NORTHCOTE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 213, 6 September 1916, Page 11

NORTHCOTE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The monthly uieetiug of the Northcote Borough council u-ob iieia last night, iv we- absence ot the jlayur iJir. U. rraser) ttom Auciuaud, the ueputy jiiivor luoun"iior J. ij. Xouarj ana councillors «- ii. Hunt, \\. b. Uauiel, A. \v. Millar, t*eo. H. .Lyon, alia It. H. V Hopkins were aiiu present. AVaier.—Xhe Waterworks Engineer (Mr. J. i-ejiurttU tuat l.uws.oiw galw." 1 water Uud Uceu PU"U>eu it vie Jjtortflcute buuuu ior the iiiuuth ot August or wuii.ii iimiiuuy 7i<j,uuo gallons were lor ue Xakayuua district. Hie brigade.—Kmiuests from the Fire iirifaue lor new hose auu a douole hydrant lor mc mam statiou, ;1S well us a t,ui:;;estion that a uew ngrceiueut suould be "owe «> with the Couucil, were relurred to ttia Lonucil-ln-Coiiuiiittee. finance.—The i-munce Committee reCorted that the banK overdraft ou August ol was £381 7/7, as compared with Oμ toe same oate last year. Accounts <£U5 - I>a6se<l for payment amounting to Pound.—The Traffic- Inspector (Mr. II T. ™'« • yJ r <= e """uenat.Ml the establishment ot a pound at ihe sanitary tarui in "(-•ean View Uoad, which the Council held acaer lea-e i O r nve years, with the right « renewal r ur a further three years. The tost ot pointing thL notice- board would bu fin,?, -i , s,u fc'»<Mtiou was referred to the .touucil-ui-Coiiiinittee. rv,w° rks "~' rllc toreinau of works (Mr. P. cwviii) reyorted that a considerable amouur h * , naei eie ' da ius and ruotDHtn repairs ■Ijtl , T / arned °ut during the mouth. ,™ ts L ™ beeu repaired on the high level iootpath in yueeu street South, but Xurifler altentiou would be required wheu Mc weather set iv. Valley Uoad footpath Jiau been coated with scoria, aud the side urains cleaned out. In Church Street the xoutputh on the west side had beeu rei c ? aud coaleu with scoria. The footPJlh in Beach lioad had beeu kerbed around the cur\-e with rougn stone, with the objuc-t •J preventing carts driving across the lootpath. Atientiou was also drawn to the Pri n e of c , Ule In Callan's Itoud from •rnnces Street to the beach, aud the cost Of placing a »lv pipe was estimated i *— 10/. Tht; question of the drainage «* CllUau'g liuad from Queen Street to ltoad was referred to the Works <-om mittec to report Th( . matter of tht . uraniage required for four houses in Queen \"v a r ' el y ° uth ' estimated to cost Xo'J 4/a, *"ac instructed to report regarding the IfSue! s bis propErty iv Sea View