CIVIC AFFAIRS MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL

Evening Post, Volume xc, Issue 79, 1 October 1915, Page 2

CIVIC AFFAIRS MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL

At the fortnightly meeting of the City Council last night there were present the Mayor (Mr. J. p. Luke), and Councillors Frost, B,ush, Veitch, Wright, *Huicheson, Hildreth; Godber, Luck^e, Be,i nett, M'Kenzie, Thpmpson, FitzgeraM, Fuller, and Barber. ' ,The council decided to adhere to us former offer made to a property owner at Ohiro-road, in settlement of her claim for compensation for land taken such oifer being based upon the City Valuer's I reconT , "nation. ' Muenzbil Proprietary, Ltd., is to b< formed thiit the council will be prepaav. the erection of a flash- » ing sign at the Mercer-street side of the Corporation t premises at the corner of Willis and Mercer streets, provided the sign is erected in accordance with the requirements of the bylaw and to the City Engineer's satisfaction Authority. was granted for valuations of certain Corporation and private pro- ~ perties at the Wainui-o-mata catchment area to be obtained, in order that' negotiations can be entered into for certain exchanges and purchases of land at this area. The Vogeltown and Mornington Electors' Association is to be advised, in reply to its request for the removal of the Hutcheson'-road tip, that the City Engineer has reported, that he is not able to suggest a substitute site The owners -of the way off Hollowayroad, Mitchelltown, known as Pilcherroad, are to "be called upon to bftv* the same placed in a proper state of repair as far up as jthe end. of the existing dwellings. , The Slelrose Ratepayers' Association is to be informed, in reply to its complaint regarding stormwater drainage at Melrose, that the work is being carried out as rapidly as possible each year out of ordinary revenue, and that the districts suffering most from the lack of stormwater drains axe being considered first. The deputation which waited on the council at its last meeting is to be informed that its request for the formation of a, footpath at 'Crawford-road cannot be acceded to The City Engineer states that the amount of work already authorised is as much a« the present staff can carry out this year.