HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 118, 11 February 1908, Page 4

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

There wero'present at tho meeting of the Hutt Borough. Council last evening His Wor,6hip:^tho:f;Mayoi,Ttt(Mr,'rl,q(rerkin) and . Councillors' Russell, Judd, Baldwin, Holland,.Ross, Wildsmith, Hodgins, O'Sullivan, and Ward,. . A number of applications for .water "supply wero received, making a total of 33 to date. Tho/hojle ~was7exprSse"d Wat. persons' desiring to bo connected .would mako early"a'pplica-tio'iu-V ;%•><■ ,' :■„ : .The .Moini jLand'i.Company ,wero informed tha't''their" applicatiijiv for* water' connections ■to ion-sections Iso.- 80 and 117, would be coiisidorfed, after-tha .present scheme'was completisd. •■■•;:' ;■ Councillor,-Baldwin was reappointed, to represent thoi CotinciK on-the P-L'tone Technical School Board. ■, ■: ( .Mr.,W. H.- Knight,made a claim of £3 for expenses :incurted. in connection with an accident' sustained by 'him at Belmont -Hill Gully,. hisj'.liorsoi'''trap,v. and': himself, going over.',the that it. would responsibility J • ■'',' : ■ ', ,; Tho Engineer _reportedi iii ■ the mattor of 'fencing thp; Wainui ll'ijlj. that, it, was. sug-, all 'be put up at ivarious places','vand that' tho oxisting fencing :be.. strengthened.';, Eleven : 'houso connections had'-beenvina'do -witli..tha\drainago during tho :p'(\st, fortnight.' The report' was adopted. ftf.Miss.' WeTch'-was lappcintfld'. out of; teirapplicanta. . f, , reported that they ; 'h'a'd goii6- i throu'gh''tho-district' fund accounts, and'Tec'omm'endod othat -'no : new works bo underfakeii; <this>year..-:. It- was also recommended ''that ,£IQOO-' ofthe unexpended bal-'anCo'bf'tlrd'ghs-'ldiih'bo plac'wl on fixed defpositi '-in'.'-thC 1 Banb > .:o& New Zealand Tor six .months.. : ,The report w.aa adopted.. ! 'Accounts,amounting"f<T£lie4-9s. Bd. wero passed:'for "payment.. ' g Gouncillor 'RusselhAmoved 'That in-. ,tho caso vof : iiiture, 'for permits- to, erect'; vefandahs"-: ; to- b'tisin'ess premises, such verandahs shall bo erected in ■ accordance with a uniform design,"and'that, if necessary, the building : by-laws amended .accorainr;ly." v : Tho: motipij was'froely discussed, :but was subsequently 'withdrawn by- "Coun■cillor llussoll. The Engineer is to do his best ''to .attain' tlip.- pbject, jsought,. It was agreed that no moro permits to ,;iighti fires jbd vi§sixecL borough during tho continuance of the present dry weather.