LOWER HUTT AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 36, 11 August 1933, Page 13

LOWER HUTT AFFAIRS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETS

BUILDING BYLAWS

Tho monthly meeting o£ the Lower HutC Borough Council was held last evening. There were present the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Andrews) and Councillors C. J. Ashton, \V. G. Meldrum, W. Wilson, A. Anderson, J. E. Napier, F. Campbell, J. Mitchell, A. Grierson, and B. Ginger. ■ Tlio-Medical Officer of Health asked thut iv any revision of the building bylaw's care should be taken not to lower tlio standard. It was resolved to reply that there was no intention of lowering the standard. The council agreed to accept the same percentage o£ the traffic fees collected by the Wellington City Council as had beejl accepted last year. Counciljor Campbell remarked, that hewas glad the Hutt County was not raising any objections this year. The Mayor reported that the Pfctone, Eastbourne, and Lower Hutt boroughs had agreed to make contributions to enable the Hult Park Committee to pay rates. Tho amount required from Lower Hutt .was £71 IBs. In consideration of the payment of the current year's rates due, tho council resolved to write off the arrears o£ rates owing by tho committee. -The Smith Family was given permission to hold 'a Sunday concert, provided it was held after 8.15 p.m., and that the programme was first approved by Councillor Ginger and the Mayor. ERECTION OF A HOARDING. The estates committee advised that ■ a hoarding had been placed On the council's property opposite the King George Theatre Without permission. , Mr. 8. Watkin's, secretary of the organisation responsible for the hoardingi said the hoarding, which had now beefc removed, had been placed there by permission of the tenant of the property without charge. He asked permission to replace the hoarding. On the motion of' Councillor Campbell, the qnoslion was veferred to the bylaWß committee. Councillor Mitchell objected to the hoarding being replaced, and. Councillors Wilson and Ginger objected to hoardings of any kind being allowed in the shopping area. s I An interim report was given on the ; question of loan conversion, and the I names of Councillors Mitchell and Ginger were added to the committee set up to investigate the matter. • The council approved the proposal to ■ level the recreation ground' at a total cost to the council of £111', the work to be i done by unemployed, labour. In reply to Councillor Campbell,, the ■ Mayor said that no work would bo done 'which, in the event of the grandstand , .proposal not being carried out, would prevent the grounds being used as at 1 present. The Mayor reported that it had been 1 arranged to provide' cricketers with four grounds at the Hult. Park and two at Strand Park while the recreation ground was being levelled. . 1 Councillor Wilson said the Waiwhetu School had also offered to provide two * Tho Parks Committee reported that it had investigated the position o£ a teams club which was some £900 in arrear. to the council with r6nt and interest charges. The committee had arranged that the club should be allowed a year free of interest charges, and that thereafter it should pay in addition to the rent of =£10 a sum of £40 per annum off the interest: _; . Councillor Anderson said that, in his opinion, it savoured of Gilbert, and Sullivan to pive another year, considering the i club hnd as yet paid nothing. The Waimaire Croquet Club waff granted ■ the use of three greens on Biddiford Parton the same terms as last year, i , The council is to reply to a request by i the Waiwhetu Progressive Association for lithe extension .of Bell Road that, as the Lands Department is not prepared to do I onyihins in vcpard to the formation of I the extension, the council cannot see its way to accept dedication. URBAN FARM LANDS. Councillor Ginger reported that tho urban farm lauds committee, after cart--1 fully investigating the whole position and 1 the legislation dealing with the question, was not prepared to grant any relict to owners of farms who had applied, me chief difficulty was that the legislation stated that the council was not entitled to grant any reduction that would oe likely to impose an undue burden on' other ratepayers. ' * . Councillor Ginger, remarked that pbjectors still had. the remedy of applying to the Assessment Court. It was decided that in future all persons to whom permits are issued for the I building of garages should be required to I pay 30s for a proper footpath crossing.