CITY COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 230, 28 September 1928, Page 11

CITY COUNCIL.

The Auckland City Council met last evening, the Mayor (Mr. Geo. Baildon)

presiding.

Permission Refused. —An application from the women's branch of the New Zealand Labour party for to place tables in the streets on a day to be appointed, to obtain signatures for a petition urging the abolition of compulsory military training, was refused. Sequel to. Accidents. —Mr. E. Casey, on behalf of his daughter (a minor), claimed £1200 damages and £50 expenses as the outcome of his daughter's being involved in a collision between a motor car and tram car. Messrs. Cooke and Company, through their solicitors, claimed £92 damages as the result of damage caused to a motor car in a collision with a tram. Both claims were referred to the city solicitor. Offer Declined. —It was decide/1 to take no action in connection with an offer of 481 acres of land at Swanson, adjoining the city reserves. The price of £16 an acre was asked.

Kohimarama Complaint.—Complaints from residents of Kohimarama concerning obnoxious odours from the council's sewage ventilating pipes, and reported upon by the Health Department, were referred to the Works Committee for report. Sinking Fund Interest.—The chairman of the Local Government Loans Board advised that the board could not consent to the reducing of the sinking fund of 3 per cent fixed in connection with the Auckland city steeets improvement supplementary loan, 1928, of £71,000. Remova-l of Safety Zone.—The tramways m"Tiger, reporting upon the complaints liceived from Queen Street business men concerning the removal of the safety zone it Vulcan Lane, stated _that a suggestion had been made tcr shorten the zone. This would have reduced the capacity of the zone to under two standard car lengths. Any corresponding lengthening at the southern end would have fouled Wyndham Street. That was the reason for the removal of the zone.

Tender Accepted.—The tender of John Chalmers aAd Son, Ltd., at £5300 was accepted for special works in WellesleySymonds and Wellesley-Queen Streets tramway junctions. Unfavourable Report.—A request coming from nearly two hundred people that all buses on the Point Chevalier run should proceed right through to the city was reported unfavourably upon by the tramways manager.

x Old Houses.—The chief sanitary inspector reported that it was doubtful if there were a dozen occupied dwellings in the city which could be condemned under the Health Act.

Medical Officer Appointed.—Dr. D. M. McCormick was appointed, out elf 17 applicants, as medical officer to the City Council.