HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 119, 12 February 1908, Page 4

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Tlio Hutt County Council; , mot yesterday morning, when there were presciit: • Councilors W. Galloway (chairman), J- Lynch, J. Wakeham, M. Welch, T. Edwards, and J. Whiteman. 'I'ho Inspector of Works reported that .the roads wore in, as good order as could bo expected after tho long: : spellof 'dry ■ weather, whioh mado them break lip. " Another 25 feet of crates was being put in at 'Pakuratahi. The bridge at the foot of .Mungaroa Hill had been removed, and two new culverts had been put in at Wainui-o-mata, and timber had beeri. ordered for'■ other works. .In . Akatarawa a great Quantity; of .metal had.been put on, but liot nearly enough, * 'In W.est Road, at a placo called Long. Point, three culverts hud been . lengthened, and tho road widened by several feet for a distanco of two chains. This was necessary on account of motor traffic, but it wjis jiot by any n\eans. tho only dangerous plhce.-Applications irere continually being made-toJhave corners ou different road? taken off/-'as 601110' drivers of' motorcars travelled at-a'terrific .speed, causing danger to the travelling public" ;;Abpttt' eight, chains- of road had been formed and metalled in Wainui-o-:n«ta Riding, along the line leading;)to the Hutt Park Rucccourso at Petone. The Inspector had reason to believe that a certain nnn. were slaughtering without having applied for a permit to do so. ; .'' . ' ' Tbo Council adopted tho report, and decided to take action in the casooi alleged slaughtering without a license. Messrs.' Strand -8f05.,. writing re. the.Akataraina ,road and -bridges, 'offered, to. .provide stringers, pilesi' and: deckihg '(or ' the bridge just beyond tho blue slip if, the Council ■ would do tho other necessary • labour: They also 1

offered, instead of 'paying a wheel tax, to keep ■ the road in'good order from their mill for a distance of two miles, with the exception of culverts and bridges, to the satisfaction of tlio Council's : overseer; They" : liad > already.' spent i&l 4s'. 7d. on. the AVhiteman's Valley road. Tho Council decided to accept the offer of Messrs. Strand Bros. It' was dccidcd to .suo Crown tonants for overdue rates,-and distrain • whore necessary.' Mr. K. Bould wrote resigning- his position as assessor for. the; Council;, and ! it was resolved to ask Mr. -0. ■;!?. , Lynch,-j of Packakariki,., to accept tlic position. ' , Comicillor Wakeham was appointed as a delegate to attend the confereuco of local bodies, in connoctioii'.lwith'ilhd' proposed pipo. and traffic bridge near Petone. " Tho dedication of Belmont Road, Caverhill, was accepted.., Mr. C."Davis, was granted permission to hold a bicycle road race between Porirua and F&hautahni. Mr. J. Ferguson was granted a slaughtering license. Dealing with a letter, from the Ilaywards Land .Com-, pauy, the Gouncil'"decided' to open up its-own ford at Hay wards. The Council- decided, to take tho neccssary steps to 'have • the 'Nai' -Nai' Road exempted from the operation of the Act, as to width, it being only lGft. wide; Councillor Welch to obtain the consent of tho parties interested. The Paraparaunm Tennis Club was granted permission to take spoil • from the County Eoad. A request from Mr. H. Thomson- for ' road access: to section 73. from Maungarah Settlement was referred ito;; the Councillor; for. ; th.o Riding and the Inspector, and-it was decided to ask the, Pbtorief, Borough Council to pay half' tlic .cost; 'as tho roatl would givo access also to the Borough waterworks. The request of. Mr. A. /W/ Stevens for repairs to the road at Maungarala, lo he eftected before tho winter, was referred to tlie Councillor for, the Riding and tho Inspector, with a recommendation to have the work done. Proposals for expenditure.,of thirdsi were approved for submission to the Liind Board. Accounts amounting to tfilOob 3s. Id. ore pafscd for payment. - : A ' :