LOCAL BODY ACTIVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 4, 6 January 1922, Page 4

LOCAL BODY ACTIVITIES.

P-MMHK-M OJT WOB_H__U» ___ro____x _X__. PHOGRASBCG FOR 19-2. , A brief review of the projected undertakings of various suburban local bodies during the year just commenced, reveals a wave of municipaJ activity and progress on the northern s_b_(_ui line, embracing Avondale, New Lynn, CHen Eden, and Henderson. While Avondale and New _ynn each have an enteTpriang programme for the year, Glen Eden has lately made a distinct step forward by the election of a town board, and Henderson is Kkely to follow suit in the new future, an application for a town fcosrrd having already teen heard by a Commission. The longest portion of t*fe road—three miles)—is in the One ——1 Hill Road Board's district, and that body has now raised a loan of £50,00(1 for tbe concreting of that stretch. Thi» money will be available in » few days. The following is a brief outline of the chief works to be undertaken by various local bodies during tbe present year. The concreting oi the main thoroughfare from Anckland to the Manukau •Harbour at Onehunga is the most expensive undertaking in the case of the Newmarket Borough "Council, the Onetree Hill Road Board, and the Onehunga Borough Council. Mt. Roskill Road Board, through whose district the roan also runs, bae completed its portion Of the work. w ■NEW LYNN. **' Much activity will he displayed in fi(_ rapidly-growing district during the present year. The Town Boar— has improvement schemes on hand far greater than anything previously undertaken in the history of the district. One of the works to be carried out is that of installing a water supply, tbe desirability «1 vMeli has long been felt in the township. The board's schedule also inch—lea storm water drainage, and the cae_B_ig up and beautifying of a number of reserves, at a total cost of over £ I»,000. The School Committee's programme provides for an expenditure of £ LISO. Included in the list of Siuprwvemcats ia • cricket, football, and basket—all ground. It is also- intended to put town four tennis courts, and build swings, etc-, lor the smaller children. When these works are completed and the gio_ads beautified, it is anticipated' that they will not be surpassed in the prc—bsee. NEWMARKET. Among the most important works which the Newmarket Boaough Conncwill undertake during the coming year will be the paving and concreting of Broadway, being that body's portion of the concrete road to extend from Auckland to Manukau, at an estimated east of £6fioo, and tbe laying down of Carlton Road in bitumen which, it is estimated, will cost about £3,000. Both of these works will be done out of loan money. It is also intended to lay down some of the other aide streets in tar seal. Among a number of other matters which will receive the attention of t—l Council early in the year will he ftc straightening of a sharp corner in Crowhurst Road, near Gillies Avenue, which has always been a menace to vehknlar traffic. It is estimated that this work will cost from £600 to £800, and it „ possible that this amount will appear on the estimates this year. ONBHTJNGA. ' —"•»«?" To concrete the main road from the Royal Oak to the railway wharf wiß be the most expensive un_erta_mg the Onehunga Borough Council so far h_»3_ view for the present year. This work, which will be the last portion of t_■ concrete road connecting Auckland wtti the Manukau harbour, ia estimated to cost £23,000. Another undertaking, to coat abont £4,700, will he • devistrasi of the Catkin Street newer. MOUNT ROSKILL ROAD BOARD. The Mount Roskill Road Board turns completed its portion of the A nek land - Manukau concrete road at an approximate cost of £9,000. This board has also spent £5,000 on file far end of Mount Albert Road running to —de-dale. Other works of importance are under contemplation, hut have yet to be approved by tbe board.