AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14458, 26 August 1910, Page 7

AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL.

Ip water CHARGES reduction MADE. »' —- RESERVOIR TO BE BUILT. *■■■■ --- - ; " * v . &X<» i :J.V«r - . • "• ■ of tie Auckland City Council held last evening, when there were preMayor (Mr. L. J. Bagnall), Slto A. J. Entrican, P. M. Mackay, R. IftXSpe, M. Casey, J. M. Mcnnie, G. MSlfc.G. E. Bead, P. J. Nerher.y, G. Blltlraii;- W A. Thompson, R. T. Michaels, J. V \*»tter«on, and H. Shaw. . __ , § The-Auckland and Suburban Local Bodies I Asirt«aUoh wrote asking for a reduction in $ Jtoprice of water to outside local bodies to Pttiodfe 1000 gallons, and pointing out that if not all? of the local bodies are a loss upon the water. The city reported that to his knowledge no ifipPll /[he world supplied suburban bodies iSSifith water at a price so little in excess of fffefthe city consumer as Auckland, Ho the. cause of less on the water acBfeiijts of the out, districts was not alto-,-|v„ ggther due to the price paid, but to the too consumption or waste of water after recorded by meter. Between March SS?l?l903,- and March 31, 1910, the consumpS®iS v i>er head in Grey Lynn, Mount Eden, : §jj|pWH,"and Eden Terrace increased varifn>m two to four gallons per head. : The" out districts could not expect the city I ;|v ,• to keep on reducing the charge as the con- j sumption per head increases, or waste takes j ' The amount spent and contemplated §j ffvonil make the total expenditure on water " bftlie city about £720,000, and the suburlocal bodies could not expect the. city i" Jo reduce their water below the price paid •i \by t,hc ratepayer who is responsible for the • <installation and upkeep, which would be the ?}■' \ase if the charge was reduced to lOd per ■-.* "1000 gallons. .The' city consumer, in addi-S®p-to lOd per 1000 gallons, pays a propor'£*¥;tlon of the special rate for water. Ho could recommend any reduction, except the 3d -i per 1000 gallons-to that portion of the : *' Mount Eden and Eden Terrace districts take their domestic supply from the Eden reservoir. It was decided, on jpp£tfc» recommendation of the Water Committee, to reply that the Council could not see I S its way to accede to the request. The Remuera Road Board wrote asking jjelltipnn what terms the Council would supply the Bbard from Mount Eden reservoir. The - * waterworks engineer reported that if a supj 'ply is granted at Is per 1000 gallons the I I charge of Is 3d to"Mount Eden now sup- ' *■ plied must be reduced to Is. The decrease tSteplf revenue at Mount Eden due to''''the reducPf fjon would be £200, but the revenue from - i Vllpmnera would be £7'H) f s, net,increase of fc i £550 per annum, with' a prowtct of future ?' y increase. As the Keiiaoe' - sad Board is i- wiHic» to put in connection and meter at $*l' the reservoir, the engiceeir reported favourIjY ably on the proposal. At the same time be '-** emphasised -the fact that the request could be- granted only when the Mount Eden rem .servoit is enlarged. The engineer's report st: f was adopted. - ' . |fjajSiTheiWaier> Committee reported that the • '* waterworks engineer recommended that some definite action be taken as early as possible I: » increase the capacity of the Mount Eden > •.-laenroir, as the consumption on the higher "... T ,-, jtireis Is growing rapidly.- In this connection gS%p.B;-cify engineer reported C that the . only Mi.snnerlii which an increase, of accommodar lllplja could be made at Mount Eden reservoir |&Bjpfo' to build :an entirely new reservoir' at KfSife; of the existing one. ' The waterS;| works engineer stated that a new reservoir |Mf1u>Id:i,000,000 gallons of water would be |^M f ®Hcimt; and recommended that the reser §||ff||gs|j>e built with vertical walls to obtain J cpflfit lii respect to area! jjg i ctnS&wi ;{ihat the cost of the reservoir in re■j U- j : inioroed concrete and of same' depth as the | „ preiKfflt one would >be about £500u, together i * "with £2400 for pumping and service main, ; atld HOO for contingencies, making a total I- 1 -of approximate capacity of tlfe \reservoir is 500,000 gallons, and if total; storage at Mount Eden ?■>on completion of. the new reservoir- will be i; It was decided to ; call tenders for- the work.' : 'r •. j ; * TRAMWAY MATTERS. ■' •' SHORTAGE OF CARS. ? , The traffic inspector reported that the la*e ; had >;• been somewhat r^^^i^W^ ; ''9 win to breakages -. 'Jn (overhead gear and other ' .causes,and ||« j ixmseqtstutly a -good l deal ■ of discontent shortage of cars, more '-v j^^^^/.betyreen.": seven a-.m and nine l^d^Sg.plm.^and' 6.30.- p.m. The of missed trips and delays - r si3owed that 37 oat of. 44, or 85 per cent., due to defective cars. . ; ■ - was received as to the in-Bgaa^^^rii'f.^-they-train • service to Heme between the hours of five -£ -and as p.m. The traffic inspector « reafc he-hadicalled on the writer and had. asked him to. who have - suffered similarly, jtheir complaints, with dates.. Ii!- baffle inspector reported that the &^^^Kj#ltf4yPon<kH»bv;:'deD6t; are .j now "re--oamng more attention with 'regard to the seats and 'hacks are and dirty. The cars at the o' are not 1 receiving ; the .necesil =- '-^l^- a^ei i t ' l *o n ' and'-ywiliv be thoroughly. |fe^^P^£by : the inspector, with a view .the next Council meeting. ■ ■ 1 '■— 3 STREET IMPROVEMENTS. ; v:' ■ (WORKS . AUTHORISED. ■'. •' ■■ engineer having' reported that ■- 'i , f >S T - 0 f '' forming- Shelly Beach Road. M >* on wnoy t from Jervois Road' to Cameronbe approximately £360, and Rod to Ha^kett-street • ap£lßo0 ' the Works Committhat necessary repairs •' This was agreed to. ~ w ;ejty; engineer reported that the IBHaP. . form . so much .of Beresford'J * to was practicable at present S J e : : approximately:: £1200. :It -was t. » •at tlle work be proceeded with. ifflSjPPilfffi* resolved -to exempt Lawry and 'i Streets ■ from the provisions' of "117 •' of the Public Works Act. ' - ' Slip MISCELLANEOUS. mm:-■ —— . / HOUSES CONDEMNED. ;i»Bol v ed, on the recommendation district health officer (Dr. Makgill), „ 6iye notice to the owner of two dwellr^ s England-street, Ponsonby, to pull - D ® s down within one month, f|o!!jj|pfi®yjug been certified to as unfit for lon ' and dangerous to the public RK resolved, on the recommendation Wee Committee, that the Counmsurances for the ensuing year |ppP with the New Zealand Com--s%Si»electrical engineer reported that lNtreSii^t:I Te new customers during the ended August 14, making a total - resolved, on the city engineer's $ e °dation,._ that the Western Park ' wlt jarrah posts and pickets, % M r^ lmated cost of £50.. m P? on brought up the question ESS baths at Shelly Beach, PonLS^^ft e Mayor said that there was before the « Council for the ' of such baths, bo that nobe_ done. . .. . ins P e ?tor reported that ?he several complaints that some WtSßaL!,f*.- y &P l ? t >t-' giving coirrect weight., ffyffml f thttw. be convicted, o they a t6vappear before, the Council licenses are renewed.