NORTHCOTE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 10 March 1915, Page 9

NORTHCOTE.

The ordinary meeting of the Northcbte Borough"Council •was.toeld: last'night. • The Mayor (Mr. Geo. Fraser) presided, and there were also present Crs. : E. Stllwell, J. B. .Tohar.'H.J'H. Hunt,. J.rßroady, Jas. T. Fearhley; R. H. P. -Hopkins, >H. Crowley, and A. B. Greenshtde. v : . '. Water.-rThe Waterworks Engineer's report stated that 1,(585,000 gallons of water bad been pumped from Lake. Takapuna: during the month of February, and of thl««'truantity 690,000 gallonsrwere pumped, for the' Takapuna district.:--The house-to-house inspection "had' beeh"Completed, and leaky taps repaired, where required. The level of Lake ;T*kapuna".stocSa.;at 2ft 9in nitftv* «m level at the end "of the month, i

■ • Finance. —Accounts totaiHng SO 0/5 Iwere passed for. payment, bringing theoverdraft up to £311 11/8. '; Works. —The foreman of works reported jthat five of tarring;- and sanding, of the footpath had-been-idone in the northern end 'of -"Princes xetceet, wnile Qneen Street footpath lrad been repaired where required. ThesHik*EeS9t;the wharf ■approach bmd- -*>een- and ■ a temporary footpath, made.'.'afld coaled with -esties, and a - fence erected-;on the sea--ward side for protection agalnrt accidents. The Mayor caW be understood that a tthe stone facing, -probably due- smaller etone than ne'eeeeary "being used In-the facing of the Wall. I "''!** matter was left to the Mayor tolntervlew tbe Harbour Board's Engineer. Wandering Cattle.—Mr-. 'R...Hi Carlqnist was appointed cattle' ranger." ■'• <Town Hall Site.—;Tbe.-Finance Commftiee •was instructed'-46 conditionsleasing "the '.Town Hall site ai-'ths; "corner of ..Princes fifreefc and'TSing Street, either in one Jot or three-Jots. '• Kauri Gully.—Mi M. Parrish waited 'o'pon :the ConecU r relative'''to leasing a portion of Krfufl -Gully Heserye. for which, no tenders had heen received when lnvlied recen-tly. The matter was referred to Crs. Hunt, Tonar, and Fearnley, to report to the Council.