HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Otaki Mail, 9 August 1922, Page 3

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

MONTHLY MEETING. I xlic usual monthly meeting oi' tlie ‘ above Council was held at Wellington j yesterday. .Present, Crs. H. i). A thin - i ,on tehuirmau), A. K. Edwards, A. I. i xiuctmy, J. Whiteman, W. I. Eimblieh, j oral li. Eoloy. Correspondence. Conesuonueneu tv a* road ana dealt vitk as follows: — flow .">1:110 Advances Department, 0(1 vising that a further hoUO of the Paeluifcanki VVater Supply loan had been granted, and forwarding debenture and declaration forms.—Debentures signed. pium Department of Agriculture, advising I hat the Japanese wine-berry via* a noxious weed. —deceived. Emit same, suggesting the Council’s inspector be appointed an inspector tor humous weeds. —Not euterlarneti. iium Upper tlutt town Board, asking tor the terms of hire for the Austin grader.—Decided to reply that the "racier ..as noi available at present. i.uiu Manavvutu Dluestone Quarry Co., eliding fid for trees damaged at pa- :«a kariki. —Accepited. piuai Stafford and t»t afford re level cro-.-ing and hedge at Paraparaumu. •auv'iiJig time the Council’s notice .dr Jeli’rey should bo open to negotiations. — Decided to reply that the hv.ljc must be cut to six feet. i 10111 W. H. field re the aeipuisitiou cl a .Native reserve at Plimmerton for a hull site. —To be considered. from A, E. Dawson re removal o.t .mm! permit at I’aokukuriki.—Permit aiic.died- and shell and sand to be of- ! ivied at -■ and Is per load respectively, i .Piom ft. Peppered 1 (Packakariki 1 I ih.it: ; 11 g appbeat ion for a plumber's ii- j e*;Uso. —Not granted, but it v. as decided i ■e allow pursuits to lay pipes subject ] ;<> approval of tuspieetor. from A. L. Ugier, drawing attention I p. Pad roails aad eallb wandering .at j IPhu;'i;* 1 i beach. —Roadman to attend to. | J':om 'J'iiH. making application for I i iiiliiaui-ruum lie ♦•use in ros|M.’L't to u J at Plimmerton. —Granted. I Casual Eabour. U’ojeetion v. as raised by Cr. Eim Ijl ic k to roadmen employing casual labour without consulting the Councillor for the idling or the inspector. Uci.ided to hold (lie matter in abeyance ov iug to the absence, through illness, of the Inspector. Roadman's Tools. i.fc’oloy also took eaceptiou to tools a... I material being left on the roadside, s uing they Were often stolen. Cr. Whiteman favored the roadmen supplying their own tools. Koadmeu at pro- ■ mb. he said, left tools carelessly about, and contended that il they bought their own tools they would take greater care of them. —No action. Bad Roads. Cr. Whiteman complained of the bad oi the Akatarawa road, due to the i’.W. Department carting heavy loads of timber fur bridge purposes, bgo ck-iinnaii considered the Council would got tlie lienelit ike work being dune, and str.v no reason to complain. — becked that an extra loadmau be put on ty put the rued in order. Reports. flic ranger l opart cd impounding three head of stock only during the luonlh. —Received. The Inspector reported that the easti ru approach of Duck creek bridge, on ikfahautanui tu Paremata road, had been causing trouble, and he had made ■arrangements to have the lUßttei .it iended to. fahautanui Memorial. Messrs Abbott and Lynch watted on | • ii,. Council relative to the L’ahautauui | memorial, when Cr. Mackay s notice ol I motion was read us follows: Ih.i.

I hi. Council agree to the alteration t" alphabetical order and to sniall altera tions la the spelling of -umc of the names, on the Fahautanui memorial. The alterations of spelling to be submit led to those parents interested for il.eir f ppro' :! 1 beiore being put on the plate. ‘ ’ Messrs Abbott and Lynch .aid they desired to ree the names on the memorial properly arranged, and agreed the motion. They desired to see no -ii J mot ion made. The Chairman asked wlmt was to be ■ ione if Alrr Harris refused to allow Irani names tu be put up. Cr. Limbi tek: Leave them o® c r . Mackay considered the action of Airs Harris was unreasonable, while Cr Limbrick considered the Council hould rule aud not be influenced by .! nv oik* peisoc. The motion was carried, while it "as agreed to write to Airs Harris Risking it' was willing to have her son’s name out vn the memorial.