ELECTRIC POWER-HOUSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13876, 9 October 1908, Page 7

ELECTRIC POWER-HOUSE.

■ . —; ■— «» r. —> - AGREEMENT AS TO SITE. THE City Council, at the close of last night's ordinary: . meeting, : heard objections \ Freezing Company's' reclamation' as a; site '- for the now electric power-house. ;•" The; chairman (Hon. E. Mitcheison) and. solicitor (Mr. Russell) of the Harbour Board were in attendance, as was the city solicitor (Mr. T. Cotter). ' Messrs.', R. and W.' Hcllaby were represented by their legal 'ad-. visor (Mr. Thome), and the Farmers' Freezing Company by Mr. S. J. Anibury. Others interested also present. . The Mayor (Mr. A. ; "M. Myers)'stated that a conference t had, just been Held between the city solicitor and engineers, and the chairman and solicitor of the Harbour Board, as a result -of which the; following agreement :■ on the matter had been, come to:— ' -' ' ' 1. That the City Council disclaim 'any right, in taking the property known as the j Freezing Company's, reclamation, : to any. | riparian: - rights , in connection therewith,' provided that the Auckland Harbour Board shall be entitled to, and shall only make, any reclamation to the north of such pro- { perty* for. the'.purpose , of, and \ shall only use the"same,as,; a public road or public . wharf. ' ... '. " .... . ..■ 1 1- _, " ' W 2. The above is without prejudice to any claim the Board may have against, the Council for compensation..._.'■ : • • .-\'\ ; The Mayor said that' if the Council 'had: been'dealing with any private person ho did not tliirikeuch an agreement would have, been .satisfactory, but, i doubtless, the* Harbour Board would .only .carry out such: work' as might be for the convenience and ; benefit of all concerned. . Ho, asked "Mr. Mitcheison to state whether he concurred in the agreement as ; read.- > . Mr. Mitcheison :'Yes, subject .to the approval of the Harbour Board.. •...,■ / Mi - . Ambury- said that the only point the Freezing Company had; to bring up -was that it would Want 'a guarantee that the Council would' give it a right-of-way * or access, to , the back of the allotments on which the freezing works 6tand.; The Mayor replied that .no .doubt that could be met, seeing that such a right-of-way was required; for the Council's purposes, ■ -...:': i.' .. . , '; Mr. Thome stated that Messrs. Hellaby had only the same point to urge..■.:?..- * ;; The ; Mayor and Mr.' Mitcheison there-j upon signed the agreement,; the latter sub- j ject -to the- Boards approval. * I