AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14530, 18 November 1910, Page 7

AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL

SfMIvEN MONTHS-' EXPENDITURE j|p|jVEN MONTHS-' EXPENDITURE ffr£g| fSTREETS RECEIVED £21,400. - , ' meeting of the Auckland City Council 'i&s held last evening, the members prei gent being:—The Mayor (Mr. L. J. Bag?inf' Messrs. R. Tudehope, J. M. Men•o (J. Knight, 0. E. Read, J. TreveR' J' Xeiheny, R. T. Michaels, W. ■ - A. fhompson, (J.- Tutt, P. M. Mackav, - C. J. Parr and H. Shaw. A return showing the expenditure in * connection with the various departments under his control during the seven months ended October 50 was presented by the q{v engineer. The. net expenditure on • street maintenance (including stone crusher and quarry) was £15,611, whilst /on special works the net amount was £57189, making a total of £21,400. Other items of expenditure were as follows:— :' shelly Beach bathing shelter, £69; Albert < park (including improvements) £1415; "<- Victoria Park, £487; Western Park, £273; ' v gavfield Park, £106: other city reserves, ; £150; nightfoil depot, £888; conveniences, ' £719: street lighting, £1554; tree plant-

, y fag, £32; Domain gardens and grounds (including improvements), £1054: cricket • ground (including improvements), £551; sanitation, £2614 : drainage loan, £5847; Graft oll bridge loan, £10,957 Town Hall "' loan, £19,137; streets improvement loan, ' '£8313; High-street widening loan, £803 Costom-streeT. widening loan, £&4; , .: Syaonds-strecfc (widening), £117,

A RECENT FIRE.

ALLEGED DEFECTIVE CHIMNEY.

•.1 A letter was received from the Auckland Fire Board drawing attention to the , ' opinion expressed by the representatives of several insurance companies that the • late fire in Messrs. Potter and Co.'6 shop ms caused through a defective chimney in an adjoining building, the basement of which was occupied by the " Dive'' restaurant, the oven in the kitchen being against . .the dividing wall. It. had been found posV. sible to insert a two-foot piece of wire - through an opening in the wall into the ' chimney, and it was believed that it was dt this particular spot that the fire originated. The Council was asked to bring ■K" 7 tie matter under the notice of the proper - authorities. -The city engineer reported that the 7 Council had 110 power to take any action '■unthe matter, although the building in--7?7 cpertor was doing his best to induce the '-77- owner of the "Dive" to have the defect } <y remedied. In any case if proper precautions were taken in connection with the damaged '0&> portions of the adjoining premises there ;!§|. should be little or no risk of fire. It was decided to reply in the terms of vg#' tint engineer's report.

STREET-WIDENING MATTERS,

TWO SMALL STREETS.

-t - The Public Works Department notified '&at the Minister was prepared to recom'M mend the exempting from section 117 of ||p Publio Works Act of Laurie-street, §7 , 'lhat the frontage of lot 8, provided that mend the exempting from section 117 of ' .the Public Works Act of Laurie-street, along the frontage of lot 8, provided that f|7 7it was first widened from 40ft to 50ft; and Liverpool-street, along the frontages f " of lots 6, 7, and 8, provided that the |f ; . building line on the western side be set • V back Soft from the centre of the street. 7.' ilbe city engineer reported that it"- ap-, jV'. ; 1 peared quite- unnecessary that either street gjS should be widened, as* the.' present width §«p was more than ample to . provide for any iffi' traffic, that could ever come upon them. IP He recommended that "a further and stronger application be made for the exemption 1 of : both these streets, ; without the im--07 polling "of- the conditions laid down. '7 - The matter was referred to the Works jf|.; Committee. -X- ' "Ilia proposal of Messrs. T. and S. Morrin, $ \ Ltd , to build their new premises in High|py. elreet up to a straight line with the adjoin--1|;; - ing buildings, in "consideration of the owners surrendering their concession for a ill"- cellar beneath the footpath, was reported \j- r upon by the Works Committee, which re- ; commended that the request be granted and i : the small portion of street involved legally £■; closed and/conveyed to Messrs. T. and S. - • Morrin, subject to the city solicitor's advice. r A short discussion took place as to the wis|f- \.doin of the proposal covered by the recom'4*7 -saendation, but as it .will stand or fall by If-, .- the city solicitor's tdvice the report was ft adopted. ' : . ;• . ••• ■' . i fcg#j. •. . . . jp; ;ASCH HILL BRANCH SEWER.

