CITY COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19726, 17 September 1929, Page 15

CITY COUNCIL.

LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. The City Council met last evening. Those present were: The Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer), Crs. D. O. Sullivan, M.P., F. R. Cooke, T. H. Butterfleld, A. E. Armstrong, H. T. J. Thacker, A. I. Fraer, A. W. Beaven, J. A. i'lesher, K. Parlane, M. E. Lyons, E. R. McCombs. J. W. Beanland, J. Parlane, P. W. Sharpe, and E. H. Andrews. The financial statement gave the following particulars for the two weeks ended Sep ternber loth, 1U29: —General rate levied, £147,530 4s 44, collected £864 8s 4d, out standing £146,671 16s. Receipts sinoe the last statement amounted to £72,509 19s lOd. Accounts authorised for payment amounted to AaS.Oea 10s lid. The Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer) said that the Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill, winch provides tor a municipal insurance scheme, was referred to a special committee lo consider and report to the Finance Committee, but owing lo two members of the committee being away the committee had not yet met. The Mayor of Wellington had au interview wi.h Councillors beamand and Sharpe and the Town Clerk on Thursday last, and suggested that as llunedin had decided not to joiu iu the scheme that Clause 22 (4) relating to the lending of money to the Municipal Association, if required, should be altered as under: —Auckland .£35,000, Weiliugton £36,000, Christchurch £30,000. Formerly the amount for Christchurch v.as .120,000, and Auckland and Wellington £30,000. Abattoirs And Reserves. The Abattoirs and Reserves Committee reported:— The City Engineer has submitted for the o imittee's approval alternative plans of a pavilion to be erected in Richmond Domain. The estimated cost of the building in accordance with these plans is £3OO, but the Engineer reports that by a slight amendment, which will not affect the structural appearance of the building, this amount can be reduced to £250. The amount placed on tbs estimates for this purpose is, however, only £l5O, and this, together with the sum Of £SO which the Shirley Cricket Club has offered to provide, will not be sufficient to neet the estimated coat. As the committee is of opinion that a building in keeping with the Domain cannot be built for less than £350, and lp view of the faot that the Cricket Olub has made • contribution towards the cost, the committee asks for authority to Invite tenders for the erection of a pavilion costing £260, the balanoe of the money required to be found by the Reserves Contingency Fund. It mar be pointed out that the sum of £BOO is provided on the estimates tor material tor the Beckenham Park pavilion, the labour to be found by the Beokenhaia Cricket Club. The total of this will be considerably more than it Is proposed to spend in Richmond Domain.

The City Engineer hat submitted for the Council'* approval plan of a pavilion to be erected la Beckanham Park. This plan has been approved by • th* Beokenhsm Cricket Club and the Butgtot**' Association. and in the opinion of the Oommlttee is very aul table. . The estimated tost Of the material required is £BOO, »i>d, a* above stated, • the erection of the building I* to be carried out by member* of the Cricket Club under the supervision of the Work* Department. The committee aika for authority to purchase the necessary material. The Drainage Board ha* served upon the Oouaeil a nfttice to caaneot with the sew*r the eeavenleno** in Sydenham Cemetery. Th* sexton's 00tt*£« at the cemetery »* about SCO yard* from the road, and the estimaisd eoat Ot thi* connexion is £145. The «6»t of connecting the cottage will M born* by tha C»m*t*ry Account. The aeoretary of Bt. James' Park Improvement Committee ha* written stating that m* committee ha* ereoted h ehute in the children'* playground whiih will cost approxv mately «80, and that the fund* ia hand (about £6fi) will be iniuflleiant to meat the coat. The Park Improvement Committee therefore a*ks if on presentation of the accounts the Council will piay its usual «ubBtdy. It U momtnen<ied that tn® r«qu«« be aeedddd 10. ... The Uiimi of th« Couß6il « at Lyndhurst, Messrs T. H. Henderson and B. Molloy, have written stating that as a feMJM of the recent severe gale expenecned tn South Canterbury some 200 shelter trees growing on the reserve have beea blown down, and many are at present lyingon their_<w£P l »j youne wheat It 1* plated out in th*, let ter that the presence of these trXa »« damaging the crop*, aftd the leasee* *"<?.*•* tj 1 *! the timber from the tree*be milled and uaed for the erection of w«ol*h«d* «»i the property, th* aurplu* to *>• »o other cost* in connexion with the Of the** shed*. The trees have beea taspecttd Jkjr the Town Clerk and the Super Intendentof R»*erves, who rsport lessees' statement* are ' orr ® c "f* mittee ha* authorised thase nose of the tree* to the best advantage, and the question of erecting wool the dswiU be considered when it Is l amount will be available from the *ale of 'VX decided to accept the tender of" 1 * New Zealand E*Pt*M "Att>^a4in 30in out mower at £llO, and an Ateo <«in cut mower at £75; also .Ran.ome 7ft 6m cut triple horse mower at *146. The report was adopted.

