MOUNT EDEN AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19469, 27 October 1926, Page 14

MOUNT EDEN AFFAIRS.

BALMORAL ROAD SCHEME. CONSTRUCTION IN CONCRETE. The Mount Eden Borough Council met last evening, the Mayor, Mr. E. H. Potter, presiding. The construction of Balmoral Road, in concrete from the Epsom boundary tq the Mount Albert boundary, a distancfe of 2029yd5., was again discussed. A letter was read from the Mount Albert Borough Council stating it had been definitely decided to place a hot-mix bitumen surface on the Mount Albert por T tion of the road, and that the borough's intention would not be altered. Regret at this action was expressed by members, who stated it had been, hoped to have a first-class road for heavy traffic from Epsom to Great North Road. The view was aiso expressed that tho portion of the road running through Mourit Eden should be constructed wholly in concrete, and not with bitumen sides as at present proposed. The borough engineer, Mr. J. Rogers, said that if the council decided upon- increasing the width of concrete bevontf the proposed 18ft,, the estimates would be increased considerably. As it .was the estimates had been cut Very fine. It was decided to adopt a recommendation from the Works Committee to call for tenders for the construction. Plans and specifications have already been adopted. Reporting upon the system of town planning carried out in the borough, the engineer stated that for the past 16 years a systematic programme had been followed. He intended to submit at sv later any further improvement scheme which might be considered bene-' ficial. A tentative scheme wag under, consideration, providing for improvements to Norman by and Boston Roads, and an overhead bridge over the Kaipara rail-' way so as to provide a more direct rout-O' to the new Auckland railway station,via Nugent Street and Grafton Road. \