PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1608, 27 November 1912, Page 7

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tho fortnightly meeting of. the. Peton#. Borough Council was held last evening. There were'present the Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) a,ud., Councillors Wakeham, Brockelbinkj' Cox, Lodder, Piper, List. . S. Nicholls made application for dairy license. The inspector reported'eeitarn • minor improvements to premises.- .License.;'. ', issued and applicant asKed, to give effect ' to inspector's', recommendation, 'u . <• i - . i-. The secretary of tho .Taita .Cemetery. ■ Board thanked the council for tho services , rendered by the borough,engineer .in,con- , nection with the laying off of;the; newroad at the Cemetery.—Deceived.- .- • . ■■■ Mr. T. M. Wilford acknowledged ..tha receipt of the council's letter regarding, sale of ooal by municipalities, and advised that lie will give, the matter his best attention when Parliament next meets.— . Received. . • >, Major Bavan wrote pointing out tho value of the - Navals' cutters in case of accidents on the harbour, and asked for a small annual subsidy • towards-their upkeep. Resolved that the matter be ..held ... over until the next council nieeUng. _ Messrs. Seaton, Sladden and Pavitt . asked that as Mr. Percy had failed in v negotiations with the trustees of. late Mr. Udy, ho be' allowed to tako a dram through tho gasworks property,. instead' of 'carrying same to Udy Street, in a-di-rect lino with, Percy's 'street. ' Rfsulvcd, that Mr. Pefcy informed that the . . council agrees to .the.drain-going through tha gasworks property, provided that tho drain is kept within six feet of the boundary fence, and that Mr. Percy shall extend tho council's drain from the present manhole,' provide the necessary extra manhole, and pay tho cost of the necessaryagreement for the uso of tho oouncils land. ' • The general manager of tho New Zealand Railways wroto stating that by - direction of the Minister that the alteraWon to the running of the train leaving',., Petone at 7.19 p.m. was made in order to : allow tho Woodvillo train, to arrivo ea.rlier and givo through passengers better time to catch the ferry steamer for Lyttolton.' This was done at tho instance of Wairarapa residents, as tlicv considered that 'the former tii"e of arrival at Wei- " lington (7.40 pni.) did not give them Sufficient time to catch the. south .boat., Tt ~ is not possible under existing — to bring the train in earlier than 7.37 *' n.m., and the Minister therefore regretted that, ho could not sM his wnv to comiily with the council'® requsst.—Resolved, that the Miii-Wcr, for Railways be asked to re- 1 , ceive n deonfcition on the question. ■ The Waihi Borough Council asked the,.,..' council to nass o refolution • ■ person emoloyed by the coiincil should' ' l ' etgn a declaration of loyalty to the'Kink'' and the Union Jack.—Received. _ Councillor Ix>dd»r was appointed Hio_. council's (representative on ■ the • Taita Cemetery Board. It was resolved that in future tluv; \ liorouch office be closed at 12.30 p.m. on- ■ Sahirdavo. Counnllor Tedder moved that- not'eo ' ' boards be erected-at the entrances ti the borough stating th« maximum speed for ~ motor-cars driven throi'th the 'vToutrli—' 20 miles for the.Hutt Road and 15 miles' for JacV«on RtrMt.—Carried. , , Councillor lodder further moved' that footnaths be laid down oil the' Hutt Road at the intersection of the streets.—' ' r Carried. . : Tt was further resolved that a,sub-com-mittee, nonsisting of tho Mayor and Conn-, olllors Lodder and Cox,, be appointed to 00 into the Question of bv-1h.wß."