MUNICIPAL ACTIVITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 4

MUNICIPAL ACTIVITIES.

HALF-YEARLY REVIEW. IMPROVEMENTS IX PRO-PEIT. A detailed statement of the position in regard to municipal works and the expenditure thereon for the six months ended September 30 was submitted to the meewng of the City Council last evening by the Mayor (l!r. J. H. Guason). The activities covered street improvements, drainage, the Xihotupu re-ervoir, and miscellaneous works. Out of the street improvements loan the expenditure was as follows: —Remuera Read paving (completed), £547.>; Alanukau Road paving and widening, £10.343; Gladstone Road, £lf!S4; a:;d Great South Road paving. £40ii. The expenditure charged against the Grey Lynn streets improvement loan totalled £2:1,355, for the kerbing and channeliin? of the whole or part of the length of 29 streets. On drainage in Grey Lynn £304 was spent. In addition to the work done out of loan moneys many improvements. charged to current account, were effected on seven roads in different localities. DRAINAGE AND WATER. Great activity was shown in tihe essential extension of the drainage system. Over 22,000 ft of sewers were laid. The more important works included the lowlevel sewers, which are nearly completed. The schedule of drainage works throughout the area contained details of the expenditure on no fewer than 48 sewers, the total sum being £22.539. The highest separate cost was £5322 on the Manukau Road storm-water drainage. Excellent progress has been, made witb the concrete work at the Xihotupu reservoir. Up to October 14 the total quantity of concrete deposited was 62.065 cubic yards. leaving 903.) cubic yards to be completed. The expenditure for the (half-year was approximately £37,570. There had been some delay on extending the destructor owing to slow delivery of casting. The expenditure so far totals t>4oo. Five wrrken' cottages were completed at Old Mill ! Road. XEXT SIX MONTHS' WORK. 1 The programme of works for the iwrent half-year will consist principally of street improvements, including the concrete paving of the Great Smith Road find part of Oho Mnnukau Road. the«e to be followed by the .>oneretfl paving of the Great North Road to Kinjr Street, also similnr pavinpr of .41!>rrt. WvnJham, Federal Streets, and Victoria Street West. There will also ho the widening of Mountain Road, between flivm't Roail and Albury Road: the completion of the grading of Bridge w>d?r Road. Roach Road, and T.-mrnma Terrace. Parnell; the completion of tf.ie knhini ar.l channelling of sea Viow Ron,!, Rcniner.i: and the kerlnnp anil cliariiell;iic; and general improvement of 14 ri'Miik na! =trerts in Grey Lynn. Severr.l drain!)'.." , work* ;n hand \\\)\ br cnninlf*.-.'. flip Xilmtupu reservoir should br co'iijilow] enrlv in the Xew Year. Oiiier mi-i-"!larpoii« works will bp the .nin;.!-:-.;: ■ f i.jp .jc--tructor extension-, the in-i il!n::n n »f the new rrematoriiini furii.i • 'in , t'- , ' ,- tion anil equipment n , " n r.m- ,-!iiUin? room, and othfr iiniiiiuppn-ii'- .i , '■'<• municipal riball.iu-. nnil tiir •-..,...;,!i,m of fencins and ntilier iti'in* j , - .i" /.illogical Park. The items r-numrnW-l ;. ; -.v,. -\mthat for the S in mnmh- v" ,: i ■ ■>:■.<: ')i" City Council hn- -jim: in.-r .' J in improvements an.l iitilitii-. Jn reply to Mj-. K. 11. !>,n - i"n■• r-' , j engineer. !\fr. \V. K. Rn-- -■~•..( -.'lat approximately two mile- .n" .~n '■■■'' paving remained tn he .ioi;,> '.o .-viii •Vμ the programme. The report wag adopted,