city of prahran....mayor's report.town hall, prahran, 1st october. 1929. to the members of the...

CITY OF PRAHRAN.

ALFRED HOLMES WOODFULL, ESQ., LL.M., J.P., Mayor.

Prahran : E. H. Blackwood, 110 Greville Street.

1929.

COUNCILLOR ALFRED HOLMES WOODFULL, LL.M., J.P. Mayor of Prahran.

CITY OF PRAHRAN.

Prahran Ward : I South Yarra Ward :

Albert William Sterck. Alfred Holrues Woodfull, LL.M. , J . P .

Frederick Harvey , J . P.

Walter George Minchinton Alfred Williaui Cole, J . P.

John McDorlald Hllis.

Windsor Ward : William Matthew McIlnrick.

Robert James Graut , J . P.

William Benjamin Lumley.

I Toorak Ward : Harry 1,anden.

Josiah James Walter Flintoft, J .P. He1 bert " l r thur Austin Embling J. F. Xlbert Armytage Holdsworth, D. so., V.D.

@tftcere : Town Clerk and City Treasurer . . John Romanis

City Surveyor . . , . A . L. Johnson, B.C.H.

C h i d Clerk . . . . . . . . . . H . Wesslink

Clerk, Town Clerk's Office . . . . . . W J. Ward, A . I . C . A .

Rate Collectors . , Geo. A . Kdwards

J . W. Stenson

Book-keeper . . . . . . S. R . Selleck Health Officer . . . . . . K . H . Fetherston, M.D . , J .P . Senior Inspector . . . . . . Henry Rider

City Illspector . . . . . . W. N. l'ripp Librarian . . . . . . . . . , A. E. McMicken

Assistants in Library , . Misses Gould, Richardsdll and Dodgshun

H . A . G r e g o ~ y , M . A .

Children's Lending Library

Draftsman , , . . . .

Solicitor . . . . Traffic Officer . . . . Market Inspector . . Dog Registration Officer, etc.

Hallkeeper . . . . . . Health Inspectresses

Miss Jocelyn McCallum, M.A. J . K . Mutltz D. H. Herald

I,. F . Brush

B. West

H . '1'. Jones

J . W . Bell Sisters Chester, 'l'ilton and Duddj

F J. Sargood

J Cunnington

( J . Cunnington {F. J. S. Stephen

D . R Long

J \Vi5ewould

J . Wisewould

I J B. Crews R . McClure

J . B. Crews

r J . Snowball J. Stoddart

J. Snowball

i L$. I,. Vail

G. Uou11g

i G. Young \V. H. 1,aceq

1 W H 1,ace)

G. Yotmg

j W. H . 1,acey

Clias. Ogg

1 Chas. Ogg R. h1 Smith

( G I,ewi\ < I R X1 Sni~t l i

\ C: 14e\v1s I C Hipwell

C. Hipwell

G. Yo~ung

1. H a r ~ is J . Harris E. J . Dixon W. Bowel1 S. Willis 'l'. Arkle J . Hole M. H. Davies J. 'l'~1111er Wm. 'L'eiiipletol~ G. W. Taylor T. R . Nutitz K. A. Forbes

John Beatty

H. Osmellt

W . Fuller l'. l3llis J . H. Maddock G. 1, Skinner

W . Davies 'l'. Luxto11

'l'. Luxton

'l' 1,uxton R . h . Forbes 'l'. S i ~ ~ i ~ n o ~ i s

H. RI. Goocll H. ~ i . G O O A

T. T,uxtoii

W . I)e~islnii~ii

W. L)eilsl~am

S. Chaml~eis S. A Clia~ubel-s J . J W. I;lintoft

H. Upton, I.L.B.

F. 'l'. S. I h l ~ s o i l , B . H . , LL.B. F. '1' . S. I)ol)sol~, B.A., LL. B.

E. Naylor, J P. J. R. G. N i c o l s o ~ ~ H. X. Austin E ~ i ~ b l i ~ ~ g . J . P .

' l ' lio~i~as G. I,. Scott g r i ~ e s t H. W illis, J . P.

Henry C. Heyward Wi1li:lm M. McIlwrick

H. X. Austin Embliag, J P . H. A . Austin Embling, J . P . Ernest H . Willis, J . P .

George N . Heyward, J .P . J. J . W. Flintoft, J .P. h. H . Woodfull, 1,L.M. W. 'l'. Chamhers

W. B. Luulley J . C. Pickford

A. A . Holdsworth, D.s.o., v . D .

J J. W. Fl i i~tof t J.P. Fredrrick Harvey J . P.

A. H. Woodfull, I,l,.ILI., J . P .

TOWN HALL, PRAHRAN.

Mayor's Report.

Town Hall, Prahran,

1st October. 1929.

TO THE MEMBERS O F THE CITY COUNCIL.

In presenting my report for the year 1928-29, I take the opportunity of express- ing nzy sincere appreciation of the action of t,he Council in electing me to the honourable position of Mayor of this City for the second time, the duties of which I have tried to carry out to your satisfaction. I feel proud of the fact that I have been enabled to do some small service for the benefit of the City, of which I an1 a native and the progress of which I have a t all times endeavoured to advance.

Town Hall Site.

As this matter is of vital importance to the ratepayers of the City, I am taking the liberty of dealing with i t somewhat exhaustively.

