. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. tar dressingon others, has been adopted, and in all 1,261,700 squareyards, or approximately 260 acres, are treated in tliisway. Where private cart or cariiage entrances cioss thefootpaths, stone sett, concrete, asphalt, wood-blocks, ortar macadam paved surfaces are provided at tlic costof the owners, so that a good surface for pedestriansis assured on all properly-formed footpaths. IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES. Apart from paving operations, the Council has oflate years cairied out many very important schemes,having for th
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. tar dressingon others, has been adopted, and in all 1,261,700 squareyards, or approximately 260 acres, are treated in tliisway. Where private cart or cariiage entrances cioss thefootpaths, stone sett, concrete, asphalt, wood-blocks, ortar macadam paved surfaces are provided at tlic costof the owners, so that a good surface for pedestriansis assured on all properly-formed footpaths. IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES. Apart from paving operations, the Council has oflate years cairied out many very important schemes,having for their object the iiniJrdvciiKMit of the j)iinci-pal traffic routes in the City. The most notable ofthese is the scheme known as the Eastern Outlet,which was started in H» and completed in H)2(). Thetrams connnenced to niii on this route in Icliiuary,1921. The work conijjrised tlu widening of Beach Koadfrom 66 feet t<j an ultimate width of 110 feet. An agree-ment was made with the Uailway Department, underwhich it contributed a 30-foot strip of land along the 88. JERMYN STREET (now Anzac Avenue).before commencement of improvements.
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