PETONE AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 13, 16 January 1925, Page 2

PETONE AFFAIRS

BOBOUGH COUNCIL BUSINESS. _A meeting of the Petone Borough Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. J. W. Al'Ewan), Councillors C.... P.' Brockelbank, V, Jacobson, E. Jones, H, Jay, W. Hay' and G. Cook. ' ' The Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was granted permission to hold a sports meeting on the Petone Eecr'eation j (around on Saturday. ' ' ' The engineer was instructed to remove the old lamp-posts at his convenience. ! Tha Mayor stated that he had at, tended that morning a meeting of local authorities in connection with the Wei. lington City Heavy-Traffic bylaws. A scale of charges had been drawn up. (although the charges -were not settled. It was proposed that?.' the charge-for motor omnibuses should be, for: three tons, £35 per annum and £10 for every half-ton extra, the fee not to exceed £75 per annum. Councillor Jacobson said he considered the proposed charge for. omnibuses quite out of proportion, and Councillor Cook saidthere was no justification for such a high fee. The omnibuses weire serving a public needi. - ' Councillor Jay moved that a protest be forwarded;to the committee, at the. proposed charge for omnibuses', considering. that the fee should be the same for passenger and for commercial vehicles. The Mayor seconded the motion, which was carried. Several billiard-room license* ■were granted. ; ' ' :" The secretary of the West School Committee wrote asking that steps be taken to deal with hemlock, a noxious weed, and the'inspector -was instructed, to deal with the matter. . ' • It was resolved that the Works Com* iriittee consider the whole question of flood waters, that Mr. Sladden, engineer, be asked to attend, and! that the hill water scheme bo brought to 9 finality. . \ . ' : Councillor Jacobson stated that the residents from Cuba street to William street were -willing to put a drain through at their own expense, provided the council supplied pipes. It was decided to refer, the matter to the Works Committee.