The old portion of the Town Hall was built over 60 years ago. A careful inspec- tion of i t shows that i t is dilapidated, very badly in need of repair, and quite out of keeping with modern requirements. A large amount of space on the best part of Chapel Street is used for a Rate Office (far too small for its purpose a t congested times), Health Office, Dog Office, etc., and too large a portion of space is taken up with narrow passage-ways which are useless. Until recent years a revenue of $2000 per annum was obtained by letting the halls. Most of this rental has now been lost. Neighbouring inunicipalities have either erected new Town Halls or re-modelled old ones. Parking areas ancl other amenities have been provided. Large institutions tha t used to regularly lease the halls now go where better accommodation is provided, and large revenues to the City are thereby lost.

The position has become entirely uneconomic. The second City in Victoria has lagged behind. The site in the best part of Chapel Street should be producing for the benefit of the ratepayers large revenues. Experts who have examined the old building declare that i t would be too expensive to re-model. It is imperative tha t something should be done, but very slow progress i s being made with the question. Legal difficulties have arisen, owing to the fact that the site is Crown land, and the terms of the Crown grant limit the use of the land to municipal purposes and a lock-up only. While consideration is being given to the proposal to erect a new Town Hall, possibly

5

on another site, nothing in this direction can be done until Parliamentary authority is obtained to either sell or lease the present site in Chapel Street. With this object in view, a deputation waited upon the Minister of Lands (Mr. Bailey) on the 31st October, 1928, when i t was pointed out that the existing Town Hall had been constructed over 60 years ago, and was a type of structure tha t would not permit of re-modelling.

It was pointed out to him that the existing title was encumbered in such a way that i t was impossible for the Council to either sell or lease the land. The Council had in contemplation the establishment of a new civic centre, where the amenities associated with modern civic life could be provided.

The Minister said his views on the disposal of land belonging to the people were very definite, and had been often expressed. If any such land were to be sold, the whole of the proceeds of sale must go only towards buying land of a similar value. No portion of the money could be used for building purposes. The right to lease the land on a building lease, however, presented a different problem, and he was prepared to give i t earnest consideration and to place the request to lease i t before Cabinet.

A change of Government took place, and another deputation waited upon the Minister for Lands (Mr. Angus) in the McPherson Ministry on the 15th May, 1929, when I explained that a new and up-to-date building on possibly another site was desirable. The site of the existing hall represented land that would be very valuable as a business site. The land, however, had been granted originally for "municipal or police purposes," and a portion had been let on a long lease to the Postal Department- then a State instrumentality. Recently, after long negotiations with the Federal Postal authorities, the old Post Office had been vacated, leaving the whole of the Municipal Building available to the Council, which desired legislation to permit i t to either sell or lease the property and devote the proceeds to the purchase of a new site and the erection of a modern Town Hall. The previous Minister for Lands had been in favor of permitting the Council to dispose of the existing area on a long building lease. He had not favored the sale of the property.

The Minister replied that, if the present site were vacated and a new civic centre established, he did not think the building should remain the property of the Council. He was prepared to favorably recommend to t h e Cabinet that legislation be introduced to give the Council authority to sell the present area and devote the proceeds from the sale to the purchase of a new site and the creation of a new civic centre.

Subsequently the Minister visited t h e Town Hall and inspected the old buildings on the 12th August, 1929. At the conclusion of his visit the Minister said that, a s fa r a s selling the land and using the proceeds t o buy other land more suitable for the Coun- cil's purpose was concerned, he would repeat the promise he made in May-that he would favorably recommend to Cabinet t h a t a Bill be framed to enable this to be done. The whole of the money, however, must go into the land, which would become Crown land. He would go even further than that , and recommend that the value of the old Municipal Buildings-a fair value, not an excessive one-should be allowed the Council towards the erection of the proposed new building. There were certain elements about proposals of this kind tha t did not appeal t o his line of thought, one of which was the

6

HROOKVILLE GARDENS, TOORAK.

allowing of municipalities to enter into competition with the tradespeople. That would probably not be done in Prahran, but i t was a possibility, and there was also the possibility that the Council might refrain from charging rates on the property if i t were leased. Socialism was gradually creeping into this State, and personally he was not in favor of Socialistic enterprises.

He had noted the dilapidated state of the buildings, and could readily understand why the Council was so impatient to get out of them. He would arrange with the Attorney-General for a conference with the Council's Solicitor to discuss the whole position, after which he would bring the matter under the notice of Cabinet. He felt sure that possible difficulties that he had referred to could be amicably settled a t the conference.

I am naturally disappointed that no definite action to bring in legislation has been taken during my term of office, as I should like to be identified with what no doubt will be a progressive movement and one t h a t will be approved by all who have the best interests of this City a t heart. Many ratepayers who have considered the proposal t o establish a new civic centre have expressed approval. I would be prepared to discuss it with others who are interested.

Children's Library.

During the year the Children's Library moved into the old Post Office building. This portion of the library is growing in popularity with the little ones, and the change has effected a much-needed improvement.

Girls' School of Domestic Economy.

During the year the Council joined with the Committee of the Prahran Mechanics' Institute and the Government in acquiring land in Union Street for the purpose of estab- lishing a Girls' Technical School in conjunction with the Technical School in High Street. Plans were in course of preparation for the erection of a building in Union Street when the property in Wornby Street, "Pinehurst," adjoining the Hornby Street State School, came into the market. This large area of land was considered to be a valuable adjunct to the State School as a playground or open space in a thickly congested area. Repre- sentations were made to the Minister of Education (Mr. H. I. Cohen), who visited the site and afterwards discussed the matter with the Council and Committee of the Mechanics' Institute.

