DEVONPORT BOROUGH

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 48, 19 May 1927, Page 7

DEVONPORT BOROUGH

MEETING OF COUNCIL The Devonport Borough Council met last evening, the mayor, Mr. E. Aldridge wearing the recently-donated mayoral chain. It was decided not to depart from the decision of the council not to per mit hoardings in the main street. A conference is to be held with the Anglican authorities regarding the clearing up of the old cemetery on Albert Road. The engineer has almost the plans for the improvements to the playing park at Stanley Bay. A deputation of residents from Mays Street asked that work be done in putting the street in order; it was positively dangerous now. The mayor said an ounce of help was worth a pound of sympathy; the council could give the pound of sympathy. He expected shortly to bring down a scheme to raise a loan for footpaths, and he hoped Mays Street residents would support that. The mayor and Cr. H. Campbell were appointed Devonport representatives on the North Shore Water Board,, and the mayor and Crs. Hislop and Sheehan will represent the borough on the Marine Boroughs’ Association. A grant of *£ 3 3s was made the W.E.A., which also has free use of the council room. The council considers that all ammunition should be stored outside the borough. It is proposed to make arrangements with the Officer Commanding New Zealand Artillery regarding signalling from Rangitoto so as to have rapid communication with the island. The Domain Board's receipts for the year were £1,161, of which rents from houses accounted for £497. Rangitoto Domain Board had an income of £213 from rents of. shack sites and £64 subsidv on ferry tickets sold.