PARNELL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 288, 3 December 1907, Page 6

PARNELL.

The Parnell Borough Council met last evening. Car Stopping Place. —A letter from the general t-ianai-'er of tin- Auckland Electric Tramways (Mr .1. J. Walklate.i referring to the proposed stopping place at Kussellstreet, expressed bis opiniou that a stoppin- place was not altogether necessary at thai point, but to to* the public requirements he would put up a "stop if required" plate ou the spot. The letter was re-civc-d. Borough Yislner.—lt was resolved tn advertise for applications for the position of bonmch v-ilm-r at a salary of C3O. Water (joL.'iunpti""-—The turncock reporteil that tilt* water consiiuipt ion for the jius; forrtiglu lia'l been l.i__>.QUU callous. The increase for the fortnight was 13,000 gaUons. StratferJ -street. - Tbe foreman of works reported that 34"if1 of pitchers had beeu laid .<-. Stratford-street, in addition to 210 ft of -tune kerliing. Lite cost of kerbing and channelling had been fS per chain. Water Main.—The turncock again re-eotninenii--il that the work of constructing the water mail, for the north side of ll.tnu-kau-roau should ho taken iv hand as soon as possible, and that it be run under the footpath, and a branch left at t'arfieldstreet. so as te allow of a connection with the Avenue, at present supplied from Khyber Pass. A savini; would be effected of £d_per 1000. meaning about £1 per week.