LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 206, 29 August 1916, Page 8

LOCAL BODIES.

!'• MOUNT EDEN. . The ordinary meeting of the Mt - ;__■_-'' Borough Cotmcil last night wag att«_2 by the Mayor (Mr O. Nicholson) Y_f Messrs. C. Hudson, R. D. Stewart-?* Davis, E. H. Potter, A. E. Barnaul* v Yates. H. Seabrook, W. Wootfey, mk'-v B. Skeates. •-.- r ' Seasonable. —Com-plainte of noo_n r rf > - properties were received from .Mrs Phm mer (Pine Street), Mrs Speedy and R R.» (Mt. Pleasant Road), Miss Woo_Sn_ (King Edward Street), G. Pirritt {*__? borough Street), and G. K. SutherUwi I (Woodside Boad), and were referred tinX Water and Drainage Committee. ;- Landscape Koad.—Mt. Roskill Koaa Board agreed to pay half cost up to fTOfor improvement of Landscape Road, £20 to be spent on the footpath, and aleo su gested that the footpath be formed __ the wort on the road deferred. ™ The Council decided to proceed w_h'_« formation of the footpath. Street Works.—ln his the" En ' gineer stated that the footpath on t*« eastern side of Henley Road, to Klnr» View Road, had been completed; laylnr of 4in pipes in Dominion Road South had SJi finished; the formation of Henley RoaiTto. wards Milton Road was proceedlnE-"-f_!. mation of metalling of Herbert Road mr tearing completion; formation of Mt Plm sant Road (with weeping drains to' limit* flooding), and St. Albans Road wag d» ceeding; construction of storm-wjtlt drain in Pencarrow Avenue was in _S gress; all sewerage contracts ■ had £•_ ' slightly delayed hy unfavourable weatae>; 'Gas lamps had been erected on Hlllsld. * Crescent, Disraeli Street and Peary Boa_" ' and he recommended am additional U_d_l Peary Road, and an extra lamo it : the angle in Esplanade Road below vw"Road. .-'• ™ - The matter of extra street lannw wi« ' referred to the Streets Committee. ■ - " Tenders.—The following sewera*».ti_. ders were accepted:—Harold Street 'i*h mate, £05). P. H. Brierley. £137 2/- £££ i Avenue to Elizabeth Street (estiSte £4A>), J. McPeek, £365; Elizabeth IjtnSl to St. Alban*s Road (estimate, __» • Ilanmgan and Lupton, £410 6/11- «_£ ? al H*.Sc?leek , : S _6 r 2 E 4 S St/ t . ate leMm ** *$£ ■ Miscellaneous.—An otter from J.n *_ : combe to donate £10 towards cost of'-nit ing ground to give him access to X perty in Carrick Place was referredl?o "the Streets Committee. A petition from rata! payer*, that Pentland Avenue be tarreduM sanded was referred to the Streets-Cmb.-mittee. " y*r