LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 38, 27 February 1930, Page 7

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Council was held on-Monday evening. Present: Mayor (Sir Alex Roberts), and Councillors A.. J. Hobbs, A. Grierson, J. Mitchell, F. Campbell, A. E. Carver, D. S. Patrick, W. G. Meldruon and Boyd. '.;'.';.

An apology was received from Cr. Mc-

Bain.

The Public Works Department Avrote

declaring as.a main highway the approaches' to the •new bridge in lieu of Riverbank Street and the approaches to the old bridgev—^Agreed to. The Mayor of Wellington wrote asking if the Lower Hutt Council was agreeable to join in with the City,in extending a civic reception to the new Governor. , It was decided to -'agree to the wishes of the City Council. It/was decided to grant tEe use of the Recreation Ground on 14th March to the Primary Schools for a sports meeting- , Tenders were called for the demolition and removal of the old Police house and the building known as Dudding's. The price for the Police house was £27, and j Du-dding's £3/10/-. A further offer of £100 was received for the right to re-erect the building in Alicetown. . Cr Meldrum objected to the old building being re-erected in any part of the borough. - .It was decided to .refer the matter to the Inspector for a report on the condition of the building and the matter be further considered at next meeting. , In dealing with Feist 's Block it was decidied, to .instruct the engineer to prepare a rough plan, of what area will be ) required far a Town Hall office, and also , showing what land can •be disposed of by sale or lease. GEAR ISLAND, Cr. Patrick raised the point -of the Hutt River Board having turned down the Aero Club, application for a; lease of Gearlsland. He moved: ".That in view J of the Tapid developments of aviation

and the necessity of establishing au aerodrome for the Valley in the near future, .the Kiver Board be asked to re-consider its decision." "I refer to the decision of the Hutt River Board at its last meeting, to-deny the Aero Club the partial use of Gear Island," said Councillor Patrick. "I am at a loss to understand the reason fox so hasty an action in the face of the cold facts as I believe them to obtain. I understand the reasons to*be (a) that Gear Island is required as. an open space; (b) that aeroplanes there will cause, a nuisance by their noise; and (c) that the public will experience danger f ro^n 'planes which may fall - foy accident. I submit that.with the Hutt Park practically contiguous, reason (a); falls, and if a large open space is required, and it doubtless is, it is required* far more in the more northern area, Where it -will be of greater benefit. N"oise is .relative; and those near will very shortly fail to hear, or notice, the noise of 'planes. The danger (c) is negligible. _ Gear,; Island. is peculiarly, well . suited i;if or such a purpose, since wind conditions are ideal; the hills are not too close, and bot'li sea and land 'planes can utilise it. It is the only suitaible spot within easy reach of Wellington, safe for training pilots—(which. Rdngotai and Trenth'am are not—and if so used will bring prosperity in the way of trade and create trade for the wihoie valley as -the time goes om Again, it would appear tiat apart from the benefit desriveti "by the ratepayers in respect to the filling 7 and levelling the club proposes to do, the River Board, if their stated "intentions * are carried out, will lose over £800 in revenue in ten years, or nearly £100 per year, by turning the Aero Clujb out."

Cr. Hobbs said he approved of what the Hutt River Board had; done. He thought they-.should be careful before they criticised another local body. A public meeting should be called if the ratepayers wisheoi to object.

Cr. Grierson seconded tlie. motion, and stated .he considered the Hutt River Board had not given the matter full consideration^

Cr. Campbell said he was inf. favour of the Aero Club getting a lease.

Cr. Boyd said the establishment of an Aero Club wquld be of great benefit to the district.

Cr. Meldfunr supported the Hutt River Board's action in turning the Club down. What the.Council should try to get removed was the Casing Works with its wretched smell.-

The Mayor stated he Avould like to see the River Board re-consider the whold

question,

The motion was put and carried Crs. Meldrum and Hobbs dissenting.

STREET NAMESt

The follpwing report was presented:—

Street Names —As directed, ypur committee has given consideration Jto the question of the elimination of the duplicate street names in the Borough, and also to the re-naming of certain streets which were referred to it by Council for consideration, and has to recommend as

follows: —

Main Hutt Road to be defined as from Wakefiel(i»etreet £o Railway Avenue and to be re-namedLHtTTT ROAD.

Main street and Main road north, to. be re-named "HIGH STREET," which name will apply from the bridge to the northern Borough boundary. • ,

Laings road, Bloomfieldr crescent and Bellevue road to be known as l' LAINGS ROAD."

Woburn road and Ludlam crescent to be known as "WOBURN; ROAD." Kings road and Heke street to "be "KING'S ROAD."

