HUTT VALLEY AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 100, 30 April 1930, Page 17

HUTT VALLEY AFFAIRS

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

The fortnightly ,meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Council was held on- Monday evening. Sir A. F. Roberts (Mayor) presided, and there were ■ present Councillors .D. S.-Patrick, A.-E;< Carver, A. Grierson, A. J. Hobbs, and J. K. Boyd. Councillor A. M'Bainwas granted three months,' leave of absence on account of illness.•,-'.■:.- ■ • • . : Mr.. C. C. Odlin forwarded a petition protesting against. the changing of the name of Budlam crescent between Penrose street and Bellevue road on account of Mr., Ludlam's close association with the district. Petitions were also \ received from M. Marshall, and others and Mi's. Helen Allen-and others, protesting against the changing of the names, of streets associated -with old residents of the district. All .the .letters were 'referred to the Bylaws Committee., ■ ... ..Messrs. M'Laren and Nisbe.t applied for permission to.; erect, a hoarding on Don-. nelly's1 corner "to advertise a .land, sub-i 'division.'.■ Councillor Grierson' said he could not support the application on the ground that hoardings >'svefe unsightly, and if permission were, granted it would create a-precedent.-', On' the motion of Councillor Patrick the application wasf granted at a charge.'of £5 per quarter. ~■ The Finance Committee -reported that it considered a site for a northern fire station could be secured on the JNai.rvai Reserve, and that the-best site for a southern station would be near the junction, of "White's Line' and Hawkins |treet. The report was . sent forward to the 'Fire Brigades' Committee for its approval. -..•..'■■ ■■.■;■■ ; ■ ■■'■'• ■■ ■• Oh the motion of the Mayor, .the bal-ance-sheet for the* year ended 31st-March was approved. The; balance-sheet shows a credit'balance of £5601* as against £4890 brought forward-from .last year. Both receipts, arid,: expenditure'show-''an'. increase 6'vev the amounts estimated." , The council approved the following as a committee to control the Moera Hall: —G; Sutherland, C. Groome, —..M'Bvvan, H N Keene, F. Keene. and W. Burns.'