HUTT VALLEY AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 82, 16 October 1928, Page 16

HUTT VALLEY AFFAIRS

| PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL The fortnightly meeting of the Pctoiio Borough Council was hold last evening.' Present: Mr. D. M'Kenzio ( (Mayor) ana Councillors D. McCarthy, A. Seholefield, T. Ashby, J. Cuming, E. N. Campbell, J. Longman, V. Jacobson, and W. H., Edwards. The supplementary motor vehicle regulations wefe received from the Public Works Department. A communication, was also received from the City Council asking the Petone Council to join in a protest against two clauses of the regulations placing the onus for the erection of railway crossing signboards on local bodies; It was decided to join witli the. city in its protest. The Defence .Department stated that it had under consideration tho lowering of the fence at the corner of Nelson and Udy streets in order to improve the visibility requested by the eoun-, eil. The Eastbourne Borough Council asked the council to reconsider its decision to compel buses to take the Cuba streetEsplanade route instead of the Buick street-Esplanade route as at preaent. The Mayor said he did not see why the buses should not go right through Petonoalong Jackson street instead of along a back street. It would certainly benefit Petone business people as well as Eastbourne people. Petone business people had been complaining, and the Eastbourne business was well worth considering. The Government buses I were allowed through, and why not the Eastbourne buses? Councillor Jacobson said he could not favour the. buses going through Jackson street, as it was at present too nar-. row, but he had always favoured Buick street, .which landed passengers near the Post Office and the shopping area. ! Councillors Longman and Ciroiing advocated the Jackson . street route. llt was decided, on the motion of Councillor Seholefield, that the alternative of a route right through Jackson, street be offered to the Eastbourne Council. Mr. J. Stellin asked the council to [allow him to place ,a footpath with ! kerb, at his own cost, along a portion of Scholes Lane. Councillor Seholefield moved that perI mission be refused, but that the. couuj cil would have no objection to Mr. Stellin tar-sealing; without kerb, and at his own expense, a portion of Scholes lave. The motion was carried. I -The Lower Hutt Borough Council offered to give Petone, o,wners Of seeI tions in Wakefield street' drainage and water services for £4 each. The Lower Hutt Council was thanked for its offer, and the matter was held over pending, a reply from the Commissioner of Crown Lands. The requests of tho Hutt Valley High School and of the Petone Muuicipal Band for grants were held over until the next estimates were considered. ;Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P., advised that he was thoroughly dissatisfied with the attitude of the Government in regard to additions to the Post Office. It was not desired, he said, to have a patched building, but an entirely new one. The letter was received. Mr. Wilford was thanked. The Telegraph Engineer wrote that the council' was liable for the cost of moving poles when street widening operations were being carried out. The Town Clerk advised that ho had replied that Mr. T. F. Martin had advised that local bodies were not liable. It was decided that the1 P.- and T. Department and also the Hutt Electric Power Board be advised that Jackson street was being widened, and that the council held the respective bodies liable for any accident which happened owing to the obstructions caused by the poles, etc. Applications by the East End Cricket CJub for a eriekct pitch, and by. tho.

Hutt Valley Public Schools' Sports Association asked for the usual privileges for*>cricket on the Eocreation Ground, wero'referred to the Reserves Committee. A petition was received, from residents in the Wilford Settlement re- [ questing the council to remedy the nuisance of wandering stock. The Borough Inspector said that since the petition had been received twelve horses had j been impounded and one owner was boing prosecuted. The action of the. in- ] spector was approved. ' ! Mr. T. IVO'Sulliyah stated that one | of his children had fallen into the septic tank, and asked that the fence round the tank be thoroughly repaired. The Town Clerk advised that he expressed the regret of the council .it the accident; and the engineer reported that repairs had been effected. A complaint was received of the low water pressure in Hector street. The Engineer stated that every effort was being made to improve the pressure, and it was decided, to reply in these terms. • ■ A request for better, lighting facilities in Atiawa street was referred to, the Works Committee,.and with regard to a complaint about the water tables, the.-Engineer reported that a man was now giving regular attention to this street. The Engineer reported that a con r crete kerb round the Soldiers' Memorial would cost £32 10s. The matter was .referred to the Reserves Committee. ' ' ' ;." -. ■..'■■,'■ Councillor Edwards asked if something- could not be done to improve North street. The replied that ho was at present in touch with the Public Works Engineer, who was responsible for the street. The Borough Engineer (Mr. C. L. Jackson),, in his report for September, stated that foothpaths in Victoria and Union streets, Petone ■ avenue, and Campbell terrace had been .prepared for tarring. Wakeiield street had been attended to, and a; gang was at present employed in. Buick street, preparing it for the tarring of the side strips and centre this season. The metalling of the Korokoro roads had been completed. On the Recreation Ground the resurfacing of the cycle track had been commenced, and all tho grounds had been top-dressed and prepared for the cricket season, In relief of unemployment an average of twelve men had been employed on Udy street metalling the road and preparing the footpath. The report of the sanitary inspector (Mr. W. B. Gough) stated that ten cases of scarlet fever and one of pneumonic^ influenza had been reported in September. Ten rooms were fumigated. The number of inspections, made was 161. The building inspector (Mr. M. L. Elliott) reported that twenty building permits had been issued during September, 10 for dwellings (£8175), 2 for other buildings (fi.140), 3 for business premises (£3100), and 5 for alterations and additions (£365). The total value of buildings for which permits were issued was £11,780. Fifty-five inspections were made during tlie month, and thirty-two valuations of improvements were completed. A "dangerous corner" sign conforming with the 1928 Motor Regulations was being erected at the corner of Udy and Nelson streets. ;