LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 122, 25 May 1932, Page 10

LOCAL BODIES.

NORTHCOTE BOROUGH COUNCIL. 1 -V The fortnghtly meeting of the Northcote c Borough Council was Held, last evening. 1 The Mayor, Mr. R. Martin, presided. North Shore Sewerage.—The Mayor r stated that the conference in Auckland in connection with the Auckland and bub- £ urban Drainage Board's suggested compiehensive scheme had been attended by Messrs. T. J oil, W. C. Kliis, J. !>• Anthony, and himself. Beyond -yhat appeared in the Press, little was elicited, 'me system on the Morth Shore had oeon • turned upside down, and the new ouua.ll , was to be located at Campbells -bay. * Financial conditions would prevent aiiytliing being done in the near future. .the Nortli Shore local bodies were to meet shortly, and the Auckland Board s engineer Mr. H. H. Watkius, would give ' information and advice. The Northcote < system was stated to be satisfactory. Air. J oil said that, beyond slight alterations to | the Devonport scheme at North Head, lie 1 did not anticipate much expenditure 011 the North Shore for some time. Outstanding Kates.—Legal proceedings . are to be taken for the recovery of all rates outstanding for nearly three years. Proposed Relief Committee, lhe Mayol reported having interviewed representatives of several local organisations in connection with the suggestion to combine the whole into one central body. J - lie position had been by no means finalised, for while some were favourable, others were uncertain. Mr. J. F. Potter said that if the council would give a lead by calling a public meeting there should be little doubt of success. The matter was hell over till the next meeting. Unemployed Association—The Mayor said he regarded the vote of no confidence in the executive at last Friday's meeting of the Northcote Unemployed Association as confidence in the work of the council for the relief workers during the past twelve months. The president _ and secretary had never approached him in any way. Quite the contrary attitude had adopted by the new executive. Richmond Avenue.—As the outcome 01 a petition from several property owners requesting attention to the footpaths in Richmond Avenue, the owners of seven properties are to be requested to arrange for the installation of storm water drainage of their sections. The Mayor said the cost would range from 10/ to 12/. Football Ground for Boy Scouts. —Permission was granted the Scoutmaster, Mr. D. B. Reid, to use the flat in Little Shoal Bay Reserve for playing Rugby football for the Northcote troop of 60 Boy Scouts. Assessor. —The only nomination received for the borough assessor under the Valuation of Land Amendment Act, 1027, was Mr. A, E. Greenslade, and he was appointed. Appreciation was recorded of the services during the past three years of Mr. E. C. Davey, whom the Mayor explained was unable to accept office for a further period. Gordon Road.—Early attention is to be given to improvement in the condition of the road in the vicinity of the corner of Gordon Road and Waimana Avenue. PAPATOETOE TOWN BOARD. 1 The Papatoetoe Town Board held its 1 meeting last evening. _ The chairman, Mr. ■ W. J. Nicholson presided. ; This Year's Rates.—The estimates fiub--1 mitted by the finance committee were , accepted by the board, and it was decided to make a levy of 2%d in the £1 for this I year's rates (which is a reduction of a farthing in the £1 on last year), with a reduction of 5 per cent on all rates paid ' within a month of the date of falling " due. L Rent Assistance Under Unemployment 3 Act. —A letter was received from the \ Otahuhu Borough Council seeking the ■> board's support of a resolution of the \ Otahuhu Welfare League advocating rent ; assistance under the Unemployment Act. 3 The board approved the resolution, 'but 1 it was pointed out that as it was doubtful whether the unemployment levy_ at 3 present was sufficient to meet the revised 1 scheme, it was considered inadvisable to 1 further the matter. (. Wallace Road Footpath.—A letter from , a resident of Wallace Road, regarding the extension of the Wallace Road footpath, 3 was referred to the works committee for 0 immediate attention.

MOUNT ROSKILL ROAD BOARD,

The Mount Roskill Road Board met last night, Mr. C. M. McCullough presiding. t Chairmen Appointed.—Mr R.F. Sa-nft was reappointed chairman of the works committee, and Mr. S. I. Goodall of the c legal and finance committee. i Crown Property—«Vith regardto-he \ repudiation by the Crown Lands and bU.e d Advances Department of demands toi general and separate rates and water rates, r the board will abide by the advice of. « solicitor as published in the S>.ar on j May 11. The board's staff has received , in ao U thes° n Relief Workers' < Association reported that all arrangements ( had been made for a clothes dnve in Mount Rosldll next . Thursday The < board promised to assist in every y j '^Finance.—The board will hold a special J meeting in committee next iuesday mgut } To consider the overdraft and ways and means for the curtailment of expenditure. Rent Assistance. —The finance and legal "■a'S,* on the western side of Seacliffe K<»d are to be asked to dedicate seven feet of their ironi ages to form a high level road l whole board will first make an inspection ° f Tennis iSt Court.--Dis S atisfactiori having been expressed with the surfacing of..the Tennis Clulfitwas Agreed thatif the club aw sursvsxi -«..s "°Coiintry^Work.— The offlcer in of the Labour Department, Auckland, informed the board that he cannot wfra frnm drawing on men of Mount € 2^SlfSop°mM ancT reproductive work whenever it becomes available. . franklin power board. W Regula e r meetings 'were fixed as y . Tnpsjdav in the month. "Uniform Churse.-It w.« ' * JfV5 . "ko tbat Franklin «nd W.itemat. board.- • were deprived of' a 5 per cent reduction, because they were constituted after a certain date. Members considered that all 1 should be placed on an equal footing. The difference in charges by the Government ; was costing the franklin board an extra : £4800 a year, which amount would mean a big reduction to consumers. , , Salaries Increased. —The engineer s salary was increased by £50, and junior members of the staff received meases totalling £160 a year-a total of £219 per Charge. — The Audit ] Department 6tated it was unable to . comply with the board's request to waive the setting aside of the usual depreciation - charge this year. Members expressed the > opinion that the amount to be set aside i had grown beyond what was reasonable 3 and Fair, and further, as far as the lu-ank-l lin board was concerned, it not a i necessary charge. . 1 Extension Lines. —The engineer reported , that extension lines in the Pukekawa and * Paerata districts had been livened, and t that 51 new installations, including milke ing motors and pumps, had been made e during the month. Service line charges e had been reduced by 10 per cent for short t lines, and in excess of 15 per cent for long lines. The total connected load was t nearly 9500 kilowatts, and there were 3300 consumers. t t Statement on Finance. —In his report -1 on the year's activities the chairman o stated that the actual raised capital amounted to £260,800, of which only a £3400 was raised during the year. Of the e capital sum £246,582 had been expended i, in works, and the balance was made up r of advances to consumers for installations, stocks and cash in bank.