CIVIC SNAPSHOTS
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The Fire Board advised that It was taking control of the Avondale area, but did not propose taking over tlie land, buildings, plant or equipment, the leasing of which would be subject to negotiation. * . * Tutanekai Road, Grey Lynn, is to be merely repaired, pending the time when it can be excavated and a proper surface put down. * * * A suggestion, suported by the city engineer, that the council should contribute half the cost of a footbridge over Arch Hill Gully at Morrin Street, near Newton West School, was sent to the Works Committee. “There is too much feeling over this hoarding business,” remarked Cr. Ailum. “We are accused of making fish of one and flesh of another. It wants investigating.”
-WWWW& as 'aTj% ***%%& M“lt must be made, quite clear that councillors who give addresses at ratepayers’ amalgamation meetings do not represent the council. They go merely as private citizens, even if they are councillors.” —Cr. Kllen Melville. * * * The raising of a further £19,000 for street works, being portion of the £190,000 loan authorised in 1923, was approved. An average of over 8,000,000 gallons of water a day was used by Auckland daring the fortnight ended September 30. The largest consumption on any one day was on Wednesday, September 28, when the record was 8,716,000 gallons. “If a man continues to speak he is made to feel like a criminal,” remarked Cr. Stallworthy after an interjection when he was remarking that there was too much committee and too little council. The committees sat for many hours and the council felt hardly done by If it sat for more than two hours. * * * “The Finance Committee has violated a distinct instruction from the council,” asserted Cr. S. I. Crookes, referring to a report from the committee, which suggested that the Mount Hobson motor camp site proposal should be left to the Mayor and the chairman of the Parks Committee, to complete negotiations with the Automobile Association
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 175, 14 October 1927, Page 16
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329CIVIC SNAPSHOTS Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 175, 14 October 1927, Page 16
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