HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 10

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

PETONE BOROUCH COUNCIL. ' •: . FORTNIGHTLY MEETING., . TJig regular fortnightly meeting, 'of the Petone Borough Council was hold last evening. There wore present: His "Worship the Mayor (Mr... J: AY. M'Ewan),. Councillors Castle, Colquhoun; Cole, Sfnith, Southgate, Shortt, and Dr. Harding.. |v Dr. Frengley ■ wrote announcing his-inten-tion to visit, the pelt-curing : works at Petone. ■. A letter was received from the secretary .of the Wellington' Rugby Union, asking if tho Council's employees could : mark ground and erect posts, as they did last 'season, and also if they could havo turnstiles put at the gates. -, ■ The. engineer reported that a turnstilo had been qrdered. . Tho letter was received. The Lower Hutt Council wrote stating .that tho present' system of allocation the levy for charitable aid ,purposes in the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid' Districts was in its opinion unsatisfactory, and suggested that the qu'estionof the system should be brought before the next meetinc of the Municipal Conference for consideration. As tho whole Question of charitable .aid is to be' reviewed by Parliament, the Mayor moved that the matter stand over. This was agreed to. Messrs. Gibbons Bros.,' engineers, wrote advising 'that they had shipped the gas' material per s.s. Indraghiri and s.s Tongariro. ' ; , i A.: Ictttif.. was received from the Borough Engineer, Mr. W. H. Cook, in reference to the removal of the Navals' boat-shed and skids. The Engineer understood that the Navals wanted the skids strengthened, and two sets of plans were prepared and submitted to them for approval. . Tho Committee, of the Navals agreed to contribute the sum of £50 towards the timber'required for strengthening purposes, and- tenders .were invited for the work. Before entering upon thp'.work Mr...Cook wrote to the Navals to the'effect that'/the offer should-be in'writing, and.a 'reply came to hand-that Captain Free-, man would not agree to any expenditure "on:, account of tho skids.The position was thus, altered . between' : the Council' and the - con-' tractor, and'the Engineer opened iip negotiations with tho latter with the object of amending the price, .the results being as followsßemoving shed' and' re-erecting as per original contract,. £60; removing and re-erecting skids; new price, J§7s; txital, £135. A reduction' was thus made from £195 to. £135. The Mayor moved, and Councillor Smith seconded,<'that ~ the work be done in, strict accordance with the agreement entered into with the . Navals. Mr. R;' Colquitt wrote-offering to plant trees on a vacant piece, of land, .'corner of Gear .Street arid'Petone Avenue, and asking the Council's assistance to keep the' same in order. Councillor -Southgate moved that' the Engineer report on 'the cost of a fence round the plot of, land mentioned.- This was carried. . .■ ' - . : ,' AVith regard to' : Mr. Jones's application to 'biiild :: .'a :,brickj. wall (■ referred' by the last meeting; to - a committee '.-for. a - report, the' committee' rocomniended that a brick wall be erected right" through. : The .report was adopted..'.'- V. 'Councillor Cole asked if it was. possible • : to"get poller from Parliament, to ''regulate the speed of motor 'cars and motor cycles'. Councillor Smith'moved that the police tako "action,, and prosecute, any-drivers ;of motor cars' that afq.jdriven' at-, racing■ pace.. , IJhis' .was? carried.-j'-f ' , ?'• On;' tli'e ;-May6f's,.-motioh'f' ,it ■ that motor cycles bo prohibitedfrom}'using any cycle tracks laid-down, in the» borough'. PETONE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.r :■ ...A sitting of the Petone.Magistrate's Court was held yesterday'morning-at tho-Oddfel-lows' Hall before Dr. M'Arthur,' S.M., and Mr. W. Iriglis, J.P. . " , • '/ Alfrod Renai, for travelling-on the railway without, a ticket,- was '..convicted' and ordered to pay 7s. costs'. For, similar'offences, James Sootson' was ordered;to. pay.-95.. .costs, •in default. 24 hours' - imprisonment ; : Edward Taylor was. discharged; and.;the charge against Robert Smith was adjourned to May 18. ."- 1 -'Cornelius 'O'Brien,'! for ''unlawfully • assault-; ing Stephen Curtis, was .sentenced, to one, month's: imprisonmemt, and 'for obscene laliguage'tcv six months' imprisonment.. . ' For allowing''Horses..' to '-.wander;.-George L'ucas, Thomas Harley,' Herbert -Nankivelle, Peter Sharp;'.' and. Charles Couchman were each fined 55,;. in default:24,hpurs' imprisonment. ', / ' ■' -.' . ■'. . - S " For not registering dogs, Hugh Mallany, John Brace,'. Margaret' Jones, and Thomas Prisby'were fined, with'costs. • .For not. sending children' to school.; Thorn as Dent," .Tolm- Camfrori, Ch' lr les;-. Symes, 'Andrew Riddell, James Abbott, and Fred M'C.uro. were each fined; 25., with costs 7s;j' in default 24.hour's!, imprisonmentl; ••