PETONE AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 72, 18 December 1917, Page 6

PETONE AFFAIRS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING. The Pctone Borough Council last evening held its regular meeting. The Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) presided, and present were: Councillors «.'. Cox, J. Cliurchoiise, J. Foster, W. 'f'Dougall. D. M'Kenzie, and R. H. Jones. The council granted permission for the holding of a picture show in the boroucli on Christmas Day, provided that the programmo was approved. Tho librarian of tho Newtown Library forwarded n list of books that might suitably bo purchased for school children. The council decided to purchase books mentioned in the list when any more should bo required. A communication was received from the Deputy Superintendent of Workers' Dwellings, who asked the council not to enforce tho 10 per cent, nemltv for rates ovevdti" upon tho workers' cWllings in the borough. The council instvuctrd tho Town Clerk to replv that no such concession could legally be made. • . A committee was appointed to confer with members of Lower TTutt Council o'l the mat-tor of the Petone bu=es. It will be remembered that the Futt Council rrfiwd the Potone Council permission to run its buses in tho boroncli of Lower Hutt. ,Up Hutt Park Committee again nskf-d for a subsidv to the rmymont of rates due on the Park. The council Tiwlvrd not to take any action in the matter. Tho Boroiiffh Engineer, in his leport, referred to the council's decision to purchase <n. rlinfjhy for the use of fhp bnac.b carpt'ik"r in case of pecident. No procrcs* Tipfl lv">n made in the matter, as a suitable liont wns not r-'ocur-nble. TTp nrffod thnt the council's deKim to obtain a dinghy should again be ad'-ortised. The horo'irrh inswetor reported that someone unknown hfd bwn so csreless us to imt broken class on the bench. The oarptnlcr hud (tntl""r»d up half a bucket of wl*ss at low tido.