Mr. Cohen suggested that, as the original area in Union Street was too circum- scribed for the purpose proposed, i t would be advisable to acquire the whole of the land available in Hornby Street and utilise: it, not only for the enlargement of the grounds of the State School, but also for t h e building of a large Gi~ l s ' School, which would combine the facilities, not only of a Girls' Trade and Technical School, a s had been contemplated, but also of a Girls' High School and School of Domestic Arts, for which there is great need in the locality.

The Council immediately approved of the Minister's proposals. Arrangements were made whereby the Government contributed 35,100 and the Council $550 for the purchase of the land, which has a frontage of 210 feet by a depth of 367 feet, and occupies a central position convenient to both trains and trams.

7

The plans for the new school are now in course of preparation, and i t is hoped a commencement will be made with the erection early next year.

In addition to the trade and technical courses for girIs, there will be provided a secondary course and a domestic ar ts course a t the new school.

The City is to be congratulated on t h e excellent educational facilities now provided in this City, and a word of thanks is specially due to the Minister for his promptitude in agreeing to the Council's request and making the money available for the purchase of the land.

Alexandra Avenue a t Railway Bridge.

An effort was made early in the year to induce some of the municipalities immediately concerned to give con side ratio!^ to the question of straightening the Alexandra Avenue a t the South Yarra Railway Bridge. The Engineers of Prahran and Melbourne, in conjunction with the Engineers of the Railway Department, produced a plan of a subway under the railway, 50 feet clear between abutments, a t a cost of £30,000 under existing tracks, with an additional cost of £12,000 for constructional work when the line is duplicated.

The Engineers of the Railway Department pointed out that the duplication of the line was definitely projected, and the Commissioners could not undertake to accept any additional cost arising out of the provisions of the proposed subway. They were of opinion tha t the complete scheme-that is, a subway under existing tracks and the extension consequent upon the duplization 01 the tracks-should be considered as a single unit, the full cost of which should be borne by the municipal bodies interested in the work.

At a conference of the Melbourne, Prahran, Malvern, Hawthorn, and Camberwell representatives the following resolutions were carried, viz. :-

(a) "That i t is desirable in the interests of the citizens of th'e Eastern suburbs that the scheme for the straightening of Alexandra Avenue, as set out in the Railway Department's plan, be carried out."

(b) "That in view of the fact that the conference has affirmed the principle of the proposal, but is unable to agree to an allocation of the cost of carrying out the proposed worli, a deputation from the conference wait upon the Government and request that the worli be carried out by the Railway De- partment and the cost allocated by the Government among the municipalities affected thereby."

Although the Melbou~ne and Prallran Councils approved of the resolutions and expressed their willingness to contribute a proportion of the cost, the scheme did not appeal to the other Councils, and no further action was taken. It is much to be regretted that the conference failed, as the work is one of urgency.

Dentist and Tubercular Patients.

In accordance with the recommendation of the Health Officer, an extension of the work of the Health Centre was approved by the Council this year, and a branch of

8

VISIT TO THE O'SHANNESSY WATERSHED.

the 'I'uberculosis Bureau will be established here in charge of Dr. Major, who will advise patients as to their treatment and mode of living. A dentist will also be appointed to attend twice a week for the purpose of dealing with the teeth of young children up to seven years of age. Dr. Mary Herring will continue her work in the pre-maternity department of the Health Centre.

The whole of the additional accommodation provided a t the Centre last year has now been taken up, and any further extension of the work will necessitate the acquire- ment of adjoining properties. This is under consideration by the Council.

Widening Canterbury Road.

The proposal to widen Canterbury Road by an additional 10 feet has made little progress this year, owing to the opposition of the owner of land on the east side of the road. Steps have been taken to acquire the necessary land compulsorily, and the Minister of Public Works has approved the Council's action.

Toorak Park Improvements.

A large sum of money has been expended this year by the Council in effecting further improvements to the Toorak Park ; the players' dressing-rooms have been altered and extended, and a special entrance from the pavilion t o the playing area constructed. In addition, the grounds have been re-soiled, re-graded, and planted. The whole surroundings are now in first-class order, and every comfort for players and spec- tators has been provided for.

Jessamine Avenue (Lumley Park).

The two acres of land acquired by the Council a t the Northern end of Jessamine Ave~iue, arid to be known in future as Lumley Park (after Cr. Wm. E. Lumley, who made a substantial contribution towards the purchase of the land), has now been re- graded and formed. It is proposed to plant i t with trees, shrubs, and lawns, and in the course of time i t will be a welcome addition to the park lands in this district.

The new street (Jessamine Avenue) leading to the park has been constructed of concrete, with a modern concrete footpath and grass plantation, and is gradually b e i ~ g occupied with a fine class of modern building.

Victoria Gardens.

A very great improvement has been made to the Murray Street end of the Vic- toria Gardens by the erection of a pair of ornamental iron gates. The work of erecting an iron fence on a stone base, similar to t h e High Street frontage, will be considered in the new year.

St. Kilda Cemetery.

After negotiation with the St. Kilda Council with reference to improvements t o and the future maintenance of the St. Kilda Cemetery, arrangements have been made for the Prahran and St. Kilda Councils to contribute 3250 each towards the work.

