MORRINSVILLE NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20576, 13 August 1938, Page 11

MORRINSVILLE NEWS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING EXTENSION OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM (Special to Times') M< >HRIN s V11.1.E, Friday. An extension of the Morrinsville sewerage system costing- about £c,oo for material is to be put in hand at once bv the Morrinsville borough Council. At la-t evening’s meeting the council received advice that the state Housing Department had made a contribution of £r’oo towards the work, which will enable the State houses nearing completion in George Street to be connected up with the borough sewerage system. A contribution of £-juo iTas also been promised From the Morrinsville High School authorities, as the sewer will serve the new school in Alexandra Avenue. Ratepayers or adjacent streets have promised contributions totalling about £2OO. The work will be carried out bv subsidised labour under the direction or tlm borough consulting engineer. Mr R. n. Horner, whose plans have been adopted by the council. The Mayor commented that this work would be carried out without any further expense to the ratepayers. Several applications for an extension or the sewerage system to serve other parts or the borough have also been received bv the council. These jobs will be carried out if the ratepayers concerned are willing to nnd the total cost of material, which works out at about £8 lOs a chain, i Building Activity. Another indication of the progress of Morrinsville Borough is provided In tinreport of the borough building inspector I that permits issued during July repre- | sented new buildings of a value of £10,512. ] lit the previous three months since April i 1 over £OOOO worth or building was started. j Work commenced in July includes ex- ! tensive re construct ion or the Regent I Theatre, construction of six shops tin Thames Street and of a large motor garI age in Studholme Street. Three new | dwellings were also started. Tliis total does not include the 1 n State houses now nearing completion, and three other State lmu-scs on which work was commenced a month ago. Riverbank Bush. The Morrinsville thorough Council is negotiating willi llie owner of a property adjoining the Recreation Ground with a view to purchasing a strip of land along the Waitakaruru Stream, on which there is a tine lot of native bush. The owner of the land wrote intimating that Hie value of me land was about £Buu. The council referred tlie matter to the wo"l:> c mmittee, with the idea of seeing ir a State |g<f*nt could be secured, i The need of a morgue in Morrinsville was again mentioned. The council has obtained plans lor a suitable building costing about £2OO, and intends asking the Piako County Council if it will contribute towards Hie cost. -