DEVONPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 260, 3 November 1925, Page 23

DEVONPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tlie Devonport Borough Council held its ordinary meeting , last evening. There was ' only a light order paper, and the business ' was completed in under half an honr. There ! were present: Mr. J. Henderson (Deputy- ! Mayor, presiding), and Messrs. E. AMrtdee. ' S. Wnlker. F. H. EUlsdon, W. S. Campbell and O. "W. Marks. AValceraata Power Board Amalgamation. —Finality In this matter wag approached by the passing of the following resolution, ; o" which notice of motion had been given j by Mr. Aldrfdse:—"That in consideration ■ of the fact that the nesotiations between j the Council and the. Waitemata Electric Power Board hare now reached practical agreement, the Council should talte steps- to circulate the necessary petition for the j authorisation by the ratepayers of the! transfer oX their electricity nndertejrius, ! and will arrange to conduct a ptfbltc meet- , ing to Ulsenss the matter immediately;,afttigj the election." __-, '■" Widening Victoria SoadJ^— TSe "\Vofks '"\ Committee recommended that the council ! should take steps, under the (Public Work 3 ! Ait. to take a 10ft strip on frontages to ! Victoria Eoad from Clarence Street to Kerr i Street for the purpose of widening the ! street. Communication waa received from , rhe Grammar School Trust, agreeing to . the proposed widening, font claiming com- j pensiirion for any land required. ralliope Road Permanent formation.—lt ! was (iecideil that the excavation work in Calliope Road, from Kiwi Goad to Victoria Eoad. be proceeded with, and when that is i completed, the engineer Is to report on the position with .i view to proceeding -with rezradine of the hill from Stanley Bay wharf ro Glen Road.