REPORTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 9 October 1942, Page 3

REPORTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE Present: The Mayor 'chairman). Councillors Hurst, Gibbs, Harley and McArthur. The f inance Committee reported as follows: As to the City Engineer's report recommending the purchase of certain equipment iur the proposed Crematorium : That the City Engineer has been authorised to purchase the equipment WORKS COMMITTEE The Works Committee reported and recommended as follows: As to the letter from Captain W. R. Grace asking (hat the ditch be piped in front of his property in Endeavour street and offering to make a contribution towards the cost: That no action be taken. CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT The Acting-City Engineer (Air L. Robertson) reported as follows: Strees and Footpaths.—The following streets have been repaired: Vanguard street. Motueka street, Trafalgar Square. Beachville Terrace, Haven road. Collingwood street. Wainui street. Cambria street. Trafalgar road. Paru Paru road. Kawai street. Wakatu Lane. Lower Hardy street, Waimea street, Halifax street. Tahaki street. In Toi Toi street an area of 2000 square yards has been sealed. Short lengths of water table have been regraded in Halifax street and Haven road. The TrafalgarExaminer street intersection has been graded and metalled. Scheme 13. —Men employed, pig-rais-ing. 2. Building Permits.—2o. value £1134. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER The City Electrical Engineer (Mr E. Fleming*, reported as follows City applications 3748 'increase nil), city extensions 9059 (increase 7); total, 12.807 (increase 7). Lighting load applied for 2377 (increase I>, heating load applied for 8052 (increase 1). power load applied for 2950 (increase 8); total 13,379 (increase 10). Peak Load.—Day 720. night 830 Monthly Returns Revenue. September. 1942. £2852 14s 4d; September. 1941, £2957 4s lid: decrease, £lO4 10s 7d. Units.—September. 1942. 184.757: September. 1941. 193.097: decrease. 8340. April-September Period. —Increases, £521 5s 9d: decreases, £432 7s 3d; Nett increase. £BB 18s 6d. Units, increases 28,594; units, decreases. 36.126: decrease. 7532. We bad to receive a supply of electricity from the Stoke Diesel plant on two occasions: total power received. 860 units. Mains and services have been restrained in Wellington. Kawai and Brougham streets. A number of wooden poles have also been replaced in this area. j The reports were adopted.