THE HUTT VALLEY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 89, 12 October 1937, Page 17

THE HUTT VALLEY

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL « The monthly meeting of.the Lower Hutt Borough Council was held last •Evening. There were present Mr. J W Andrews (Mayor), and Councillors R. M. Russell, M. Macaskill, P. Dowse, W. B. Raines, J. Brasell, W. A. F. Hall, J. S. Dallenger, and J. MitCh Coiincillor Mitchell (c j?, ai^™ a reserves committee) and Mr. E. Hutt (Superintendent of Reserves) were deputed to attend the park supenntendent's conference to be held at Christ Ch The h bj^aws" committee reported that it had considered the question of pedestrian crossings. The Transport Department had been communicated with and its views on the question ob| tained. The committee advised the council that it was still experimenting in the matter and would, put up signs at the pedestrian crossing in High Street between Macduffs and Woolworths to see what was the effect on tf In* view of the faulty drafting of its bylaw making provision for motor crossings over footpath channels, th council approved a new bylaw making it compulsory for each owner of land using a motor-vehicle to apply to the council for the laying down of a crossing: in default of an application the council will do the workand charge the owner with the cost. Where there are absentee owners the occupiers of property may be called upon to have the work done. v,,w The council also brought its bylaw relating to flats up to date providing that the requirements regarding frontage and size of section should apply to old buildings intended to be conVe Tlie advised that as the borough"' inspectors were fully engaged, it would not be possible to comply with a request from the Hutt County Council, to make their services available in part of the county. The works committee reported that it had before it a request from the Wellington City Council, asking if the Lower Hutt Council was prepared to forgo its agreement to supply water to Eastbourne. The committee was awaiting the result of a conference before making any recommendations. The reserves committee reported having arranged with the Hutt District Cricket Club for the use of the Recration Ground for cricket on the same terms as those obtaining last a rental of £100 for the season for the use of six match wickets and three practice wickets. The Hutt Valley Cricket Association had been granted three wickets on the Naenae Reserve, two at Trafalgar Park, and one * at Bell Park for the forthcoming season, at the same rental as last year, lis per wicket per playing Saturday. PETONE COUNCIL The meeting of the Petone Borough Council last evening was presided over by the Mayor (Mr. A. Scholefield). The invitation of the Petone Bowling Club to attend, the opening of the season on Saturday afternoon was acCommissioner of Transport wrote stating that the use of pedestrian crossings was being watched very closely by the department, and that the matter, of making their presence more conspicuous, particularly at night, would receive consideration. It was decided to send the reserve, superintendent (Mr. A. Morgan) to the conference of chairmen of reserves and park superintendents at Christchurch, The borough engineer (Mr. C. u Jackson) reported that permits foi buildings to the value of £1945 were issued during September. . . Mr. G. A. Booth, the borough inspector, reported that special attention had been given to cyclists cycling along Jackson Street. The regulation referring to cycling more than twc abreast was being observed, but there was still a prevalence of careless riding, particularly by young people, wnc were evidently ignorant of, the fac that proceedings could be taken againsi them for failing to keep as close as practicable to the left and for ridinjin a careless manner. Councillors W. H. Edwards and J Cumming protested against- the noisj behaviour Of motor-cyclists who • blew the horns of their machines in Jacksor Street on Sunday evenings, and it was decided to ask the . police to take act'on.