UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1987, 18 February 1914, Page 5

UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD.

-~»—■. - ....... , ■ At Monday's meeting of the. Upper Hutt lown Board, Mr. A. Oakshott having written rescinding his previous acceptance of tho position of poundkeeper, Mrs. Paul was confirmed in her present position, on the motion of Commissioner M'Curdy, and her remuneration increased from one-half to the whole of the pound feea, thus rclieviug her of the necessity of supplying tho board with etatemenis ■ df. account. The' Controller and Auditor-General wroto relative to loaii moneys improperly used, for general purposes". The- late clerk explained that this probably ap> plied to a sum of money lodged in error by tho lending Department to the board's general account, instead of the special account as directed. The moneys were withdrawn by cheques on the special account, which the-bank honoured out of tho general account. The matter was referred-to the Finance Committee to frame a reply to the Audit Department. . . ■ . : Messrs. Wilford and Levi forwarded the transfer deed of the waterworks site, authorised to be purchased somo three years ago. The-resolutions required by the Public Trust Office solicitor in cttn-nection-.with the additional ten per cent, waterworks loan wero adopted, and the extra special rate of seven-eighths of a penny in the pound on tho unimproved value (making a total waterworks loan of 1 3-Bd. in the £) was struck. The recreation ground purchase committee reported that in its opinion an area of at least fifteen acres should, be acquired- and that'the chairman was in, quiring the cost of suitable plots, including Maidstono Park. . On tho motion of Commissioner M'Curdy, it was decided to supply St. Joseph's Orphanage. with water free of charge; ana to waive the .installation of a meter on tnis "special" supply. On the same commissioner's motion it was decided to supply the' Upper Hutt State Schosl with a free water service from the Brown Street service pipe. Both the aforementioned services to he "during the pleasure of tho Town Board." The freo service to the orphanage was euggested by the mover as the Sisters of Mercy were paying water loan rate, and would be paying half water rat-e on the balance of. their property at t/pper Hutt in excess of the four.aeres exempt from rates under the Rating Act, 1908. Commissioner M'Curdy's motion that applications be invited for tho position of overseer at £i applicant to bo qualified to carry out concrete and reinforced concrete work, and discharge the duties of. water inspector and buikling and nuisance inspestoi , ; and .other duties such as are' performed by the works overseers at Woo:lrille, Martinborough,"Teatherstan, and Levin, lapsed for want of a seconder, whereupon .the mover revived the report of a speejal committee which had been "received," and moved that applications bo invited for tho position of water inspector, as indicated in that report.—Motion agreed to. ; In cquiiepfion..jvitli' ( the, official opening of We'SvatorwoVks bftho Hon. A. L. Herdman next-Wednesday, week,- it was decided to invite the Mayors and Chairmen of nil local 'bodies-.in the Hutt and Makara Counties to be present, ami also the members,for the Hutt and Gtaki electorates (within which districts tho waterworks are located). The function will take-place- , on tho arrival of tho 2.10 p.m. train frera .Lambt<m< The Minister returns to town by the 4.47 p.m. train from Upper Hutt. Afternoon tea has been arranged to bo served nt the Provincial Hotel after the ceremony.'