HUTT BOROUGH AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 48, 20 November 1920, Page 11

HUTT BOROUGH AFFAIRS

' MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. The Mayor (Mr. E. P. Rishworth) presided over last night's meeting of the Lower Ilutt Borougn Council. - Mr. A. Pryde wrote stating that ho was prepared to sell his property in River - Bank Street to the cmmral for .£IOOO, giving an option over it in proper terms. Also, that lie could not see his way to grant the council permission to use a portion of his property adjoinin" the. pumping station—Cojineiilor West thought that the property was a valuable one, and the council ought 10 go in for it! Councillor Hobbs, staled that, although lie considered that the council should effect the purchase, ho could not see how it could be done out of present revenue. Ho moved that the Mayor and town clerk endeavour to obtain an option oner the properly, and the matt/r tn bo submitted to the ratepayers. Councillor Cotton seconded tine motion The Mayor said that, in discussing the matter with Mr. Prycle, it had (wen mentioned that the properly ecu Id not bo purchased out of revenue, and would be subject lo loan proposals. 'Hie motion was carried. The second poilion of tlio communication was •'received." The secretary, Wellington Automobile Club,' advised ihat he had no knowledge of any proposal lo repeal anv provisions of (he Lights oil Vehicles Act. A communication was received From Hie TTutt Count}' Coum-il advising ils intention to rebuild bridges at I akuiafcahi and Stokes Valley and a culvert on Rimutaka Hill road, and to apply to Hie Governor-General for power to construct those works and to collect from I hi' various local .bodies of the district certain proportions oF the cost (the proposed proportion for the TTutt borough beins tru per cent.); and that a conference of these local bodies would bo held in Wellington on November 29 to discus* the propo<?nls.~-Tt was .decided to ]r>dj?n objection lo the allocation. Council lot's Mitchell and Guinness were appointed the representatives to attend the conference.