MT. ALBERT'S PROGRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 193, 15 August 1911, Page 9

MT. ALBERT'S PROGRESS.

B OW £30,000 IS BEING EXPENSED. Fi ve years ago the population of the ... Albert district numbered some 3uuo ~\A to-day ttiue u. O.OUU people reWine in till.- borough, £hkhi is in iwelf suinccnt indication m 1. increasing popularly 01 the neighbourhood as a residential resort, interviewed by a "Mar" reporter, the .uayur 5 Mt. Albert iMr. hi. ■>. Coyle) gave some interesting information as to what had been, and what was in pvospct «>f beki" done in the district by the u..l jf the special loan of £3U,UOU which was raised last October. "First of nil." s.ud the Savor, "I will tell you what is about! to be accomplished. The Council are calling for tenders for the formation, kerbin", and channelling of the laain road from Page's Store Kingsldiul, to Jlomingside. We hope to slut on it the first week in September, .'nd the Tramway Company are also ready to commence the work of extending the. tcrto Moroingside. The Government will shortly be calling for tenders for the jtcel bridge over the crossing, but as the ,teel has to be got out from England. ■ this will delay us for something like twelve months in the work of forming that part of the road which twos nnder the bridpe, and along about anuarter of a mile distant f roin the pronosed tram terminus. Then the Council are spending £SOO odd in the formation of St. Luke's-road, will open . o much nearer route for vehicular traffic to Mt. Eden. Epsom, and Onehunga. In doing this we are supplying , yerv long felt want. Speaking on the question of supBlying the district with water, Mr. Coyle said that a reservoir of the capacity of 600 000 gallons was to be erected on the mount in addition to the one already established, which is capable of holding 350 000 gallons. A well had been sunk at the Mental Hospital springs to augment the supply of water, and the new supply was both abundant and of excellent quality, and not in any way did it affect the old spring. Altogether jn the last six months four miles of mains had been laid down, and another four were being got on with. When the work concluded there would be no less than 25 miles of mains in the borough. •The donation of £250 towards a Coronation memorial in the form of a public institute by the Government was also touched upon by Mr. Coyle. "The institute we propose building," he said, "will cost about £I,OOO, and will be a great boon to the district. Alrendy we have £SOO in hand, together with the piece of land given over by the Government to us for a site at a peppercorn rent, and the rest of the money, we have no doubt, will soon come in." Continuing, Mr- Coyle said that strong representations were about to be made I to the Government in regard to tin scoria pit at the mount. The Council, he said, had decided to call a special public meeting in order that they might get this picturesque site as a reserve. The ratepayers were exceedingly anxious to preserve the mountain from the commercial enterprise it was being put to, especially so considering the splendid views that were to bo obtained from tEe place. ,In conclusion, the Mayor instanced the growing popularity of the neghbourhood by quoting the number of building per rnits which had ; heen applied for and granted of late. During the last sixteen months, he stated, 203 permits had been given, which represented an extra capital value of the district of some £IOO,OOO.