UPPER HUTT AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 86, 10 January 1928, Page 10

UPPER HUTT AFFAIRS

BOROUGH COUNCIL ' MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Upper Hutt Borough Council was held last night, the Mayor (Mr. P. Robertson) presiding. All councillors were present excepting Councillor Johnson, w’ho has leave of absence. , The council decided to supply water to the Wi Tako Prison ami the Trentham Camp on the same terms as the supply to the Railway Department, that is, a charge of Is. per thousand gallons, payable quarterly. The minimum charge has been eliminated from the conditions of supply. The Mayor ami Councillors Jamieson and Greig were deputed to meet delegates to be elected from the Hutt County Council in connection with the maintenance of the boundary road between the borough and the county. The Town Clerk (Miv Grimstone) was granted permission to attend the Town Clerks’ conference to be held at Nelson tn March. , • _ The dog tax for the year ending December 31, 1928, is to be as follows:— ■as, reach dog used bona fide for driving sheep or cattle (not exceeding three, the property of one owner), 2s. 6<L I'or all other dogs, 10s. each. , Seven cases of scarlet fever and one of diphtheria were reported in the borough for the month of December, 1927. The foreman reported that over the holidays-several windows of the Wallace-, ville blockhouse had been broken, and that one of the pictures had been damaged. A block, of wood which was in the room was missing. The Mayor suggested that acticn should be taken, and suggested that notices should be put up urging citizens to protect tl.dr own property. It was explained that it was most likely the work of irresponsible boys, and that probably a notice would not do much good, to which Councillor Guthrie remarked: “No, but the birch would.” It was stated that the blockhouse is fast growing in popularity, scarcely a day passing without people visiting it. On the strength of this, it was resolved to instruct the foreman to have some seats placed in the grounds, and to haie water laid on for the benefit of picnickers.