BUTT & PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1988, 19 February 1914, Page 3

BUTT & PETONE NEWS.

. BOROUGH AFFAiES. ' (Froia Our Special CofrcsroactenM I'll his report to the I'ctotio Borough CoiiaciJ. at its meeting oil Tuesday eveningiUlto engineer "(Mi'. ' A.' Cowie) reported a "delay in extending tho bath-ing-sheds on the beach on account of the difficulty in procuring a carpenter. The.;'culvefting- of Morau's Crook was expected to he completed by tho end of tho month. Tho estimate for acquiring land for the extension of Campbell Tomcc through-Nelson Street, and work uccoi-sary in removing tiro present building, and erecting others was Set down at £375 iis. Should the council decide to acquire the -whole of the property, the total cost ttoukl he £410. — It was recommended that a contract be let for the removal'of dead timber from tho vicinity of the water-main liii'e from tho.reservoir, . Mi'. If. Fox (sewerage engineer) stated in his monthly report, that the fixcn,vation of No. 1 station had' been completed, ami tho walls carried to a height «f 3ft. Gin. A coimneiwenient Jae.d been made with the excavation of No. *2 station, and 120 cubic yards of spoil : removed. The cost of the sdbeme t« the em) of January amounted to £] 1,963 10s. sd. Of this suqt Wages accounted for £3170 ss. 7t}. The gasworks manager (Mr. J. C. Masters) reported all the fireplugs had been examined for leakages and one water valve- repaired. All the' -wains had been thoroughly flushed out. The Borough Inspector (Mr. W. li. Goufih) stated in a report that the number of inspections made during tho montji was 228. The annual licenses were now overdue, and ho asked far authority to issue summonses against, all defaulters, including the owners of unregistered dogs.