LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 138, 13 June 1934, Page 3

LOCAL BODIES.

MOUNT EDEN. The Mount Eden Borough Council met last evening, the Mayor, Mr. T. McXab, presiding. Parks.—The parks committee submitted to the council estimates of expenditure on parks and lawns for the year ending March 31, 1935, as follows: Mount Eden Domain, £250; Nicholson Park, £350; Potter's Park, £320; lawns and rockeries, £125. Consideration was deferred. Buildings.—The building inspector reported that 22 building permits, including one for a house, were issued during May, the total value represented being £1806. AssesSmonts.—Tlie Auckland and Suburban Drainage Board wrote stating that Mount Eden's portion of the local bodies' assessment for the present year had been priced at £3520. The Auckland Hospital Board advised the council that Mount Eden's portion of the assessment of local bodies for the present year had been fixed at £6090. Estimates. —The council decided to hold a meeting at 7 p.m., on June 20. to consider the estimates and strike the rates for the year ending March 31, 1935. and the meeting to confirm the same at 5 p.m. on July 6.

HARBOUR BOARD.

The Auckland Harbour Board met yesterday afternoon, the chairman; Mr. T. B. Clay, presiding. Breastwork.—A letter was received from Mr. W. Hooton asking if the board would consider constructing a breastwork to take the place of the wharf recently removed at Upper Albany. The board's engineer reported . that the Waitemata County Council intended raising the bridge above the wharf site, and regrading the road so that all access to the old wharf site would be cut off, and under the circumstances he recommended that no further action be taken or expense incurred. It was decided to reply in terms of the engineer's report. Bridge or Tunnel? —A letter was received from Mr. R. D. Stewart asking if the board would be prepared to assist him in his advocacy of a tunnel under the harbour in preference to a harbour bridge. The chairman quoted the report of the Harbour Bridge Commission, that a tunnel would be far more costly than a bridge, and on his motion it was decided to take no action. Water Charges. —, The Devonport Borough Council, in reply to a suggestion from the board that the rate for supplying ships in stream with water should be reduced, stated that the council could not see its way to make the reduction asked for. The letter was received. '