PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 49, 26 August 1930, Page 15

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

The Petone Borough Council met last night, tho Mayor (Mr. D. M'Kcnzie) pre-| siding. There were also present Couu-cillors-J; C. Burns, H. A. Ryder, V. E.: Jacobson, .J. W. Longman, V. A. Noble,: C.: P. Brockelbank, H. O.Orsborn. and X.: W. Toomath. -. ." • .

A letter from the Hutt Valley Electric \ Power Board stated that under the new! arrangements for tho collection of ac-. counts Petone consumers would.be able to pay on four days p£ the month instead of two. It was decided to point out to the board that no provision had been made! for tho collection of accounts on Friday nights. ... . ..-.•■-. The Telegraph Engineer wrote stating that he could not accede to. the councils request for a public telephone bos on The Esplanade, but would be pleased to have the council's agreement to the installation of , a box on the corner of Buick and Jackson streets. The council thanked the Department, but stressed the fact that a " telephone box was urgently needed by the many people who used the beach. • ■ ' . ■ - , The 'City Solicitor forwarded a copy ot the Wellington City and Suburban Water Supply Amendment "Bill, 1930, which provides for the exclusion of Petone_ and Lower Hutt from the operations of the Act, but keeps them liable for the special rate on the £14,000 loan raised by the board. The Bill also alters the representation on the board. The Town Clerk -reported that a copy of the Bill had been sent to the borough solicitor, who was watching the proceedings. A deputation from the Petone Sea Scouts waited upon the council. The spokesman (Dr. J. T. Harding) asked -for exemption from the payment of the. rent of tho boathouse (£1 Is) next year. He also requested the council to dump some spoil i front of the boathouse to re-torm the skidway, which had been washed away. Dr. Harding mentioned that since the formation o£ the troop the boys had rescued fourteen people from the harbour and only last month had been of great assistance when the steamer Tees broke loose from the Petone Wharf. ..'..-. Both requests were granted by the council. ' ..