BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 92, 13 January 1920, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS

tOWER HTJTT. ' i Tho Lowar Hutt Borough Council mot ' last eveninj, the Mayor (Mr. E. P. Eish- ] worth) presiding. ! Advico was received from Defence 1 Heatfauafters that the ambulance car 1 was ;read7 to be handed aver, and that 1 a representative and driver should re- ( ■ port to Captain Crump, K shed, to take ' delivery. The engineer (Mr. Gumbley) 1 and Mr. Low.; (mechanic) were appointed. ! It was decided to agree to tho request of the.'clerk of the Hutt River Board 1 that the accessary stops be taken to havo ' the_ lease of lour acres of Gear Csland pTenai'ed.; '7~" ' " ! ' The Kill'Vmont Estate Syndicate, hav- -J ine forwarded tlie balance of the amount j guaranteed in respect of laying sewer mains "in tile'estate street, it was decided ' to out the work in hand as soon as possible. An.-account'received by tho Petone Bor- ( oueh.Council.from the Railway DepartmeTjt'ior.coal, charged-.at the rate of 60s ner, top. was forwarded for the council's J inlorifaatidn.* •• .: » : . Permission was granted for six ',nonths (seven davs' notico to terminate permit) , to Messrs. Cottrell Bros, to erect a small . poHable ; wooden oflico for a . taxi telephone" 6n?'a vacant section next Mr. Shearer's'sliol) in Main Street. Mr.'"Terwe)l, Public Health inspector, forwarded a report on tho condition of the old polico station. It was. decided , to;69nd a .copy of the Teport to tho Commissioner of Police with a request that ] the eyesoro be lemoved from the Hutt. Mr. W. J. Hayes was appointed dog ( tax collector, and the tender of Mr. , ■Bird for the supply of dog dollars was , accepted. > The borough engineer (Mr. E. A. Gumbley) reported that work in connec- , tipn. with, the supply, in common ( with other work,' was at a standstill ow- j ing to the want of cement. "Tor the four weeks ended' January 5, , 9,680,000 gallons of water were pumped during 228 pumping hours, equalling 708 gallons per minute. Seventeen tons ten cwt, of coke was used, leaving 30 tons in stock. The cost of I'etono gas used was • ,£l3 is. 3d. for 15,300 cubic- feet. Tho demand for water had increased during the month, an average of about 130 gal- ' lons per minute (lowing all- night. All the machinery at the waterworks and eoptic tanks had worked satisfactorily. The report was adopted. PETONE. . The first of the fortnightly meetings of tho Petone Borough Council for tho New Year was held last night, Tho Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) presided. A. case of typhoid was reported by tho health inspector. The resignation of Mrs. L. Clark from tho position of librarian was accepted with regret. The duties of _ librarian, it was stated, would be carried on by Mrs. Morris (Mrs. Clark's mother) and her daughter until other arrangements could be made. A conv of the Mangahao Hydro-Elec-tric League's report was read, and tho council lcsolved to support tho league, and to point out to the Prime Minister tho necessity of pushing on the scheme. An addition of 10 per ceut. to all outstanding rates was authorised on tho motion of the Mayor. It was decided to write to tho owners of sections at. the end of Jackson Street, near tho bridge, regarding tho sand drift nuisance, and to notify them that ■unless steps are taken within twenty-one davs to stop tho drift the work will be done bv the council at the owners' expense. Tho remedy suggested was tho thatching of the sandhills and the planting of ice plant or buffalo grass. The nuestion of blocked drains came lioforo the council, and tho engineer was instructed 'to take action when lie hud a clear case of carelessness, against a resident. Mr. .Smith was appointed borough ranger and dog catcher. Buildine-. permits were issued during December for six buildings totalling ,£1305 in value, tho fees collected being • Tho .total value of buildings for which Hermits bad boou issued the year amounted to .£9978, tho fees being <£31. fjjo roiwrt was a^optejj*...