PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 5

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thejortnightly : meeting' of _ the' : Petono Borough Council, held last ..night, .was attended by the. Mayor (Mr.v J. , W. M'Ewari) and Councillors; Coles, Cilqulioun,- , Gastle, Southgate, Smith, Short,: Lodder,' ; Harding, and Young.. : : ■■':■.:-: ■■■'. ■'■".'■.. ■'"■'■'■■'■' ■.•■..' -..':-.. v V--

An application was'received from; the Rev. Father -Maples 'for a water: connection to the Catholic. Church as a.precaution against fire. ,As.ltr,was- solely; for■ church ■purposes, he asked '.for , exemption''from the" water..'rate. ; This-was agreed to. ■.■;.'■;■"' ■" ■ -i .-':■■ ' •-.';.■;■:■ .The 'council-agreed : to-confirm the agreement to supply- the railway workshops with water at.'£2oo per annum, for a.period of five years.- ' [';•'" :•".'■■• .'■-■"'. ■■" "'■*■■■■.•■■■ ".''■.:

■ The.attention of.the council was drawn to the/presonce' of gorse '■■ and ragwort in'the catchment area: It was decided-to reply .that the matter.was under.consideration. • "■ ■ . :

CMr. D. Jones, clerk of the Tramway Board, .wrote-', asking permission .to use a room' at the' council .chambers for .a meeting-place; that the;clerk (in:'the. employ of. the council) be allowed to., act as secretary.oF the board; and'. that copies of. the joint ■: report be supplied. The requests- werei granted.' " : . : The District Road Engineer advised,'.in connection .witfr the Wilford-Estate drainage, that he should approve of the plans and inspect- the work: in the ' interests of .'lie Department, and that the Commissionerof. Crown .Lands would certify to .payment' on his certificate that a proportionate value of the.work had been;completed in accordance with plans and specifications. ' Regarding the. drainage: of the. Percy Estate, a. letter was received, from Messrs. Seatonand 'Sladden;. informing the .council'.that-'Mr'..'Percy considered it inadvisable to have the scheme altered ".to allow his"estate to be" included. Both letters-were received. ..:', :■ Regarding. the latter communication, the •Mayor remarked: "That means that..the-en-gineer can go ahead without any further botHer.".'-'.■;':'.■■'■''.•■:'■ . '; v -..'■;. -. : .

In ■ \ accordance '■ ■'■■ with . notice, Councillor Southgato moved: —"That all . applications for pluinbiTigv licenses,. wherev no .certificate from a technical school or recognised guild can be produced, the engineer bo empowered to;issue the applicant a permit to do plumbing work in the borough,' provided that he is 35 years .of age, has been 15 years working 'as a.plumber, and passes an oral.test Bet by. the. : instructor I, of plumbing at the.Technical School;" ::;';;;'.',■'■ ' ',■■■■- ..';;;\-v.. Councillor Smith' moved as-' an amendment that file borough engineer. and not the Technical School instructor;hold the examination. •The. Mayor's, casting vote , left things as they wore before," and further .discussion was 'deferred... ' :.:■-',' .. ; ... : ■;'.