UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 400, 8 January 1909, Page 9

UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD.

•:• - • --V -v ■■■- v — r<l; . . , .. ...* 'At tho usual meeting of t-lio Upper Hutt <-i . Town Board tlicro were present Commissioners Bonge (chairman), Craig, Harrison, ; Keys, and Martin. An apology tor Mr. nil- : liams, who had boon called away to Nelson, ' was received, and leave of absence granted., ; Dr: Purdjv medical officer, reported, tho existence of a suspected case of scarlet foyer- : :in a dwelling at the foot of Henry Street, near tho river bank. - • ■'■Tho clerk reported that tho work of extend- / , ing tho Main School had. been put in hand by;the Education -Board, and a tender let to Mr.-Harrison, who had applied for, and received,, the necessary building permit. A ■ building permit had been issued for 1 the erec- p ■tifcn of a dwolling on the main road for Mr.. ~ R. G. Mabey, and anothor; had- been issued for'the erection of a dwelling, in reinforced . concrete and timber for Mrs. M. Shaw, also q on',tho main road. The -clerk reported that tho works to be 5 carried out in MfLean Street and Richmond f, 1 Street had -been-completed by. i.tho board s- ; employees, and the supply of the metal had b6'en commenced by the contractor, but had p been temporarily, stopped, owing to leave to H pass through'private property to gam accesß S to'tho river having been cancelled, .\\oik hid, howover, been recently resumed by the . . contractor. .v-"--'"'!." '' : ; v " " It was decided to. out. back :-the earth in ; "William Street to the 9ft. footpath boundary. ' in order that the 45ft. roadway might have ■■■■/■ sufficient camber before metalling was pro-; ; • :'c6Sded with, the road as originally formed being only some-20ftVi wide, and without any - perceptible crown in many places.. The work of. cutting back is to be. done as far as possible by ploughing; and the formed work to - bo, rolled before applying tho metal. Metal- , lifag for a distance of 15 - from • tho : ; Muilgaroa Road'end of William Street was authorised. It was also decided to utilise any excess spoil in 'filling hollows on wain ■ road facing the Bentinck Block, and after-. wards to fill hollows on tho side of Mungaroa Sdad where soil hadieen removed by:private ; persons from the road line during the County Council regime. ~ . • ; The work of filling hollows near tho tng- ■: lish Church was held over in the: meantime, ■-. ' ns the' matter of putting in a concrete cul- ■ vert would ■ require, to ' be taken into , con- . sideration. . • ■ • - *, Accounts: from : Tub- Dominion- newspaper for advertising, J. T; Benge for maintenance ■repairs, J.-Mabey for supply 'of filhng for v M'Lean Street and - for day ■ carting, and .the , ■wages of staff and-for roadmeh for Decern- . : ber-were, passed for payment. • ... ... . : ' ' The chairman reported that tenders, for ; the orectiou of a public pound buildings and 'fences had been"submitted : td the- councillors' for the Mungaroa Riding, .who liad ; been de- .. putcd to act on behalf'of the Hutt County . Council,"and had- beon considered- too .high. ; It was consequently suggested by them that /-■. tho work should be carriei out b.v day labo.ur,. J each body supplying a man for tho job. Councillor Edwards undertook .the work on : 1 . behalf of tho County Council, and ho (the .■; Bpeaker)-. suggested that ono of the board's y employees should be put on to work with ■-■■■" Mr. Edwards. The action .of tho chairman ' was endorsed, and tho work authorised to be carried out by day labour as suggested. Mr. .... ; TV; J. Wilkie was detailed to work with Mr. Euwards. .'Tenders for.dog-collars for.: the . year 1009 .; > -were opened,. and that of- Messrs. Sparks- , man and Jowitt, at cacli, was acoepted. • It was decided to notify Mr. Jacob Geange • that his tender for the supply of metal would - v he* accepted bythoboard, on condition . that • the supply required was completed, within : ' twenty working days—days, on which, work > ' .was 'impossible owing .to. bad. weather/, or .< flooded river to be excluded. Failing his acceptance, the work was ordered to be given 1 ' ; to, tho next lowest tenderer on the , same -' conditions. ' 1 ilt was decided to push on with all im- " portant works before the winter set in, and ! , an' examination of the mairil.road-beyond the: \ ' Palfrey Block, was ordered to bo made towards the south-western-boundary of. tho Town District to ascertain: the -metal- required to put that portion of: tho road in good order ■' ' for the "winter. _ ■ ■■■:■ The clerk submitted a ;list:of over 100 rate- , ■ payers who had neglected to pay the first .: : . instalment of'rates.>'Ho' ; reported the notices ■'■■fof'the second instalment wqre now . being ! . prepared, and-would bo sent out on January 13. : Instructions^werS'-given tho clerk ; to* £ !- issue (without further notice) summonses in respect of all persons "on the list sub- ■ " mitted if the first and second, instalments wete not-paid by January 27, and to notify all persons who nad paid the first/instalment. i' -;. that; payment 'of. the.second instalment: must ' : bo'promptly made to avoid legal: proceedings. . The board expressed its- determination to have all rates paid in beforeithe',termination 1 .of tho financial year in order-that full gov; , crnment.subsidy might be obtained. ~'"C. ;' 7 The; yard and buildings attached. .to the : . board's oißco site in 'the Main -Street were ■ proclaimed a public pound, and Mr. E. I. . /Wilkie was appointed' poundkecper. This -'■■■ course necessary .because. .the .County. Council had terminated itß tenanoy . of the ' . ' - county pound in the Town District' some • Mleiks ago without making any provision for ; ; - another pound. Consequently, as: the nearest ( pound was situate at the Lower-Hutt, some ( tgelve! miles distant, ; summonses - against owners of stock for trespassing cattle had to 1 Bo issued. It was .reported that, as soon as it became known that the county pound was ( " closed, half a dozen persons mado it a practo: £urn out.their: horses and cattle on 1 • tho Town District roads every day. A batch. '. v ;of •• summonses ' has consequently been .< pre- , pared. , s -' rfA letter was received from Messrs. T. K. ; : Macdonald, Limited, relative to an unopened : street, : and asking to be afforded, an oppor- ! tunity of meeting the board.. The clerk was ' instructed to inform the writers that the disciiss matters next Wednesday afternoon '• :Bho'uld it be so-desired. /. . , . . '.'Notice of motion was given by ■; the chair- -: man relative to building Town Board offices.