HUTT VALLEY AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 81, 9 April 1929, Page 11

HUTT VALLEY AFFAIRS

, LOWER HOTT - BOROUGH

COUNCIL

A SEWERAGE LOAN

:. . The fortnightly meeting of the Lower jj-lutfc 1 Borough Council was helcl'"last evenling.'Present: Mr. W. T. Strand (Mayor), i and Councillors A. M'BainT W. G. Meldrum, E. Waldie, A. ¥. .Roberts, .A E.Carver, F. Campbell, J. Mitchell,"A.;Gner--ison, and AI.'S. Hobbs. '■' ' ■'■' •'• -■■"■■' '■ ■ The Hon. T. M. Wilford wrote that he would be pleased to confer .with the Minister of Lands in'the matter'of- the Council being wanted tho'Mise.vof:a;. : p.iece -.of, :lana. near the. White's- Line ramp.-tor-.sp.orts purposes. Mr. Wilford' was. thanked--for ■bis'-iiiterest 'in the matter-; -'•■- ■ ■i----v •-■-.-.---;-'■ ■■ The Fire Prevention Committee repotted, that Mr. R. Y. Shearer had.,made a ,dpua : tion bf £3 5s towards;-thq;recreatiori'-hmd of the/brigade, in. appreciation of its services on 11th January. , -,'■■■'■ ': The committee placed on record'its appreciation of the services rendered., by buperinteudent Slinn and ' 'Deput;y-Superin : Pendent" Doran 'as 'associate!-members-. -'- !■' ".Tlie!'vWorks Committee- :-•■ recommendedthat'two more street lights be, placed .on ■the Kingstono Pairk" Estate...(in....addition. '-to' the four alreadyJauthQrjsed),,. three-at ■ Buvnside, one. at .each, end o,t, the ...new 'bridge, one each at Rossiter-aVenue,- corAer; of Douglas and Bell streets, and tho ■ Be.ws ■! subdivision.—Councillor ' Roberts, chairman of the committee, stated that since the committee'had met-he had, in company with the engineer, visited several parts .of the borough,' and--would-veconi-mend five new lights on the; east side or the railway in tho Trafalgar street, area— oiio at the corner., of Wilford street and Oxford terrace,, one. at the ..corner or Waterloo road and -Main road, and tie • altering .of other lights further up the Main road, to - bring : them .. opposite, side streets:—All the proposals'Were'passed by the council: ■'.-.. ' " ■•'■''■ " ,*■. The Works Committee- -recommencl.cd that a sewerage loan of '.£16,500 be. raised to carry out:' (i) Sewage works at (1) Alicetown, £2000, "(2)'- septic'tanks near mouth of Waiwhetu Stream, £6250; (3) extension of No. 5 ■ reticulating system, .£3776; (i) 'extension Of; ■'Nb;-'"!■* ! system (Hall-Jones and' St. ;*1596; (5) ■^ extension of .■•Riiidwick'.-'i'oii'd 'system, , etc., £2,800; iliat :the.:"Hutt:-'Gountr ; . be supplied with.water for' an: extension: of the Epuni Hamlet syHtem;.:-,thaf.th_e.bridge approaches be surfaced withfhot mix. Ihe reportiwas adopted. L' :,'':■ .v.. :' '■ . Councillor Roberts reported;.that behad inspected .the'-. worlt^- '-being! done on "the Knight's, road" footpaths,' andswas satisfied that a good job was being .done by. the' contractors. ■ Other -smalls portions, of footpaths in yarious::paris,.l6f the 1 borough were to.be Eurfacedi(in.icqld.!mis ; by the same contractors.' !-;:i;'.'. v"! .vy' 1 :•':.■ The engineer ieported^in detail. regarding sewage and road works-in progress, in various parts of the'borough. ''■'■ ■■''.',-. The v Baths ! Committee reported^; that owing!: to the unfavourable';!season'* ' tlie baths-'!takings wer6- mtich ■ilowerj.than,: for the previous year;!": The, baths were .closed for the season-, last' week:, „ .. ■ ..\. .-/•■-..' -'

; The "Mayor eulogised/;the:■Service^ reiid-. ered byjiMr.'Penhalli-baitiw^ciustodian;:: ..-.' The Estates: Committ'ebf.reii.Ojted.'.tllAt it ■looked with i disfaviwr3jonith;e;.;;]6l'iijci^lft'.cif allowing 3. to :b^;;^^S/^&r!;: ayinission, toßiddiforii Pavk/ibufctecOirinjerided that':each: 'application,,for ;germissio]i\i.to charge,:be' de^lt with Qn'j'itsv.me'rits'.;'.;"/ .;' The" committee 'recommendedi:.that the arrangement made with" Mr.: Reid'for an exchange of land for the widening ',o£ Laiug's road was approved, and that the Gas, Board be granted a renewal of -its tenancy, of its present office.',:

The report was approved. : ■"' Oh,-tho suggestion' of-Gouncillor <3arverj the incoming council .will be. asked-■■to-co.n-"siderithe surfacing of "the haunches of the Main road from the Bank o£ New Zealand to Queen's road. * . , . ■