LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Issue 38, 14 February 1929, Page 20

LOCAL BODIES.

ONE TREE HILL AFFAIRS. T:ip On.f Troc H:!l Road Board in."": evpniiiL'. the chairman. Mr. H. B. Dobbic. pif-n;.i:ng. Hfaw Traffic- Foon.—Thf fit-.- C'> iru-,'. foi ivanlpil a i for t'l.'i'? f) hoavy tialhr :or thffp months r-nu;n^ I->--<•'•:11!»«"»:■ '?! i.iet. Thiis inado the total aiiiniint rc-i-eivoil from this .-oiircp for Hrjs, t'lo7l. a<< compared with £ K>97 for 1^27. fireat S->uth Road.—The Jtapakura Town Board wrote that -i j deputation be arranjed to ;iss «,t mini-tern the unfair proposition of • 17.t;a! costs which have to be bovne V. ':ie i ica! bodies :n rei ou>truc::n z tiie S .:ith Road. The matter was left in *hv hands of tiie town clerk to arr.m.'e. Rates.—l_ p to Jmuiry 31. j.'21, 1 "JO of the current tinan.-ial % ear's i.it<v !ia 1 b.-eu 1 p;iid. ieporte. 1 the town 1 >•: k. Tii:> equal,ed t>l.S [>er cent of tiie a:ro m: levied: against 01.0 per cent received lo>' the tiame fver'o.l of last >ear. Bu:;d:nLr«i. — Ihe hu;lt:ns inspector reported ! 1 av; -.esue'l since January 24 ten building permits, at Of these. thres> were for bri.-k r.'fn.ps. ~f ,i total value or and tiiree wi-ro dwellings. value £'2»jin. Road«=-— Kstim.ite»> for thv and tar-sea:in? of fiieen Lane from Ore it South Road to Avenue and W heturan-ji Road from Green Line t > Campbell Road, were submitted bv tiie foreman. I he former work was estimated to enst £568. and the latter £724. 1; was decided not to j;o lurtner with work 0:1 these roads until tiie Main H -hwr.s Board had been asked t" dei la'e tiuui main highways. Repairs to on the Raterson f-state were de'-.ared imperative oy memoers 01 thd board. Ihe roreman estimated that the co*t would be £61. (,'n the sugaestion of the chairman, it was decided to inspect the roads befoie proceeding with the work. Traffic.—The traffic inspector reported that he had hail 2.3 prosecutions for noisv vehicles, and issued over 70 eautions. In addition, he had conducted ei?ht prosecutions ror speeding, two for no license, one for cycling without lights, and one for allowing cattle to stray. A further eleven cases were to be heard this week. Traffic domes had been installed at most of the important intersections, a marked improvement m conditions resulting. BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL. The :"u! tuijiitly meet.ll* of the Birkoniiead Borougii Council was held last evening. The Mayor i'.Mr. E. G. Skeatesi presided. Vehicular Seivi.e.— It was decided to request the I>vonport Ferry Company to reduce tiie \eh.cu.ar charge to the t-ame as charjre.l ~n the Devotiport run. and to extend the vehicular trif-s so as to provide an evening service. Xorthcote tire Brigade.—Appreciation or the services of the Xorthcote tirenien. and of a desire to encourage the greatest efficiency in the men. found express! 111 bv voting five guineas towards the expanses or sending a team to the United Hire Brigades Associations' demonstration at Hokitika on 2-~>th inst.

Map or Birkenhead. —The tender 0: Mr. H. P. Spencer, at £S8 17 6. was accepted for the prepaiation of a borough map. Golf Course.-Mr. A. M. Pickford. provisional secretary of the Birkenhead Golf C lub. wrote that arter obtaining the best advice, the committee had reluctantly decided that tiie site for the suggested golf course in the Birkenhead Drmani was unsuitable, and it was impossible to accept the excellent offer made by tiie Birkenhead Domain Board 1.1 connection with a lease of the site.

Bathing Facilities.—The Harbour Board wrote that no objection would be raised to th£ proposal to build the dressing shed upon skids and to place it partly 011 the council's leasehold area and partiy ou the board's area. Area.—The manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company inquired to what extent tiie property owned by the company would be affected by the defining or the special drainage area. The town clerk was authorised to" ftii nisli the plan and information. Sewerage Scheme.—Mr. F. E. Powell was present, and reported that preparations for the sewerage scheme were well on the way. Most of the houses in the drainage area had been measured up, and a great deal of the reticulation system had been levelled over and defined. In all cases trial lines had been run. and there not at present any indication of untoward circumstances, except that the line skirting the gully to the east of the main road would require very careful planning. It was just possible" that one or two houses in this area might have to be left out of the scheme. It was agreed to endeavour to expedite formalities so that the loan poll to authorise borrowing £50.000 for the scheme could be held on the same date as the municipal election, Wednesday. May 1.

Drainage By-laws.—Dr. H. Chesson. medical officer of health, notified that the Department's drainage and plumbing regulations now applied to Birkenhead.

Eskdaie Road. —In order to provide a crossing from Eskdaie Road giving access to the cemetery reserve, the Waitemata County engineer. Mr. Andrew Murray, offered to arrange for the laying of the 20ft 9in earthenware pipes and the completion of the crossing if the borough would supply the pipes. This was agreed to.