LOWER HUTT COUNCIL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 28 January 1913, Page 4

LOWER HUTT COUNCIL

The Lower Hutt Borough Council met last evening, when there were present the Mayor (Air E. P. Bunny) and Councillors Hobbs, Kompthorne, Hodgins, Hoots, Clendon, Knight, Dawson, and Ball. The Public Trustee acknowledged the receipt of debentures for .£3500 and remitted the earn of «C49G 13s Gd, the amount of the first instalment. The Mayor explained that the Public Trustee was short of money, and he (the Mavor) had arranged for part of the loan to be taken up privately. A cheque was received from Messrs Riddiford and Watkins amounting to ,£SOO as a deposit, and debentures were issued to that amount. In regard to a recent deputation which waited upon the Minister of Railways to urge him to stop certain trains at Petonc, the Minister replied that an alteration could not bo made oh the ground that if additional stops were made passengers for further up country by the mail train would complain. An alteration in the running of Sunday trains was also refused.

The Wellington Meat Export Company informed the council that arrangements are being made to provide more storage for fuel oil, but the company did not agree with the statement that the _ oil wqs dangerous in its present condition. ENGINEER'S REPORT.

Air W. J. Rcehe, borough engineer, in bis report stated that in section 5 of the eastern drainage works, the grour-1 now being broken is free from log- a; i water. At present the cost of const™ lion is below the estimate. The cost -a dat-> was .£lO4 2s 4d. the estimate ]y i: £l?2.

L-noss places, on the footnath, have received another coat of sand and tar. a- 1 aro now quite pood. The cost of sard, ing and tarring (including cartaamounted to £3lO "s Wrl. the carta so < f tar and its cost amount to .Sill 12?.

Melling bridge beir.e narrow it -trill be necessary to close it during the or---, cess of redecking. A block in the sewu in Eailway avenue proved troublesome, to locate, and to move when found. The number of gas and water connections to, date amounted to 969, and sewerage connections 699. The report was adopted-