LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 415, 26 January 1909, Page 6

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

- (Last •;■ night's; meeting ■ of, : the. Lower-Hutt;. BoroughiCouncil .wasattended,by Councillor, Russell C (in ; "thVvch'air), ; . '.■ Councillors- Ward. o'SuUiva,n, Ho,dginS)';.Wildsmithj Judd, .and,. : :-'i,:.-;: •:.■' ■*■--.'.','.',•;• ;■'/The 'council:,passe'd;a motion of, condolence: with;Cbuhcillort Ross' ( on';ithe death .of his; i.'f.!'..■■•;!;'-' ; ' : ;■■'.'*;':!•' ■'■:-v..i ; .-V:'.-;'".,-. ;' .'.-; account for; £3'; 2sj v 6d., for.: accident'insurance !in respect tpmemhersof the brigade.'.This.was passed.; ;v.lt;.was.decided to Reappoint Councillorßald-1 win ..as. ,the" council's representative .on '• the ; Management Of ;,the Petone Te'chni-' c'al Schbolj -and'to;make:a.further grant of . £10;to-the,school:furnishing fund. ; ■,■. -regardiitoj'ihe^.Vsuggestidn'to. utilise'the buildingifor high school ■• purposes, .'Councillor' Baldwin:,;said ; : hV.-thought the\ board ' -would haye.,to,-give : ..iway.l!.He'himself did-not:;, see ;]vhy;,thßichange,should;.not:be made.: If,theschool./ppwdjbeV utilised, for.''.'educational-.pur-.:. ;. poses; without interfering;.withthe\ technical. classes why' it'.should be'shut: iip: during the /day i} •:-; > ': ".' -;-"■ -.; '. -';;>■,-;■ 1. .;;'."General: :agreement. : .with; these, .opinions ;Was ■; expressed; ; by' the'; councillors ' present!. /' ;k Mr,;;P.'; Oavaiiagh-iwroteV drawing attention, j'.tcj'.th'e;ne'ed:.bf/fencing theWainui Hill Road.: :It •■was ? resolved ■'to'/. reply, thafr' the' ■ matter j : would- be .considered,if.: the7,Waihui residents I jagre'ed. : '^\(!ontribu^fej^ : ;.tfte■'cbst:y.:i. ''... - ■ '■; ,;: : The, N0.;,1 ."cdmniitee ''of! .'the'; council: recommended;;that/;the;,council;: apply: for-a ;fivo-l :years':.:lease';-'of,'vSection;;.74,;, containing ap-. :prp'ximatdy,'.'2o.aeres , .l''rood'33 perches,-at a, rental, 0f ; ;£32.;.'35.!-6d. :per Vahnum;: with the, : right,., of rthe ; property: ■. at : .the amount; specified ih,the Department's,letter: of':January;:7,;viz.','£7ls, at.any time,'diir:mg;the.currency.iiof.ithe. lease.;: The recoinr' .mendatioh; was;agreedHo.•■ ,0 - ■: \'i':. ■■■; ; r.oAitersome.humqrons discussion,:it was de-; :cided; ; on';: the: f,ecommehdation, of, No.; 1 coin-, '™*J^^':(l);'it?iat:.,the 'engineer;be ..instructed' •to/have^the/roofn.Siiin;the pavilion,\with;the, by the. ;WMjretu;-;Crw^ they.be.not;opened.unless .the fees for'same; Jbeypaidj (2)' ; , that fpr.the';:balance:of the'eric-: the- small;,room ;be' :£l;lOs : ;iand.for:.the:;large room;.the fee be'£2. •S; Anniversary .Day /.was (on : the reconimenda-. added;to;the: list of; I holidays on; which, the ;library will be closed. ; No. ; 2,committee. : it .w^sVdecided.;that ; ;thevsection ; . of,land pur-: ohaM'jfpr. at: Western Hutt p'ut'ipf :the.District:.Fund Account,, •in-order:.that./it;may.-be;Available ; for ; any: jpurppse;required:;;. Some doubt was expressed .as.itovwhpther it-ilwould-be'right to .charge. ;the.mterest,;ph; theV;purchasß.' : money:;to the: •ratepayersfas would ( be!dono if the;recommen:d_ation of the cbrn'mitteei were;addpted. ; Coun;.cillbr. Baldwin; 'the opinion'- that,.- as :the ratepayers ;,had Refused-.to. have the .'gas-. ;works,.::theyl_shpuld : .'pay this- amount. ;■■ ,::, The'financial report.showed'thatthere'/Was. . a ; .debit .balance '<on jthe■:.'■.; general, ,' gas,' : and .libr'ary:'accounts;a;rnbunting;tb. £6161 ss. 2d.,>;and : on-the trust, contrac-' ;tors'.. 'deposit.';and;; interest accounts: ardountloanaccbiint was i/show'n-to'ibe -inVcredit to "the. ; ;.."amount of. '£5303.'i8g;'.12d.;liWhile'''-rates outstanding were ;>.fetea; > t»;.bti;£W^ ,! :'lhe.'engineer (reported ;(m: connection: with ~the-:sewerage'works);.that:the'.roofing;in of eight wroughtiron manholes: and t :covers; was completed, and ■.the: construction ;of -*manhblcs /and laying, of • the ■ sewerage">mains were: progressing. favour;ably/:.;;,U,p;.t6 ;the,date;:of ;the report ,355. house ! rcp'iinections had;;beenv;made with: the; water, ■mains, :.;Since;thp ; making\pf'.the last report ; the.: tarring of; footpaths had - been completed ■in the. -'following streets -.—Bridge; .-Aglionby, 'Horbert;il^ry,;;and: Parliament: .Streets, .Blpbmfield rTerrace/.'-Enight's' ;Road' dedica;fln ; .;regatd;„to an application by, Mr. Brown, -of:Western,Hutt,;for a water supply, it would take ap-. "prpximately; 19 -chains'; of main to carry • the water) fro'm' thov:present.-terminus .to ' Mr. Brown's 1 house,; at "a ■ cost of £79 10s.: . - •/...CpuhrfiUor; BaldwinV-said. he. thought, that the'.council'ishpuld .supply.'water, wherever _it could; S it; was-necessary: in case of fire as ,weir,as ; -for ! .''genei'al' purposes'./".-.: ' .;;; CJpuncillor.R.usseUsaid:that itwas amatter !of.;m'6riey..';: r ;lfythey r ;:start6d . making these ; - connections: 'they/ would- soon; finish up their'loan r and'have to;apply.for. another. . \'' lt;was:decided--to inform' Mr.-Brown; that ■the': council 'could not-see its, way: at present ;to-extend.'the mains.':' : :::■■: ■'';•• •'-In'-connection with.the nuisanco, caused by-horses, on the. ; roads,; it was- - that in' future prosecutions should be'instituted in Jail'cases. ■The... matter of . framing a bylaw to prevent horses frombeing ,' driven;loose along: the;road: was referred to the/By-laws. Committee. - .;,::' ■..