LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 247, 18 October 1922, Page 9

LOCAL BODIES.

MOUNT ALBERI. The Mount Albert Borough Council met oreßwifi" ioe 'T he Ma ?' Or ,Mr ' A - F - 1!,,, ""' :! ' clllors R." j. AUingb'am, »•!.;,.!."' T. J. .leukin. v. K. .Metcalfe. 11. A. Miles. 1.. K. Khodfs, a. U. Wllsou, and U. v. Arm-

Telephone at Termlr.us \ le-t.-r from the Hon. C. .1. l'arr stated that 'he had asked the I'ostniastcr-'ieneral to re unstlr:his decision with reiard to « si ,. t t ,-i,.ph..,,P ut Mount Albert terminus. The lion Mr I nates had promised to jro into the matter asain with his oiH.ials Mr l'arr hi I iiTKed upon his i-olleagtie* the importan .- of the ,-enire. and lnformeil him that i.i h< opinion there was ample custom to lustifj the venture. He woi'.l.l inform the C.mii.il of the tinal decision later

Committee Heeommeiidatione —In n>sard to the susgi-stimi of ill,. KlnsslMiid Hikli:,-., Metis Association, that number.- l-e iila--el on houses, the Works and I.lahtlnc C>>m mitte,- recommended that a reply l"c sen; that, while the Council n< in sympathy with the suggestion, it was noi prepared m take drastic steps in the direction in>li caterl. The committee also .-tanil that :i certain amount of Miliar hail rcc-utly hee:i deposited in St. Uikes RoaU. at a . «>st •'' £W «\ it refomuiended that fui-tli.--flllins t>e done at an additional i-nst not •■■ exceed £25. and that DOtitiouers in tinmatter lie inrormeil thai the nuestion ■■f formins the footpath must stand over f.ir the time hems. The report was adopter! Health Ileport.—The sanitary Inspectorreported that wince the last meetiui.' t!i" i-ases of notifiable and Infectious dHeas.had lieen as follows: —Diphtheria 1. s.ariet fever 1. acute tuberculosis 1. tuberculosis 1 The health of the borough could lie i-oti-sidered satisfactory, all the above ca.-erf having o<- ( -urred last month.

Buililiii" Permit*.—Slurp last me-rlnz the following permits were Issued:— Pralnase. -T nermits. valued at £."> n>•: •'!- plninhlng permits, valued at £li> l.'i . The buildiii-' inspector reported That f,. r t week* enrtine October H 33 permits wen' issued, valuer! at £1R.351 13. Tnenty-eWit μ-r mite, valued at £17.161. were is-ucd <lnr ins the previous three weeks. The total permits issued from April 1 last tv O tol>c r 11 was 2t(>, valued at £'.Ki.-J!in I". . The Council was notified that the formal openinc of the Point flievnller side si-h-'i would tnke ulai-e on Saturday. November 4. at .1.30 D.m. A donation or £1 1 was mad" rowar'is the La hour Hay celebration Kninl. NORTHCOTE. The fcirtnlfhtly meoiins ~f the S'nrihcn:i> Rorongh Council was held last nislit. The Mayor. Mr. W. K. Klrlianlson. presided, d CtK. .1. R. Tonar. Alfred I'orrMi, Alfred Hurley.- \V. 11. Barnes. \V. C. Smith. A. W. Smith. O. It. Brliisden. \V. K. A. Stewar:, anil F. O. Devlin were also present.

Works.—The cost of Improving the srraic of Milton linail is to be furnisher! by the foreman. The Works C.mimi;teo : .s :n Inspect Kauri f;ien Itoml, alonsuide the .Northcote main school, with n view to sue: BPfitlng to tlie Waitcmiita County I'ounii: that the entrance should lie fnrilieil and graded to access lo ;he lirill Hall and gully. Kauri ?<-nic Keserve.—The Mayor arrl Cr. Tonar were deputed to wait upon Mr. It. I", (irevir.e. as chairman of the Kaul •Cully Srenii- Ite-erve. to hrln« under Vis notice that the option rf the land which I' was desired to secure for an entrance to tiie Reserve from Gladstone Itnad. would shortly expire. Mr. Tonar mentioned that tin- S. <■::;•• Board had not met since May '1.

Finance. —Accounts passed for payment totalled £L'Sl H/S. As the council was working on bank overdraft, it was Jecitleil I•' reiiuest payment of rates.

DralnaSP S.heme.—The Town clerk nportert that with respect to the two objections to the special drainage roll, the inacistrate had deleted the name of one object-.r fn.m the roll, and in the other ca«p tic valuation had been- redn.ed. All option had been secured over the five a'-rrs al ;'. c eastern end of Stafford Kon'l. the Mlssosti'l site of the seiitic tank.

Community Hall.-A snr>,\ deal of desultory fllwUKSlon took pla.e regatilillß the proposal to remove the Scout Hall from lie Northcote l'oint Itesprve i where it w.-is erected iv l!Hli»t. with a view t.i the erection of a •■fommnniry Hnll." The site of thi< proposrd hall was stated to be at IbP bottom of Denby Cully. In CJueen Sire.-., the frontage to which mi an anile was 7" fo3t. thuueli or. a straight line between Kfl anil 4" feet. The price of tlie section was £l(ii). upon which a deposit of £1(1 hail bern paid, but whether on an-niim of » priv.vIndividual or fio m fnmU <-olle.-ted by public subscriptions in connection ivith the ■•••' inmuniiy Hall." seemed in !>e olwurnl. T :•■ purple of the hall was to f.i .Hi. n: r> ii.c activities of the .Tonne people, such as P. .y Si-nuts. Younz Citizens' League, ami nimllar Institw'lnns. Further Inquiry was rw.lri.il the reservp nf i];e Ri-niif" to' a si c which mlKht happen to be privately owned

Water Supply.—The Mayor reported that the Lake Taknpuna Roard of Control lurt engaged Mr. V. E. Powell. C.E.. to furiiM) a report, denllnz exhaustively with Hie cxi-; ing supply and methods. siusmentlMg the supply, purification, ami examining \\w [■»- eible sources or supply, iii'bidimr :ho .i y ifrom ;he Waitakere supplyi. Wairau basi i. Otehn basin, Okura Valley and Rnnsfltppu't.i River. Mr. W. C. Smith aske.l if the Hoard wou.d deal with this report, or

whether the councils would have an opportunity of considering it. The Mayor he could guarantee the report would be referred to the connc'ls before anything definite was (lone. The Board was imi>rossi<l with the necessity of secnrlns niMltlon.il supplies for the incrc-sing needs when ;!ie Rirkenhead and Northcotp druinan , schemes were in operation. Certing water from the city would be an expensive matter. Nt only would the North Shore lvrotiffhs li.i'e to find interest and sinking fund on C'-S.m.'o, but would pay sixpence per thousand gnH«:s in addition. The .Health Department was -o make montlilv analyse* nf the Lake water, which would be published.