PETONE AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 14, 17 July 1923, Page 2

PETONE AFFAIRS

MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL

_ The fortnightly meeting of the Petone Uprpugh .Council was held last evenin" Present: Mr. J. W. McEwan (Jlayoii), and .Councillors C. P. Brockelbank V J"jco>spn R H Jppes,' A. j;" Pointon! W. Hay, G. Cook, W. P. Coles, and H Jay.. ■ . .•.■•■■,-.

The Wellington .Rugby Union' advised that tne proceeds of the Petone-'Varsity niateh would be daypted to the Mayor's Relief Fund; The Town Clerk stated that the proceeds of. the match would amount tp. £40.. It was decided that this date be not included hi the number of days on which the union is allowed to charge Is entrance" fee. The question of the manner in which the £40 should be spent was *eld over until the desires oi the union in the matter were ascert«W! lv 5" regard to * separate inquiry that the days on which the union should be allowed to charge Is be increased 'by two, it was decided to first ascertain what matches the union proposed to play at Petone.. .■..'-.,. ' • ■ *

The District Engineer New Zealand Hallways, in reply to the council's letter re the state of the crossing on the Jlutt road, stated that the Department was prepared to put up a "guard rail on condition that the council tarred the space between the rails. The condition was agreed' to. ' The: Petone Technical School's appjiffiafoon.&r. a^subsidyjdf £3CL.was:granted.: in ■the-course of same remarks *on' the nuances of the school, the.Mayor stated that-it was evidently the policy of the' Government' to starve Email technical schools: .The. revenue of thg seljqol £300 odd was absurdly low-for the Work-done by the school. .'■' . •- . _The Commissioner of Crown Lands ad-' ■vised-that the question of constructing further roads on the Wjjford Settlement would.be considered after the forthcom/ ing sale of sections. The Town Clerk stated that from information received from the Department the sale of sections would take place in September. '■. Permission was granted : the Public Trustee to subdivide an ares, of land in Jackson street..

Tlie engineer was instructed, in conjunction with the'sanitary inspector, to report, on improved methods of dealing with stv«et. sweepings, the present temporary storage chambers being considered insanitary. • . ■.■■ ■ '■ " ■ Councillor Jay raised the question of rubbish tins being left on the streets: after bemg emptied by the rubbish collector. The engineer and sanitary inspector were.requested to report on the' matter... . ' ;.

The borough engineer rejiprted' that the continued wet weather had had a. yery deteriorating effect on all the roads, necessitating continual patching of motor holes. The work of the kerbing the east.end of Jackson■ street on both eides had been completed, and it was hoped to commence metalling this portion of the road this.week. A concrete storage tank to hold. 10,000 gallons of tar would cost £65., Re had in hand barrels to hold 4000.gallons, and, considering that during December to March he would be drawing/direct from the works, little more storage would be required. It was decided to hold over the erection of the storage task for the present. ' - . .....■•

Permission was granted Mr. Price to plant the slopes of Korokoro road with trees. . , '• . ' -.-,