BOROUGH STREETS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9206, 11 June 1926, Page 4

BOROUGH STREETS

WORKS COMMITTEES REPORT. EXPENDITURE OF LOAN The Works Committee presented a report to the meeting of the .Borough Council on Wednesday evening, containing TUe; following recommendations : 1. —Eleventh Avenue, Etc-.—That Eleventh Avenue, from Jndea Bridge, and RcJxTts Street, from Cameron Road to Hairini Bridge, be scarified aml rc-metalled. Ibft wide; t'he section from Judea Bridge to Faulkner's Corner to be proceeded with immediately. 2. —Water Cart. —That a one-horse water cart lie obtained a,s soon as convenient J.—Cutting Trees. —That cutting back trees, am! removal of objectionable stumps in the Borough, he carried out by Mr C. Hansen. -I.- —Trees for Electric Poles,—That 2000 trees suitable for electric poles and similar purposes be obtained for planting at Omanawa. 5. —Elizabeth Street. -That Elizabeth Street "West be metalled. <>. —Extension Sewerage Area. —That the Engineer ho authorised to formulate a. plan and sifbinit rough estimates of cost thereof in connection with the proposed extension of the sewerage area. 7. Power Board. —That flic Power Hoard be notified to pul poles on Elizabeth Street into proper alignment. 'file clauses in the report were considered seriatim. Clause one was adopted. It. was stated that flic water cart would he utilised ill connection with metalling improvements. (V. Buntiifg moved That, a onehorse earl be purchased. —-Seconded by (V. lies. (T. .Martin contended fliat a oneherse cart was imt powerful enough. Cr. Bunting’s motion was carried. The Mayor moved —That the question of trimming trees, etc., be left in the hands of Cr. Clinkard ami the Beautifying Society, with power to act. Seconded by Cr Martin ami carried.

Clauses four, five asd six «!' the report were adopted. O'. Cliiikard, in referring to el a use seven, said he .strongly opposed the cutting down of the trees in Elizabeth .Street. If it were necessary to make a detour of the electric line to avoid trees, hy all means do so. Lt was decided to delete clause seven from the report, ami submit the matter to the Power Board. Streets Loan. The 'Works Committee submitted the foilowing report dealing with the expenditure of the loan of L 1(5,000. Devonport Ud., '2l ehs. Estd. Jh s d Cost 1X)0 0 0 Amount Expended 320 0 0 Balance unexpended 379 1-1 0 LOGO 0 0 Sixth Ave. 12 clis., Estd east 4UO 0 0 Work completed at a, cost of 330 0 0 Leaving a surplus of 70 0 0 L ICK) 0 0 LlevenUi Ave. and, Eraser St., 22 chains. Estimated L-100 0 0 Work completetd at a cost of -110 0 0 Surplus -10 0 0 L-LK) 0 0 Spring Street. Estd, Cost LIAO 0 0 Amount expended 000 0 • Unexpended balance 7uo 0 0 Caineroa ltd., and Brown St., Estimated cost 800 0 0 Expended on Broun Street 238 0 10 Unexpended Balance 001 13 2 LSOO 0 0 Footpaths Wharf St., Estd, cost <LO 0 0 Work completed at a cost of 382 12 0 Surplus 187 8 0 L>7o 0 0 Willow, Spring, Wharf, Hamilton, and Harington Sis.. estimated cost 1000 0 0 Ami. expd. on Spring Si. 107 0 0 Unexpended Balance 1-102 10 0 1000 0 0

Footpaths. Willow. Spring Wharf, Hamilton, and Har- • ington Bts., 70 chs. cstd. 1080 0 0 Expended on Willow St. 07 ti 7 Unexpended Balance 1012 10 o " 1080 0 0 .McLean St,, and Post Office, Estimated 860 0 ExiH.'inled 70 -1 0 Unexpended Balance 781) 10 0 £BOO 0 0 Shed and Plant Loan 000 0 0 Pipe Moulds on order will absorb any balance on this loan. Footpaths Loan, to grade kerb channel, and asphalt from Post Office i<< Public Works Road near Railway Station. 820 0 0 Work completed at a cost of 020 0 0 Surplus 200 0 0 £B2O 0 0 Cr lies said the Council should put on more men.—He moved; That a recommendation he made to the Works Committee to put on more men and push on with the improvement of streets. ft was decided to deter the question t!1 the next special meeting of the Council. Eng meet "s Report. Mr, C. W. Boak'. engineer, submitted the following report.;— M °rk on the 1 SuSphnr Point Road tor the A\ Into Xda,ud Fertiliser Company. has been completed at a cost of £l4l/7/15. Forming and metsdling 4 chains in Co-ace Street., at Lay infs corner, togeihci uith 'pipe lor surface drainage.

This work is now completed at a cost of £39/10/-. Repairing paths. Third Avenue and Mission Street). waiertabliug Judea Road and Marsh Street, and for patching Cameron Road. Total cost £2l/10/4. Repairs to Cameron Road near Hospital —twenty-two chains now completed, with the exception of a small strip near Roberts Street, and side grading. Total cost to date £209/13/(5. Several culverts have l>een put in. and sundry matters attended to. Water-tabling Devon pOrt -Cameron Roads and Roberts Street. Cost £7/10/2. Rutting in pipe culvert. Second Avenue. Cost £l/1-5/-. Grading in metal, Sixth Avenue, repairing footpath in front Entwistle'.s Shop, arranging for surface water on heavy graded streets, and general cleaning up. £O/12 ’-. Metalling intersection Cameron Road and Second Avenue. Cost £4/8/0. The report was received.