9

This will enable two additional men t o be employed without further depleting the Cemetery Funds. Much-needed improvements will result to many parts of the Cemetery, which show signs of neglect by the owners of graves.

Death of Cr. W. Flintoft.

A very sad event occurred on the 26th November, 1928, when Cr. J. J. W. Flintoft, J.P., passed away a t his home in Davis Avenue, South Yarra. He was the father of the Council, having occupied a seat as a representative of the Tooralr Ward continuously since 1901, a period of 27 years. He occupied the Mayoral Chair in 1906-7, 1920-21, and 1926-27, and represented the Council on t h e Metropolitan Board of Works for many years.

Cr. Flintoft was universally respected by the whole community for his sterling character and his earnest endeavours a t all times to promote the best interests of the City he loved so well.

All classes of the community deeply mourn his loss, and much sympathy is extended to his widow and family in their bereavement.

Death of Mr. John Dnnham.

Another old resident of this City died on the 8th June, 1929. Mr. John Dunham was closely associated with many activities and associations in this City, although he never sought a seat on the Council. He was one of the pioneers of Prahran, his father having settled with his family in Windsor in the very early days.

He was much esteemed for his upright and sincere character, and his long association with Church and people endeared him to many friends, who mourn their loss and sympathise with his bereaved family.

Prahran Branch, Alfred Hospital Auxiliary.

The following is the Eighth Annual Report of the Prahran Branch for the year 1928-29 :-

In submitting to you this, our Eighth Annual Report, we feel we must once again thank the members of the Branch f o r their loyalty, co-operation, and support i11 all our effort?^ during the past year t o aid this great Institution-the Alfred Hospital.

A t the Seventh Annual Meeting, held 14th August, 1928, thc Annual Report and Balance Sheet were received and adopted.

The Mayor of Prahran (Cr. A. H. Woodfull) presided a t the September meeting. He spoke of t h e good work of the retiring Mayor and Mayoress, Cr. F. and Mrs. Harvey, and thanked them f o r their support and hospitality to the Branch during the past year. Cr. Woodfull also referred t o the efficient manner in which Mrs. A. Irving had carried out the secretarial duties, to the Executive Committee for their valuable help and assistance, and made special mention of the wonderful work and help Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Currie rendered to the Branch in doing all i ts carrying free of cost.

The office-bearers were then elected. The Mayoress, Mrs. A. H. Woodfull ( the retiring President), again kindly consented to accept the position of President, and was duly proposed and elected unanimously.

Mesdames W. B. Lumley, F. Harvey, and A. Irving were elected as Vice-Presi- dents; Mi'ss Edith J. Wells a s Hon. Secretary; Mrs. S. F. Johnson, Assistant Hon. Secretary and Journal Representative; His Worship the Mayor (Cr. A. H. Wood-

PRAHRAN TRADERS AT WERRIBEE SEWERAGE FARM.

WERRIBEE SEWERAGE FARM.

Prahran Branch, Alfred Hospital Auxiliary.-continued.

full), Hon. Treasurer; Mrs. A. Ellt, Hon. Market Collector; Mesdames Abbott, Aitken, Booth, Currie, Minchinton, J. G. Mitchell, Probert, Holdsworth, Walker, and Wignall, Executive Committee.

Our September gift to the Hospital was a cheque for e25/18/9, 225 being half- year's Cot Maintenance and 1819 for Journals.

In October the Annual Egg -4ppeal was made. Through the kindness of the Mayor, a circular letter was sent to the schools and grocers of the municipality, the result being most gratifying, as 1412; doz. eggs were collected and sent to the Hos- pital, the value of which, a t 1 / 3 per dozen, being £88/8/7;. Cash to $he amount of £12/1/- was also collected, so that the total result of our Egg Appeal was 6100/9/7i.

We also sent a cheque for 25/5/- to help furnish the new Boutique.

Mrs. L. Bailey, one of our members, organised a concert which was held in the Town Hall in October, and, in spite of the inclement weather, 211/10/- was realised, and added to our funds.

At the Movie Carnival some of our members assisted with the sale of envelopes, and collected $26/10/10.

Our November gift was %10/10/- to purchase Nurses' Cutlery.

On 27th November we once again provided afternoon tea a t Glamorgan School Sports, the takings being 227/14/6, which we put towards the gift of poultry for Christmas.

In December, we provided all the poultry for Christmas dinner for patients and staff, the cost being £43/3/-.

The Branch then went into recess until March. During the recess members were busy making jam, which they brought along to the March meeting.

Mr. B. West, the Market Inspector, again helped very considerably in our jam effort by collecting fruit and sugar from the Market stall-holders, which was made into jam under the President's guidance a t the Town Hall. In all, jam to the value of £36/12/9 was sent to the Hospital. We also received £3/6/- in cash, making the value of our jam effort £39/18/9.

In February and March lysol and pictures were donated by our member, Mrs. Shepherd, valued a t £1/15/-. Journals, £1/17/6, and 2 pumpkins, 5/-, were also sent in.

On 19th March we held a Gift Evening (which took the form of a dance and card party) in the City Hall. The admission was by gift to stock our stall a t the Jubilee Fete. I t was a most successful evening, and we received many gifts hot11 in cash and kind for our stall.

