. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. )een abandoned onaccount of the steep nature of the countiy abuttingthe road. OConnell Street, one of the Citys oldest thorough-fares, which was originally 18 feet wide, has been in-creased to 33 feet, the work being carried out withthe co-operation of the property owners on the easternside of the thoroughfare. The alterations necessitatedthe removal of Aucklands first wooden house, erectedby the late Sir John Logan Cami)bell, to a new site inCornwall Park. High Street has also been increased in width finrn20 feet to 33 fe
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. )een abandoned onaccount of the steep nature of the countiy abuttingthe road. OConnell Street, one of the Citys oldest thorough-fares, which was originally 18 feet wide, has been in-creased to 33 feet, the work being carried out withthe co-operation of the property owners on the easternside of the thoroughfare. The alterations necessitatedthe removal of Aucklands first wooden house, erectedby the late Sir John Logan Cami)bell, to a new site inCornwall Park. High Street has also been increased in width finrn20 feet to 33 feet on a portion of its length. The most recent operation of this class was thewidening of Remuera Road at the base of Mount Hobson,where, although the maximum increase of the roadwaydid not exceed nine feet, the is con-siderable. LIGHTING OF STREETS. The principal business .streets and tramway routesof the City are lighted by electric lamits. four of which. .1UCKLA ND M (WK 11A L IIA .V I) HOOK. aiO of 2,000 CUiuUc power, 32 ot 1,00U c;iiidl(> powci, 65of 100 candle ])o\v(r, and 26 of 32 candle powei. (ias lif^hts, of which I here are 920, each 50 carnllepower (nominal), are used foi the illumination of resi-dential and suburban streets. BRIDGES. The only bridge of any importance in the City, w iththe exception of one or two bridges belonging to theRailway Department, is the Grafton Bridge, the othersbeing wooden structures over creeks, etc. Grafton Bridge is notable as ha\ iiig the longestthree-hinged arch in the woild, and was, at the timeof its construction, the longest single-span arch con-structed in reinforced concrete. The Bridge, which is 973 feet in length, consists of11 girder spans, besides the central arch span, madeup as follows :— One sjian of 35 span of spans of feet span of 81 main piers, 13 feet span, 320 straight girder, straight gir
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