LOWER HUTT BOROUGH

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3132, 10 July 1917, Page 7

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH

MEETING OF'THE COUNCIL.

A mcetins of the Lower Hutt. Borough Council was hold l:ißt evening, tho Mayor (Mr. H. Baldwin) presidinK. and Uio councillors nresent were Miasm. W. (>•' Meldrum,;H. Carver. J. Brasell. A. Hobhp. H. A. Ward, W. Kcrr. W. CoUon, and S. Olendon. With respect to'the complaintfi of larrikinisin at. the Kchrenlion- Uround, Ihe secretary of the Lower Uutt. Awcialiou Football Club, wrote statinE that on the night on which thu larrikinism was alleged" to have'faken placo the club bad, not. t.ho U6e of tho ground, nor waa there any member of the club present. Councillor Korr Intimated that the Association had decided not to use the ground at night, A letter wao received [rom the. Town Olerk, Potone, adviaine that Inn Mayor and Councillor Nevvland had been unpointed to represent, the lactone Borough Council at the proposed conference with reopect to stock routes throufdi tbe boroughs of Potone and Lower Hutt. The secretary of tho Hutt, Park Committee wrote stating thai, the committee line no fiindn witb which to pay rates, ami requesting the council to veconsider )be matter. The Mayor explained that the Hutt BoroiiKb Council had rreriously decided to liny, ith proportion of the Hull J'ark rates provided tho Park .Gommttiec collected the proportion of rates from tho Eastbourne and I'etonc boroughs. IT the committee wan unable to pay the rates, then iho locnl bodies were, bound in do so. On tho motion'.of the. Mayor, it wan decided to enforce, payment of the rales, and tho Hutt Park Committee to he informed to that eftect.

The gnu cngineer'H report utatcd that, the iimoiinl: of gas purchased from I'etono during; the pnet three months totalled 3,806,000 cubic feet, and the riuanlily accon inert for 3,510,000 cubic rod, while the amount unaccounted for waa 296,000 cubic feet, canal to 7.77 yer cent.

When the confirmation of tlie estimates came, up for consideration, there was a lons discussion on the war bonus granted to the employees, and it was decided that (ho bonus take effect as from July 1.

The Mayor moved that Iho estimates for the, year as amended bo confirmed. When this was put to the vote, it waa found (hut there was a majority again??, and it was then decided lo hold a special racetinp of the council on Monday~ncxt to reconsider the estimates.