MOUNT EDEN COUNCIL

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 278, 14 February 1928, Page 13

MOUNT EDEN COUNCIL

MEMORIAL GATES APPROVED BUS SERVICE TO WAIKOWHAi At a meeting of the Mount Eden Borough Council last evening, the New Zealand Educational Institute submitted a plan of the memorial gates at the Technical Training College grounds, an imposing structure, which would cost £ 600. The council decided that the institute be congratulated on the plan and that the proposed site of the gates would be in order. A letter was received, enclosing a copy of an appeal for authority to establish a motor omnibus service between the Civic Square and Waikowhai. The correspondence committee recommended that the appeal be supported in the interests of the travelling public. A letter was received from the Mayor of Wellington, asking for cooperation in the national appeal for funds for the dependents of Captain Hood and Lieutenant Moncrigff, who lost their lives in the Tasman flight. It was decided to contribute £3 3s to the fund. The tender of Messrs. Stevenson and Sons of £1,959 9s for the sewer works in the Belle Vue Road, Valley Road and Esplanade Road area was accepted. During the month of January 32 permits to the value of £9,831, ior the erection of houses and other buildings, were issued. The deputy superintendent of the Mount Eden Fire Brigade asked for a plan of the district, with all the roads marked, and large enough to enable the alarm boxes to be marked. The application was left in the hands of the engineer’s department. Mr. L. Joll reported that the new fire engine had been delivered, and on a trial run had proved very satisfactory, both regarding speed and power. Mr. Joll also stated that the Telegraph Department was making good progress with the installation of the alarms. An English firm forwarded particulars of the electric trolly buses which have been installed in a large number of towns in England and different parts of the wo.rld. The letter was received without comment. The English visitors who recently visited the Mount Eden Croquet Green stated that the green was equal to any they had played on in any part of the world* said Mr. G. L. Taylor. The tennis courts were also very much appreciated, and would be a permanent asset to the council. In his opinion the expenditure had been justified.