HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 4

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting of tlio Hsvtt .Borough Council was heJ5 last orcn* ing, There, wcro present; The Mayor (Sir. E. 1 , . Bunny), and, Councillors iiobbs, Ball, I'arsoiiagc, Glendon, Kempthorne, Meldrum, iiodgins, and Dawson. In regard to a letter received from Mr. H. At. Hayward, asking what if any, wcro being taken with regaru to passenger traffic in the borough, the. Tewii Clerk was instructed to write to the various local bodies riinning cars, with the object u| obtuining ml'oMjiatiea. A matter.which the , council has at present under consideration is tuo dis» posftl and 'removal of hoaso rtfuse in tho ■ borough, A report Iras already been brought down on tho matter. ' Oh (bohiilf of the ratepayers of Western Butt, Mr. J.'W. M'l)Bu.gall addressed the council at its meeting in this connection. Sonio of the yards, stated Mr. Sl'Dougall, were not. in a state they should bo. Tlw speaker considered that it was the duty of tho council to adopt other means than those proposed. It was decided t<> instruct tlio 'engineer to havo an inspection iiiado of premises in tho borough, and report. it was decided to forward a strong protest to the. Government with i-cgard to the growth of noxious weeds itt the district, and also to forward a letter received from Mr. Hayward, drawing attention to the matter.

A list of those ratepayers who havo failed to coiiiieqi; up' their premises with tho drainage scheme was placed before the council. These are to bo asked to make the necessary .connection, failing which proceedings are . to be tahen, A commuiiicatlmi' i -tf^ from the Hutt Rivdf :? Boii;ra f;, iiv''i%ffl>cnce to the position tnken up by tho Public Trustee regarding ratts on properties that had fallen iiito his hand as mortcacee. The properties in-question be--Iq»K to the Crown and in consequence' tile payment of fates oh them li:i.h boon refused. It was decided that Iho Mayor intorviow the Public Trusteo on tho matter.

ThiWo ratepayers wrote to the effect tliat they were prefia.red to pay fpH ordinary water rates if the council was prepared to ftimish a 1-inch main water simply to their properties. It ttns decided to gTiiut tho request on condition that the cost does not exceed £15.

It was decided t° comply with n ro* nuest' froni "secretary of tlie Gfncefield Co., Ltd., that the ehaiHipllini! and kerhing of tlie now Graeefidd Road bo allowed to stand ovtr.

Tho application of tho secretary of the Defence Sitiff's ■ Picnic Committee for the use of the Recreation Ground and buildings for Fobmafv 0 was granted.

Licenses for public bulls for tho vear woro "ranted to..the . following:—Mr. it. T. Hawthorn, Mr, j. lkbinisfcon, tlio Rev. B, H. Gin»er, tho Rev. J. Jonca and the Committee. The borough cinxineor (Mr- W. J. Roche} reported that tlio tarring imd shiidinc had boon pushed on viftoroustv. Thn oxnensJitiiro to date, was £282 19s. 11<1. A small Kane of men was oitca"fld in clearing out tlio Blade Orenk nn3 korbim* nml clipnnol!ing was hwm carried out in Buckley Street. Water had heea extended at tbfi llocrcation Ground to tlm cricket nito-li as naked for by tho dub and authorised by tho eomieil. Two permits had been issued V:vi" r *' 10 Drjun:i,[jp mid Sanitarv ByiTnvs' making the total number of connections to date 820.