HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2483, 9 June 1915, Page 8

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Hutt County Council was held yesterday. There wero present: Councillors \V. J. Howell (chairman), M. W. Welch, "NY. Galloway, J. W'akeham, J. Whitcman, and T. Edwards. Councillor Galloway reported on his rcceiit conference with tho llayor re- "• garding the Belgian Relief Fund. Conn- i cillor Galloway said the county's popu- ' lilt ion was 4700, and tho council's share according to the decision arrived at was £23 9s. Bd. per month. There was considerable discussion as to whether this amount should be contributed. Eventually it was decided to appoint Councillor Qalloway to represent the„ council on any further conference on the question t j and to give him power to contribute £25 monthly, the same to be collected fr on a, population basis over the whole ni county. lo Metalling of tho county roads had been tho chief work during the last 1° mouth, said the Inspector of Works p, (Mr. J. W. Cudby) m his monthly re- II port. The extension of the Matai Road ~ was progressing satisfactorily, and the formation of 44 chains was complete and S. ready for metalling. The Akatarawa O' Road deviation fencing contract had been completed, while the l'linimerton- C; Pukerua Road was reported complete m and ready for final inspection. Particular reference was mado to the fji cost of necessary repairs and mainten- so ance of the Rifle Range Road at Tren- J 1 tham. The maintenance of this road was going to be a very costly item to tho cl Mungaroa- Riding. In this connection a ' the inspector suggested that a deputa- " tion wait on the Minister immediately : with a view to the road being taken I* over as a military road until the war was over, or failing this that a request g be made for substantial assistance to- Ci wards repairs and maintenance of the ® road, the probable cost for such being i a £600. m Tho report was adopted, and on the motion of tho chairman it was decided f.] that Councillor Whiteman and himself B confer with tho Defence authorities regirding the upkeep of the Rifle Range S Road. ' A report from Mr. G. Laing-Meason St regarding the Akatarawa bridge work stated that the bridge was practically g, completed, while the work had been B ■satisfactory. B The chairman was appointed a dele- q gato on a. conference proposed by the si I'etone Borough Council to formulate n proposals to lay before the Government £ with the view of providing for the pay- f! ment of rates on Crown lands. J] A letter from the Karori Borough g Council regarding the increased hos- i, pital expenditure and the want of direct fi representation on the board was "received." , 6; The council approved of the sugges- B tion of the Wairarapa Automobile Association regarding the proposed new Orongorongo Road, that the council pay o for the three-quarter-mile portion of tho road in the Hutt County.