PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 70, 16 December 1919, Page 14

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

V FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The Petone Borough Council held its fortnightly meeting last night, when (here were present: The Mayor (Mr. .7. W. M'Ewan) and Councillors E. 'i'ovev, G. Cook, W. Hay, J; Churchonss, C. P. Brocklcbank, A. Anderson, J. Kyle, and D. S. Bedingfield. The health inspector reported one case of phthisis at the Ksplanade The- district engineer, N.Z. Railways, wrote declining to waive the charge for the steam roller. The. report of the Vigilance Committee on tho Mangahao hydro-electric power scheme was to the effect that tho committee was of opinion that there was too much delay through "red tape" and other causes, which they must endeavour to eliminate. Tho borough engineer, Lower Hutt, asked for an additional four-tenths of gas pressure to ensure that the pressure at Wakefield Street bo maintained as nearly as possible uniformly at i inches during the maximum hours of consumption. The pressure has bson increased in accordance with the council's instructions. ' Advice was received from the Director of Agriculture that the plant known a: hautana had been added to tho list, n" noxious weeds.' It was decided to hold over declaration until further information about tho plant had been obtained. •A cheque for .£lO being a donation towards the Petone Technical School was received from the Wellington Meat Export Company. .Advice was received from the Defence Department that,a war ambulance which, had been applied for was aboard the s.s. Pakclia, and would be available when it had bean overhauled. The dog lax was fixed at Ihn same rates as last ..year—ten shillings for house dogs, awl two shillings and sixpence for sheep dogs. , The dust nuisance existing on the Esplanade, new the municipal Lathing sheds, was mentioned, ■' aiitl the engineer was instructed to see whet could b" don?- to rciluce it. provided a sum could be devoted to it out of the estimates. The suggestion was made to tax that part of the road, and this is what will probably be done. The engineer reported that the surfacp of Jackson Street had been sinking owing to heavy traffic carrying metal from the Jlutt River, and defective points in the storm drains. Part of this had beeu rectified, and the remainder would be. done before tarring was commenced. The minimum pressure of water had' heen 301b., and the maximum pressure 801b., and the average weekly consumption 2,700,000 gallons, an increase of nearly 200,000 gallons per week since lust month. During the month of -'November 23 gas meters were changed, 5 installed, and i now cookers fixed. : It was decided that as under the present system of deferred payment for cookers it took four years to pay the amount (.£" 10s.), I the monthly payments bo increased from 3s. to t«. per month, Payment lonld ' then be completed in three years. PerI mits for building two cottages and three other buildings were granted, the total valuo being JJ2470, afid tho fees £1 15s. 'flic report was approved. The sanitary inspector reported having made 125 .inspections during Iho month, two notices having been served as a result. Eighteen drains hud keen connected to the sewfrage system, and sixteen sanitary connection* made. The total connections were 14fi3, 1509 pedestals having been installed. The amount collected for license during the month was: heavy traffic, »C 2; motor-cars (11) and cycles (8), SSI 10s.; making a total S& 10s,