PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2189, 30 June 1914, Page 5

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

REVISION OF BUILDING BY-LAWS. Tlio fortnightly of the Petone Borough ■ Council was held last night. There were present; The i'layor (M.r, Ja.Wi'M'Eivaii), apd Counc'iilojg Trueman, Findlay, Jones, Ajt.deison, BrocKelbank, Cox, List, and Fa-rsy-th, • Councillor Forsyth moved: ' > fhat the building by-laws of the borough of •Petono bo revised."

The mover stated that it was . time that tho. whole- of tho borough by4aws wero .revised. The speaker iir,strutted tho fact that iii .th-fc'present by-laws thore was no provision maie for rei.iiforced concrete or concrete feii-i-idi:ji.gs-of any kind.. These niattf-rs sho'uia V ill tho by-laws, Coimc-iJ'.or Forsyth also moved, in coiihcctiosi with the above; "That tho sewerage by-|av<-s , also drawn .up."--Bath motioits tfert seconded by Councillor List, an.d carried ailsanimousiv.

Tho l'rime" Minister wrote to the effect that he regretted it would .not bo possible for liini to' receive a deputation from iho council- n-lativs to workers' dwellings,. tefoFP the oper.ing of Parliament, owing to his absonco from Wellington, antj'tho extreteb pres- 1 sure of business. Ho would keep the request before him, .aiid tot ft® council know later when a.suitable time tauM bo arranged for.—Received,

Tlie Wellington Mot.o-r-.Cyelin..g Club wrote in reference to the riding o;f motor-cycles on the cycle, trad; in the borough, and stating 'that tiio practice complained of was strongly discounter. • anced by the club. 'Hie chib did ail in its power to discountenance the Isr.caking of the question, and had given the council's warning as wide a publicity as possible.—Recciviid. The-Wellington City Council wrote regarding the -Hutt pine bridge, stating that it agreed to the- work <if the protection of the same befng carried out by the council-, provided- the WOr!; was first submitted to, and approved by the City Engineer. The t&M:}i-ty of the writers to lie limited to £27 lUs,, or, in the event of the cost being t&ss than £35, then to half such less cost. — Received.

• lii connection with the' sitting of tlie Assessment Cwm on Jufv B, Mr, .C. Harper was appointed as the council's ■assessor.

Six tenders nore for the supply of a gas-holder fer the borough gasworks. Tho tender of Messrs. Clayton and Sons, of Leec?s, at £3'lS3, ivas accepted.- Delivery is Vbe »arie -within IS months.

Councillor . Anderson _ mr.ved that •j, start be made .imateiSittely with the work of extending the sea wall oil the esplanade. The mover rcui.Trked that the carrying out of the Work would absorb some of the unemployed in Petone at pre,sei;t,- i TI)e inotion was carried. .

The tender, of Neil was ttc cepted for tho supply of motor-bus bodies. Tlie successful tender has agreed to make the bdse& of the lfl.rae.r buses for £.250- each, and iio tmallor one for £235.