PETONE AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 106, 29 January 1919, Page 9

PETONE AFFAIRS

. '' - . ■ ♦ : ■ • ■ MEETING OF THE BOROUGH . COUNCIL.. The fortnightly meeting:.of the Petone Borough Council" was held on Monday evening. There were present:—His, AVorship thp Mayor (Mr. ,T. TV, M'Ewan),'; and Councillors C. P. Brotikelbank. W. Cox, T. Churchoußo, J/TCyle, D. M'Kenzie. E. Tovey, S.' Newland, and J. M'Dougall. i ■ ■ •. I The District n?i)lth Officer forwarded' certificates requiring improvements to be effected .to premiere in Bay Street and Eichmond Street. 'The Town Clerk reported that he had.served notice on the owners to hare" Tepairs' eflVcted within fourteen tiny*. Tho Town Clerk's action was approved. The Wiiritfi'.mn 'Borough. Council forwarded a copy of the foflowir:ff resolution:—"That in view of.'the sarjy v re-' patriation of our soldiers, this council urges upon the' Government the, necessity of taking timely steps to ensure their proper transport in order that no such regrettable incidents .shall' occur as occurred at the end of the South African War, and that in particular overcrowding of. transports bo strictly., guarded against.":. It wee resolved thnt.thecouncil support the resolution of'tho Wangan«i Coiinoil. The MiniFtor of Public 'Henith ncknowlcdged receipt of the council's letter endorsing the resolutions passed by the ! Tlasting.s Borough Council regarding the ! Health Department, "and agreeing with rame.: The Minister also advis-ed that the malter ihwitioned in - tho resolution passed by the Hawera Rorough: Council I had !)?on -noted. —Keoqivcd. Tho Bicearton Borouijl) Council asked for , the Council's support of a'resolution passed Ijy -tliein protesting ngainst the epidemic relief funds being administered by the Charitable Aid Board; '■■Hospital , Board, or any : Department under the ''Minister. 'qf ' Public Healtli," in view (in their opinion) of the most unsatisfactory way the epidemic was dealt with, ahd.eiiggcsting that, the pro.por chnnnel. for. .draliiis \yitli. , tho matter was tho local bodies, as they know just wliore the' different cases were situated. Tho Jfftyor said that steps along the lines indicated by tho Kiccarton Cskincil were already being taken. A deputation from tho .Petone Cricket Club waited.on tho;'council, and asked that the slipop grassing on the Potone Tiecreation Ground be kept, off the playing aroii. Tt was resolved Hint the matter be referred to the Reserve Committee for consideration and report with a view to having the playing area fo.nced in. Mr. ,T. G. Cnstlc, trustee of the Boys' Institute section, waited nn tlie council in respect, to thp. council's deinand for thp payment of rates due on the section, failing the payment the section to be sold. It was. resolved that subject to Mr. Castle agreeing, to assist in the mutter of vesting the section in the council ■ all proceeding.-; previously taken by the council >bc nbandoned. Mr.- FT. An.ple.vfU'd (gasworks . manager) reported that there vas a shortage of coal, only about 40 tons liein? in stock for carbonising, and suggested that if by the end of tho -month'- there was no pi'os-nect of larger shipments earning forward the council should consider, the, advisability, of cutting out the street lighting nnd ajso requesting the shopkeepers to uso as little as.possible.