By-law. and The By-laws and finance Committee *e< was received from Mr O. O. lloedy for permi»*iop to install an M „ patrol tank and pump at .Itueted at the comer of Lichfield end Durthere vii room to install the tank and P n »JP In accordance with the D»»»er° u » Mi Regulation# and the City by-law. relati;bb to tha storage of danjterou. goods, and the Committee therefore treated th «,/"I"*® 1 -, Bt ._ In order to complete the widening of Btasmore read between Worcester street and the Avon, on the weet side, it will be nece«.»ry to acquire a (trip of land from the {rentage of five properties. The total frontage ie 38S feet which, at the priee u.ually paid by the Council for land on the M«t side of Staemore road, vis.. M per foot. *«*W ittount to JS3SB» _ , A strip of land from the frontage of only one property 1» required for •ait side of Stanmore road between avenue and the Avon. The frontage is 88ft 71 in. and the owner declines to accept lees than *1 per foot for the land. The amount of compensation payable in thie ease would be * B The*eommittee recommend. that the widening of the road In the positione above referred to he earrled out, and that the requi•ite land fte purchased at *1 per foot. The total cost would be MSI 13a 64, and provision (or the expenditure ha» been made on 'the Government atnended the Auotioneera' Act, and inatead ofapplications for licensee coming direct to th. C™n«tl they bave now to be Bret con.idered by a Magistrate If the licensee are granted the .ees, Sr. «o»t of administering the Act, are remitted to the Council. During the current year the sum of id# 10s retained by the Government for administration e*penses, thie being at the rate of *1 XOe for **The U wStlClii d*»w» the •"entior of the Internal Affairs considers mm exorbitant charge, a. before the Aot came into force thie work was d ° n ® w no additional staff, end tha only oostto the Council wae a few shillings for advertising the .names, of the persons W . A reply has been received from the Under Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, la answer to the Council', protest regarding the amount deducted for this the Auctioneers Act. The Under-Secretary states thet the mm fit SO* for each license is fixed by Regulation, made under the Auctioneer* Act. 1928, and Raietted on January Slst, IM®, end Is e«»«ldered a fatr charge for the work performed by Magistral,'. Courts and the Department in oonaaxlon with the Issae of licensee. The attention of the com ro ,« • drawn to the dampness under the floor of the Municipal Office.. The matter wai .0 seriJue th.T the Electricity Department informed the Town Clerk that no person should be allowed under the floor without being w.rned of the danger of being electrocuted should he come in contact with electric c «ble»Ou an investigation being made, it was found that provision bad not been made for a free circulation of air under the build.« owing to the fact that opening, bad not been left In the 16 inch concrete foundation to the front of the building to correspond with the cast iron ventilators in the orffinal front to which the offlces were Joined op. To remedy this defect and to provide additional ventilation is estimated ta. cost *SO. and the committee recommends that, owing to the urgency of the matter, the work be put in hand *i on®*- . „ . . Mr 8 W. Bickmott haa applied for permission to attaoh four living rooms to the patrol station at the comer of Waltham road and Lanjfdo»n's road. Permission for the erection of the petrol atation was granted in July last, and it is cow intended to erect a four-roomed dwelling hou*e in connexion with serine. The Town Planning Committee has approved of the proposed building, and the committee haa therefore granted the application. An application has been received to install one 500 gallon oil storage tank in the front block of th* Majestic Theatre buildings, and one 500 gallon oil storage tank under the stage at the back. The Inspector of Dangerous Goods report. that the tanks are to be placed in tha basement, surrounded by two feet oi ■Md and concrete and brick walls, and are for fuel oil only. Also that the installation will comply in every way with the City by laws and lb* dengerous good, regulations. The Town Planning Committee approve, of the installation, and the committee ha. therefore granted the application. , Mr Robert Rickerby haa applied for p«rmlseloa to install a 800 gallon petrol task and pump is addition to the four already in* .tailed at hie station, Mo. 4 Harewood road, PipaStti. The Inspector of Dangerous Goods reports that thsre ia ample room foe tha lank and

