LOWER HUTT AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3144, 24 July 1917, Page 8

LOWER HUTT AFFAIRS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING

Tho fortnightly meeting of the Hutt Borough Council was held last evcniii" Tho Mayor (Mr. H. Baldwi.ii) presided, and there were also present:—Councillors Meldrum, Carver, Brassell, Cleiidon, Cotton JCerr, Ward, and Hobbs. The engineer, Air. \V. J. Hot-he, reported that Hie septic tank was now roofed in and a connection made with Hie creek. Tli.) time had arrived when the.owners of properties affected could be notified to connect up with Hie new drains. The slip -which occurred on the Normandale Eoad on July 7 had all been cleared away. Portion of a retaining wall at the back of Jlr. Trendwell's property had given way and fallen into the road. Jlr. Treadivell's gas service had bten carried away. Since clearing the fall he. had removed some of the more dangerously overhanging trees. He had substituted loin, pipes for a. dangerous woodeu culvert at the foot of tho Wainui Hill. As the committee of the Bowling Club was anxious to get the trees that they had promised to donate to Fraser Street planted, he , hnd had Hie guards built, aml the. club's men had planted the trees. He had received authority from tho Railway Department to cross the railway at Stilling Street for the water-,con-nection, and arrangements were being made to carry out the work. One connection had been made with the,gas mains, making a total to date of ISS. ' in connection with the report, it was decided to write to Mr. Treadwell, pointing out that the trees growjn'g so big had had something to do with the slip at his property, and asking him tu share the cost-.fc!:! os. Bd.—with the council. Tho Mayor took exception to the Government notifying the council to clear gorso when the (jovcrninent. did not do so itself. As llio council had never passed it resolution making gorso ;i noxious weed in the borough it was decided that flic engineer in future please himself regarding the culling of gorse. The engineer was empowered to call for tenders for machinery to drive wells, for the npv pumping station, on the eastern side of the slopbank adjoining .Mr. .Fletcher's paddock, from liiiich the pipes will cross thej-ail-way at Stilling Street. Ho is also to obtiiin [permission from the Hutt RivetBoard, if necessary,' to sink the -wells. A letter was received from Mr. T.'M." Wilford stating that- he would bring the matter of railway 12-trip concession tickets under the notice of the Minister of Railways, and if necessary before the House. Mrs. A. M. W. Baigent and Mr. D. Watt wrote to the council calling attention to the state of an open drain at the back to their properties in King's Rond. It -"'us decided to advise the complainants that the council was negotiating with the l'tibliu Trustee regarding the matter. Ap application 1 was received from the Hutt Technical Committee for the anifiial subsidy of J615. This was granted. It was decided lo write to Mr. J. T. Hawthorn offering to take a further leaseuf the municipal offices for the five years on the present rental, provided that ho renovates the offices. A . circular was received from th'e Mount Herbert County Council, enclosing a copy of a resolution urging the necessity for legislation, councillors being of opinion: th;i.t the. Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board have sufficient power to borrow money to enable hospital and charitable ;>id boards to borrow money fur capita] expenditure, and asking the council lo support the motion. After lengthy discussion it was decided to write to the Mount Herbert County Council asking for further particulars. The following recommendations from the No 1 Committee were adopted:—(l) That the miscellaneous by-law No. .1 he amended so as to provide that all vehicular and horse traffic shall keep to tho left when turning street, corner.--. ' (2) That the miscellaneous by-law No. I!, dealing with the storage of -petroleum be amended to provide that any person shall be allowed to storo up to lfi gallons of petroleum for private use without license, but all such persons shall be required to notify the Town Clerk to that effect, stating the quantity t'hipy ipropose , to store.The folowing recommendations from the No. " Committee wore adopted:—(l) That a gas main be laid in Kpnni Street, to be brought from Downer Street, via Bristol Street, on condition that residents in Bristol Street undertake to become gas consumers. '('J) That the street lamp on Main Hutt Road, near Hume Street, lie moved 1 to the corner of Hume Street. (II) That a street lamp be erected on the north-east corner of Bunny Street at. its junction with Knight's Roud. (4) That tho reduction in price of gas take effect from August 1. (5) That applications be called for the vacancy about to be caused by Mr. Lerwill being called lip for military service, (fi) That-authority be given to close the library for three,days to allow .of the thorough cleaning of the ropm and fixtures, varnishing of floor, and erection of honour board. Councillor Moldrum drew attention to the bad state of Knight's Road and Te Mormi Road. '.'The matter was left in

the hands of the engineer. LEGS COVERED WITH ECZEMA. CHILD'S TORTURING'SORES HEALED BY ZAM-BUK. ' T/ittlo George Bowden was badly crippled by running eczema and could only be 'moved about on pillows. -Th'iV disease baffled the hospital doctors, and ordinary remedies failed to even cheek the painful .-ores. ' Zam-Buk, however, astonished the parents by working a speedy aiul remarkable cure. Mrs. E. Bowtd'cn, who lives at (!:! Rcso Street, Darlington, Sydney, iays: "For three months my son, (jeorge, suffered severely from a painful outbreak of eczema 'on his legs. The disease crippled him. and Im r-ould not wulk, but had to "be moved aliont on pillows. \\e had the boy at the hospital, but. the doctors there could do nothing for him, and various other.,treatments that we tried proved quite, ineffective, (.ieorge was in torture day and night, for his limbs Were kept jii .a red-raw "state by .■ the watery discharge that constantly .oozed from the affected surface. - "He was in. a shocking state when he started to use Zam-Buk. The .-ores were so wonderfully eased by the first dressings that vec decided la persevere with flu , balm. Z-iin-Bul - soon canned the intsammation to subside and the healing procHS.- to begin. ;uid the boy made nipid strides rowiird recovery every day. It was not long before /nm-Biik had dried up aii'l c i'M-!v cl-irsd away every sore. Zaru-Buk made this v.omlerful cure/ :i few years ayo. but. the disease has never shown the slightest sign of any return." Ziini-Bu!;' U ;i reliable remedy I'c.r b-ul Ick-->, scalp sore?, ulcers, poisoned wounds, piles, ringworm, cuts bruises, hums, scalds, sprains, etc. I/IS or .')/(! a pot everywhere.