BOROUGH COUNCIL

Hutt News, Volume 6, Issue 4, 28 June 1933, Page 5

BOROUGH COUNCIL

At the last meeting of the Borough Council the Finance Committee advised that it had received £70 on account .of rates for the current year—l£so fro ( m one ratepayer and £10 from each .of two other ratepayers. The Computtee had directed that a letter of tfhanJJa and appreciation be sent to the ratepayers concerned and expresfcied the hope that the example will be followed by other ratepayers w'hq are >iii a .position to make a pre-payment idf their current year's rates, a,s such jam action would! be of material assistjarice to tho Council at this juncture. . The Petone Borough Council advised It was decided on the recomniendaition of tho Parks 'Committee to build a i jru/stic seat around a tree which grows tat tho approach to Riddiford Park .in High Street. j Tho H,utt Valley Swimming Club , was granted permission to utilise tho jbasemeut of the Riddiford Baths as a feh/b room and to make au entrance at the south eastern comer of tho j bath's. • ( Cr. A'shton asked that a new road grader bo purchased as it was found that one was not sufficient to cope iwith the work at the present time. It was decided that an amount be pla.oed on tho Estimates for the pur.pose. It was decided that an open fronted jshed be erected in the borough yards /at an estimated cost of £00 >for the jpui'poso of housing somte of the plant. . BOROUGH FINANCE. At the first" meeting of the present .-council a Special Finance Committee comprising the Mayor and Crs. Campbell, Ashton and Mitchell, was set up for the purpose of examining the financial position c>f tho borough. At last week's meeting the following revport i\\'as adopted:— Discount on Rates. — That the system adopted last year of giving 41 5 per -cent discount' on all rates paid within 30 days of the date of the demand be adhered to .for the current year, and the idea of allowing >2£ per icent discount on the second instalment <be abandoned, the committee being satisfied that the results insotfax as the 2i per cent discount weinj concerned did not justify the amount of work anil explanation involved. Valuation. — The committee has given instructions that endeavours be ■made to ascertain a summary as at the yist March last of. the valuation rolls in order that estimate and rate wouk may be proceeded with .promptly. . ' Collection of Outstanding Bates.— The committee has given instructions 'for the formulation of a scheme for tho collection of outstanding rates and will report further on this at a later date, and the borough solicitor has 'been asked to speed up the 'collection of the outstandings which have been placed in his hands. TRANSPORT COMMITTEE. The Transport Committee reported having 1 made a .careful inspection of tfhe use made O£ the" card record sys- ! terns put into operation about 18 months ago, and that it is satisfied that the rt'eommendations of council ha^ve been -carried out in an entirely ' t satisfactory manner and have effected -considerable savings to the borough. I The following suggestions were re- ' ferred to the special Finance Commit- ' toe: The Crosslcy tr.iuck has passed its ' 'period of usefulness and has ' written off the books and is costing an excessive amount for repairs. It was .recommended that this vehitelo be re[placed with a new 30 cwt truck with a tip body. The Oakland'car purchased secondhand .for £o"5 in 15)27, is al«o written off and1 should be scrapped and replaced with a light English 'car. NEiW -BY-LAWS. The following additions and amendments to the 'borough by-laws were approved:— ] Street Processions.—(l) No person shall take part in any proce*ssion whether vehicular or pedestrian or partly vehicular and partly pedestrian or of <any other type whatsoever in along or upon any street, private street or public place in the borough otherwise than pursuant to the authority of and in I eondEorinity with the terms of a permit .previously issued in writing, under the hand tjf the Mayor. (2) Any person organising, directing or participating in any procession in "breach of the provisions of this By-law shall be I guilty of an offence against this By•lsflw. • \ Pohilbiting cycling on tho. Anvamutu •Sjtreet Bridge:—No person shall 'ride a ibievcle through or upon the approaches to the bridge or on the bridge connecting Awamutu and York streets and any .person so doing commits a breateh of this by-law. ' (Addition to Clause 'A of Section 367" /qf By-law No. I.—After t?he~ words f \Brunswiok Street" and the end of Clause (2) to be amended by the •addition of the words "And all buildings erected in this area shall be constructed 'of bricik, stone, or concrete.''