UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1002, 17 December 1910, Page 10

UPPER HUTT TOWN BOARD.

The December meeting of the Upper Hutt Town Board was.,l'ully. attended; Commissioner'Harrison presiding. • Mr. Ward, of Messrs. .Menteath and Ward, attended, and asked for permission to erect a swing gate upon the iWakatike ltoad. Tho matter was-de-ferred, until next meeting. ... The Building Committee reported :.that': it had approached live Wellington architects witn a view to obtaining, sketch plans for tho proposed Town Board' offico buildings. Of these only tiyo had >submitted''sketches, arid .the committee recommended tho adoption of that. supplied by Mr. Mair, which provides for public office, board room, strong room, and lavatory, in brickwork, ; witli rough-cast ornamentation, and asbestos tiles.. It is estimated that the building'can be completed for tho sum of £500. .The report was adopted, and the matter referred to the. Finance Committee, with instructions :to make the necessary arrangements for proceeding to ascertain the views of the 'ratepayer's, in accordance: with .the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908. ■ ' , It was'decided,' as Mr. Davis had already paved with concrete slabs one-half'of-the frontage of his-property, theboard would-put the other half , in hand, without, (jlplay.'- , The dog tax for the.year ending De.cember, 31;'. 19.11, was",'.fixed at 55." per dog. Iri cases, whore, .t-ho.'declaration, under tlie Dog Registration Act relating to cattle and sheep do<*s' was riiade bybona fide, farmers and drovers, ijhe tax would be reduced to-'2s.'od; ,■ It was notified "tliat the county clerk had informed the clerk that the would in future refrain. from entering' the'town district for the purpose of impounding wandering stock'. . A letter from Mr..James Brown re-, lative to tho old stockade was ordered ,'ifS>,bo laid on the table, tho .riiatter having been already dealt with by the board. - The clerk reported that tlie railway approach w k orks had been completed, tho remairiing gate and post havin" been installed. A sump to- carry off storm water accuriiulations had been put in at Gibbons's Road. ' Tho.blocked drain near the railway yard in Blen.heiin Street, had. been opened up,'and, cleared, and . a grating, placed-in the upper end to' intercept■'• dobris. King Street'"wideriirig andfilling, had been completed -to grade, and--two footways formed. . A portion of Queen Street had been filled with surplus -spoil. The itrees at". Kearney's—the removal of which -.had been' demanded by Mr. James Kearney—had ' been cleared away. Melrose Street formation and giading had-been commenced,, and a gang of six men wero employed upon that work; with a- view to early com-' pletion, and the ■ permitting of M'Leah, and. Kellow . Streets work being taken in hand before the winter. Levels had been taken and grades arranged for Melrose, Murray, Campbell; Bentinck, and William Streets to prevent recurronco of flooding in heavy rainstorms. It was reported that the cost of riverprotection works repairs for: the quarter had totalled £1 14s. 3d. Tho treasurer reported that the bank; overdraft would be £2,70 9s. 3d. when rifients'.authorised had been made. Tnero was still'the Government subsidy, on rates ; as an asset, and, also the. second instalment 'of 'the" current' year's rate available. Tho latter became duo on "January'l3, and, in accordance with a previous resolution of the board, would bo sued for if.not paid by January 31. Asked what amount of the first year's rates were still outstanding, ,the .treasurer stated that, with the exception of one instance where action had been taken to attach the property, there was not more than £5 outstanding of ■the 1908-09 rate, and of this amount in only three cases would it be necessary to proceed by publication of sunfmons owing to' the addresses of owners being unknown. The clerk was authorised to take proceedings in these cases. A motion by Commissioner Davis in connection with metal on roads and footways, of which notice had been given, was referred to the Works Com-.mit-teo-to report-at next meeting.