Our stall a t the Jubilee Fete paid in S48/10/6; motor car raffle, 256; and linen raffle, $2-£103/10/6. As the raffles for the motor car and linen were not drawn till June, we continued selling the tickets, and made a final payment of £49/15/-, bringing Prahran"~ total for the Fete to E153/5/6.

For April our gift was soap to the value of £12/12/-, and medicine bottles, 1/6.

On 30th April we held a dance, realising a profit of £27. Our thanks are due to all who made for the success of the evening. At our April meeting we were favored by a visit from the Auxiliary Organiser, Mr. Danvers Walker, who gave us a short and interesting address.

In May we sent a cheque for Cot Maintenance, E25, and a t a massed band performance in the Victoria Gardens our members collected £26/8/8, which was also paid into Hospital as part of our May gift. During the month we received a surprise gift from the scholars of the Hornby Street State School, in the shape of a cheque for

Prahran Branch, Alfred Hospital Auxiliary.-continued. S8/3/-, t o our funds. We heartily thank the School Committee and scholak for their practical help and interest. On Flower Day two of our members collected S7/10/-, which the Hospital also credited to our Branch.

On 14th June we held our Annual Jumble Sale, the result being most satisfactory. There was no expense, and we realised &75/2/-.

A pumpkin donated by Mrs. Currie, f o r which we had a weight-guessing competition, realised 18/-. The winner sent along the pumpkin, valued at 3/6, t o the Hospital, with our g i f t f o r the month, which was a cheque for S15/15/- f o r blankets, and medicine bottles, l/-.

Our July gif t was 10 dozen towels f o r the Children's Ward, valued a t S16/10/-; a i r cushion, donated by Mrs. Gallagher, 12 /6 ; and sandwich board f o r Boutique, 1/6.

On 13th August we held our Annual Meeting and Birthday Party. The birthday cake, having eight candles this year, was kindly donated by our President, Mrs. A. H \Vootlfull.

Miss Wells presented the Draft Annual Report and Balance Sheet, wliicli was approved and adopted.

Our guests of honour were Mrs. R. Hallenstein, Hon. Secretary of the Auxiliary; Mr. Robert Knox, Chairman of the Auxiliary Council; and Mr. Danvers Walker, Auxili- ary Organiser, who gave short addresses.

Our Birthday Gift to the Hospital was a cheque for £73 to purchase an Engeln Portable Diatherm (an instrument used exclusively for women's surgery).

Our membership consists of 186 fully paid-up members, 48 of wholn are life members. Our Branch has suffered loss through the deaths of three of our members during the year-Cr. J. W. Flintoft, Mrs. Renartl ( a life member), and Mrs. Crocker, m e of our earliest members. Our deepest sympathy is extended to their relatives.

Six Life Governor's Certiiicates have been awarded during the year to the fol- iowing members:- Mesdames Bailey, Eugster, Gallagher, H. Davey, J. Moore, and W. Paul, in respect of the gift of S750 donated by the Prahran Council to the Hospital.

Our special thanks a re tendered to Mrs. A. E111 for her splendid and consistent help with the Market Collecting, also to the Prahran Market stall-holders, who have so gencrously cont1:ibuted to our funds this year. Wc wish especially t o thank Messrs. Kestle and Davis (stall-holders), who, in addition to their monthly contribution, ill February last sent along a cheque for 6 guineas and l guinea, respectively, to our funds.

Once again we a re greatly indebted to Mr. J. S. Currie for all the carrying. This work would have cost the Branch $6, and Mr. Currie has generously receipted the account without payment.

We desire also to thank the Executive Committee for their hearty co-operation a t all times, in all our efforts, in making this year so successful; Mr. Ward for keeping the accounts; Mr. West for his help in Egg and J a m Appeals; and Mr. Bell for his kindly services.

LILIAN V. WOODFULL, President

EDITH J. WELLS, Hon. Secretary.

ADDENDUM.

Your Executive extend a special meed of praise to our indefatigable President, Mrs. Woodfull, fo r the untiring efforts and wonderful hospitality she has bestowed throughout the year.

EDITH J. WELLS, Hon. Secretary.

WERRIBEE FARM-SHO W CATTLE.

WERRIBEE FARM-SHOW CATTLE.

Prahran Branch. Alfred Hospital Auxiliary .-continue d. LIST O F GIFTS SENT TO T H E HOSPITAL. BOTH IN CASH

AND KIND. TO END O F AUGUST. 1929 . September-

. . . . . . Cot Maintenance. £25; Journals. 18/9 $26 18 9 October-

Eggs. $88/8/7k; Boutique. dt5/5/-; collected a t Movie Carnival. S26/10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 4 51

November- Nurses' Cutlery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 0

December- Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 3 0

February-March- Lysol and Pictures. f l / lS / - ; Pumpkin. 5/-; Jam.

E36/12/9; Journals. E1/17/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 10 3 April-

Soap. 612/12/-; Medicine bottles. 1/6 . . . . . . . . 12 13 6 May-

Cot Maintenance. g25; Flower Day. £7/10/-; . . . . . . Massed Bantls' Performance. di26/8/8 58 18 8

June- Blankets. f15/15/-; Pumpkin. 3/6; Medicine

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bottles. l/- 15 19 6 July-

Towels. £16/10/-; Air Cushion. 12/6; Sandwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board. 1/6 1 7 4 0

A u g u s t Engeln Portable Diatherm (Birthday Gift. 1929) 73 0 0

Jubilee Fete- . . . . . . . . . . Raffles. $104/15/-; Stall. &48/10/6 153 5 6

STATEMENT O F RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR ENDED 1928.1929 .

RECEIPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Balance a t 31/8/28 E53 1 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Subscriptions and badge^ 7 1 5 0 .. Donations- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sundries SO 15 11

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Leggett 0 4 4 . . . . . . . . Hornby Street School 8 3 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concert 11 l 0 0 Birthday Gift (1929) . . . . . . . . 19 3 6

. . . . . . . . . . . . Market Collections 19 15 10 A . E . Kestle. per Mrs . Ellt . . . . . . 5 5 0

. . . . . . . . . . Mr Davis. per Mrs Ellt 1 1 0 - -- 65 18 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Journals 3 15 3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glamorgan Tea 27 14 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance 27 15 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jumble Sale 76 3 l1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suntlries 8 7 0

142 15 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J a m 39 17 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eggs 100 9 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soap 7 5 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jubilee Fete 153 6 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poultry 4 15 0

. . . . . . . . Band Concert Proceeds 26 8 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movie Carnival 26 10 10

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flower Day 7 10 0 366 3 4 .. Sundry Gifts. a s per contra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 -- £638 13 7

13

Prahran Branch. Alfred Hospital Auxiliary.-continued. I , , EXPENDITURE .

. . . . . . . . . . . . By Printing. Stationery & Postages $15 14 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Glamorgan Tea 3 2 6 .. Gifts to Hospital-

. . . . . . . . . . . . Cot Maintenance £50 0 0 Birthday Gift-Engeln Portable

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diatherm 73 0 0 . . . . . . Cutlery. Nurses' Quarters 10 10 0

. . . . . . . . . . Boutique Furnishings 5 5 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blankets 15 15 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jubilee Fete 153 5 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movie Carnival 26 10 10

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Band Concert 26 8 8 Flower Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tbwels 16 10 0 Journals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 15 0 Soap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 0 Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 8 8 Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 3 0 J a m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 12 9

569 6 5 .. Sundry Gifts- Air Cushion. etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 14 0 Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 5 0

. . . . . . Lysol and Medicine Bottles 1 12 6 . Pumpkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 8 G

3 0 0 P-

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $591 3 9 .. By Credit Balance in Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 9 10

A . H . WOODFULL (Mayor). Hon . Treasurer . 23rd August. 1929 .

Appeals . As the result of Appeals on behalf of various charities organised by the Mayoress

during the year. the sum of 31. 568/14/7 was raised as follows:-

Royal ~ i c to r i an - Institute for the Blind . . . . . . 3306 10 5 Hospital Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 3 2 Women's Hospital. Building Fund . . . . . . . . . . 1. 019 18 4 Blind Hostels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 11 6 Rose Day (Kindergartens) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 9 8 Relief Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 1 6 Hornbrook and Renown Kindergartens. and Prah-

ran Creche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5 0 0

Anzac Day Service . The Anzac Memorial Service was held in the City Hall on Sunday. 21st April.

1929. a t which Ministers of various denominations assisted . Addresses were delivered by the Rev . Alfred Madsen and the Hon . the Chief Secretary (Dr . Stanley Argyle. M.L.A.). The Prahran City Band provided the musical portion of the Service .

14

The Church Street Bridge over River Yarra.

H. DESBROWE ANNEAR. T. R. ASHWORTH. F.R.V.I.A. AND J. A. LAING. M.C.E.

ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEER I N CONJUNCTION.

Cr. R. J. Grant. Much sympathy is extended to Cr. R. J. Grant in the very serious illness he

has suffered, necessitating his absence from the Council for several months. The Council sincerely wishes him a speedy recovery to health.

Visit to O'Shannessy Watershed.

It gave me much pleasure to entertain members of the Council on a visit to the O'Shannessy Watershed on the 19th and 20th October, 1928, when inspections of the various water works and reservoirs were made.

Mayoral Ball.

A large number of citizens paid us the honor of accepting invitations to the Ball given by the Mayoress and myself on the 19th June, 1929. A special feature of the evening was the Debutantes' Set, when a number of young people appeared in public for the first time.

Our guests very kindly entertained us a t a Return Ball on the 24th July, 1929, and made us some handsome presentations, which we appreciated most highly.

Our year of office has been a most pleasant one, and I am much indebted to members of the Council for their assistance and co-operation in the many official and charitable functions which have occupied much of our time.

1 desire to also tender my sincere thanks to the official staff and employes generally for their loyal support in carrying out the important work of the Council, and wish them all continued prosperity and happiness.

Yours faithfully,

A. H. WOODFULL, Mayor.

Town Clerk's Report.

Town Hall, Prahran,

1st Octobe~, 1929.

TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS.

I have the llonor to submit herewith my report for the year 1928-29, together with departmental reports and statistics of the Municipality.

Extraordinary Election.

In consequence of the death of Cr. W. Flintoft, an Extraordinary Election was held in the 'l'oorak Ward on t l ~ e 20th December, 1928, when Ex-Cr. 11. A. Austin Enlbling was re-elected to the Council.

H. A. AUSTIN EMBLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1152

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. W. HUNTER 613

. . . . . . . . . . . . Majority for Ex-Cr. Embling 530

Annual Elections. The Annual Elections were held on Thursday, 22nd August, 1920, and resulted

as follows:-

TOORAK WARD--

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. P. W. ETTELSON 2004

Cr. H. LANDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682

Majority for Mr. Ettelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1322 16

SOUTIX YARRA WARD-

Cr. J. McD. ELLIS returned unopposed.

