NAPIER BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 237, 19 September 1922, Page 6

NAPIER BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The weekly meeting of the Napier Borough Council was held last evening. The Mayor (Mr. J. B. Andrew) presided, and there were also present: vrs. F. G. Smith, J. C. Bryant, W. Harvey, A. E. Henouf. P. Ashcroft. J. Black, B. B. Creagh, S. Wood, A. Hobson. The Education Board advised that the Government had consented to the council taking a small strip of land at j the corner of Tennyson street and Milton road for road widening purposes, provided £7 10/ was paid in compensation and all costs were borne by the council. The offer was accepted in view of early improvements. Councillors expressed the opinion that the action in asking £7 10/ for the land was paltry. Conroy and Higgins wrote asking foi a substantial reduction in the abattoir iees. The matter was referred to the Finance Committee. The Overseer reported using 235 yards metal, 190 yards sand. 625 yards shingle, 160 yards asphalt, and 2277 gallons of tar iiad been placed on the roads during August. Reporting on Carlyle street, he overseer stated that this called for the best class of road being constructed, owing to the heavy traffic and it being continually wet m winter with no discharge for water. The road was 3011. wide, but only half this was available owing to the shape of the road. He reported the following estimates for reconstructing the roads:—Union asphalt £9O per chain, or on a larger scale £96 or £102; concrete. £lO9 per chain; rolled macadam, £43 per chain; tarring (temporary measure), £25 per chain. The matter was considered in committee. after which.it was decided to construct the street in concrete from Faraday street to Miller street. The tender of T. J. Griffin £915, for the construction of the Moeller Memorial Sand Pit, was accepted.