HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otaki Mail, 16 January 1920, Page 2

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

I ■ MONTHLY meeting. The ordinary monthly meeting of the ■Lsibove wo* held at Wellington yesterHlmy. Correspondence van read and with a» follows:—H Kro.-I Agricultural D.-psri.muul, de |H:iuriiig Jan tana eamara a noxious —liece ived. ■ From Labour Deportment re fixing H-l a I tory ha 1: -hoi i day - Kecftiv cd. ■ From Public V.'oi k- Department reto Paekalsariki road. Cr. ■ lowe-11, inspector arid ejorfc U, interHi It wa- agreed that the Council Hi-rad nor ucijerrake r work of imH|ro vemetit. ■L I Afid'iietoa and Smith rn Lon■l '* road boundary < f'ahautanui). — ■lem-r. to iu; out on proper road line. IK From M rsngahao Hydro-Power ■league, reporting or, the progress of ■lie work.—Koceived. H From Co-:;:ti<-a re ■Lnpioyee - I a-ura nee and Fidelity ■btiara::tee Fund.—The, Council agreed ■l> fail in with the scheme. ■[ Curio-..ay .. e:. ‘-Tiu'. tie- re»oBotSoh -passed on the J4tii. day of O: Kdfeer, ISUt, in reft-rr-xife lo the chair j man's .salary, making it £IV per year, j*bc : reseimied, and that the chairman'm tsalaty be £SO per year,”—Motion |r*t. The dog registratibo /pe'wsw fixed a*. ‘FI. 11- C. Dick appointed eob \cc%oj, - • 4 A- re.-oi-jtion to raise a )o&a of tor workers 5 djtcdlscgs was ear Ad. AVedncsday was fixed :« the statutory half-holiday. hi "■*&* decided to call for Mruiers for 'dray*' througfu>u! the couaty at y»t ' ‘ > It was decided to give £i& air *ub>:dy to the I'ackskariki Surf Club for a children'* dressing room. Isspectot’s Bepori. Air Cwfby repjrtnr'i:---rise;- my iawtrevert the F-iverrtrcwri; bridge jjs Jth**garor; Eiding has beet xe-dccked with *s s fin birch plaakisg. Some ZZZ'Zit if timber '-eras uxc-d on the bridge. I : consider it rairly tjow for eight <-r’:he*s yea;,. A wrerrkreas.’* w-Lap? has te.es, feasit at Fakntiiahi,' the cost t>£ .which I sar-tmable to give you at pre'*sss} atsoaate are rot yet

hand. Cr. Welch and I went over the proposed hew road on Waddington estate, and I am of opinion the estimate as submitted, to you would amply cover the cost of work to be undertaken, but would respectfully point out to you if the work is undertaken by your Council the upkeep or maintenance particularly of the two main roads must as a consequence be to some extent neglected. The greater portion of the work would have to be done with the motor lorry, hence the work 1 have in view for the lorry during the autumn would necessarily be 'held up. which effect must be felt during the coming winter. The two main roads are in very fair order, also the by-roads, with few exceptions. The crushing plant is in use at Packakariki, while the motor lorry is still in use in Kpuni. ’ 1 have inspected Iho Eikiorungi bridge and river encroachments, and have decided to put in some protection work about half a chain above the bridge, to divert the current from the eastern span. The necessary wire has been obtained and tlic work will be put in hand immediately. Cr. Galloway and X inspected the road or strip of land at Plimmerton, with which the Kailway Department has communicated with you, and wo arc of opinion the Council should accept dedication as suggested by the Department.