OTAHUHU BOROUGH

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 123, 26 May 1943, Page 5

OTAHUHU BOROUGH

sssb-s-a,"" «* Jwtuffrwa.Tr* «s » one ol the threo vacanc es frQm the Harbour Brtdgc.—A Jettc fei that thc pr oWaitemata , B j'^ s ? n A f£e borough's recommendations Ject be included in the ooroiw opinions were as a national rehabilitation arrived at SSVlalmTo'a'tunnel goSld be fully explored. The letter jas _ Thg of m a cart ::.ed on a vacant section was declined. Ul ?, e Sff >tl am., but the new proposal cally turnedofl at l . Councillors were the" nlghtshould SPtoqSSf info by the works Z?¥SaT fi R rm C %S n be S h C aU°or a An cne' I nt! "£*££! swtion >°' as ° U '' S ' the reduction asked for was much too large. Removal Of Signs.—The works committee recommended that two dairy proprietor? be instructed to remove signs from their property as they were contravening the by-laws. This action was confirmed. Enffineers' Report.—The borough engineer. Mr. S.Annabel, submitted a comprehensive report upon the borough water supply. Tests upon the new well at Sturges Park had resulted in a d-ilj flow of 1.296,000 gallons, and the fuil ilemaniio of Wcstfield freezing works, Heilabys' works, Municipal Abattoirs and the Waitemata Brewery haa been met The chemical test of the Scurgts p-rk water revealed that it was much superior to Mount Richmond water, being practically as soft as rain water.