LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 52, 25 November 1919, Page 10

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

FORTNIG HTLY MEETING,

Ihe Lower Hutt Borough Council he'd its fortnightly meeting last night. There wcro present: The Mayor (Mr. E. P. Risliworth), Councillors Willoughjjy Knight, W. Meldrtirn, J. Mitchell, <V. Mwaskil], W. B. Hardy, A. J. Ilolibs, W. Cotton, A. J. West, E. J. Guincss. A letter was received from the Borough Solicitor enclosing draft transfer from the Public Trustee to the council of the strip of land in Harnett subdivision dedicated for drainage purposes, for the council's perusal. It was resolved lo agree to tho transfer.

The Borough Solicitor wrote enclosing a form of resolution provided for in section 117 of the Public Works Act exempting Mrs. Moberg's property in Bridge Street from the necessity to set the frontage back to a distance of 33 feet from the centre of the street. The Mayor moved accordingly.—Carried. Mr. T. F, Martin, counsel to the Municipal Association, forwarded an opinion that there is no power for the council to permit the erection of a gymnasium 011 a recreation ground. The Town Clerk was instructed., to write to the. Lower Ilutt Football 'Glub regretting that under the circumstances permission could not lie granted. The Wellington Cricket Association asked permission to charge Is. admission for adults to _ the Tlult Recreation (around on Christmas. Day and Boxing Day next, when it is proposed to tdny a representative cricket match, Wellington v. Ilawko's Bay.

The consent of the council was granted provided that women and children would not be rbnrged for admission, and that the fixture would not interfere with the arrangements of the local club. The treasurer of the Ilutt Amateur Athletic Club wrote askinsr for use of the Recreation Ground and dressing room 011 the evening of Wednesday. December I), for an evening sports meeting. —'Iran ted.

W. V. Dyer asked if the council would state the conditions upon which it would ?ivc him a. wafer supply to his premises in Ennui Street, beyond the borough boundary. ■ .Authority was "ranted, the work to lie done to the satisfaction of the engineer.

The Petone Borough Council wrote ftatin? that they were agreeable to suni)lv the pressure of gas agreed 011, name Iv, I inches e.t Wakefield Street, durin? the hours of maximum pressure, provided the Lower Hutfc engineer confer with the Petone gas manager to ascertain the increase required. It was resolved that: the engineer confer with the gas manager.

The borough engineer (.Mr. E. .A. Oumbleyj reported lh.it the main road hnd now been scarified, recrowned, and rolled as far (lie Xai Xai Lane. The whole of the main road had been completed from Wakefield Street to Nai Niii l.flne, with the exception of a short nortion between the Bank of New Zealand and Kino'? Ifoad; this porlioij he had left, until last because it was the Wit uneven of the whole length. The bicycle tracks in Woburn Road and Waterloo llcod had been top-dressed, "• : lh the exception of the portion in Wobiirn flond immediately in front of I'i'isl and Co.'s premises. Tt would be a waste of materia! and labour to simI'l.v tar-paint, the greater portion of this; some of it should bf treated in a manner moro fit to withstand the heavy wear imposed upon it. Although he h»d top-dreused the bicycle tracks in Woburn lioad and Waterloo lioad, it was not proposed to proceed with the foul path work until (lie weather becomes more settled. Tie was compelled to attend to the bicycle tracks at once, owing: to their rapid disintegration. The report was adopted.

The engineer's report showed that during tiio month of September the amount of gas nurchased from I'etone was 1,832,000 cubic feet; of this quantity I,j"l,tioo cubic feet win consumed for domestic purposes, 128,000 for power, and 77,100 for street lighting. Tho percentage of unaccounted for gas was 5,011. The. figures for Ihe same month of last: year were:— I'urcliased, 1,4155,000: domestic, I.Id.KW; poiver, 70,700; street lighting, 70.5110: unaccounted for 19.5 per cent.

The lender of Mr. J. V. Dyke to cut grass on Hie Lower llutt Recreation Ground nt .f:5 per acre was accepted.