for The committee has granted ?r P » P 'p P i?ca e tiu 0r iulject to the usual couditi0 Mr A. J. Archibald. No. 24 Oxford terrace has applied for permiMion to erect two petrol tanks and p u mp s each wUa a capacity of 500 gallons, at his parage as above. The Inspector of Dangerous Goods reports that there is »mP le room for the erec tion of these tanks and pumps. The committee has therefore granted the application subject to the usual conditions. At the request of the committee, the City Engineer submitted a report on the cost of covering certain street channels m the business area of the City where provision had not been made for this work to be done in the roading loans. The Engineer's report gives an estimated cost of £2889 for this work. The committee recommends that certain streets within the area be done each year, and that the Works Committee be instructed first to give attention to Cashel street from Colombo sreet to Oxford terrace; other portions to be done in the order of argency. An application has been received from the Beckenham-Fisherton Burgesses' Association in connexion with the establishment of a lib' rary in the district. The Association write* that they have been making enquiries regarding the nse of a temporary building, and have been offered one for the payment of 9s weekly. The Association wishes to know if the Council will in addition to subsidising subscriptions, agree to pay this rental until such time as a grant for the erection of a building is made. The committee has replied stating that it is prepared to pay an additional subsidy equal to half the rent, until the end of the present financial year. After that date the matter will be further considered. The report was adopted. Town Planning, Housing, sad Health Ceaunlttees. An application has been received for permission to erect a concrete store 66ft by 33ft, to be used for the storage of lubricating oil, in rear of a block of wooden buildings situated at 65 Hereford street, opposite the Police Station. As lubricating oils are classed as dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act, and as the committee is of uhe opinion that this area is not suitable for the storage of dangerous goods, it is recommended that the permit applied for be not issued. An application has been received for permission to erect a block of one-storeyed shops on ihe south-east corner of Aldwin's road and Canal Reserve. The elevation submitted with the plan provides for shops of good appearance, and as two of the street corners at this Intersection are already occupied by shops, the oommittee reoommends that the requisite permit be issued. Mr F. L. Home ha« applied for permission to erect a shop on a property situated in Colombo street, Sydenham, near Strickland street. The shop in respect of which the application is made will have • frontage of 13 feet, ancf would be used in connexion with a plumber's business. As the committee is of the opinion that a shop with such a small frontage in «n outlying area is not in accordance with the principles of town planning, and in view of the fact that the land upon which the shop would be erected is required to be kept clear in order to provide air space required by virtue of the Municipal Corporations Act in respeot to the adjoining buildings.

't is recommended that the permit te not granted.

In connexion with the plan of a subdivision Si-' n Seiwyn street owned by Mr»W. K. i Milhken, provision is made for the formation of a new road 8J chains in length and 50ft in width. Messrs Whittaker and Payton, cartage eontractors, have applied for permission to construct a small petrol store at Their premises, situated at No. 87 Tuazrf street, west j of Montreal street. ' The applicants state ' that the store, which will be built in compliance with the Dangerous Goods and Explosives Regulations, is not intended for the storage of petrol for sale, but will only be required for petrol which is delivered to their store for cartage on the 'following day. • ioe committee recommends that .the requisite permit be granted on the understanding that no more than 800 gallons is stored, and that petrol does not remain in the store except under the circumstances above referred to. The report was adopted. Water Supply and Works. The Water Supply and Works Committee reported: At present 110 men are engaged on relief works, the position of the various works in hand being as follows: Walt ham road—Concreting has been completed from Moorhouse avenue to the railway, and on the east side from the railway to Mowbray street. Excavation has jiow been started on the west side from the railway southwards. Wilson's road, Sdenbridge street, and Selwyn street—Kerbing, grading, and metalling have been completed in these streets. Cambridge terrace—Kerbing, channelling, widening, and metalling are being carried out between Madras and Manchester streets. Balustrade Wall—The foundation concrete for this work has been laid for a length of 280 feet, and the first seven piers, together with 'the connecting walls, have been raised to three feet above water level. , Boulevard—Kerbing, channelling, and metalling have been completed on the north bank to Medway afreet, and channelling is now in hand in front of Armstrong's property. The report was adopted. Tenders. J. E. Watson and Oo.'s (Dutiedin) tender of £BB6 for a road roller for bitumen workwas accepted, that being the lowest of eight. The engine is of EngMeh manufacture. The tender of Cord Motors, Ltd., for the supply of three 25-80 cwt petrol truckß was accepted, the net price being £750. There were thirteen tenders.