LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 154, 25 March 1919, Page 11

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

Tho forlnightl.v meeting.of tho Lower Hiitt Hnrouj,'li Cmincil was liekl last evenin" There were present: Hi.s Worship tho Mayor (Mr. K I', ttwhworth) nnd Coiincilioi-s A. Hoblis, \V. Kcrr, A. J.. West, Clendoii, Urasscl, Jleldrum, and Cotton. ■ " : .. : •• The Town Clerk, Dcvonnort Borough j Council, fonvi|.nlrd n copy'of a. resohi-■. lion urging upon the Government the ad- j visabilily .of repatriating all interned .j iilien prisoners of war as soon us possible, i On the motion of ('oum-.illor Clendoii it was resolved to support the resolution. Councillor Clendoii rciniirked that after lii-ing interned for four'.years tho enemy ajiwis were not likelj - to make the best of citizens. ■ • . , The Minister of TnteiMial Affaire forwarded a copy of tha Govern input's proposals re.peace celebrations. The.Mayor said he had already expressed himsclt.on tho lack of interest shown in forma- I tionof a general'plan. However, he wns | prepared to do nil ho could to make_ -a : children's celebration n success,, nnd with that end in view, he had .written to the various school committees asking them to attend.a meeting on Thursday next and go into the question.carefully, and see if some scheme could, not lie devised to' provide », children's day. He understood that the Boy Scouts were.-nnxions to have n celebration on the Recreation Ground, and m> doubt tho whole thing could he combined into one big celebration for. the children. Ultiinately.it was decided to bold a public meeting on Thursday night, for tho purpose ot «onsidering'.the matter. . m . „, ■ . The organising director, Town-Planning Conference, intimntod that the conference and,exhibition would be held from May The "liislrict Traffic Manager, N.Z. Eflilways, advised thnt • the inftUer. o Itoeping tho concrete mnnuro londing l;wl and surrounding yard clear of offensive matter wns receiving every attention, and that the extension of the concreted portion was under consideration. _ Mr. AV. T. Stroud, managing director of the Wellington Dairy Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, enclosed a letter received from the assistant general manager,of the Wellington Milk Depot, objecting to tho association disposing of milk elsewhere thn. to tho Municipal Milk Department. Mr. Stroud Stated that they had been' supplying elevpn, milk . vendorsV in the Hutt Valley with ; . n! certain quantity of milk, am he wanted to lcnow what the council was going to do in respect to the Wellington Milk Depot's objection. It ,was resolved, on the motion nf the Mayor, that ter l>e sent to the Wellington Muk-Sup-niy Committee asking that 505 Wllons bo Tfleased 'in accordance with the he--11 res supplied as being r.c'eessnry to keep loci 'vendors supplied. . ,: • The .Deputy Public Trustee- wrote offerine to sell' the council a GGft. strip of land "in tho Hnrneti Estate' for the purpose of a road giving access from, the »nw Tond thrnugh the estate to Kings Road at 10>. per foot. It wns revived that the council offer the sum of £\ ss. por foot for' the strip of land • vefluck. C. D. Bobinson, .and'other ratepavers in While's Line wrote provision be miide'in .iiml yenrs nslimates for kerliitig a portion of- the tootpath in White's. Line. It was resolved thnt the request be.agreed to. The councir decided to raise by wnj of special order «'loan of JE3so .for_tlif purpose of acquiring n, section .in Hiuitana Square for a public resevve. An amendment by Councillor .Clendoii that the first year's interest be jnoluded.'jn the loan 'was lost. . The Iwrouglr engineer (Mr. E. A. Gumbley) reported that wirhm the.l.ist week there had been two cases of wilful dnnuige. to street lamps by stone throwing. It hnd been. the. custom. m the borough for, tradesmen,', when doing private concrete work, to mix then- concrete on the public feotnnih. ( with . tho result that nn ugly whitn. blotch v:nsleft when .the job wns completed. This should not be tolerated, and he,thought the fact should be made known. ,; The Mayor reported thnt ,he had attended a deputation to.tho Minister of Railways, and there was no hope whatever in any way of (retting further concessions in regard.to workers tickets. The Minister 'had stated thnt tho work-, ers' tickets were the cheapest possible, and it would lie impossible to extend the. privileges to the 8.4 a.m. train.