BOROUGH COUNCILS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15249, 12 March 1913, Page 4

BOROUGH COUNCILS.

■ — 1 ll . l ' OTAHUHU. ' -V« — ■ - THE Otahuhu Borough Council net <m Kb» jjl day evening. Preeent: Messrs. A. Wwjwlliß (Mayor), J. Atkinson. J. Brady, H. J. H»H, 8- J. Harbutt, 0. E. Hayward, W. J. 01lt% and J. "Wilson. £/'!■ Mr. Gannon, engineer, of Auckland W'M* ported to the council the result of ti» tar- 'j» spraying experiment •which had beeo'jSjgjM in Station Road under his euperriaian. council considered that this work *Mjß|| all respects very satisfactory. *£.<«*• non made a proposal in regard towaw provement of the Great South. R<*fejfe§| X' which the council had raised a wi|®| £3000). Considerable discussion tookWMigfMi in regard to the employment <a afe4MH&j§|H neer. and,it was ultimately rseonwktWppßp the council be a committer to .n«g{|;| confer with local bodies which OUTIS ® out similar works, and to inspect tQMjpi : ■< don® before engaging an «mgww. . JDj,.»* ■ ooaree of the discussion it was i*a*W-i: * the tar-spraying had cost only 4d. >•<? The Mayor remarked that this, <***?**! : 1 very favourably with the ; cost in Wf :#• i Country, where it had averaged Si' Mr. I yard on some roads. '■. i . Lv.i , ,1. ■ Mr. J. Wilson moved a resolution If# 'I ins the Mayor to aooept another r*Mii omoe. Mr. Wilson said it had bee® itimM pleasure to him to work with tae iMWfeaJK who had conducted the ' business '• conn oil in a very satisfactory maeMfc I *#® H. J. Hall seconded the motion, FttfSWS adopted unanimously. The tiWeMjS the council for its appreciation 'of hu *$$$ vices. ~ j ' V Cftf : * i-1 ■ | NORTHCOTE. ' _ The monthly meeting -of the Sortj|g|<||B Borough Council was held Present : — Messrs. Geo. Fraaer. _ (MjfflgVM John Broady.B. Van Veen,. J. &. A. Campbell. W. S. Daniel, Jas. T. ;Jr««w§|| H. H. Hunt, and Arthur E. Qnq&togsm It was resolved to bring "W&gMgffl schedule of the Noxious W operation within the borough,-iwwvngg® videa that gome be declared . a WPWSfip weed. Permission' was given the JuiiMljMp Society to take up a street cs v . Saturday, April 19, in aid pf motor ambulance, and the erwtwl «• ambulance station in Rutland % ■ »raw|§| Auckland/ ■ ■■ A letter was received from thg'wWg/g'g head Borough Council to the the fire plugs in that district wsrs iKj|lf same size as those of Northcote, anajg* fe fire brigade would be willing to | in the event of a fire in either boewj^fe In connection with the counciliJHb:; for payment of the promised aop»*w£* > £100 from Bishop Cleary towante thMJ pair of College Road, the following I**";was read from the Bishop:—■ • I '• ceipt of your favour of 4th 4? ; account of the long delay of yo»*i :< *HSi;M',: in undertaking the • work -of fjgw • College Road, the college authont**" %i to form, metal, and drain-pipei<BM|nsMa mire at the front gate—work •; xmlmSSMt council undertook to do in con«JM«g"ss the renewal of my offer of £lw, tw-gtsj. lapsed by effluxion of time. There, an arrangement by your council to aw*.. >-.v scoria footpath along College IWM»a this.work, I understand, was not osmjj--4 out. I take it that your wßarij#JßM pared to make a substantial ~ . these omissions, and as soon |« jgy. arranged I will mail cheque. I •; glad to hear from yon at ■ your «««y venience." It was pointed out w* wil oouncii had really done more U® j promised in connection with thM ww«-•,• ; ; a committee, consisting of tM£*Hy :i vi. ; Messrs. Pearnloy, and Tonar. *y #! to wait upon the Bishop in order- w the facts before him. ■ . , , ■ - J --S Mr. McElroy was appointed rettrww officer. n The report of the Sanitary recommending an extension ofi S service, and deferring the permanent drainage scheme lpriew oi , financial stringency, was referred to- toe council in committee. ... j With reference to the council«.wggr, 1 for a side school, the Board of intimated that the School ComttiH**,. «*j|| being consulted regarding the pwra?%-i, » The turncock reported that j.wwg'. lons of water had Deen pumpwl durmr u . month .and Takapuna nad been with gallons. The turnoo£ that Lake Takapuna continued to *»"» m>*m the suction pipe had been Jowerja... -gj lake-level was now Bft Bin above « The foreman of works reported. i College Road had been me*»lW for g full length of 54 ohains, and Quired about three chain® • complete the road. Gladstone BojjdW* reosived a costing of scoria for a 12 chains. Sulphur Beach cleaned out from Sulphur Beach «oewv» ? Road, a length of about 15 cnawa M metal for the main «road was ooouml. hand, and a length o® nine. chwW Fjjsf been completed. Bay view foo2*j*jfflSf;| been cleared, and the steep_grad« WJ* gf ceived a coating of sooria for a . 20 chains. Sea View Road is now ~R ploted according to the plans and •D eeup * v lions submitted to the council. -r.v;. |