MT. ROSKILL ROADS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1043, 6 August 1930, Page 11

MT. ROSKILL ROADS

MEETING OF BOARD According to a communication from th© Auckland City Council received by the Mount Roskill Road Board lafi evening, the boundary roads between the two areas are in a bad condition and require immediate attention. The City Council, the letter stated, had loan moneys available for the work to the extent of £2,290. and the board was asked to find a similar sum so that the necessary repairs could b-* expedited. Mr. S. 1. GoodaJl. who presided in the absence of the chairman, Mr. E. F. Jones, contended that the gazetted regulations dealing with these roads were out of date and required revision. In any case, he said that the board would have no funds until the money from the quarry loan account became a vailable and on his motion the question was deferred for further consideration. The Onehunga Borough Council drew the board's attention to the dilapidated condition of the Seddon Memorial at the Royal Oak and asked if th© board w’ould contribute onethird of the cost of renovation, which was estimated at £SO. The letter also suggested that be inserted to the memory of Sir Joseph Ward and Mr. Massey and that the monument be moved to another siteUSE AS SAFETY ZONE Members generally were of opinion that as the monument served the purpose of a safety zone at a busy intersection of six roads, it should not bs removed. The question of its renovation was referred to the finance committee. In view of a report by the engineer that in all probability there -will be a surplus of £5,000 on completion of the work now in hand on the western drainage scheme, it was agreed to authorise him to make a survey th© extension of the drainage scheme aJoris Three Kings Road to Landscape Road Roskill Way and Rewa Road, and also draw up plans and specifications and submit an estimate of the cost of the extensionTh© Auditor-General returned the board's balance-sheet duly audited and certified to as being correct. The board’s treasurer reported that no exceptions had been taken to the accounts. The board passed a vote in appreciation of the services of th© clerk, Mr. J. Warren, and the staff. The Auckland and Suburban Dr? nag© Board forwarded an agreement providing for th© incorporation of tb«* Mount Roskill Road district in the drainage district. The documents wen* referred to the finance committee with power to refer them to the board's solicitor for verification. 1 A vote of sympathy and condolence | was passed in silence with Mr. 8 j Scarborough, an old member of th board, who is suffering bereavement ii | the loss of his wife.