NEW LYNN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 177, 29 July 1941, Page 2

NEW LYNN BOROUGH COUNCIL

The Mayor. Mr. s. Rlckards. presided over the monthly meeting, held last evening. of Internal Affairs, ndvised that, through the Minister of Public Works, he was able to offer to reduce the hire mte of mechanical equipment to complete earthworks on Lawson Park to a. minimum of £8 per day As the work was estimated to lake 20 days and the cost was too great lor the council, the matter was left to the Mayor, the town ckrk and the engineer to approach ihe Minister. Waste Reclamation.—ln response to a suggestion from the council, the waste reclamation division of the- Auckland Provincial Patriotic Council advised that there were practical difficulties with clcctiic light bulb caps being required lo be returned to tradespeople before new bulbs could be purchased. Trtlcstrian irosslnfs. —The chief traffic Inspector. Trantpcrt Department, drew attention u> the. d:::irtilty of enforcing traffic regulations at two pedtstrian crossings recently installed in the borough. The lelier was relerred to the works committee lor a report-, and they were also lo confer wuh the cruel traffic Inspector about parking areas. Home Guard.—The Auckland Suburban Local Bodies' Association recommended the council to cieler payment of Home Guard N.C.O.'s travelling by l>e uj S e S G U ovcrnme e nt matter *'" lur,her cons'dcred Street Collections!—street collection days for ;he Auckland orphanages on September 26. and t>l. John Ambulance on November 28 were approved. \?, m l i° llfc lniuran<; e companies that reasonable subsidies paid by local bodies to siaH superannuation schemes need no longer bo treated as unauthorised expenditure. Uie council decided to suggest to the Municipal Association that a national scheme lor the employees of all local authorities should bo inaugurated. Finance.—Accounts fir payment totalling £2500 011 were approved. The debit balance at the I'aniC Is £1050 8 3. and sundry creditors £903 9 1. mu.tinc a total cash indebtedness of £ °5t4 1~ 4 A Brant of £ 1 l to the Society for Protection of Women nnd Children was made. Tenders For Supplies.—Prices lor the supply of all K rades ol n»t,l, cement and were supPlied by six firms, and the committee's recommendation that, the cheapest prices for each gTaclfbe Hccpntert and that supplies be purchased irtm i.icrr- lirms from timo- to time approvec Similar action was taken with regard to oils and kerosene.