LOCAL BODIES' MEETINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 69, 22 March 1910, Page 6

LOCAL BODIES' MEETINGS.

| FAXII-.L3-. The Parnell Borough Council met last night Present: The Mayo* (Mr. R. S. Briggs) and - Messrs. J. ■•' Cohnell, R. Isaacs, C. Palmer, J. E. Lundon, F. Fitt, W. Thomas, G. Foster, and W. Johns. -. The Carnegie Library.—Mi-. W. B. Herrbld, the successful al-chit— t in the competitive designs for the proposed Carnegie library building, wrote to state that although, there were no conditions in force as to architects guaranteeing 'the cc3t of work, he was prepared to give the guarantee asked for that, the building would not cost more than £2500 to erect, provided the j work was proceeded with at once and cer- : I tain other conditions were observed by the Council;— The matter was referred to the Library Committee. ■ -,- ■ ~ Power-box.—Councillor Fltt reported that, the manager of the Electric Tramways Co. had. told him'that the e——rle power-box in . .-the Manukau-rpad, opposite ..,-/Martin's stables, w ; as to be immediately, removed. Streets Committee.—The Streets Committee recommended that" an __tii__te •— the - cost of concreting the who!. — the footpath . on the Newmarket Bide -ii Ma_nsell-road be obtained, rand that an estimate of the cost of erecting a retaining wall in Brad-ford-Street be prepared, with the view of the Council ottering to contribute a share of the cost in tie event of the owners of the property affected decid—g to carry out necessary improvements. —-'he report, was ■ adopte-d.