- Princes street to b© re-named "MUDIE STREET."

Henry/street to be re-named "BUCKLEY STREET.*'

Clifford street to be fV VALENTINE STREET."

Donald street to be •'< MONTAGUE STREET."

Mills-and Bate streets to be " CONNELLY STREET."

Hautana square to be eliminated and the whole throughfare from Bellevue roaoi to Knights! road' to be known as "HAUTANA STREET."

Wainui^ avenue to be re-named "tUDLAMHAVENTJE." ..„'■' . ; Old! Wainui'avenue .to be .r<e-named- '.' HINEMOA STREET^ '■■■■■

Parliament street to be " WESTERN HUTTVROAD;"

Back. Waiwetu road to be known .as "WAIWETTJ ROAD."

Riverbank street to be named •'MARSDEN STREET ' * which will then extend from Railway avenue road to Western Hutt Road.

3ristol, Trent and Thames streets be re-named "BRISTOL SQUARE."

It was decided to refer the following suggestion to the By-Laws Committee:-— Prices's road to be callea Onehukaßoac^ Brunswick street from V.I.C. to MfeUing bridge be called Melling Road. Park Road and Park Avenue to 'be altered, also White's Line and Cuba street.

A petition was read from. residents in Hantana Sqivare objecting to it being included in 7 Hautana Street, but .councillors were of the opinion that the reasons for tiie alteration outweighed tie arguments in the petition. .

library Matters.—Assistant Librarian: Your Committee regrets to report having received the resignation of the recently appointed assistant Librarian, Mrs Shor.tt, who has been appointed Librarian at the. Petone Municipal Library. As the matter was one of some

urgency a<Mrs Shortt desired tq be released as soon as possible, your Committee Jias appointed Miss O. Lowe, Queens road, to the vacancy and she commenced her duties on the 17th inst.

Juvenile Section: Your Committee desires to advise Council that consider^ ation is being given to the question of this section of the Library and. the matter will probably be the subject of a report after the next meeting of the Committee. .

. The report was adopted. - WORKS, DRAINAGE ANT> HEALTH

COMMITTEE.

The following report w«* submitted:— Your Committee.has to xepoit that Councillor Meldrum failed to comply with Council's request for "the ■complaints to be put in writing, and your Committee in the' circumstances, only reiterate its faith in the reports submitted by the Borough Engineer , and Ms assistant.

Cr. Meldrum stated he would be able to comply with the request toy Wednesday. ;

: Wyndrum Estates. —-Messrs Duncan and Hanna^ representing the above Syndicate have made a req'yest to the Committee to take over the Tffiftnishedi portion' of the roadway in this eatate. They are prepared to give a "bond in connection with the completion of the roading and are also prepared to have a clause included therein indemnifying the Cothicil against any;action for damages that may aeerue should they decade to accede *to th<e request. TEematter Js xeferreqi to Council without commerit.-

It was decided to notify the applicants that the Council could not agree .

. Crossing, Waterloo . Boad, Cornwall Streets—Your Committee again considered the matter of the allegedly dangerous crossing ,at the intersection of Waterloo road and Cornwall street and recommends that a syslem of flash-light signs he installed there. This is, however,,cra^ tingent on the cost which waa not at the time of consideration, known to the Committee .

It was decided that --residents be notified tha,t' their hedges masfe ibe cut down, "to 4ft 6 inches, and dangerous erossmg notices put up- •

The report was adopted,

Miss Phyllis LaueTdßxown, whose school of dancing is advertised in this issue, is the holder of the diplomee, Liverpool Physical Training College. lii dancing she trained for /two years uader Miss Margaret Einert (the great t authority on rythmie dancing), and Miss Hilda.Brown (member of Operatic Association' of Great Britain), and under the latter studied operatic, oaaf-

aeter and ballroom dancing. She taught in England for two and' a-haif years, and specialised in children '3. fancy dancing in .which* she had .muoh success in India. .'' The Statesman (India)-,.. October- 25th/ 1927, says: "The pupils of tihe Diocessan High Sclloql, Darjeeiing, gave a most charming dancing display produced by Miss BaneBrown, under the patronage of His Excellency the Governor, who lent his otoheatra for the occasion. '-■ Both the dancing and the dressing' of this j>roduetion v were .a long way above fha average of school entertainments, an 3 Miss liane-Brown is to be congratulated not, only on ihe training of the .dancers tut for a most artietically arrangecl programme." lliss Lane-BTOwn will /be; assisted by Mass Joan. Large>:wsM> hasv had- good expieiientje fencing under Monsieur Bexnet, late Fencing Instructor at the SaHe d } AnneSj Paria.