PETONE AND HUTT. BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 3

PETONE AND HUTT. BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS.

PETONE. The Petone. Borough Council net last evening when there were present the Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan), and Councillors Coles. Short, Nicholson, Harding, Southgate, and Castle J Tho application of Dr. J/ P. Frengley, District Health Officer, for a copy of tho Offensive Trades bylaws, as finally drafted by the borough solicitor, was acreeded to. The secretary of the Technical Schoo'. Board asked the council to appoint iv two representatives on tho board. Councillors Nicholson and Castle were accordingly re-elected. | The caretaker of the domain wrote resigning from his position. He asked, however, lhat ho stiil be allowed to retain the duties involved in the lighting of both tho domain and Korokororoad lamps. On Councillor Nicholson's motion the council resolved to accept his resignation of all the duties, and further to invite, applicants for the position at a salary of £25 per annum. Messrs. W. Baroer and Co , Wellington, who contemplate building on land next the Woollen Company's property, Petone. asked by what right or authority, the borough watermains had been placed through their section. The mat- i ter was an urgent one, inasmuch as theiifirm could not complete its plans until it was settled. After short discussion, consideration was deferred until tht clerk made inquiries. Mrs. Wilson's application for a renewal of her billiard-saloon license was granted. The Minister for Internal Affairs no. tified that .yesterday was the clay fixed lor the election of members of the Firo Board. Councillors Castle, Southgate, and the 'Mayor were appointed the council's representatives. The secretary of tho Petone Fire Brigade asked that ihe fire alarm bell, formerly at corner of Nelson-street and Campbell-terrace, be removed to tho junction of Udy-stre,ot and tho Huttroad. »The .question of , transferring the firebell was left in tho hands of the Fire Board. It was decided, on the application of the secretary of the Wellington Woollen Company, to pass, as soon as the transfer was effected, the sum of £45 for payment for right-of-way on the hill-top conceded to tho borough as an access to the settling tank. The Mayor drew attention to the state of tbe bathing sheds on (he beach, and tho inspector was asked to inspect the buildings. Tho monthly report of tho borough Inspector was confirmed. He. reported that during the last month he had inspected 135 dwelling-houses. He had served 15 miscellaneous .notices to occupiers, relating to choked drains, gully traps, sanitary repairs, etc. r 1 Thirtythree dogs were registered during tho month. -Six horses and nineteen cattle had been impounded.