HUTT AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 8

HUTT AFFAIRS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING. The last ordinary meeting of the present Lower Hutt Borough Council was held last evenine, the Mayor Mr. H. Baldwin, presiding, and there were also present: Councillors Hobbs, Ball, Clenden, Brassell, Carver, Meldrum and Hodgins. A letter was received from the district health officer pointing out that his recommendations in reference to a building in Riverbank Street had not "been carried out. The health officer asked that the council give the necessary month's notice, and the matter, if not attended to, is to be takeu to Court. ! It was docided to further request the Post Office to instal a Jd. stamp-vend-ing machine at Lower Hutt. On the suggestion of Councillor Clenden it was decided to again write to the/'Minister of Justice protesting auainst the proposed alterations to the old police station at Lower Hutt, the lJuilding being, in the consideration of the council, totally unsuitable for a police station. ' Letters from tho Hutt Association Football Club and the Hutt Rugby Football Club for grounds on the Hutt Recreation Ground for the coming football season were received. Permission to use grounds was granted in hoth. cases, and the parties are to ballot for the first pick of the grounds. The Mayor (Mr. H. Baldwin) was appointed as a delegate from the council to a conference to be held on April -19, which is to bo held at the request of the New Zealand Catholic Federation, regarding the censorship of films and the posters advertising films. The Borough Engineer (Mr. W. J. Roche) reported that during the year just closed building activity in the borough had been very active. During the year sixty-four permits had been granted, thirty of these permits had been for dwelling houses. The value of the buildings erected was £21,082 10s., an increase of nearly £10,000 011 last year. Fees for permits amounted to £41 10s. He also reported that Colin. Street was much overgrown with- gorse, but did not require attention ns there was. plenty of room for the very few vehicles using the road. Aglior.ty Street -was in need of repair.

The following-recommendations from the No. 1 and No. 2 Committees woro adnnted:— i-Thufc the engineer bn authorised to Co into the (question of providing facilities for boiling water at tho Recreation Ground' and report to the council on the most suitable appliances and the cost of installation."

"That-the engineer be instructed to submit an estimate of the coet of constructing an asphalted zig-zag path on Normandale Hill to replace the existing steps, for the information of the now council, and that ho bo authorised in tho meantime to have son™ gravel sprp.id on tho steps where- required. , " "That a recommendation ho made to tlin now council to make provision in tho estimates for tho current voar for extending the gas main on. Nornmncln)e> Hill. a:'d the nrectiou of three additional gas lamps."

"That-the Mayor, Councillors C'lcnd<Mi and Carver, and the engineer, ho asked to intorvien- Mr. A. Peters, in reference to_ dedication of land for widening Rivorbank Street."

The totals in tlio report on gan clistribution for tlio horoueh for the financial vear ended February 28, 1917, were as follow:—Gas purchased from Fetone. 13,657.00(1 cubic feot; gas accounted for, 12,203,9(10 cubic feet; pas unaccounted, for, 1,453,100 cubic fpet; eras gold to consumers, 10,441.800 cubic foot: pnwor. 938,100 cubic feol■: street lishtiriK,-824,1)00 cubic fee). Tlio compara tire statement of pales for the years 1915-16, and Ml 7-17 show a cousirterable inoroasc. For the year 191 o--16 the total of sales to consumers totalled 9,546,600 cubic feot, while for the year 1916-17 it was 1.1.379.900 culiii; feet, an increase of/1,833,400 cubic feet.