HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 624, 29 September 1909, Page 4

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

'. • (From. Oar SDeclaritoDorter.) •• | ' HUTT BOROUGH AFFAIRS. ;;■'{'/"/ ■ MR. TIUSSBLL'S VIEWS. '• ' | Speaking to a Dojiixio><* representative in connection With the expenditure of .tho .£52,000 ' loan, which itas again discussed, at Monday i night's meeting of tho Hutt Borough' Council, ! . Sir. JV. H. Russell, ex-Deputy-Mayor, ,taid :-r----"I am vory pleased with tho result, wliich is a , complete-' justification of tho-attitudo I, took lip during tlio'Mayoral contest.l understand, also,, that a certain motion antagonist io to tho Borough' Engineer,.was moved in committee by Councillor Pearce, ; seconded by the Mayor, and rejected by G. votes to 3, only Councillor Mow- ' bray, in addition Ho the mover and. seconder, i voting for-.it. It appears to bo the end of the . trouble as regards the- position of'-' tho engi- ' noer, and. it is scarcely possible, that the dccision can- be reversed, after the full investiga- •' tion made'by the council. In regard to tho . 'motion, which was; parried ~to. tho clfect-that the' engineer's • salary rovort tu ,f350 from the end of tho year, of course, that was inevitable with the near approach of the end of tho Expenditure .onVtbe present loan.' I am-strongly of opinion that a. proportion of tho •money which,' was' car-marked -for the diversion - of , Everest's Creek should be utilised in the„.main drainage works, as it could hot have been contemplated that the Everest Creek portion of the loan should 1»-kept-' intact;- whilo other portions should, bo drawn en. It will be remembered that the diversion of this creek Tvas originally reported on by the consulting engineers as being .an unnecessary expenditure at that time if it- was not agreed, to by the Petone Borough-Council as a joint scheme. I think that the,ratepayers will bo .rather chary about voting any. further money for drainage whilo this • .£3IOO for Everest's Creek, is held intact." _.'••• ■,-- ' \"As to .the balance-sheet, which was returned by the Auditor-General at Monday, night's meeting," proceeded. Mr..; Russell, ~"I forecasted in one" of my addresses 'that tlio balance-sheet- would be . found duly in order, and it is gratifying to learn that it has-been .returned,, certified to as . .correct,- - showing nearly'• .£II,OOO of ' loan''money"' in ' hand on :Mareh. 31-last." - i-./vv• ; "When 'the 'loan proposal comes before 'tho ratepayers,"'.ho.addedv-'/J-^hall-be present',!, and. I am going to liaye something, to say about it." :j : 'PETONE. /FIBE 'BOARD. /.< .' Tho monthly meeting of the . Petone Firo 'Board .w(is , lield - yesterday afteriioon,there being- present: Messrs.' J. \V. M'Ewan : (chairman), -Mallard, Reared, and N Sontligato.-- .' The caretaker of tho waterworks, Mr." J. J. Smith, notified:that the fire ,alarm bell at the works was defective.The/chairman reported -that', the contractors (Messrs! Dawson'and'Co:) bad/been requested to put it in order. , A reply had been ■ received stating that tho bell had been adjusted, and -it ,was now,- working satisfactorily.,-- / ■■ ! The Petone'Firo Brigade applied -for; JBI-. 15s.' to 'pay. for Dr. Ross's. medal , arid annuar-snb- . for tho; "Fire • and' Ambulance lieCor<l." ; Tho superintendent, pointed; out that Dr. Ross hod'been honorary surgeon to the brigade ever sinco ho had . beou in. Petone'. On the motion of Mr. Mallard, he ' amount "iJ/V*?'/"'- 1 ' i The ; superintendent-. (Mr. ;C.'; Lepper)'reported on an' ihspecti6n,.'of'tho; : Pctono\!\VoollMijfills.. Ho found that/thp nearest pjug.-was 'SOO yards' away, nn'd he therefore loft two'couplings" tobo fitted'to their pumps, enabling him to nect direct.'..Hp suggested that ...the. main at tho /back 'of the,, mill; bo extended along, to. the'building,' and'plugs inserted. Ho had had all alarm fiosts 'painted red-', and "white, : ond also somp of tho 1 plug plates. : He had had troublo;with - -the "pull" ,at .the station,, but had boxed /it'in with a glass, front, .and liq, thought that further' falso • alarms would- : n6t occur, .Tho local 1 committee had -accoptcd -'-.a tender, for a'-four-wheele'd hoso and ladder cart; the price of; which was within.;the estimate. ■As the present front doors of tho station were , too. small for tho cart 'to..enter, he desired an alteration at aiv estimated cost of '.£2-i 2s. Gd. A clock'whs neede'd'to" check tlio men's timo at fires. Ho; desired the board/to write to tho..Hutt .Borough., Council. .requesting-permis- - feion.' to,use.their, plugs' in'Alicetowii, near' tho old show.-grounds; as tho Petone mains did not. 'go within 800 yards of tho grounds, and at present they had not sufficient hoso to reach .thati(li,stanco.,. . Tho question of improving -tho.'doors'-was,'left ■In the -hands of; tho local, committee.- ■ decided; to purcliaso tlio.clpglp'aiid, to forward' •; JS !£,% r Council 'as'siig-; - r |e«rajoi\y P olleii. ci.rapahy l'l 'alsQ-'vtrf bo, asked; to; lajr the :main" referred to.-.,'. >H&- / . - l«\portihg.'-on'tllo/firo plugs'by the-boroiigjii ' .Superintendent T.cpper'statqiLthiit: all- oMfcehi were ,in good order. Some eight that were ra HJ°£ ,' on ' on. account-of iiew-n)ctn.l--pn tho • rond 'hdd by tho ir enjpnecr.' '' A? • The reports 'Were* ftdoptod. - J:' ! \ . PETONE TENNIS CLtJB. The' annual meeting of' the Petone Tennis Club was held last.-, night, thero beinfe a good attendance. ' : The annual report and balance-sheet'(already published) ' were read; and - adopted, . and.' a . number-of-now members < wore elected.- 1 elected':as follow:-President, Mr.--R., C.-_ Kirk (re-elected); vice-presidents; P"; ? O sS-'iiid 'I'6rry,::Mes6rs.-:Hlis,:.'H6"rrto; incl Wilkinson; secretary': 4nd 'treasurer, Mr. F J Cornell;-auditor,./'Mr..-F.'..Masoni-"cOmmit'tee,' Messrs. .A. Duncan, H,. Parkinson, R. Hope, : f , "Usun, - Cv- Andrews, - and - the " secretary; - ladies -tea committee,- Misses -Horne;; Bennett, J V ; iH a r?™ , ll..and Morris; delegate to- 'asso-- • elation, Mr. A. Duncan.. V : , , It was decided to open the seifeon oii Saturday afternoon. . v'<