LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 219, 13 September 1923, Page 9

LOCAL BODIES.

DEVONPORT. i ' foi The Mn.rpr, Mr. T. Lament, presided over an last nights meeting of the Devonport "V Borough Council. There were also present VI, Messrs. S. W. Luxford. J. Mays, E. Aldridee, J}'. W. Perry-Taylor. E. H. Little. A. V. Fraer, J. Hislop and A. Bartley. gj, Waterfront Railway.—The council rie- ne cided to accept the Invitation of the Wai- po temata Chamber of Commerce to he present de nt the next meeting, when Mr. A. Harris, ; tir 1 M.P.. is to speak on the question or the r a< • waterfront railwaj. Alain Highways Act.— on t\it* sus- na ' sestion of the Waitemnta Chamber of Com- wl mere it was resolved to ascertain the ;tw I council's position under the Mnln High- I <-h ! ways Act, and the matter was referred to m ' the Lesal and Finance Committee. f >f I Re.fjuest Declined.—The secretary of the j' :a i New Zealand Showmen's Association wrote P^ purpose of conducting a Joyiand during mi Christmas week Several councillors stated ,„ that the reserve should be kept for the ?" use of children, and the request was there- ■ h fore declln-d. j i Band Concerts.—Application to render a i j, a ' musical programme on the reserve on Sun- ■ j n , days, was made by the secretary of the no Auckland Waterside Workers' Band. They a | .-lino applied for a council Buhaidy.—A con- pa •litlonal permit wns granted, application to Ito be made for each date, and programme hti jto be submitted. No subsidy was granted, M' , - the Mayor statins that Oevonport would th ,be paying for Auckland amusement. ml | Contracts.—Reporting on Mr. A. B. aP : Brodie's contract the consulting engineer, dv 1 Mr. A. Creville Walker stated that In ' _ j Church Street a total of 5868 cubic yards - lof excavation had been taken out to date. ■ ! Six hundred feet of subgrnde had been pre- ] pared with subprade course of old metal • ready for rolling. The retaining walls and j steps had been completed to four frontages on the western side of the road, while excaj vation for walla on the eastern side of the ! road was almost completed. Mr. Martin ; Taylors property, situated at the northern i i roadwfly to tbf pxr*;nt of 1 fc>ot T inches ! ■at one corner, the roadway therefore being i narrow by this amount. A searen oi tne previous survey bar! given the owner more j land than his present title showed. The ! j District Laud Registrar's ruling was that ; I the council could not compel the owner i ] ruling. Mr. Walker recommended that Mr. j I Taylor he approached with regard to his i granting the small strip of land to the , j couucll for the purpose of completing tne, roadway to its full width.—lt was decided Ito request Mr. Greville Walker to interi view .Mr. Taylor concerning the matter. Electricity.—On the recommendation of ( the electrical engineer-munajrer it 'was dei to request the co-operation of enI sumers in refraining from using electric I irons after 6 p.m. in order to case the I electricity load The engineer reported that ■' it would be necessary to install a rotary j I converter before next winter. The matter 1 was referred to the whole council in comI mi BIRKEUHEAD. r ! ?! The'fortnightly meeting of the Birkeni head Borough Council was held last night. • ! The Mayor. Mr. E. C. Walton, presided, ' ! and Councillors E. G. Skeates, C. E. Camp- ' ' bell, Phil. H. Hayward. Albert Hadfield, A. -i E. Wood, K. A. Uilpin. Thos. Karrell and • Wm. Worthington w*:re also present. Arawa Street Drain.—Two objections ; against allowing drainage from another property to connect with the ptorm water drain traversing their" properties were • I received. It was decided to inform 'he I Health Department accordingly, and to ask how the present unsatisfactory position | could be remedied. Hauraki Footpath.—The estimated cost of | path in Hauraki Street in order was £62 ■ 15/. It was agreed that this should receive consideration In the neit loan pro- ! I posals. the footpath in the meantime to be | 1 asheel where necesaarv. ' • c Water—The waterworks engineer. Mr. w. Williams, Intimated that 1.800,000 gal- | lons of water had been consumed in Birkenhead for the past month, and that the level , of Lake Takapuna was 5 feet 7 inches above ■ high tide mark, compared with 5 feet Si I inches the previous month. . j Poppy Fund.—lt was decided to give em- I - I ployment to returned soldiers In effecting | i improvements in Hinemoa Park, tarring I j paths in the cemetery, and forming a track ! J •- through the Birkdale Reserve to the beach, i I