THE CITY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18692, 24 April 1924, Page 9

THE CITY COUNCIL.

WATER SUPPLY FROM HUiA. LADIES' REST ROOM MOOTED. The Auckland City Council held a special meeting last evening for the purpose of considering the estimates for the current financial year, together with the annual memorandum prepared by the Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gunson, who presided. There were also present Messrs. G. Baildon, J. A. Warnock, G. Knight, A. E. La wry, G. R. Hutchinson, J. Robertson, C. G. Macindoe, F. W. H. Brinsden, T. Bloodworth, J. Dempsey, J. A. C. Allum, J. B. Peterson, A. Thompson, C. H. Furness, J. Donald, and A. J. Entrican. The Mayor reported that the new pipeline from Nihotupu, for which a contract had been let, would have a capacity of eleven million gallons daily, increasing the daily supply by 137£ per cent., and bringing it up to nineteen million gallons daily. It was decided that the plans and specifications being prepared for the new Huia dam be referred to the Works Committee for report as to the advisability of letting the work by tender. It was also decided that the question of bath-house accommodation at Point Chevalier Beach bo considered at the halfyearly period, and that no action bo taken this year at the other city beaches. The question of providing a ladies' rest room in the city was considered, but was finally deferred, to be again discussed when the arrangement of the proposed buildings on the Civic Square is being decided. The estimates and memorandum were adopted, members congratulating the Mayor on the remarkably complete summary of the council's operations, and his exhaustive study of the financial resources of the city. -