fortnightly meeting of; the Lower Hutt Borough Council 1 was held last Evening. There wero..present the Mayor JMr., E. P... An-, &h, : 'Baldwin',-.MabasHll,, Barlow,, Hoyes,.' Hawthorn; and Gere. ;■'.>', .'' ..'.y "'•'■' 'v 'The Upper ;Hutt Town Board advised' .that, Commissioner,'; Webb , would repre-. sent thenl';at. the'conference'.'of local bod'ne's, m.'connection : with; .tlio, cpnsidori-,' tiori' of tho circular of the Inspector-Gen-eral .of,. Hospitals relating .'to . .sanitary., inspection,';' .;.., •';.. '•'■ '...'./."".- 'V;. "■' Captain Ballachey applied for pennia-' sion- to' use. the Normadale,.Quarry for class-firing for school, cadets. Permis» sion was granted, subject'' to the engineer's approval. : : Mr. : Shearer, wrote suggesting .-. that. », temporary arrangement might' be uiad«' to', supply his premises -with' water. from. the,,Fitzherbert. homestead,:; immediately 'opposite -his house., ;It .■ was. resolved: : - ;-.to authorise, the • wateK connection, but only; as.;a ; . temporary., arrangement,',' the-.Work-up be- done under ■ ■the, of, ; . the': borough' engineer. '..:.„- -..'.Vi,--'-.■.;;•::,'■:.:: ;>': : Mr; J; o.' Carlson complained that' cerr tain requirements in-the. matter of drain-! age' connections to'his. two.'houses, had not. been. properly ..met, ' It.-was .resolved to carry out the necessary Work,: when■ required by Mr.. Coujs'on. •;• ~ :'i ■; v . ;•'.■ Mr'. E. Walker wrote, offering'a stbno quarry on. his 1 property at Belmont,to the' council 'for the sum:,of ■ .£soo.—Held 'over. ' '~,:.'.;.'':: ,'.■;-■ ' ;..;,• '']•,::■'■: ■-,'■■ , An application' by. the. Hutt:; : -.Cricket Club for a, gas connection at their pavil- ; ion was granted....;,;; Mr. Boche .was;.appointed fire, inspector.' -.;■»., . ■ -.--,. ■ Mr. Jenness .waited: upon the council regarding certain practices by, hawkers.; He stated that. one. street 'Vendor . was; in; tho habit of: taking up : . a.Vstand whichdamaged, the trade of one of his' tenants. The matter, Was feferred' : to', the..police,;' The engineer (Mr. EcjChe) reported, that, he- had- inspected, the surface drainage connections to.Everest..Creek, and,it was found that four, more would be required; at a cost of about ,£3.each. On examination of the Meat Export Company's. d&v dieation he was of opinion; that tho work in. Victoria Street ,was-mote,•.urgently needed than that in Wakefield Street. JLcommencement had.been made w ; ith work: on ,the Eilryniont dedication;-, the, cost, to dato : being £26 18s. i. Ten •.connections, had been made With • the, water, uiains, making,a total 0f.647--to. date.;..ln. con-: nection with , the eastern. drainage, Sec-;' .tion.l, levels had been taken, and ; wbrk-: begun.on the last : . seotion ,'of ,tho -con-, tract. in White's Line..- ■'. The expenditure' for the past fortnight-had amounted to Mil 3s; sd. The engineer also furnished'a detailed Teport ■ and, financial statement in reference';to the King Eoad dedication works. '".'■'.' Tho report was adopted.