PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1701, 18 March 1913, Page 6

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Petone Borough Council was held last evening, and was attended by . the, Mayon ;(Mr. J. Mr. M'Ewan, and Councillors Short;' List, Trueihaii, Piper, Brocklebank, and Cox.

St.. Augustine's Ladies' Hockey Club made application for two grounds, on the Petone Recreation Grouiid. The Wednesday/Hockey. Cfiib also applied for a ground to play mid-week matches.—Both applications were grante^. Mr. John Smith wrote, stating; that in going to a. Salvation Army picnic with children in his, car, one of tho front springs v liad been broken in going over the obstructions across the Hutt Road. •He asked to bo recouped the cost, 9s.—Oil the motion of Councillor List, it was resolved to inform Mr. Smith'that no liability could bo recognised. The Wairarapa Automobilo Association also diew attention to the' obstructions placed on the Hutt Road.—The letter .was received. ''

Councillor Piper asked why . has Hie alleged mistake by the late town clerk, in connection with the, amendments of gas fitting - by-law, not been' rectified, and the decisions of the council given effect to."

The Mayor said that the' alleged mistake could have been, rectified if the special order prepared by the town clerk for the special meeting called by resolution had beeu" moved by any councillor interested. ■-

Councillor Piper remarked that lie was not - satisfied with ' the answer,' , and, if necessary, he would hiove that the council disagrees. The Mayor replied that he could not allow any motion, on the matter. Councillor Piper then said that .after the council had gone to such trouble with the by-laws, no member had moved to confirm this by-law. —Tho-matter then dropped- A— "The enginer reported that" the v usual routine work had been gone on with, and everything was progressing satisfactorily. The sea-wall had been completed up •to the point adjoining the Harbour Board's* property. The distance completed was eight chainsi, and. the cost .£162 10s. In Jackson Street Extension the road was "blinded," in view of complaints rece'v-td.-r -The Koro Koro roads.were being put in" order before the winter.