CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 135, 10 June 1927, Page 15

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

MORE SLOT PHONES IN CITY. MUSIC SECTION AT LIBRARY. The City Council met last night, the Mayor (Mr. Geo. Baildon) presiding. Slot Phones.—Additional penny-in-the-slot telephone booths are to be erected at France Street corner (near Karangahape Roadl, and at the corners of Hepburn and Wellington Streets, and Ranfuriy and Manukau Roads. The city engineer (Mr. W. El. Bush) pointed ont that in the case of the site for the telephone at France St. corner it required to be carefully chosen, owing to the narrowness of the street, and the congested state of the traffic. For preference the booth should be situated on the Pitt Street side of i Karangahape Road. His only other recommendation was that the telephone for the Epsom area be placed in Ranfurly Road, and not in Manukau Road. On the recommendation of the Works Committee the installations were approved, the cabinets to be placed in positions approved by the engineer. Housing of Music Section at Library.— In connection with the housing of the Lewis Eady music section at the library, the town clerk reported that the eouneil has placed £500 on the estimates for 1927-28 for proposed alterations to the central library by the provision of an additional room over the vestibule at the first floor level. The recommendation of the Library Committee, that tenders be called for the carrying out of the work, was adopted. Orakei Bridge.—The question of the erection of the new Orakei Bridge will be discussed at a conference on Saturday next between representatives of the Auckland City Council, the Tamaki Road Board, Orakei Road Board, and the Public Works Department. The council appointed the Mayor and the chairman of the Works Committee to watch its interests at the gathering, which will be held in the office of the chief surveyor of the North Auckland district.

Salvation Army's Appeal. — Permission was granted the Salvatiou Army to hold a street collection on Friday, October 14, in connection with its ''Self Denial" week, which will extend from October S to October 14.

Improvements at Point Chevalier. Arrangements are being made to employ men in the work of improving the recently acquired reserve at Point Chevalier. Negotiations are being finalised by the City Council whereby the Returned Soldiers' Association and the Auckland Patriotic Association will each contribute £300, in addition to the sum of £300. which the Parks Committee of the council proposes to spend. Authority was given for the committee to spend the amounts as it deemed advisable.