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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1023, 12 January 1911, Page 8

several firms forwarded catalogues/ awl offered motor 'busses for sale.—Referred to the Works Committee.

The Wellington Education Board wrote fig thanking th® council tor providing a free 3 water, supply for the llutt Main School. ] Hall licenses were granted to all local j] hurches, and halls for the ensuing year, 9 :ith the exception of St. James's Hall | .•inch, it v.*as mentioned, would require $ Iteration, such alteration to be subject $ o the approval of the borough, engineer. jg In reference to complaint regarding a jj ertain fowlyard, Messrs. Wilfoid and> J ievi wrote on behalf of the owner, stat- j ng that their client was prepared to \ ontest any action which the council p light take. On the motion of the-Mayor. I t wo.s resolved to forward the Hutt ! fe-olth Officer's report on. the fowlyard i o the Health Department. |

Two applications for drainage assist- « ance were granted. fe Mr. Young asked the council to forego | its claim for repairing gas mains in con- k, paction with his property. The engineer, & reporting on.tho matter, stated that the g council's claim was a bona fide one, and, $ on the motion of Councillor Baldwin, it fc was resolved to forward a reply in ac- fc corchnce with engineer's reiwrt. h '• The following were the successful tenderers for "the supply cf cement fcr $ the year:—P. Hudson and Co., at ss. 3d.' K per bag; F. Holme?- at ss. 3d. per bag. k ■ Mr. 'Savags's tender for tlio supply, of B dog-collars at ss. Gd. .per dozen was ac- k ceptcd. • , - ft ; The Hutt Fire Brigade asked that J:he [§ council should grant medals to members g of the brigade who had 'five -years', ser- | vice.—Granted.- _ !

The engineer reported that . the ' triangular piece of land and part of. the, road at Lambert's Comer, Alicetown, would be required by tho River' Beard only in the event, of that body having to repair the stop-bank; and. if the land were fold, the River. Boc/rd should have a. mht-of-'way through 'it. It was resolved to clo:.e the. land for traffic,, and to offer it for sale to an adjoining ratepayer. A gang of men were at present taring footpaths at Alicetown. The estimated cost of forming a cycle track in Road would bo <£10S, and th? cost of preparing a footpath in Witako Street would be 4U2 lOf.

Councillor Baldwin objected, statins. > that settlers in that Ictflity .wero. well' • provided for in the matter cf footpaths. It was decided bfforo taking action to ascertain liow far the.Matters eoucermxl : were prepared to assist the council. Continuing, the report stated that the . estimated cost oi' filling in Ever*?? Creek drain would be *('BS. It was resolved to , have the drain filled in. . . ;

Gocd progress was.being - mc.dc with i B'tker's dedication work. The cost to . date * was «CT2 17s. 10d.- '.The work, of . fencing 'Belmont Gi'lly was now'in hand, arid had hcni carried a littla beyond the : old bridge. Tlio cost of .labour to date was <£5 10?. 9(1 .One hundml and ninety- ; two permits .under the. drainage and. . s/uiitaTy by-laws had bc-sn issued to date, ; and of these IQ9 weni in use. Two consections had been made with the. gas ( service, and 14 with the water mains. The total expenditure for x the three weeks ended January I. 1011, was c£2*l6 15s. 3d. —The Teporfc was adopted. Councillor Macaskill drew attention to the number of cyclists riding after dark without lights. Councillor Baldwin , moved tlmt the matter' be referred to the • police—The motion was carried,. - A motion by Councillor Baldwin ("that t.he borough engineer proceed with the laying of the main drain—part of Section / 2of tho eastern drainage scheme—as far a* the monev now available will permit . of") was held over for further consideration. ••