BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 18, 16 October 1907, Page 10

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

J :HUT^.,p,..-.«., J ,. ; :.,. ; «.;.V..« The meeting of, the Lower Hutt Borough Council .wjaSihfeid'.iori MOri'day (flight; There Were present: —The Mayor (Mr.' T. A; Peterkin),. and Councillors Russell, O'Sullir van, Wildsmith, Baldwin, Grqig,,. Holland,' and Ross. p, • The Ijoads Department forwarded' copy o'f proclamation exempting Onehuka and Roads -from-the provisions of Section 117 of. " The Public W.orks Act." subject to the buildi ing line; being?setSbockj33 feejt. from the centrq of the road.' The "letter iyas" ; received; si ;•:■:■Mr.r.Gieorge Windrum informed the Council that'li'c'would'pay a substantial portion of the cost ofs;pi:ectinß,.a ,br i idgg,.ac v rps.s. j .the...l\[aiw.etu; ..stream/'Tlie question dnvolve'd;ras;far- ? as o 'l:lie Council was coucerned, was whether tfip bridge would lead.from a public road or private property dn-to';iVfr:;Wini:lrum's,.prpperty.'[) The Wellington District Hospital Board noticed the Council that an election - of'l trustees ivould take place on the first Monday; in Decomber. Councillor Baldwin, thought 6he Council's delegate should allow himself to ;be nomi-nated..'-'lf the : delegate was to act, lie should support a' candidate' recommended by the Council. It was resolved that the Mayor should represent the Council and i'that ho .should allow himself to 'bo nominated;

-The Department of Labour, replying re preference clause in the Wellington Labourers' Award, intimated that inquiries would be made regarding .the', Council's -.'claiiri'j for exemption. >iThb'Town'Clerk-said;, tho award set mit that preference should be given to unionists within the City, of Wellington and sub,urbs. He had raised tho .questions as to Whether Lower Hutt was a suburb Vpf Wellington. In the Eeßistrar-Gcnerarß?'roturns, Petone Lower ,Rntt were not included. A letter was also received from tho Secretary of the General Labourers' Union, who stated that he did not a<lmi f that the Council's claim was a reasonable one. In his'-'opinion, iit<\yonia-- L ':hay!!fCheßffi:bett6K;iK:.tlio;:CpT]inoil had not raised the question. Tho letters were received, and the action of the Tovjii Clerk in raising the mentioned ?was approved., p.X '■ ?■ ?' : i 'J ■ : S

.The .-Engineer ;reported as follows':—That all work in with the Drjll Hall dedication 'had been completed; that, with tho material in hand, ho could,.for .£SO, erect a lethal chamber, which, it would seem from ..thoi-mimbor. of 'complaints ro stray.::doßs, was liadly 'needed ; ■ that a cart suitable for the woH: of , 'removing house refuse , could be secured for ,£28,, or the owner would find carl, horca, nian, etc., whenever' required; for the sum of lCs. per day; that the expenditure for the three weeks ending October 5 had totalled .£575 4s. 3d. The Council decided to instruct the Engineer to/have aletbal.chamber erected, and to have house'.refuse removed by the day when necessary, on the terms stated in clause 8. Tho' other clauses in the report were also adopted.

Mr-Emcny, who appeared in person, objected, on.; behalf of.Jiimse.lf. and his wife, to the takirig v of -strips'Yof ■ their properties for the purpose of 'widening Parliament Street. He stated that the effect would, be to depreciate the value of the properties. The Mayor'held an opposite view. The matter was held ovor for further < consideration." > w ■• ■. , Tho Petono Borough Council met on Monday. There.were present iiTh'c Mayor (Mr. J. AV. M'Ewaii), Councillors Castle, Colquhoun, Lpdder, .Smith, -Nioholsoii , , Harding; Coles. ! Oiie case of diphtheria ami two of scarlet fever, were reported: .:, •; ; . , ... . ~ , A 'letter was received, .from the Wellington Harbour Board, advising the transfer of property of wharf .sites to. tho Board. : Messrs; 'PitcriitKly 'and 'Co.'"advised Borough Council of riso in.price of sbinglo sand to Is. per .cubic yard. .. '. ■'; "■; ' ' •■» The Ministei' "of Labddr/intimated that-ho laud in 'connection with the drainage of tho .Wiilfordhsettlemeiit'." does not cdmo .within "his jurisdiction. ' ' .■■.-..... The Borough received a letter from 'the Minister for .Railways, regrettiuK- tlmtyhe' : ,could.;iiot, see his way.to put on oxti;a!.iraia;Jea.viiig tow.'i at 5 p.m. on Sundays. It was decided to" ask the Minister for Railways to alter time of 6.30 train to 5 o'clock. .... . An application was received from • the-Potone 'Rowing Club, asking'for further'2oftrof foreshore, owing to the extension of the boat-shed. The-Petone,Brass,Band, in receiving: donation of XlO, notified the Council that ten free concerts were rather too many for that amount, and suggested the number be reduced to five, and that they be allowed to take up collections to defray expenses. Permission was granted, oiii condition- that- band -should not piny; on recreation grouiKrdHViiig'ehu'rch'hours.' " ' "' It was decided to make gas connection to the workers' dwellings, and chargc-'thc-Grown-Laud Department with the c.ofit. .•• „ ■-~;; •„. ,