Ih ' MAKING THE CONNECTIONS. ia , SLAKING THE CONNECTIONS. - • '■ ," ,In view of the completion of the Archhiil li-[ "J™ 1 6ewer by the Drainage Board, the r ; Works Committee reported that it was • •If ; " i necessary to connect to that branch sewer jj. tie gully sewer discharging at the boundary !• 2t • cj.ty and Archhill and Eden Terrace r districts and the sewer under Manning- *[ rcot '. w 'hich jointly ssrved portions of both ; . the city and Eden Terrace. The works -1? Dec *® esar J" to make the connection would in- ■ -JfMde 160 ft of sewer, estimated to cost £310, and the construction of , "jK .an; overflow chamber, 26ft 6in by 12ft, estimated to cost £220 ; or a total, including ;-7£' contingencies, of £580. Eden Terrace - Should contribute £100 towards • the " v^ Wei " towards the overflow cham®®f» ®?d the Drainage Board £55 for the ;l'4p " 3ctnal distance short of the city boundary $8* w" ic^ l the branch sewer was actually r^®B. taken. Above Manning-street there ■ iff 18 i 1 considerable unculverted section of IMw£ 8?y which will, require to be sewered and ' «L raid for jointly by Eden Terrace and ,p It was resolved that the Eden Road Board and the Drainage Board &"■ • ft- com ronnicated. with in accordance with •J.HY..' 1116 report.;

ilp: : — B -0 general matters. Ky-r. B® - • — 'h \ '■■; - A DRAIN AG) DISPUTE. Hp- ' • ..A discussion arose out of a letter from /-®* ® av i es > °f Wakefield-street, |ps' l Kv|j; ,P r °tested against the charge of £6 5s — nia^'n K n connection between her lfe: : ' A DRAIN DISPUTE. she ft'.' arose out of a letter from -jJ*" ®» H. Davies, of Wakefield-street, H jj r Protested against the charge of £6 5s is*v . . r leaking a connection between her Hi: D!fes the sewer. The charge, she w v > cohered a drain of 45ft length, m gf, ere s? • the length of the drain was only I?' iil -or . Council as recommended by S? -ml* t°, r^ s Committee to reply that the §>'- : i* ini&L-i x. e Council is to take the measureUS' •• in Wi. c Ccentre the street, and that P^:; i-j Va kefield-street, where sewers were k fr.m k sides, the extra cost to tho Pi 2 T\ 8 ' approximately £200, and it fe . in» n ° • e J UB t to give persons requir»|*i ■•'•' •iyii, c ? ,me ?^ lonß Preferential treatment beW'- * i; SUC * I duplicate sewers were laid. §£ :o t W*^? a took place as to whether P?. e K a rn^ >nnc i occupied a logical position in Ife rr,™ which had not been K ' ' l ' Tiidehope suggested that a *4' . «rinr, i- ar °- e should have been made for M "ections in Wakefield-street, to make & ' ; <in> P 051 '' 10 ? tenable. The recommenda- || • ttifee** re erred back to the Works Com- !§• V ' 'Zit* I*'1*' onson Garlick and Co. wrote !• ' j>n(T ß ,T to lease P arts o£ Lome and m t,?;i r Streets, and to extend their new &■:■' - ?7tt u i?® s , sevcn feet in Lorne-street and I- -rfeoiJi 1 ? m Rutlaind-street. The Council pM ; . 'r, on recommendation of the ]$■'.' '■ : . inmi ttoe, to close and lease the fcl. *°™ons in ' question. life - ttimcrTvf reported that seven new cusgj£; eife-fS- Ve 1:0011 connected with the city te's' : C ih°^ € l' ? upply durin the ;ist fort-' |§S5 " th « total number beinn- 577 fe : fr ,° thc Auckland Horticulp itsSSH for the erection of * grotto fe JW ?n connection with the coming |fe - r . ..j .-cannyal was declined on ; the mo-

tion of the Mayor, who said that the Council had no funds to spare for such a purpose.

In reporting upon extensions of the electric supply outside the city, recommended by the electrical engineer, the Electric Committee recommended that application should be made to the superintendent of electric lines for an extension of the lioense I authorising the electric supply so as to cover the suburbs, subject to agreements being made with the local bodies. The extensions asked for by the engineer, one of which was to Mount Eden, were granted and the recommendation of the committee was adopted. Hie Electric Committee, after further consideration, renewed , its previous report that the Council should decline Mr. Fairfield's request for six months' leave of absence, and should "rant him a fortnight's wages in lieu of a fortnight's holiday. Notification was received of a claim for £185 by Mrs. Mary Cooper, as compensation for damages alleged to have been sustained by work carried out by the Council in Hepburr -street. It was decided not to recognise th'j claim.

The question 0..' • appointing a representative to attend the coming canal conference at Hamilton was referred to the Finance Committee.