PRAHRAN WARD-

Cr. A. W. STERCK returned unopposed.

WINDSOR WARD-

Cr. Wm. M. McILWRICK returned unopposed.

Legislative Council-Extraordinary Elections.

In consequence of the death of the Hon. George Swinburne, an Extraordinary Election was held in the East Yarrn Province on 6th October, 1928. The result was a s follows :-

Mr. R. G. Menzies . . . . . . . . . . . . 6902 Mr. E. C. Rigby . . . . . . . . . . . . 4045

Majority for Mr. Menzies . . . . 2857

Another election was held on the 22nd June, 1929, owing to the death of the Hon. Norman Falkiner, representing the Melbourne South Province, which resulted as fol-

Mr. Mr.

Harold E. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . 6340 Edward R. T. Reynolds . . . . . . 5303

Majority for MY. Cohen . . . . . . 1037

Federal Elections.

The Federal Elections were held on 17th Novembel., 1928, the Fawkner Electorate resulted as follows :-

. . . . . . . . . . Mr. G. A. Maxwell 25,388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. N. Roberts 15,731

. . . . Majority for Mr. Maxwell ~9,657

and the returns for

. . . .

Another Federal Election was held on 12th October, 1929, on the question of the abolition of the Federal Arbitration Courts, with the following result:-

Mr. G . A. Maxwell (against Abo- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lition) 25,564

. . . . . . . . . . Sir Arthur Robinson 16,547 Rev. J. B. Ronald . . . . . . . . . . . . 950

. . . . Majority for Mr. Maxwell 9,017

Annual Charitable Grant . The annual charitable grant for the year 1928-29 was al loated as follows:-

Alfred Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £750 0 0 Association for the Advancement of Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 0 0 Austin Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 0 0 Braille Writers' Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 0 0 Children's Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 0 0 Central Mission Relief Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Convalescent Home for Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0 Convalescent Home for Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0 Deaconesses' Fund. Malvern Road Independent Church . . . . . 10 0 0 Deaconesses' Fund. S t . Alban's. Armadale . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Deaconesses' Fund. S t . Matthew's. Prahran . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Deacor~esses' Fund. S t . Martin's. Hawksburn . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Elizabeth Fry Retreat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Forster Try Boys' Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 0 0 Foundling Hospital. Eas t Melbourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Homeopathic Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 0 0 Piahran Ladies' Benevolent Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 0 0 Jewish Aid Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0 Melbourne Benevolent Asylum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 0 0 Melbourne District Nursing Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0

- Melbourne Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 0 0 Ministering Ckildren's Lecgue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0 Prahran Creche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0 Hornbrook Free Kindergarten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0 Renown Kindergarten. South Yarra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0 Royal Life Saving Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salvation Army Rescue Work. Prahran 40 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . Salvation Army Rescue Work. South Yarra 40 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . Society for Assisting Persons of Education 5 0 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Society for Protection of Animals 2 10 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talbot Colony for Epileptics 10 0 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institute 10 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victorian Eye and E a r Hospital 20 0 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women's Hospital 25 0 0 . . . . Victorian Society fo r Prevention of Cruelty to Children 5 0 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S t Vincent's Hospital 10 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newsboys' Society 5 0 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blind Institute 25 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Sutherland Homes for Children 10 0 0

Total . . . . $1. 747 10 0

VALUATIONS . 1921-22 / 1922-23 1 1923-24 1 1924-25 1 1925-26 1 1926-271 1927-281 1928-29 1929-30

Toorak Ward . . . 1 i167. 370 1 £175. 875 / £192. 271 1 £198. 464 1 £224. 585 1 £243. 435 £267. 945 5306. 279 £314. G04 South Yarra Ward 1 217. 607 1 237. 063 1 247. 665 249. 375 1 261. 268 1 266. 1451 282.640 287. 3251 300. 813 Prahran Ward . . 1 237. 972 1 264. 257 1 277. 954 1 281. 250 / 294. 423 1 298. 6261 302. 178 313. 511 324. 765 Windsor Ward . . l - 225. 689 1 254. 005 1 276. 299 1 282. 566 / 292. 052 1 315. 4231 319. 237 344. 872 350. 035

- -pp--p - - p I l

$848. 638 1 $931. 200 1 $994. 189 151.011. 655 If 1.072. 328 /£1,123,629'£1,172,000~£1,251,987£1,~0.21~

POPULATION . ....

1921-22 1 1922-23 1 1923-24 1 1924-25 / pp 1925-261 1926-27/ 1927-28'1 1928-29 1929-30 ... p

Toorak Ward . . . 5, 721 1 5, 1 5, 743 1 5. 893 1 6. 000 1 6, 169 1 6. 3371 6. 786 6% 1 South Yarra Ward 16, 109 .l. 16. 121 1 16. 121 1 16. 155 1 16. 248 1 16. 304 1 16. 328 16. 350 16. 000 Prahran Ward . . 1 15. 216 1 35. 193 1 15. 193 / 15. 226 / 15. 287 1 15 344 1 15. 396' 15.200, 14. 976 Windsor Ward . . 1 13. 965 / 13. 975 - / 13. 975 1 14. 008 1 1 4 127 1 14. 183 1 14.8071 13. 7 5 L 13. 969

51. 011 1 51. 032 1 51. 032 1 51. 282 1 51. 662 / 52. 000 1 52. 3681 52. 093 51. 806

18

HORNIBROOK FREE KINDERGARTEN-NEW BUILDING.

