CIVIC AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 228, 14 June 1918, Page 7

CIVIC AFFAIRS

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. The regular meeting of the City Council was held last night. There- were present the Mayor (Mr. J. 1 , . Luke) and Councillors AV. H. P. Barber, Q. ttrost. J. Godber, W. H. Bennett, A. H, AtHnson, A. Veitch, M. F. Luckie, J. O. SUorland, C. B. Norwood, W. J. Thompson, J. Cnefle, W. T. Hildreth, L. M'Keiuie, and J.- E. Fitzgerald. The following recoinineudatjons of the Finance Committee were adopted i—That tho property owners of Austin Terrace iwUo have petitioned for improvements to the terrace, be informed that it is reKretted that their I'wjuest cannot be acceded to. That liability be depiecj for damage alleged to have been caused to property in Maida Vale Road, That an extension of the public eewer in l"irongi Upud, Ilast Kijbirnie, to eorve a conaderable number of properties be authorised, at an estimated, cost of 4120, «* reooaiuiended. That, the petitioner,? for an ex-tension-of tbo sewerage- system in Miraniar (A'Rscent be informed tW a cdqsiderable extension of tho system would be required to drain thou' properties, and with tho amount of work already authorised and requiring attention, it will be some months before, this extension can be undertaken. That, as the Hataitai La.iid Company have undertaken to pay the cost of ,conetruction\ of a sewer and storm-water drain, ai>d also the reinstatement of patlw, etc., in private property in Itttkiiu Road, Hataitai, authority do'granted for the work to b» carried out by- the City Engineer. The following recommendation of th« Tramways Committee was ; adopted:— That a reply in terms of the report of the general manager'of the Tramways 'Department be sent to the Melrose Ratepayers' and Electors' Association, in connection with their requests i'or (a) extension 6£ thetra.ni eetvico to Melrose, and (b) for a waiting'shed at the Zoo gatfs. Following is- a, copy of the manager ? s report:-— :■ I'',;.-' •'■' ' ' J?e Eslensiou pf Tramway System to ■Melrose.-*WitU ■ referenco to the letter, ■from, the secretary ol'-'tlie Melrose Ratepayers' and Electors' Association,'l beif, to'ropqrt that in my opinion many.yearn must: elapse before the question- of extending the system ug Sutherland Howl will be worthy of sorious consideration. Ikgarding tho request for a waiting 8h«l at the Zoo gates, I consider that tho verandah at tho ten -rooms adjacent to the" stopping place is. sufficient for present i-flfiuii'«nien(s. To construct a shelter in keeping with tli-o surroundings would' entail a. considerable expenditure whjch would certainly, not bo. justified, at tho present time. . The Tramways. ■ General Manager reported as follows:—"With reference to the renuest of Councillor Castlo that considerafion be given .to the question of -peeling a waiting slietf at Duncan Terrace in Crawford Road, I beg to report that. from observation taken, the number of people' boarding tho cars' at thin : place (low nottwarrant the expense of n waiting shed at present. The fact also that there is a good service, particularly nt busy hours, past this stop mininiiees tho need of n shelter thore."—ln view of this- report the council decided that no notion be taken.