BOROUGH INSPECTION

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21483, 27 May 1935, Page 8

BOROUGH INSPECTION

SURVEY OF WORK NEEBS| AT NEW BRIGHTON • - ''ii

Starting from the Borough Cotgsajf Chambers at 1 p.m. on New Brighton Borough Council nfad* a tour of inspection of the borough Those attending were the Mayor,®! E. L. Smith, Crs. J. S. Ainsworth, $1 T. Glasgow (Deputy-Mayor), T. -SS}} Thomson (chairman of lighting), J.® Clarke (chairman of reserves), A. R; Lawry (chairman of fire preyentiC®| C. V. Lester (chairman of by-laws), & W. Owles (chairman summer gramme committee), G. Duncombe,ltfl C. T. Middleton (Town Clerk), and SofF.,D. Muirson (borough overseer). ; t The . inspection was one of obserrtt; tion only; Suggestions as to alteration repairs, and improvements were nuwl by Cr. Ainsworth, and the methodsiW be adopted in carrying these tajgl. effect, should they be adopted, w be decided at later meetings of 'W various committees. ffi. The inspection of the reserves, psj; dens, and enclosures will be made-wi a later, date. JE The damage to the embanknufi|; wall in the river Avon, north of Sti Seaview road bridge, was first stuw ■ and the subsidence -noted. In -Rfflr road, near Sinclair street northwarafc the danger to traffic of the metalM portion of the road being altogeth® eastward of the crown was noted, aw attention was directed to the snfflfi amount of kerbing and channeling had been carried out'at the juncthgj of Rookwood avenue and Racecois# road.' jl In the cei:tral area it was suggest® that a big improvement would resutt from the widening of the Esplans# from Beresford street to Victoria str# and by sealing the approaches# the north and south marine parwJili Formation of Sturdee street and Vogs§jj; track and the widening of Vic WW. street to Jervois street were c<#? sidered, as was the metalling ofßestflf; street near th'e Esplanade. The removal of sand hills in P:ne the formation and metalling if'" street, which was £52,000, was advocated, as was Ws. provision of a fire sump in HalW street. Road widening, repairs to w! embankment, repairs to footpamC channels, kerbs and fences were safe gested' in Estuary road. Jellicoe stT4|s west, Beatty street, and Br'dge Str«pj*