MANUREWA NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 125, 29 May 1922, Page 9

MANUREWA NEWS.

The Town Board met on Friday. PresentMessrs. V. J. Corin ichalrmaul. Gallagher, Cox. Smith. Kinfr, I/Upton nnd l'egler. Several sulnllvislous ot properties were approved of. It was resolved that un application for a special grant of £500 be made t<. Ilie Minister of Public Works. Estimates were presented for ilio mntallisis of Kitchener Itonil. The metalline of road and uirrin;.- of footpath on Hill Road was reported as completed. It was resolved in metal approaches to bridge mi .lutland Uiiiul, also across Hie swamp on .lelllooe Hnsirt. Mr. I). L. Nathan's offer of trees for pliiullnj; on 11111 Itoa.l was accepted I with thanks. ii was reported (but Hie l t'liHH) loan for Cnrin Road was now available, and it was resolved to proceed with Hi.- work ns soon as plans are ready. It was resolved to continue footpath on Valley Knuil lo connect with main South Itoail. It was reported thai the Health I'epartment had obtained samples of waler from the two available sources, viz Totnrn I watershed mid Papnkura .stream, and Hull ■ at the latter source a purifying plum would be wauled, eostliiß I'Orttlll. The council resolved to apply fv. r £1.10 Krauts for Weymouth nnd Itnssell Roaila and a subsidy of f.-.im for Weymomh rton.l It was resolved to Invite Mr. Massev to visit Mmiurown. mid talk over local" requirements with the Hoard. Mr. F. E. White submitted a plan for n new mini leaillnir from Great South Roail tliroupu Ills pro. perty; the scheme wns approved. The ! council resolved that the police be asked , I for n written report resnrdiug the metal I stolen some time ajio from Brown's Road nnd Hint a supplementary loan of £BiV ! belnp 10 per cent, of the old loan ' tie applied for. It was decided that the rent of workers- homes be reduced to i" per week, and that the question of giving the option of purchase be left over