PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 546, 29 June 1909, Page 2

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meoting' of the Petono . ;i Boronjh Council was held last evening, thoro I being present! The Mayor (Mr. J. W. StUwan) i and Councillors Short, Southgato, ' Harding, ■'-, Colquhoun, Piper, Young, List, Jones, and .'. 1 Trueman.' ;'"■■-■ -.-.'.'. :.'■■■• •. ,". ' < - . ■ . ■} ;An offer of a section of land in the catch- i ment area Cvas received, and the Mayor and -1 Councillors .Short , and Harding were 'deputed J to look- into the matter. "' ■ , ;.; $ri Mr. Geo. Arnold wrote complniimc that h- i ' had some bricks jtipped in a certain guttei • ■ #' \ where they remained for about a woek. Thi ' borough insiwctor (Mr.. GoUgW ordered the ' i immediate removal of tho bncks, and his in- j struetions, were carried out. Mr, Arnold pro- I ceeds: "I asked him why he was so sharp oa : me—more so than on other poople. . In an-i .'i ewer, to my. question* he eaid: Twill sue you ' and show whatipowor I have, if you dare to ■ i a6k' that,' and in due time I received .a sum- - i ■ mone, whicli cost jn'o half a day at court, and s a fine,', with., costs, 'amounting to The : ■ writijT wont on to enumerate eaeos where, he alleged, similar offencos had been committed ! with impunity. '•' '" v -"'. '• '■■ '■ ■'-. / " ; The Mayor moved that the letter be referred i to tho inspector for a report Hβ would lflta >, to. say that whatever othen did that did not I excuse' tho. writor. Tho motioa was earned. j ' ;The' Chief Inspector, of. tho Labour Department wrote in refcrenoo'to' the-reqnimtjon for ' : . i earlier closing, eigned by a "number of ehop- : 'j keepers, and stated that ho was' inclined to ■*: } think that'the council would be, justified in v | refusing to■ sign,. on thatitirae not i satisfied as to there being a majority in fav- 5 our of. the requisition. Councillor Short moved j that noaotion' botaken. -This'woe carried., ,'] ; Replying to the council's letter enclosing, jj Messrs. C.. application for a weigh- , ) bridge on'the Potono wharf, the secretary of '\ j the Harbour BoardCMr.H.-E.Nicholls)wrote: ;'■•■ ■] "I may point out that you are somewhat in error with regard to the terms of the deed be- j 'tween'the board and. your council. The-deed j merely entitles tha board to erect,a bridge when the board deeiXs it. necessary, and a in no sense mandatory." : Councillor Youngs. , i It might be.a long time before they consider : 5 it desirable. The Mayor eaid. that the matter i was beforo.the Wharves and Accounts Com-. : mittee, and he hoped something would be done,, The. letter was received.' -' .\ ' ' j Tliesocretary.of the Rngby Union (Mr. W. ■ G. Talbot) adviseil that on Saturday next Po- . tone-will -playlWollington at Petono. The ■■■... union had it in view that all teams wjiich','.-.. Petone played' in' ttjw'n in, the first round :V -, would' be played , at Petone in the second, it ,- 1 tinie permitted, with tho exception of. a final ■ or semi-final. It was considered that, a mistake had been made in the fixtures, and they : .,' Were: referred-back to the union. ■■-;..,_ ~ ■ In referenceito the Gear Island Commission, ■! Mr. R. C.Kirk, Borough Solicitor,, was given full power'to make,tho necessary arrangemenU -~/' • for the representation of Petone. ~ ,- ;Tho council proceeded to Consider the ©su>aiates in commlitee. ', '■'._; , , .' :-.' '