OTAHUHU BOROUGH COUNCIL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 601, 1 March 1929, Page 11

OTAHUHU BOROUGH COUNCIL

At. last night's meeting of the Otahuhu Borough Council, Signs, Ltd., was granted permission to erect a hoarding on the council’s quarry reserve at the annual rental of £2.

The town clerk was authorised to Instruct the quarry foreman to expedite the fencing of the quarry reserve. Permission was granted the Otahuhu Returned Soldiers’ Social Club to sell Poppies on Poppy Day within the borough. Mr. H. B. Maguire, who intends subdividing his property, was informed that the council intends to widen Princes Street which runs through his land A letter on behalf ot Mr. W. Hughes, borough foreman of works, who was injured at a tire on borough property, asking for payment of £22 3s toward doctors expenses, was referred to tile Legal and Finance Committee. A complaint from Mr. C. W. Blackwell • encerning the unsatisfactory state of the junction of Albion Lane and Great South Road, was referred to the Works Comnnt-

Mr. W. A. Forder accepted the council s oft'f>r to lay concrete slabs on the footbath in front of his business premises, ‘t a total cost of £26 Os lOd, Mr. Forder l <> contribute £l4 8s 3d toward the cost I’.it condition that that sum be refunded J the council carries out a comprehensive s, ‘heme out of loan money. The council decided to lay the flags unconditionally. .A letter from the Auckland Town Planning Association asked the council to take p arly steps regarding the widening of the Great South Road, on account of the increasing motor traffic. This will be reared to the Main Highway Board.. The owners of the Wembley Private “©tel must install better tire escapes at ?nce, otherwise the ma.tter will be placed ln the hands of the borough solicitor. The medical officer of health submitted favourable report on the water reticuJated through the district. P. ul 7 l Ao4nnn two weeks ending February 24 4,094,000 Sallons of water were pumped, the level >n the well falling 14in. An application ny Mr. McFadden for permission to take *ater from a well on Mr. Thompsons Property, over which the council holds the water rights, was referred to the "ater and Drainage Committee. For the purpose of considering ** hrising from the new regulations, reiating Tf > rural areas in boroughs, a committee insisting of Messrs. T. Clements. C. Fetrie and G V. Pearce, was elected. Mr. Pearson is to be paid £2O for the * r Hp of land taken to widen the footpath ■ the corner of Station Road and Lieut s °uth Road. Late Commercial — SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TO-DAY’S SALES Press Association , Wellington. —Reported sale: New Zeae! Pa P ei ‘ Mills, 18s 3d. Xi. "Hietchurch.—On ‘Change: ■Mercantile lutual Insurance, Sis (two pancels); Rer'Seratint- (£1 paid). 16s 6d J 6 * 1 *): New Zealand Breweries. 37s spies Brewerv. Its: Mount '.yell. 44s I*o parcels) . Taranaki Oil. 3s 3d; Mah»- > Is -ltd isix parcels). Reported, o-ooths Brewer*. Sis. i

Late Turf — MARLBOROUGH TROTS bonniewah takes trial balayah A WINNER Press Association BLENHEIM, To-day. j The Marlborough Trotting Club’s! weather " n-i held to ' da >' splendid orct!r h T he course was in good tory F ’ and the attenda “ce satisfacResults: i.f TP' A , L HANDICAP Of £80; 1 M miles; limit 3.43. 1— BONNIEWAH, limit , • —HARDINESS, limit , —badiola, 4Syds ;; j ~A, r Sweet Kathleen, Chancellor Wilkes, Lady Author, Drift Wave, Castle Chimes, Star of Elope, Country Life. Won b.v two and a-half lengths, half a length between second and third. Time, 3.36. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (Unhoppled trotters), of £9O; li miles; limit 3.51. 8— BALAYAH. limit .. . 1 4 PETER Me MILL AX, 84vds‘ 2 o—BILLY BINGEN, 48yds 3 Scr.: Little Peter, Alton Brook. Won by ten lengths, half a length between second and third. Time, 3.46 1-5. MARLBOROUGH HANDICAP Of £225; 2 miles; limit 4.50 2 VIKOTA, limit 1 5 WAKEFIELD, 24yds 2 3 RED REY, 60yds 3 Scr.; Rafa, Fair Lad, Royal Comrade. Won by ten lengths, three lengths between second and third. Time, 4.45 1-5. RANGITIKEI REHANDICAPS Press Association MARTON. To-day. Rehandicaps for the Rangitikei i meeting next Wednesday are:—Vast ; Acre, 5.3 to 8.1 l in the Scott Memorial j Henrietta Lloyd, was ordered to restore and Disrank, 8.3 to 8.11 in the Pukenui Hack.