MOUNT ALBERT COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15685, 12 August 1914, Page 3

MOUNT ALBERT COUNCIL.

*- L k] A meeting of the Mount Albert Borough [? Council was held on Monday night, the .{{ Mayor, Mr. Murdoch McLean, presiding. | There were also present: Messrs. T. B. I Clay, C. N. Han-is, Harrison, Hodgson, E Griffiths, Inwood, Bridges, and Page. .;■ The Slat* Advances Board wrote skit- | 'ing that the board would entertain a loan I of" £23,950 for various purposes, omitting I the amount of £3316 to repay an over- J draft of £1500 to purchase road making § . plant and £731. to refund to the water | supply account, at the rate of 4£ per cent., | exclusive of sinking fund,'. and that the | half-yearly instalment in respect of prin- 1 cipal anil interest would be £& 16s Id per I cent. " ''. ,!_.' '; ..'.■:.'.', | A complaint was received from a resi- jj dent of Mary's Lane West drawing attention to the condition of that road. _It 1 1 was decided that the gorso overgrowing j the paths should bo cut down and ilia \

road put into better order. jj A report was received from the dis- [ trict engineer concerning the level cross- j ings on the Kaipara branch, stating that j ho had directed that tho cattle-stops at Woodward Road crossing should, be set back to the street line, and that the trees , j on the railway boundary were to be- cut ; down. i