BIRKENHEAD WORKS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20642, 14 August 1930, Page 14

BIRKENHEAD WORKS.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. ALBANY HIGHWAY SCHEMEAt a meeting of (lie Birkenhead Borough Council last evening, the Mayor, Mr. J.-J\ McPhai], presided. Mr. F. 8. Dyson, the representative of the No. 2 District Highways Council, advised that Birkenhead's representations regarding keeping a traffic route open during the construction cf the Albany portion of the main highway had been referred lo tiie Waitemata County Council. The county engineer pointed out that the temporary closing of this route t 0 general traffic had been advertised, and such traffic must use the Oteha Valley and Last Coast I loads, while provision was being made for local traffic to pass along the road. Similar arrangements had previously been made in connection with work on (his main highway, and, under the circumstances, the action taken by the Waitemata County appeared to be very necessary. The matter was one for the Waitemata County Council, wlich was carrying out the work. The Waitemata County engineer, Mr. A. Murray, stated the traffic from north of Albany would lie diverted via the Takapuna-Ea'st Coast Road during the progress of the work, but every endeavour would bo made to make provision tor local traffic proceeding as usual direct fo Birkenhead. The Department of Internal Affairs advised that the appointment, of the Government representative on the Birkenhead I"ire Board was now under consideration. 'I he. sum of £152 was received from the (il y Council, being llio Birkenhead proportion of heavy traffic licence fees collected for the quarter ended June 30. No action was taken regarding the circular from the City Council requesting that the attitude of the council with respect to the suggested commercial airport should bo defined. The Returned Soldiers' Association forwarded a cheque for £2O, being a proportion of the Poppy Day Fund for, expenditure, with subsidies, to provide work for returned soldiers. The Mayor said the Public Works Department's subsidy of pound for pound had been approved, and the work was well in hand. The council decided to subsidise the amount pound for pound, and apply for the unemployment subsidy on the "full amount. Approval was given to the proposal of the Harbour Board to remove two of the wooden jetties near the Birkenhead ■Wharf which have fallen into disrepair, and to repair the other ono and drive piles for tying up yachts. The waterworks engineer reported that 2,500,000 gallons r-f water had been 'used during the past month. The surface of Lako Tupuke was sin. abovo high-tide level.