BOROUGH COUNCILS

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 228, 24 September 1918, Page 3

BOROUGH COUNCILS

ONEHUNGA. 3, The Oncliuuga Borough Council mc! lait nipht. Mr. .1. Stoupc. Mayor, presiding. Engineer's authority.—The hnrougu engineer. Mr. K. B. MelJuff. was vcsteil wll.il Mile control of tue borough works ami of all of the Council's employees, with power to employ "i- dismiss at his discretion; also that .-ill previous resolutions dealing wlt.li the subject be rescinded. The engineer wn further Instructed to Investigate the workIng of the borough teams, to see if. tliey arc paying. Water Fountain. —l'ortnission was given, to Mrs M. Friar to erect si bubbling foiiutain In Queen Street, ill memory of her .son. Killed in action, free water to lie supplied. by the Council. Vote o£ Condolence—On the motion <>£ the Mayor a vote of cundolence was passed, with the relatives oX.the late Mrs Elizabeth Yatce, at one time a Mayoress o£ the borough oC Onehunga. Muuukau Iload.—Tile proposal <i( th<Auckland City Cennell to pave the Mannkiin Hoail with concrete to the Seddou Memorial, and sußßesting thai the On.»huuga Borough Council should contiuuc the paving Queen Street. <Inehnns;a. t» tho Mtiugere Dridge, was brought before the Council. The .Mayor said thai, the paving of the main street would hi> one of thi* frreiitesl boons the people could, nave. For one thing the dust nuisance would be removed. Ue believed that the cost ot interest and sinking fend would be very little more thau the present cost of ths upkeep ot Qneeu Street. Tbe. prwenn Council was practically doin? it.s last. lap. and if they could accomplish this good and' j necessary work they would retire -with j flying colours, otherwise the ratepayers |might s criusider tbem a dummy lot. (Lauiiliiter.) The Council should take the ratepayers into their confidence and educate j them in every way possible tv the necensity" lof co-operating with tho other local bodicie in getting the main road to the city pa veil with concrete. He moved that :i special meeUns Of the Council be held next Monday night to consider tho question, the euirtneer jin the meantime to prepare an estimate of the cost of the work. In seconding theresolution. Mr K. Ainsworth suggested that the engineer liiiprof also prepare an nstl mate of the cost of paving Mt. Smart Itoad In the same manner, from the Seddnnj Memorial to Upper Qneeu Street, and that Iwo issues be- placed before the ratepayers when a poll is taken on the ouestiou. Mr. Ainswortii said most of the' traffic into Om-bnnsn passed through this part of Mt. Smart Koad, nud in his opinion it would pay the Council to have it paved with, concrete at the same time rliat the main street was done. Mr. Higglns favoured titer propusal with regard to the main street, but was uot altogether ill aeiord with Mr. Ainsworth's proposal u> include Mr. Smart Road at the same time. Mr. Singleton. asked if.ii would be possible for the Council to alter the system of rating, as he considered the present system would be a stumbling block to I be loan proposal hcinjr carried. The resolution to have :t special meeting was adopted. MOUNT EDEN. The ordinary meetiug of the Mr. TMcu Borough Council last night was llttendetl by the Mayor iMr. P. Hudson) and t'rs. Miackolfoid. Stewart. Hootoii. Davis, l'otter. Smith, WooUejv Uurns, liryden. Seabrook i'nd Vates. Financial.—The Mayor reported that six more debentures hi .\\>. 10 loan had hem sold, leaving thirteen yet unplaced. The number of debentures placed had already left the account in a very Ktttlslactory position. Ml. Eden Ho.'id. —Uu the recommendation of the Streets Committee the Council decided to have Mt. Kdm Koad. ou the rise op)Kisite Boston Hoad. laid down in Kpauls and grouted with bituminous mixture. It was found that this method of dealing with. I the surface would be less expensive than. I putting down asphalt. Quarry Cartage.—An offer from the Citr Council, through the Mayor, of 150 yards oC metal per annum as compensation, lor damage caused to the Mt. Eden roads by cartage from the quarry. w«s referred to live Streets Committee, for report. In speaking on Uie poiut, the Mayor stated that ho considered the offer an inadequate one in view of the considerable damage done to the Mt. Eden roads by the cartage to and from the quarry by the lessees, the City Council, anil be w:ix authorised to gel n legal opiuion on Hie matter. with a view to the Mt. lOdcii Council possibly opposing an exrensiun oC the lease of the nuarry to the City Council A lnion Complaint.—The Suburban Local lSodics , Labourers - lnion pointed oul thai the Council was employing :i. man pan time as engine driver and part, time .ts labourer. :ind requested I hut ho !>e asked te join the Labourers' Inioii. The Council discussed :il length \ tw |>oli,-y of employing tradesmen part time at their trade and parr time in general work, and ii was elicited that several men w.-re employed i n „„,.(, manner. The iiuomUoii raised liy the imlno was referred to the Streets Committee f-.r consideration,