TAKAPUNA AFFAIRS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21868, 2 August 1934, Page 12

TAKAPUNA AFFAIRS

EXTENSION OF DRAINAGE SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD Objection to a recommendation of the Works Committee to construct a sewer line from Creamer Avenue to Coronation Road was made by the Mayor, Mr. J. Guiniven, at a meeting of the Takapuna Borough Council last evening. "We have been advised by the Unemployment Board that we cannot get any subsidy on the Milford drainage scheme," he said. "There is no money in the drainage loan account and any works contemplated must be paid for out of the maintenance allocation."

Tho scheme was supported, by Mr. C. L. Clifton, who said capital expenditure was lying idle through there being insufficient subsidiary lines to the main sewers.

After considerable discussion it was decided to defer the whole question of drainage and to consider it at a special meeting.

A protest against the annual grant of £loo' to the Takapuna Public Library was entered by Mr. K. C. Crowley , who stated that this amounted to approximately 7s 0d a subscriber. During the last 10 years the grant had amounted to £1355 and this would have provided a permanent building with a reading room.

The Mayor replied that the library was entitled to similar treatment as other recreation facilities such as playing reserves. A ' reading room would greatly increase the wages cost, he said.

It was decided to make the usual grant.