LOWER FEES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19970, 3 July 1930, Page 4

LOWER FEES.

PERMITS FOR HOUSES. NEW BUILDING BY-LAWS. It the new building by-law* are passed by the City Council, a lower fee will be charged for construction costing loss than £BOO, but a considerably higher charge will be made for permite covering «tructures which are to cost more than £IOOO. At present the printers' proof of the new by-laws ia being checked by the City Kngineer'a departmont, but they may not come before the Couucil for some time. A much steeper graduation of the higher fees is provided for and a reduction of the lower ones, so that the builder of the business block, hall, or other structure the cost of which rnns into four figures must pay more for his permit, whereas the contractor who is occupied with cottage construction and small alterations and additions will be dealt with more lightly than at present. Among those who will benefit will be citizens building their own motor garages. They will be charged only 6s for their permit, the fee at present being 10s. Particulars of the proposed alterations are as follows: Present New by-law. by-law. £ad £ s d Under £SO 0 5 0 Under £l*X> ... 010 0 £6O to £IOO ... Under £4OO ... 16 0 10 0 tinder £BOO ... 210 0 9 0 0 Under £IOOO ... 3 0 0 3 0 0 Over £IOOO ... .4 0 0 Under £2OOO ... 4 0 0 4 0 0 Under £SOOO ... 4 0 0 « 0 0 Under £7OOO ... 4 0 0 8 0 0 Under £12,000 4 0 0 10 0 0 For every additional £IOOO an extra & will be charged under the new bylaws j at present a flat rate of £4 is chanted for all work easting more than £IOOO. THE CLOCK TOWER. COMING SOWN IN THREE SECTIONS.

four of the public utilities of the City are involved in the removal of die Clock Tower from Manchester street. Thus in the undertaking are concentrated in a small measure the problems of the co-relation of work which it is the function of the Public Utilities Committee to solve. The Clock Tower is connected to the electric lighting System; it is served by telephone under the system of synchronisation of the City's clocks; a small main connects it to the supply system, and the overhead gear for the tramways in High street is tied to it. Many people ore wondering how the removal of the Tower will be accomplished. It will be taken down ia three sections, about equal in size.