Building Notes

Progress, Volume XVII, Issue 2, 1 October 1921, Page 45

Building Notes

AUCKLAND.

Messrs. Grierson and Aimer invite tenders (closing on October 20th) for Children's Home isolation block at Manuera. Mr. Daniel B. Patterson invites tenders (closing October 13th) for a store at Freeman's. Bay. Mr. A. Sinclair O'Connor invited tenders last month for worker's dwelling at Mangere. Mr. L. S. Piper invites tenders for a residence at Cheltenham. The question of permitting the erection of dwelling houses on sections with a smaller frontage than 50ft. came before the One Tree Hill Road Board recently. The case, in point was that of a returned soldier, who had purchased, through the Government, a section 46ft. 2111., and who asked the Board's permission to allow him to build thereon. On the motion of the chairman, Mr. R. G. Clark, it was decided that the applicant be informed that the Board could not see its way to depart from its byla ,vs, and therefore the request would be refused. The new building scheme in connection with St. John's College, the theological school of the Church of England, situated near the junction of St. Helier's Bay and Panmure Roads, is being rapidly carried out, and it is expected that the new main building will be ready for occupation next March. The warden's residence, a fine two-storeyed building of modern design, adjacent to the main building, has been completed, and is in occupation by the warden, Canon P. T. Williams. Work on the exterior and the two upper floors of the main structure has also been completed, and the workmen are now confining their main energies to the ground floor. The building is of three storeys, brick and grey slate tiles. Building has been proceeding briskly in the Borough of Devonport during recent months. For the six months ended September 30th, permits for the erection of 44

dwellings, of a total cost of ,£35,946, were issued, in addition to permits for 47 alterations or additions to houses, costing £8,058. Tftis rate of building is exceptional for Devonport.

During August permits were issued for a total of 32 houses, at a cost of £27,815, one shop and dwelling in brick, £1,200, one brick stable £l5O, and 15 permits for sundries and alterations totalling £372, the gross total for the month being £29,537. The total permits issued for new dwellings at Mt. Albert from April Ist to date was 119, aggregating £105,792 PERSONAL. Two Auckland architectural students have lately successfully passed the special war examination, under the auspices of the Royal Institute of British Architects. They are Mr. H. Anthony Mealand and Mr. C. R. Towle. CHRISTCHURCH. The Public Works Tenders Board invite tenders, closing November Bth, for the erection of 61 cottages at Otira in wood or concrete. Tenders for concrete construction must include full specification of concrete work. Plants, etc., may be seen at Public Works Offices, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Greymouth.

The Housing Superintendent, Wellington, is calling for tenders for the erection of twenty-two workers' dwellings (16 at Lin wood and six at Woolston).

Mr. H. St. A. Murray invites tenders (closing October 19th) for the erection of a War Memorial at Leeston.

Messrs. J. S. and M. J. Guthrie invited tenders early this month for the erection of a residence at St. Albans.

Messrs. Ellis and Hall invite tenders, closing on the 28th, for a vicarage in brick at Papanui for St. Paul's Church.

The Hospital Board have a list of urgent buildings required. At a recent meeting- the Committee's report stated inter, alia that it had given very full consideration to the question of proceeding with the erection of essential buildings and recommended that the Board take steps to obtain the consent of the Minister to the following works being put in hand at an early date :—Christchurch Hospital—Nurses's Home Extension, £45,000; Infectious Diseases' Hospitalnew pavilion to contain 64 beds, £8,000; Extension to Nurses' Home, etc., £2,000; Open Air Home for Children, irrespective of the amount in hand, £9,000; amount unprovided for, required for the establishment of the X-Ray at the Sanatorium, £IOO. Total, £64,100. For the above purposes the Board was asked to authorise the raising of the money by loan up to £65,100. Besides the above, the other works which the Board was recommended to proceed with —and for which money had already been provided on the estimates, were: X-Ray room at the Sanatorium, £600; accommodation for delirious patients; Christchurch Hospital, £1,000; Pathological Laboratory extension, £1,065. Total, £2,665. In addition to the Housing Superintendent's 22 houses for which tenders are being called, the City Council intend raising a further loan for £5,000, and the Woolston Borough Council propose to do the same for housing in Christchurch. It seems the City Council have already had estimates for machine-made concrete block-houses, five rooms, with all conveniences, for £630, reducible to £530 each for a dozen houses or more built by day labour. Allowing £9O for. the section, the total cost would be £620, and at that price, .with money at 45 per cent., the occupiers of those homes could purchase them at 13s. gd. per week, including principal, interest and insurance. The Christchurch Drainage Board proposes a loan of £750,000 for improvements and extensions to the city and suburban drainage systems. WHANGAREI. The sum of £1,284 has been subscribed for the Whangarei War Memorial, the objective being £2,000. The memorial is to be erected in the triangle near the railway station, the ..committee having now decided in favour of Aberdeen granite. Competitive designs have been considered, but no "-definite choice has been made yet.