HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 143, 11 March 1908, Page 3

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.

Mr.,'W.''Gall6way. : presided. at : 'the:'monthly meeting'.of: the. Hutt- Coiinty., Cbun'cillyeste'rr day, and' the..members, present ti'ere.Gouncillors' W. J. : Lynch,; J. -Whiteman,' T. 'Ed-i wards'; M: Welsh; J. - Wakehairi. - ■

: : ■ .The 'Inspector-:.of Works 'reported., that at' Upper .Hutt .between; 500, and 6po ; yards of stono had (been ,carted, out to'the 'Akatarawa and put in-Suitable places for crushing: - The crushing : would' probably -bo done' at the end of this month. The Whito bridge'would be taken in. hand: as' soon as the ..timber,"' which was now being cut,'was on the ground. ,'Tho Hutt-Waikanae track was'now'iri.'good order rightthrough: The Engineer: estimated .the cost of the road at Maungaraki, asked for by 'Mri ' Thompson,' at . SOs.' per. chaih. He advised jthat something-be lat Taita.The roads- at .'the Trentham . golf links 'were; now and . tho ro'adsand footpaths in the Dominion estate.were almost 'completcdi' and were, satisfactory.; Tlio. Day's Bay-Lo'wry Bay ; road'would require attention. . 'A 'deputation', from tho,.Makara ;County Council interviewed-the Council regarding the adjustment of accounts between ■ tho ' two, bodies. :: .The' deputation'asked' for £1096. and a', grant! previously' /made . to' -this, Makara 'riding'' of £100.' Councillor Welsh; (Hutt County, Council) moved that, no, attion be taken, and that, .if. necessary, be defended ; in the Supreme ,Courts'. This was carried.: . - .' Tho accounts 'passed for: payihont totalled £857.03. -Id.' ./ -■ . ',• TV ; With respect to'"ihe Lowry ; Bay Company's communication regarding .the road: between Dr. Foil's property and Downe's Point, the matter was. handed to Councillor' Wakeliam to bo attended. to. ! -.' • ..The question of a public pound at Pahautanui was discussed,.;and the Clerk was in'stnictod..to write, to" Messrs. • Abraham and Ltd., . asking if-they would provido a yard for the purposo. St a .small annual rental. ', X . Messrs. Seaton and Sladdon wrote! that the golf links road was-'completed,.'and.lt; was resolved that , the plans bo approved "and be signed by tho'En'ginoor.'' The same ;firm also - wrote regarding tho completion of Barton's road, and approval'was "also givon in'this case by the Council. The Wellington Steam Perry, Company, Ltd., asked permission to fence ati unformed portion of Moana-Road, which;', they alleged, in-'its present: condition ; "was-'a - i'esbrt .for wandering stock. : The request was granted. : i Messrs.; 'and Tripp forwarded the deed of dedication-of tho road from the Wellington Golf Club to-the public. It was resolved that tho deed be signed. . The Wellington Hospital Board levy of £669 Is. 4d. (£494 less, than last'year)-was passed for._paynient. Tho Wellington and Wairarapa Cliaritablo Aid Board's' amount of [£200 waa also jjassed..