HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1665, 4 February 1913, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

■ (From Ovr Snecittl Correspondent.) .' -, ■-';.. .-■ -—'' »" : . ', ' ■ ' '... An effort is being made to form a swimming club,in Petone, and a public meeting will be held shortly. ■Ratepayers to the Hutt River Board in Petone and Hutt are reminded of the extraordinary election takes place today. The polling'bopth is at the Eiver Board office; in tho Town Hall buildings, Lower Hytt, and the- booth will be opea from 9 a.m. to C p.m. The candidates who seek election are Mr. F. de J. Clere and Mr. A. D. Kennedy.'' , ; "Up to present, time'a certain explanation asked from Councillor Ball by the Lower Hutt Borough Council has not come to hand. It will be remembered that Councillor Ball made certain'allegations, and was asked to substantiate them. This he'declined, to'do; and it was then agreed by;the-Hutt Council that ho should furnish a written statement: by next meeting, which is to be held next Monday night. .Councillor. Ball still states that he willmake no pronouncement until, in hi« opinion, "the matter is ripe." The annual'picnic in connection with the Wellington Woollen Mills employees (Wellington ond Petone stuff) will bo held at Upper Hutt next Saturday. More nettv thefts are reported in Petone. Tho Intest has taken place in the shop of a Chinese in Jackson Street. Some time between Snndnv night and early on Monday mornincr thieves broke a window and ransacked the.till and made off with 10s..in cash.

Our Upper" Hutt correspondent writes: Tho, Hutt ; County, Council evidently fear the result of carrying tho Upper Hutt Town Board's water-main pipes ' across their bridgo at Akataorawa. In their opinion the structure is not equal to carrying the nddod" strain, some eight tons equally distributed each side thereof. At the next meeting of .the Town Board, the council's suggestion asking tho board to contribute fivo guineas cost of examination of the board bv tho council's advisory engineer (Mr. Fulton) will be discussed. The loord's engineer (Mr. LaingMeason) advises strengthening the bridge with reinforced concrete, tho board to contribute approximately 6omo ,£350, the like amount it the board to erect a structure of its owii sufficient to span the river and carry tho nipes across independent of the council altogether.