UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2129, 22 April 1914, Page 3

UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD

The Upper Butt: Toira Board met oil Monday evening, and was attended by Commissioners B. H- \\rbli (chairman). H. \\ Befige, T. Edwards, F. V. Keu!<\. A- 'J. M'Citfdy, and ?. Roberts®^ ■On Commissioner M'C'urdy's motion, the Volunteer Brigade was given permission to use Russell Street for Wet ; and practi&£S> and aiifcudnsoil. to] close'streets {or traffic-on as outbreak ; of fire. Authority was also given to tiebrigade to .purchase fire estingUistafc ■ appliances and equipment of a.u estimated cost- of over £300 (including reel hoase and meeting room). Catoatts-s-ioner M'Curdy's iioticA oi motion i*j ask tho ratepayers to Faftctimi a specjal loan of £250 to foot the WW for fii'f) brigade equipment was. held over to.enable-' the proposal to ta placed before the ratepayers ivijeii'tbe '"People's Park" loatt proposals are formulated, and so save espaise of two polls, Meanwhile- tho brigade equipment is provided out, of revenue, v ■ ' Commissioner M'Curd.v called attrition to the imtthat, .whereas the Town Boards Act of 190,8 provided that the I treasurer Should fay tb? bi: la nee-sheet hsfere the board cm or before April 7, together with the statement of assets and lrjlniitiis, no such statutory statements had been tabled. No action was taken.

The foreman w«s directed to improve, the main vnad .ih •t he vicinity of-tbo Town flnlj ■ by grading tto'wafcsr-tabte ami towering; the kerb, so that; accumulations or storm water would • lie impossible.