MOUNT ALBERT’S RATING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1049, 13 August 1930, Page 10

MOUNT ALBERT’S RATING

MAYOR’S MISSION TO WELLINGTON EXTENSION OF TRANSPORT Tlie Mayor of Mount Albert V. - E. Rhodes, nas authorised by h,N ough Council last evening to D rrs° r ' to A\ ellington to confer with 5e^ e * <i mental heads concerning the amir tion ot the Court ot Appeal’s deSS 3 ' in tlie Marlborough case to the it?*! 011 of rates in Mount Albert. ' -'Jing An injunction was granted ratepayer in the Supreme Court v* Mr. Justice Blair restraining it t r , levying and collecting rates for th l past year, because it had used a v»i ation roll that was emploved bef™ rating on unimproved values « adopted by the borough. M The opinion was expressed bv r, Brigham that the Mount Albert Com, eil had been placed in a peculiar d™; tion by the Court of Appeal’s iud~ ment. On the face of it, it now se.mii that the council was justified in b. action, which, however, had been ni'3 against by Mr. Justice Blair. 0 TRAMWAY EXTENSIONS Gratification at the carrying of th loan for the Mount Albert-Avondlu tramway extension was expressed <Z members. ■> “It is anticipated that the Transnne Board will start the Sandringham « tension about the middle of OctnvJ.said the Mayor, Mr. L. H. Rhodes had been decided that the board wonii proceed with tlie laying of the trart° and bitumenising between the raib and that the council would follow m' with its work, using the tracks as r road. * He was gratified that the loan to. the Mount Albert-Avondale extension had been carried, for it would cer tainly assist the district to have « further mile of line from the Moaw Albert boundary to Oaklei Creek. On his motion, the council referred the question of carrying out certain works, involving the widening of t>. main road at Oaklei Creek, to joint committee. Cr. J. H. Langley described the carrying of tlie loan as another mile stone in the history of Mount Albert A tribute to the work performed bv the Mayor in connection with the extensions was paid by Cr. J. J. Buckle-. EXTENSION OF LINE In reply to a question bv Cr. Rus sell, the Mayor stated that the Tramport Board was now considering extension of the line to Vincent Road. Headmasters of schools in the Mount Albert district are to be asked to impress upon children the necessity of protecting their own property. This decision by the council followed upon a complaint of vandalism to trees by a schoolboy, who, it w.%-, reported, had been seen beating eft’ the tops of trees showing above tlie wire protection. Permits for the erection -of buildings valued at £2,501 were issued by the builWing inspector during the pas: three weeks.