HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 224, 16 June 1920, Page 3

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

The' Mayor -(Mr. E. ,P. Kishwortli)' presided over Tuesday's meeting- of the Lower Hutt Borough Council., ■' The of the-Municipal Asaocin.tion wrote advising that the annual, subscription had been increased by 50 ner cent., to tak'o effect as from July 1, 1920 '-The Mayor stated that aa a member, of the executive he had not been consulted in the, matter, and, aii far as he knew, the Mayor of Petone was in the Bame position. He had decided to sand a written protest. Jo the executive. The letter was received. >

:A letter was received from the Stratford Borough Council asking! the council's support to the following resolution:—"That the Government} be asked to take tho necessary steps to malro Saturday afternoon .the universal, half-holiday throughout the Dominion."—The Mayor remarked that the council was not a political concern, an>l should not try to direct members of Panlianvemt- in their path ofiduty. It would be undue interference, ho thoueht. As Mr the half-holiday, that was a matter for localities, concerned. : }Ti me-vwl that the letter be received. Councillor Wacaskill was of tho opinion that the moral ".import vof the council - should be civcn. ■ The Mayor's motion." seconded by Councillor Mitchell, was carried.

The Pahiatua' County Council wrote soliciting the council's support io a/resolution asking the Government to so amend tho -Jlousinn Act. .1919, as to: mako rre. vision for purchase of land t/j erect dwellings on or of land with buildine? e'rendy erected thereon.-On the mot'ou of the Mayor, Beconded by Councillor Cotton. the first portion only of tho request ■was supported. ' A lettar was received from the Wel'in-. ton Goal Trade Committee with' rc'erepco to vhe creation of a reserve stock of coal to bo drawn upon fo» ttrbved cases of when other supplies were, not available.—On the motion of Councillor Iteldrnm it was decided to* (bank the committee fnr itn effort to relieve the position in the Hutt. 1 Messrs, Baker and Anynn .wrote cnllinf* the -council's, attction to Ihe difficulty motor ambulance on Juno 5. and to the unsatisfactory condition in which they found the vehicle.—On the motion of Councillor Mitchell,. seconded by Councillor IVest, the J'.'yor and Councillor Knwht woro given oower to . art to pnt the ambulance and fire motors in cood running order. A rommnniention was received from the Inspector for tho prevention of cruelty to animals, in which tho attention of the council was directed to certain defects at the boroujh pound, and sugßcetions were made for better treatment of stock im-' pounded there.-Thc letter was referrod to fim Tinnrn:pr>ro" with a. vie" *0 the Inspector's requests complied with. O-i '.V :not : o!i nf Cnmciilo'' Meldrnm. r ,.np-d-'' r-r-"-"-- W««t.; fie TesViation of G. O. Webb from his position In T/iwn Clerks oflico was accented, tnd it was dcldc'd to call for written applications to fill the vacancy.

In connection with the football match on the Masterton Park Oval on Saturday the gate takings were ~M, not .£4l gg. stated in • Monday's issue.; .The Eiipby TTnion intends asking the J?oroii<rh Council (or permission to make a (Jofinite charge .for admission to l.h« ground. At present a collection is taken {jp at the oval gatea.