HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2147, 13 May 1914, Page 7

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL

Tho mantUly meeting of ilio Halt County Council was iaeld yesterday. Menibors present were i C.piintrlio.rs. St. W. Welch (chairman), J. E, Wakcha.m, W, J. Howell, J. WJitewan, T. tidwards, and W. Callaway. , A statement of values* Mtiiig, o.tt. r in reference to th© proposed ttiiiitatinn. cf .Pliiiimerton. was' htfil cm t/io tabic. In this statement tho rateable .capital value of FtilHiiiertan was set down .it £1.1,1%), and of PliamiCTton Extension at £7825, and., tho total value at £23,354. The annual charges iir respect to the different systems ajid tin? approximate rate required '.vera respectively as follow:—Water-hatna sVstcin, £■800, 8(1 in £; pan system, £437, 4Jd. in tho jEj water supply oiil}-, £206, %].. in tho £'. Tho properties' of Jless.i's. Mooro and Troup, valued at £.8393, were- not indmled in iiha abovo. No . .proposition had 'been made for acquira catchment area n.or for compcii* satioH .in respect of the riparian rights of property owners. i On behalf -at Mr. .13. L. ftiddifed. Mr E_ P. Bunny appwaAed the coimd! with >!«■• reqiiGSu' tlrcit oho mite a nil,-a. \>n f of road at Owiiwircmi&i''he'l'lit alied. Mr. Bunny rae.ntio'iud, laiicr alio, tlvat Mr. Ridd.iford had eMiandcici owsr •.E.yOQ on various public »np.!i.iveii oi'ts jii tjro vioi;»"-':c of- Ms proi'orH. Tiv> MMitter was referred to Couneifloi- Waketar anrl tho iwsp<r>{or of Wr.rfe*. to deal with. A letter wa? read from the. District Railway. Engineer bringing under tbu ivtttJ.ce of tho .cnttneil tiio fa.c't that mo* thing had tieeft done to improve tire view oif tho level crossing north of Para.paraumu, and asking tho caimcil to have some improvement made..- K was decided to have the, trees removed. It was pointed oftt in the letter that Section 146 af tho Pirblie Worta Act and Section'l3 of tho PnMie Works Amendment Act throws tho oniis of improving tho view of level massing <ni tho local authority c/QneojMied. Some time ago a fatirl accident occurred at this crossings Tho following .■re.sol'n.tioii was -put to tho council: "That steps,bo ts'kcit'to raise a loan of £.730 for tho Afcutarawa River Bridge,, and provide for repavlttciit thereof with a rate of l-!sd. in the _£~ and that fljr. T. Prico ho .authorised to obtain signatures to a «ni> sent to tho loan. The resolution Was carried and tiro special meeting is to lie held prior to tt» next ordjiifli'y meeting flf tlifc eoWiejl. A circular letter was rermfcfid from tho Wellington Central Chamber of Oommcrtf* regarding transit, roads, aii.(l: rajlivays in the. tycltfagtoii'- Provincial District, The 'chairman was appointed to act as tho council's delegate at tho conference. At the iastanoci of Councillor Howell : it was decided-to ask Jfr, ibing Jfcasoii to prepare a report on a high p.res* sure, water scheme for Pswaparaumw. Mr. J. Karanaglj was appohitoiii earo>. taker of tl» township of PafkaWriki. The Inspector of Works (Mr. J. W. Cudliy) reported that the Wharesiiukn; Rridgo near the creamery at Parapar.i* llran had bewi-efootect sinco last n\ec?l» ing of the council. After minaifdng: on repairs to certain other bridees tlifi report wsiit «i (o stato tliat (iilft foot of timber had becij sent out ia Wainui-fl-mata for repairs to JHowcf's Valby Bridge, a.nd also 630 foi»t for re.p.iiir's to bridges at AWsteni Hntt. Ahnut 1280 fret- of Mara had also bwif patched for tho- sea-wall atmig I'silinn-tanui-Parematn Road. Tho report was adopted. ~