LOCAL BODIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 3000, 19 December 1935, Page 21

LOCAL BODIES.

BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL

ONE TREE HILL.

The One Tree Hill Borough Council met last evening, the Mayor, Mr. I. J. Goklstine, presiding.

Building Permits.—During the past fortnight 17 building permits were issued in the borough to a value of £1714. Since the beginning of the year the permits issued numbered 99, valued at £46,026. Foi the same period last year 97 permits were issued of a value of £25,034, an increase m value this year of £20,992.

Next Meeting.—The first meeting of the council in the New Year was fixed for Wednesday, January 22.

Donations.—A grant of £'25 was made towards the establishment of an endowment fund for the engineering school, subject to the money being used only if the school is retained in Auckland. The sum of £3 3/ was donated towards the funds oi the New Zealand Territorial Association.

The Birkenhead Borough Council met last night, the Mayor, Mr. George Mills, presiding.

Main Highway.—A further letter was received from Mr. F. IS. Dyson, representing No. 2 District Highways Council, in reply to the desire of the council to carry out with its own staff and plant the work of widening and surface sealing portions of the main highway through Birkenhead. This stated: "Although the Main Highways Board does not see any good reason for departure from its- usual policy to carry out all new work by contract, still in. this instance, under the circumstances, the work can be carried out by your borough at the schedule rates supplied. The whole of the work covered by the approved proposals must be carried out according to this schedule, and no further funds can be expected from the Main Highways Board than the £3 for £1 subsidy on quantities and prices mentioned in the schedule." The council decided to convey its satisfaction at the concession granted, and authorised the work.

Sanitary Contract.—The sanitary contract was renewed for a further period of three years «n the understanding that, when drainage was installed, the service would be discontinued to such properties.

Water. —The waterworks engineer, Mr. Walter Williams, reported that during the past month 2,857,000 gallons of water from the city supply had been delivered into the Birkenhead reservoir, which was 940,000 gallons less than for the corresponding period last year. The town clerk, referring to supplies outside the borough, said some consumers in the Birkenhead Riding of the Waitemata County were in arrears. Consequently, the policy adopted was that all new services were paid in advance, and the water was cut off unless the charges were paid by a certain date.

Control of New Sports Ground. —The question of drafting an agreement for the control of the new sports ground in the reservoir reserve was referred to the Mayor, town clerk, and Messrs. E. J. Osborne and H. W. Lamb.

Vacation. —It was decided that the office should be closed for the vacation on the 24th instant, and reopen on Monday, January 6, but that, the outside works would not be resumed till Wednesday, January 8.