THAMES PROGRESS.
A CTOIMEIORATIYE TABLET. (By Telegraph.—Oirn Correspondent.) THAMES, this day. Tie Major fit. Rhodes ) yesterday vnreiled a marble tablet, set in the new pnmphouse, commemorating the starting of progressive permanent woVka by the Barnes Borough, aggregating £200,000, including sanitary drainage, street improvements, Hornhoni electric current acquisition, water supply from the county, and flood prevention works. Members of the ol<l and new -borough councils, county council, hospital, and larbour boards were present. Tic Mayor (Mr. T. W. Rhodes), in » speech, said a lot of praise was due to the previous councils who planned the forks. Shortage of money -had compelled the scheme to be put aside for a Sμ. The council -were now able to raise money and the works were being pine on irith as rapidly as possible. In addition to the extension of Pollen Street to a direct route was now in land, ivhich would mean a saving of nearly a mile between Thames and the tmmtrj-. Mr. Lowe (county chairman), udllr. Miller. (ex-Mayor), also spoke.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 132, 5 June 1923, Page 9
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