BOROUGH OF TE AWAMUTU.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18395, 10 May 1923, Page 9

BOROUGH OF TE AWAMUTU.

PAST PROGRESS REVIEWED.

PROGRAMME FOR FUTURE.

'nv TKLEOBAiii.—ow.f connKsrojnjr.NT,}

TF. AWAMUTtT. Wrdnritdsy. A review of municipal affairs was given by the Mayor, Mr. L. 0. Armstrong,, at I the installation ceremony on Monday eveninc. V V Dealing first with sewerage affairs, he wild that of the £40.000 authorised by tn e ratepayers the council has expended | £30,000. Th-i length of sewers completed . | was 8 miles 67 chains. Two septic tanks | were now in full working order, and the j pumping station equipped with nece*sary | appliances, flush tanks, etc. Three miles ; & chain of fiewcrs had yet to be com- ] pleted. . The borough was well provided with rej creation sfrrmnd*, the total area controlled | try- the council acting as a domain board, j being 43 acres, valued at £6715. The ! revenue was; restricted. Voluntary effort* i resulted in the raising of £1156 for imi provements at Albert Park. ' ' The ratable value of the borough was £561,025. The total rates collected were £6733 9a Bd, and £134 5s 2d was outj standing. The loans advanced to the borough" up to March 31, 1923, amounted | to £75,544, the amount repaid by way of j sinking fund being £3972, and tie amount j outstanding is thus £'71.572 2» sd. j Outlining future matters that would i have to receive attention by the coan- ! cii, the Mayor mentioned municipal abat- ' toirs, name-plates at street intersections, | housing, improvement to the municipal i saleyards, water supply extension, and i improvements at the Head work*, streets and footpath construction, disposal of [ storm water, and the financing of house- < holders in connection with sewerage i fystem. : ' . '... .. • * Reviewing Te Awamutu e c-'vtc history, I the Mayor said the town was 3D veary. : old, and the chairman of the first Town I Board was Mr. Walton, who now resided |in Auckland. The first Mayor was Mr. iA. S, Wallace, who wag present. The | total revenue during Te Awaautu't ; year was from rat»w, £&,'; r to-day. | revenue ««« £6733. The number ol elecJ tor# then wa» 65, and to-day 1003.