HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 250, 10 July 1918, Page 8

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL

The monthly meeting of the Ilntt County Council was held yesterday, Councillor.!. Whiteman presiding. There were present; '.'uuncillors AV. J. Howell, W. Galloway, M. W. Welch, I'. Cavanagli, aud F. (I. Cooper. The District Kngineer of the Eailway Department complained that Ihe metal stored in the ruiway yard at Faraparautnu hnd not be?n removed as retiiiired. It was decided to remove same at the earliest opportunity. The District lieallh Officer reported the existence of nuisances at Xai Nni, through residei.ts blocking tho drains with rubbish, and the persons responsible will be given twenty-eight days in which lo eliminate tho nuisance. The Miiiister i-t Marine has given the council permission to remove gravel from the foreshore at Plimmerton, provided no damage was occasioned. The council was given roithority to charge ,'id. per cubic yavd, the revenue lo be spent on the township. A communication was received from Ihe Wliangarei County Council in respect lo the. poor land offered to returned soldiers. 11 was decided lo grant Ihe county engineer (.Mr. J. Liitlbv) a war bonus of £■0,. A contribntioi of .£2 2s.' was ordered to be made to the Mjingohno Hydro-Flec-tric Power l.eone recently formed at Palmerslon No'iii. The county engineer (Mr. ,T. W. Cudbv) reported that a conlraol; had been entered into for f'v quarrying of rock at llorokiwi, and already (iOfl yards had been obtained. A large slip had taken place on the eastern gorge, but a sufficient quantity of the fallen earth had been removed ii.imedialely, lo prevent traffic being iirpeded. A large fall of earth had also occurred at Mitngaroa and at Deep Ci"wk. After an inspection of White's Bridge at Akalarawa, which had been condemned for traffic by the Public Works Engineer, it was slated that repairs cn.i'ii not be recommended, on account of the condition of the structure. The lnetiil crushed in the Mungaroa riding li.ni been placed oil the roads, Ihe qnacl.ty crushed being approximately IDI) yards, and the cost 41, r >o Os. .Id. '