BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 742, 15 August 1929, Page 11

BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL

t Ji 1 ? Birkenhead Borough Council I? for tnightly meeting last evening. the Dayor. Air. J. P. AlcPhail. presiding. A cheque was received from the Cj-eldana city Treasurer for i’ll9 15s tri’n- ins the “PPObtlonment of heavy , ‘; lUj licence fees fur the three months ending June 30. Two pounds two shillings was doated to the Labour Day celebrations Prize fund. B. Thomas, manager of the Blue ~ motor-service, wrote asking for a definite statement regarding the licensing of taxi-omnibuses next veur. 108 Company contemplated puffing a ."T on the Birkdale route, but to be sure of its ground before taklfig such u step. tit * w ? s decided to inform the company i at tlie council did not intend licensncw motor-car omnibuses ex- . *' le on© already running, providthe bus service was satisfactory. *J\ { re PJy to the council’s letter rethe proposed increased charge T , ° m £25 to £75 for the services of the Northcote Fire Brigade in 1-iirk-nnead. the Northcote Borough Coun- ** advised that it cannot reduce the Proposed charge. vJT OU f building permits were granted, allied at £3,120, and it was decided °. sto P the work on a building for bich no permit had been sought. ' vas decided to employ returned •owners on footpath work in Puriri Avenue. r - Hayman presented a petition MRned by ratepayers in the Waite--aata County situated between North*aote a.nd Birkenhead in Onewa Road, PPlying to join the borough. The peti‘Ofi is to bo forwarded to the Gov-ernor-General for approval.