ROSLYN AND KAIKORAI RATEPAYERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21987, 23 June 1933, Page 11

ROSLYN AND KAIKORAI RATEPAYERS

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION A meeting of the Roslyn and Kaikorai Ratepayers’ Association was held last evening. The president (Mr P. L. Ritchie) The secretary read a from the town clerk announcing the widening ot Mardale street, and also the fact that Mr Milne had been engaged as caretaker ot the baths on the same terms as formerly. RccGiv6(i« t The engineer of the Post and Telegraph Department, in answer to _a request tor a telephone box at Wakan, stated that, after full inquiries had been made, the request would, in the meantime, have to be declined.—Received. , . , „ The chairman mentioned that in order to safeguard the pedestrian public and motor traffic from possible accident at the corner of Highgate and Oban street, he had approached Mr S. Dunldey, of the Children’s Rest Home, and had obtained the latter’s promise that Ins fence on the roadline would be cut back to a height of four feet for a space of 20 feet on each thoroughfare. Approaching traffic would thus be given a clearer view. Hus had Le'-n done with certain reservations on the part of the association—lt was resolved to send a letter of thanks to Mr Dunl;ley. It was decided to thank the Di Board for starting the work of constructing a 12in storm water sewer from a point south-west of Hereford street. Kaikorai and extending to the recently constructed storm water sewer in Taien road. This was specially urgent work, owing it was stated, to complaints which had been received regarding flooding in the tiaiKoiai V Good progress was reported in the work of widening Taieri road and Dean street. Additional electric lights were granted in Littlebourne road, and it was decided to plant trees along the side of Gamma street. The tar-sealing of Highgate from Lynn street to Pacific street was reported to be now in hand, thus completing this muchdesired improvement from the city, via City road, to Maori Hill. It was resolved to thank the tramways manager for providing a larger waiting shed at the junction of Highgate and Ross street.