PETONE BOROUGH

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 13, 17 January 1922, Page 3

PETONE BOROUGH

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Petone Borough Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan), Councillors C. P. Brockelbank, M. Ford, R. Jones, W. Hay, D. Bedingfield, G. Cook. ' ■ ; ■ ■

Leave of absence was granted to Councillor Hartley.

Councillor Churchouae wrote forwarding his resignation, as he had left the district.

The Mayor paid a high tribute to Councillor Churchouse's. services during' his term as councillor, and moved that a motion be recorded on' the minutes testfying to the high esteem in which Councillor Churchouse was held. This was carried. . The secretary of the Hufct Park Committee forwarded a copy of the balancesheet for the year ended 31st March,' 1921, showing a credit balance of £32 4s 4d. Councillor Brockelbank stated that the park was becoming a popular public resort, and everything there'was in a satisfactory condition. ': The hon. secretary of the '• ; Petone Swimming League wrote thanKng the council for the help and encouragement given in connection with the official opening day of the cluT). The writeralso wished to acknowledge the courtesy and kindness extended to it by ( Mr. Cowie, the borough engineer. - .•'•'- The medical officer of..health,.. Wellington, wrote drawing attentionto the condition of affairs at the municipal rubbish tip, and asking the council to give effect to recommendations'that all rubbish be burnt on arrival, that heaps of tins be fired, and that no food for rats be allowed to remain on the tips... The engineer stated that he fired the. dump, but he did not think it.wise to drive the rats out of a safe place, to be scattered about the town. The Gear Company deposited pye in th* locality, and that supplied food for the rats. The engineer was instructed to carry out the recommendations of the medical ojficer.