THE HUTT RIVER

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4315, 26 March 1901, Page 7

THE HUTT RIVER

■ DISCUSSION BY THE HUTT COUNCIL.

STRONG RESOLUTIONS

At last night’s meeting of the Hutt Borough Council-a letter was received from the Hutt River Board, stating that the only obstacle) now in the way of comj nicncing the. river protection works was the uncertainty as to when the new bridge couldbe erected. It was pointed out that as the river protection works would bo worst)-than useless unless a much larger space was provided under tho bridge than existed under the present structure, the River Board would , lie reluctantly pomp oiled to postpone) the ■ date for tho consideration cf .tenders for j tlio work. It. wished! to point out in ■ the strongest possible manner the urgent i necessity for pushing on with tho work. t In the discussion which followed, tho Mayor (Mr Bunny) spoke cf the events leading up to. the present position, and said ihcrc had been ample publicity given of the intentions of the Council in regard to the selection of the site. The oppo- } sition to the site had been sprung upon (them at the last-moment, with.the rc--1 suit that while the necessary works lay unaccomplished the ratepayers would have to pay £l5O, per.annum in interest. In tho meantime the river was threaten- ; ing public and private property in a I manner most alarming. | Air Bunny then moved. ''That uhcre-

as tho Borough Council, on the advice of its engineer (Mr Fulton), has uiiani. mously adopted tho new site lor the bridge, and whereas tho River Board engineer has stated that the site chosen is the only suitable one in view of the river improvements ; and that those who have objected have never submitted either to tho Government or the local body the least evidence that any other site is practicable, the Borough domicil appeals to tho Premier t° cause inquiry to be made at once by the departmental engineer into tho question of site and tne approval of the Council’s plans; also, that the Borough Council lequests the members of the district to support the above appeal to tlio Premier as the only way in which the ob. jeotions as to site and finance can be considered; also that the Borough Council further confers with the members of the district as to what further action ifc is necessary to toko to enable the Government to press on with the question and approve of the plans.” Tho motion was agreed’ to. It was also resolved that the .River Board bo informed that it is the intention of the Borough Council to confer with tho representatives of the district with a view to arranging for an immediate settlement, and the approval of the Government of the plans and site for tho bridge, and that the Council hopes- that in the- interests of the die. trict the Board 1 will not delay in carrying on the river;