PETONE AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 271, 12 August 1919, Page 5

PETONE AFFAIRS

iIEETINti OF BOIIOUGH COUNCIL.

The Petoue Borough Council wet last evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. W M'tfwaji) and Councillors 0. 1. M*bonk, TV. Cox./ Kyle, W. Hay, A. Anderson. D. &. Uedingfield, U, Cook, and E. Torey. 'She Minister of Railways wrote, «tafc in* that the question of the removal pf restrictions upon the running of trams aX he Hutt Road was one of policy. The council's representations on the. natter would be laid before Cabinet for XtJhy-was received from the Chief Health Officer as to whether the canned had k«l a special "cloin-up week in tho borough, and, if not, whether it was op" hold one. The matter was referred t Q the bormlßh jnfi l ,eotor for a ''"Advice was received from the Minister of Internal Affairs tint any ],v local bodies in connection with .the forttamrns visit of ILM.S. Kejf Zealand would bo validated. ~' In repaid to Wilford Settlement, the tinder-Secretary of the Lands Department informed tho council tnat.rt was anticipated that the date of offering «w land for nle would be about tux or seven weeks hence, as it K ITO the usual. 30 days' notice ot offennjr.'The letter was Teoeived. The engineer reported that the continued wat weather of the past raontii had been deleterious to many streets, more especially the Hutt Bead, where heavy motor traffic was prevalent, tie did not intend to do much to the road till'the weather improved, when, it a scarifier and road-roller were available, ! part of it would be torn up, roked into shape, treated with a dresßiW of tar and sand, and then well rolled down. For thai purpose it.would 'be necessary to close half of tho road longitudinally for some time, but that wou"d not interfere with the traffic. Tho strengthening of the ssa waM had been completed as far as he intended going in the mean--1 time. Owing to the risk of tho bad. I weather, he did not propose repairing the breach in'the wall until later on. IJeal- ! ing with tho waterworks, the engineer | said that owing to the coal shortage numI bore of boya went up the creek for nre- ! wood and the valve boxes were suffering ! from'the effects of the axes used by the I boys. So far the culprits had not been traced. Six building permits wero issued during the month of ,Tuly. The report was adopted. The Central Bowling Club intimated that it could not see its way to accept tho council's terms for ttie use of tho green. The club made an alternative offer, of 255. i»r member for tho coming season, tho green to be kept in good order by the council. _ After aomo discussion it was decided to inform tho club that the council could not see its way to alter its previous decision. _^_______