▁of ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁as ▁Mayor ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Field ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁election . ▁As ▁Coun c ill or ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Public ▁Works , ▁Res erves , ▁and ▁C emetery ▁Comm itte es . ▁ ▁Business ▁ ▁P ett it ▁owned ▁two ▁business es ▁in ▁Nelson ▁" The ▁Br ick ▁Store ", ▁a ▁gro cer ▁and ▁provision ▁mer ch ants ▁on ▁Wa ime a ▁Road ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁bought ▁from ▁F ▁C ▁P ett it ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁a ▁soap ▁manufact uring ▁business , ▁H add ow ▁and ▁P ett it , ▁also ▁in ▁Wa ime a ▁Road . ▁In ▁this ▁business ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁William ▁H add ow , ▁a ▁former ▁Coun c ill or ▁and ▁relative . ▁William ▁Phili ps ▁had ▁established ▁the ▁soap ▁manufact uring ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁with ▁H add ow ▁and ▁P ett it ▁taking ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁Their ▁" H ydro line " ▁soap ▁was ▁sold ▁throughout ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁was ▁invent ed ▁by ▁W ▁Mc Le od ▁from ▁Dun ed in . ▁▁ ▁P ett it ▁also ▁export ed ▁fruit ▁and ▁general ▁produce . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Jenkins ▁Hill ▁Co al ▁Pro spect ing ▁Company . ▁The ▁association ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁En ner g lyn ▁Co al ▁M ining ▁Company ▁with