HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7447, 23 May 1911, Page 6

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL

An ordinary meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Council was held test evening, and was attended by Councillors Hawthorne Gn the chair), Knight, Hcdgins, Kempthome, Clendon, Boots, Ball, and Hobbs. , ; Mr C. Harper wrote agreeing to act as the council's assessor at the Assessment Court for the revision of new valuations. Mr F. Jenness's offer to attend to the town clock at a remuneration of £’2o for the ensiling year was accepted. The Napier Borough Council forward* cd a letter stating that a movement was on foot in Napier to prohibit exhibition of pictures on Sunday evenings, and asking if the Lower Council was being apuroached for a similar purpose.—Received. Hr C. Harris wrote giving reasons for asking the council to return -him the deposit of <£2s forfeited through bis failure to complete agreement for sewerage construction. —To be informed that the council will adhere to its previous decision to retain the deposit. Tho Hutt Bark committee forwarded a copy of its resolution asking for a con-, tribution of <£6s each from the Petone and Ijower Hutt Borough Councils and .£2O from the Eastbourne Council for the coming year.—Tho council decided to postpone consideration of the matter until estimates were being framed. Messrs Baldwin, Barlow, and Maicaskill forwarded their resignations as the council's representatives on tho Hutt Park committee, but offering to accept re-elec-tion under certain conditions.—-These gentlemen * to be as&'cd to continue as council's representafcivcs on the board. An application from the Waiwetu Fontball Club for use of a room in the Recreation Ground.** pavilion was granted. the rent to be .£3. Mr A. Ballinger asked to bo exempted from connecting his with sewerage system, he having a private sceptic tank.—Engineer to report. The borough health officer, Dr Purdy, reported that he had inquired into the cases of scarlet fever; but could find no reason for the outbreak, which was apparently epidemical. The works committee reported having visited Rossiter avenue, and recommended widening the formed portion of the roadway to 20ft, at a cost not to exceed <£loo. The property owners in Riverbank street should be instructed to put back their fences to the proper line of frontage. The offer of Mr to exchange a portion of his section in Alicetown to facilitate street widening purposes should be declined, having already been considered by the council.—The council decided to place a sum on this year's estimates for carrying out the work to Rossiter avenue, and the other two recommendations of the* works committee were adopted. The finance committee reported that a Tangye oil engine had been purchased for <£los to bo used for pumping-out sewerage. trenches. The committee recommended that Mr McKee be transferred to the engineer's office, and that a junior be appointed to the town clerk's department at a salary of 15s weekly.— Adopted.

The engineer's report stated that a commencement had been made with section 2of the eastern drainage. The diversion of "White's line was nearly complete, and the work in connection with Enemy's dedication was in hand. Certain improvements as instructed by the council were being carried out at the pumping station; shaftincr and beltinv were being fitted, and it was hoped to have the new machinery in working order next week. A fault had occurred in one of the pomps—the second time that an important part of the pumps had broken down- The pumps were now in good order again. , On Councillor Hodcin's motion the 'engineer was authorised to procure a lathe for the repair shop.