ONEHUNGA COUNCIL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 360, 22 May 1928, Page 14

ONEHUNGA COUNCIL

FEARS FOR RESERVE Fearing that the Auckland City Council had designs on a water reserve jointly owned by the Onehunga Borough Council and the One Tree Hill Road Board, the Mayor of Onehunga, Mr. VV. C. Coldicutt, said at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council that the question of ownership of the reserve, which comprises some 600 acres in the Maungatawliiri Valley, had been referred to the Minister of Bands. In his reply, the Minister stated that the two local bodies therefore had a complete and permanent title to the land. The council decided to be represented at the confernce of local bodies to consider the question of the increased demands being made by the Auckland Hospital Board, and appointed Cr. F. S. Morton as its representative. An objection to any permit being granted for the lease of a stable in Clarke Road was lodged by 30 ratepayers. They contended that as the stable was in a closely-built area, it would create a nuisance and constitute a danger to public health. The borough's sanitary inspector reported that the stable, which was to be let to an owner of trotting horses, had been built, before the passage of the. bylaws. but he had conferred with Ur. Chesson. who held that if any nuisance were created the council liud power to cancel the permit.—The question was referred to the Health Department for an official ruling. The price of water supplied to several Chinese gardeners in th€ borough having been increased from Is to 2s a 1.000 gallons, they entered a protest against the increase, and asked for a rebate, which was declined. The Auckland Harbour Board requested the payment of £IOO toward the extension of the Cornwallis Wharf, which the council had undertaken to contribute. The Mayor said that the amount was being raised by the yachting clubs on the Manukau, and he had no doubt but that it would be forthcoming in due course, and that he had given his guarantee for the amount. The Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association offered *£6o from the Poppy Bay Fund, provided the council granted a similar amount to be used for the employment of ex-soldiers on special work. Councillor R. G. Speight advocated accepting the offer and devoting the money toward improving the council's reserve near the wharf, but the opposition to this proposal was too vigorous, and the question was referred to the finance committee. In dealing with a complaint from the Onehunga Fire Board that several struts in the new area had no water mains for fire-fighting purposes and in other streets there were dead ends, the council referred the question to the waterworks committee. The Onehutiga Sports Federation wrote accepting the council’s terms for the improvement of the recreation reserve. The conditions provide that the council is to subsidise any sum the federation may raise up to £IOO a year. The federation is to meet the reserves committee and discuss further details on Thursday, May 3i. The district fund account is £2,50S in debit. Accounts amounting to £1,086 were passed for payment. It was decided to lnstal an additional Hertr.e pump in the powerhouse, to cost j Luliu of £22 13s, was accepted for the installation of electric light n the mun- ! ci pal offices.