CITY WORKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 190, 14 August 1933, Page 9

CITY WORKS.

POLL THIS MONTH. MAYOR TO ADDRESS MEETING. ALSO COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN. Referring to the city loan poll to be taken on August 30, for the , raising of £110,000 for city works, the Mayor, Mr. G. W. Hutchison, stated this morning that ho would address a public meeting shortly, urging the ratepayers to vote for the loan. Chairmen of various committees would attend meetings also and explain the proposals. Originally the council proposed a loan of £133,700 under legislation which expired at the end of July, which allowed local bodies to raise money for the relief of unemployment without recourse to a poll. The Local Government Loans Board did not sanction the. loan, holding that the ratepayers should be consulted. The proposals were then modified, and the following items approved for submission to the ratepayers: — City stormwater drainage f ? o '™°, Mount Hobson reservoir 14,000 Reconditioning of Waitakere pipeline Gu.OOO Campbell's Point Reserve —rock facing and Improvement to batters 2 > so ° 6t. Jude's Street—road improvements 2 *° Cliff Road—construction and surfacing i.ioo St. Helier's Bay—stormwater for business area 1,000 Costs of raiding loan 1,110 £110,000