BOROUGH OF LOWER HUTT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 201, 14 May 1918, Page 8

BOROUGH OF LOWER HUTT

— 4 MEETING OF THE COUNCIL The Lower ITult Borough Council met last evening. There were present Cuuncillora .1. Urussel .deputy-Mayor), A. .1. Holibs, A. J. West, AV. Kerv, \\\ Cotton, S. Clendon, AV. "Walton, W. ileldruui, J. .M'Dougnll. An application wits received from Mr. A. D. Keunedv for attention to tlio footpath in front, of his residence. The mutter wae held over till after the council a , annual visit of inspection. Miss Norn Knight, of J/>wer Unit, was appointed assistant clerk. '1 he borough engineer (Mr. John Gard»h) reported as follows;— Gas consumption: During the month i>l April the amount of gas purchased from Pfct.one was 1,166,000 cmulc [eel. Tins Jimount purchased during the corresponding month of last year wn.s 1,230.01)0 cubic feet, showing an increased i'unpuinpliou of 230,00(1 cubic feet. The flinqunt of' gas sold anil accounted for during the month of March is as follows:—.Domestic, 1,070,700 cubic, foil; power, 101,800 cubic, feet; street ligliling, 71.800 cubic feet. Total accounted for. i» 1.24-1.300 cubic, foot; unaccounted for, 107.-700 cubic feet, or 7.90 per cent. Gas and water (Connections: Two counections were made with tjie. %iis mains and ono with the water mams durinz the mouth.

Hume Street culverl: The constructiou of this culvert is (owpletcd. . . . The cost of this work to dnlr is; Labour and curtate, ,LMS )3s. id.; cement, XIH .is.; royally on shingle. JOs.; petrol, ,1:3 'i". 2d.; expanded metal, .t'S; t;mber, M; total, ISO Ids. Cd. (estimate ,«103 10s.).

Brown's Creek culvert: Tbo c-our.triic-lion of this culvert is' nlso completed, and n wwinericenicnt will be made next week of filiins in same. The cost of Iliis work has been: Labour, .£69 12s. 9d., cein<fnt, £xi; shingle and cartage, Xlft 13s. .Jd.; timber, XC; sundries, S"l; total. JfU5 6s. Id. (estimate JJI2S).

Cleaning creeks: 'J'lin jliddlemarsh, Waiwetu Road, imd Hossilcr Avenue Road Creeks have heen cleaned; the men arc now engaged in cleaning the Black Creeir. » Septic tanks: On Thursday afternoon, May 9, Br. Watt (District Health Oflicor), made an inspection of the septic tanks nntl outfall pipes. He recommends the'cleaning out of (ho tanks during the coming winter; tyerytlung otherwise seemed satisfactory.

General: The Western Hutt Tload, Connolly Street. Military Road, Park Avcnnc, Victoria Street, aud Priucoss Street liava been melalhd.