LOWER HUTT COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2158, 26 May 1914, Page 6

LOWER HUTT COUNCIL

im GAS RATES FOR f^ r SUM£RS,

The Lower Hutt Borough Ooifflcil mefc last wetting, tke Mayor (Mr. H. Baldwin) presiding. Coimciltas Hobbs, Ball, I'urdv, Parsonage, 'Clcitdonj Bxasejl, Kempthorao, Meldrum, and Hodgins were also present. .".. The important question. of reuuevftg tho price of gas was considered. A report, drawn up by a committee of the whofe council, made the following rccommcKdationsi—"(l) That tho' borough engineer's suggestion that there fee only two rates for gas—i.e.,. for domestic purposes and for power—be adopted; (2) that the rates of discount on gas accounts from the dat& of meter readings in June next he increased to Is. Bd. per 1000 feet for domestic purposes, arid to 2s. 6'l. per 1000 feet for power supply, (3) .that are lamps bo exclude-' from the gas ma-Memmee seJie.tue winch is about to be hro-nght into operation in the boro'ugli: (4)' that tho circular Bubniittcd by tho cseflt for issue to co-nsnmers and the form of application by consumers wishing to come under the gas maintenaftee seheMo bo adopted subject to tho exclusion of the provisien regarding arc lights; <5) that the engineer bo attthorised to have "another ■ man trained in meter rcadiiig with a view to reducing tho east Of work."

Tho. Mayor moved that, the report be a.doptecl< ■ The motion was sceorid«i and carried, Councillor Meldriiru being tits only councillor voting in -the negative.

Itegardiiig the questiwi of a connect- I jng road between' the. Waiwevti Bridge'' a«d the new Hutt Pipe Bridge, tlie j Mayor stated that the Petflno Council j had intimated to tlte Hutt Pari: Com-1 mittee its intention to construct a, arrraH temporary traffic bridge «ver a ' : creek, with the idea of 'providing a temporary Tjonnectioa between, tho two bridges. This introduced the 'Question of liability in the event <xi an accident during i'iie period when tho temporary bridge and road were beirtg used. He (the Mayor) wished, to know whether the Hutt Council would be, held liable as the land was ia their borough.' Councillors expressed the opinion that they could not bo 3»ld responsible- as the bridge- wo-uM he built oil land -which is at present owned by tho Hotfc Park Committee. Several residents of Park Avenue waited ttparrthe- council for the purpose of ventilatilig certain grievances. Mr. I*. Waugh said that tlie-re- was a Strang feeling ia tho northern end of tins baron-gli that the residents there had uoen neglected. Cta hen-a-if of -tho deputation, ho asked if tli» council eo-uM do something in:. Park Avenile, The rdad was in ft very bad state, and sadly norateif repair. Attention tovtlj-s water table would also add to tho comfort if the residents in the vicinity Other uMessary iijiprovoinjuts -v&.e rcpaira to thf footpaths and additional lanifis. Jn reply the Maw slated tinM't'he (h'st. request ,'iad been pj-A'jfeiH.v actcd«d to. The otter • matters vvouij t-eftoivo attentba in due soars?. A petition was read from Mr. . iU'tneahni a.ad 43 others asking that repairs should !>* -eft'eoted to the- rend ■ .-mil footpath in Pretoria Street. It . si-jis decided to reply that the matter would receive consideration when the Hstijniilrs were hoing trained. i Mr. F. Jeiiiiess's contract for nt- ' tending to tho post office clock was rc- | wived. It wfls unanimously decitkd to pre&M a. fjvs-ycars' service mada! to fit-fr-Lmau A. S. Sffiitfe.,