PETONE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 23, 28 January 1908, Page 3

PETONE.

The Petone Borough Council met last evening, vhen there v:cvo pres?nt the Mtiyor (Mr J W. M'Ewan) and Louncillorfa SLort. Nicholson, Loddor, South ga*e, Castle and Colquhoiui. Several communications vvere received irom Dr Fiengley, Diptnct Health Officer. In them he stated that iv compliance with the council's request he had, accompanied by Mr. Gough. S&tutary inspector, visited and inspected several eld and dilapidated dwellings. In some instances he recommended that certiin necessary repairs bo effected ; h others, tlidt the buildings be condemned. £lt encloseJ the required certificate of condemnation. The report of S?nior-Constable Cox boing satisfactory, X. Bid's application (or Lhc renewal for a further period of twelve months of the license of his billiard suloon in Pclone-avenue was, granted. In '-onnection with the further adjournment of tlu- action brought by thy conical .igniiist Richaid Motlics, for lausip" an alleged mii«ance by draining into the I'scroation Ground, the borough inspector (Mr. \V. B. Gough) asked the j council if it had instructed the borough I so.iv.aor to withdraw tho case. lie also onquivd how it was that he (Mr. Goutjh) had not been informed of the v. iihdrawal. Ihe letter \rar. received and tlia i'layor stated that -the council had no intention of cancelling the cas?. The Government Insurance Department, advised that the borough loan of £20C0 v/iis now available. Mr (yolicitor to th* Municipal As&ooiation) advised that in the evenl of th« council failing to elect its represcntatixes to the Fire Boiud the Go-vr-rnmrnt would do so. Tho Mayor and Councillors Cast!? and Southgate were accordingly elecied. On llu- recommendation of ths engineer, it N\us decided to expend £6 for a boat or laft, so ns to enable the cnietalccr to traverse the reservoir when removing weed**, f-tc. Il wars decided to recommend tho local police to pay « visit or two in the t'irinitv of tho Untt-road, where, ac•ovdin'J to Councillor Colrjuhnun, farI'llcinism vv.ib t,oiaetiines piwnlsnt. Tliree cases of ycailet fever, on? of diphlheiia. and* ono of tubercular meningitis -\\er<? leported by local medical ollkcrs. LOAN PROPOSALS : £21,250. T!io Mayor i-ppoiled t lint the following loan pioposalb would be placed bcfoie the ralupnvcis at an eaily d.ite : — No 2 Whurf "loan, £1000: i^crnation Ground purchase loan, £4100; Recreation Ground improvement loan, £2500 ; eastern drainage, £6500 ; diversion of fverks (Percy's and Riddler's), £6500 ; loan for clock, £CCC ; total, £21,250. BOWLING. Following aio ih«' results of games played at Petone on Saturda} : — Junior Pennant — Petone : Elvines, Commetti, Dap Snrin<* (skiDl, 22; KJ.