BIG POWER BOARD DEPOT

Otaki Mail, 29 September 1922, Page 2

BIG POWER BOARD DEPOT

* TO BE Ii.'jTAIJLTSTTKD IN LEVIN. bill; AEiJI I MED NEAR >I A HON l or some Mm<: past tin; Jlorr'b* nuu. Power Board has been uegooa* iiig lor tiie acquisition o! a -itc to: a central depot in Levin, and a definite position luxa now been reached I lie Board has purchased Irom MrII Ihou-e, o! . Weratoa, a piece oi land, d acre- in extent, and pan o' Hie Prouse homestead block. Tie land has a frontage of 3J chain- to Mako Mako Hoad, and also ha-:, a frontage to the latlwa.y line con current with the air, Mr Crouse in offered He Borough t.outi H a .sum [ of land between the front of her pr >- perty and tfe- railway line for tie puiposc of a road. and. a- will seen from the subjoined report. trie Council lias accepted Hie offer. I f.e • will nlean that the Power Board vr also have a frontage to the new road. The site is an ideal one lor the I’ov.ei Board, as it will reduce the handling of poles and heavy material to 'lie rniniinuin, and it is regarded by the Engineer arid Board the most convenient in Levin lor Hr: purpose. Later on the Board wiil probably erect several worker* houses on the land, while garage-, !' motor ears and lorries will have to be built and -lore rooms for materia) From this centre huge quantities of material will be dispatched to all parts of the power diet no' though such things as poles will o' course, go direct to the other ventres. It is understood that the price paid for the land was £'-00 per acie Cr. Martin seconded the motion He said Mr Roe had told him he would be quite willing to give the land to

complete the road through to Tararua Road, and that he could inform the Council of the offer. Cr. Mortensen asked whether there was any need for secrecy about the matter. He did not see the reason 'or the urgency. The Mayor said there was no secrecy about it. The Rower Board was the third party. Cr. Monensen said tie warned the facts laid before the Council. The Mayor ine Council tie-, ntfi tacts .o tax a i am concerned Cr. Hobson said, a- chairman of mStreet.- Cornmittee. he, with Cr. Morten sen. had inspected this piece of land. They had a similar offer to this-last year from Mr Beckett in regard to the street through his property. and accepted it. Looking »*• the road that Mrs Prouse had 1-• •' into her property for many year- be did not trunk it would cost very mu'-: to form a similar road past the frontage of the property That wyali probably suit Mrs Prouse arid the borough, but it would not suit the Power Board, which would require to properly construct and metal —* road.