HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 250, 15 July 1908, Page 2

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL;

The..-fortnightly meeting of thePetono BorOugh Council was held on Monday niglit. Thero were present His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan), and Councillors Colquhoun, Castle; Scuthgato, Lodder, Dr. Harding, Cole, YoUng, Smith, and. Short. A letter was received from the Minister for Labour ill reply to a letter sent asking the Department to fence land at Horotauilga Hamlet; Petoue. The Minister, stated that the bylaws do not in any way bind the Crown, nor did the Sections mentioned'endanger the ! pub-, • lis safety. Councillor Castle-moved that' acdpy of the letter bo sent on. to the member': to be brought up in tho House. This wascarried. . ... , • The Petone Borough Engineer certified that; Huia Stl'cet-had been formed and mefhlled," and had, been giveii -'the 'first- cOatiof ta'fiW per : private street - regulations, a' second "coat of tar:to:be put on; later: - It • «-as decided that tho money held be returned. - w.-y _ The .-Secretary, |-.of r-the -Wellington' -Ladies'-' 1 Hockoy Association wrote asking the Council-' if 'it would be possible to have the'ground--roped off during hockey; matches, 'as the""' crowd interfered by getting on'-the ground." It ivas decided tliftfc tho matter be'brought'' under-the' notice of the police. ■-■■■■ - In ; reply to an inquiry; by tho! Council;", the : Public Health Department vgaVe .'the" : opinion that where it is difficult •to gain admission to any shop or dwelling;for-inspection it' is advisable that two inspectors '-be' present, $ one from tho Department- of Public Health' and one "from the Borough Council ;* alSq;i stating that-Chief Inspector Schauer;? when ho returns from - holiday, will v : the 1 Chinese; fruit shops and report'on.'them;-. '- The -Railways Department wrote : acknoire lodging-a.letter sent -by - the' Council:-off-:June*. 26ji; regarding sanitary, service for theV. four| raihvay cottages, stating that it was willing", to pay for the same, and askingvfor fresh;, accounts regarding other service rendered^'' A from the Korokoro Ratepayers' • Association waited .on .the[Council:' , with regard to" the appointing of a -.man to: - keep the Korokoro. roads in repair. - •Mr.*'M'Millan; acted as spokesman, and/pointed; out the needs of-the districts Ho considered. that-.tho roads had been-' sadly - neglected ia tho, pasty and that the- Domaia;;and.lamps:nceded attention.' l Mr. Jones also,' a&'a large'. ', ratepayer, complaincd of the roads:in front '?' of his property. His Worship told:;.the -deputation that the: Council would! .give: the, matters every consideration. The Engineer reported as follows to the Council Five sections- have' beeii, cleared of gorse and 47 sections'have been fenced: An officer of the Labour Department had objected to ls;<'per : hour'' heing' : paid ; tb and the Engineer notifica-'that ; h"e liad- paid ; the men Is. 4d; per hour. Seven buildings'had been erected, also three sheds)'and; two ..' miscellaneous structures; the total : 'estimated value being £4677. The fees received fo'f-the _ quarter were £34 55., and the value of -tho ' buildings erected in the quarter was £11,971.Six hundred cubic yards of rock screenirigS'had : - boen ordered for Jackson Street. Parts of. Korokoro Road and Regent Street had been metalled. Thanks were due for gifts /of shrubs, for the Waterworks to . r Mesdames ,- Snodgrass, Doran, arid . Town,' also ' to ; the Gear Company, and Mr; Colquhoun. -