PRAHRAN MARKET-SMALL GOODS AND GROCERS' DEPARTMENT.

Petrol Pumps . The followring kerb petrol pumps have been registered during the year. viz . .-

No . of Pumps .

H . G . Parker. 631 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R T Manallack. 430 Malvern Road

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Shier. 332 Toorak Roatl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Empire Garage. Malvern Road. 'I'oorak

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S E Major. 118 Toorak Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . M . Hutton. 172 Toorak Road

Commercial Motor Garage. 120 Commercial Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . E . & L . Brunsdon. 60 Arthur Street

Brooklyn Motors. 157 Dandcnong Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lock Bros.. 837 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albury & Worrall P ty . Ltd.. 449 Toorak Road . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . City Motor Service. 471 Toorak Road G . Fleming. 42 Toorak Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A . F . Hollins. 694 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pioneer Tourist Coaches Pty.. 408 Punt Road . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C M Bennett. Chapel Street North . . . . . . . . . . . . . "G.S" Motor Garage. 637 Chapel Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sutherland & Blyth. 460 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P B Bateman. 718 Malvern Road

. . . . . . . . South Yar ra Motor Service. 271 Toorak Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas Bros., Malcolm Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C J Reynolds. 424 Malvern Road . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Avenue Motors. " 317 High Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L . Smith. 261 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunt's Motors. 474 C h ~ p e l Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S & G Bolger. 275' Toorak Road . . . . . . Bennett & Woolcock. Avoca Street . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banton Bros., 94 High Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F A Moore. 240 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R . Tovey. 17 Wellington Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . F . S . Aspinall. 909 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson's Motor Service. 462 Toorak Road

. . . . . . . . Windsor Motor Service. 105 Wellington Street . . . . . . . . . . . . "A.T." Motors P t y Ltd.. Malvern Itoat1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edwards Bros., 227 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F Pullin. 937 High Street

F . Moore. 240 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E Stevens. 415 High Street

H . B . Gladstone. 114 Bendigo Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H H Porter. 90 Toorak Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T B Meaby. 334 Toorak Road

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total

Life Governors. Various Hospitals . The following councillors and others have been appointed Life Governors of

Charitable Institutions. in respect to the Council Charitable Grants:- ALFRED HOSPITAL .

. . . . . Bowen. W . . . . . . . 1877-8 Maddock. J H 1897-8 Turner. J . . . . . . . 1897-8 Luxton. T . . . . . . . 18954 Gooch. H . M . . . . . 1897-8 Forbes. R . A . . . . . . 1897-8 Davies. W . . . . . . . 1896-7 Simmons. T . . . . . . 1898-9 Doeg. J . . . . . . . . . . 1900 Osment. H . . . . . . . 1896-7 Naylor. E . . . . . . . 1898-9 Amott. T . . . . . . . . . 1900 Furneaux. J . H . . . . 1897-8 Skinner. G . L . . . . . 1898-9 Chambers. S . A . . . . . 1900

Life Governors. Various Hospitals.-Alfred Hospital (Continued) . . . . . . . . Gooch. Mrs 1900-1

. . . . Williams. A . M 1900-1 . . . . Mortley. A . M 1900-1

(Town Clerk.) . . . . . ~ k g f o r d . A E 1902

. . . . . . . Flintoft. J . W 1902 . . . . . . Densham. W 1303

(Mayor.) Densham . Mrs . . . . . 1903

( ~ a ~ o i ~ e s s . ) . . . . . . . . . Bangs. S 1903

Turner . Mrs . . . . . . . 1904 . . . . . . . . ton.'^. 1904 . . . . . . . Luxton. Mrs 1904 . . . . . . Skinner. Mrs 1905

Nathan. A . . . . . . . 1905 Chambers . Mrs . . . . . 1906 .. . . . . . ~ o b s o n . T S 1905

. . . . . . . . . . Miller J 1906 . . . . . Nicolsm. J R G 1906

. . . . . . . . Dean. H W 1907 (Receiver and Paymaster.)

. . . . . . . Romanis. J 1907 (Assistant Town Clerk.)

. . . . . . . Fairway. P T 1907 (Assistant Surveyor.)

. . . . . U ~ t o n . Miss C 190s . . . . . Upton; Mrs H y

Kelly. G . C . . . . . . . Dobson. Mrs . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . Bangs. Mrs . . . . . . Henlev Miss E . . . . . ~ m b l & g . H A A

. . . . . . . . Willis. E H Flintoft . Mrs . J . J . W . H e y w a d . H . C . . . . . . . . . Holdsworth. A A

. . . . . . . Scott. T G L Nicolson. Mrs . J . R .

G . . . . . . . . . . . Embling. Mrs . H . A . A . Heyward. Mrs . H . C . Scott . Mrs . T . G . L . . . . . . . willis. Mrs E H

. . . . McIlwrick. W M . . . . . . McIlwrick Mrs

. . . . . . . . Morris. J E . . . . . . . Morris. Mrs

Holdsworth. Mrs . A . A . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . Romanis. Mrs J . . . . . . Calder. Mrs W

Ginn. Mrs . A . T . . . . . . . . . . Gilchrist. E F

Gilchrist. Mrs . E . F . . Willis. Miss . . . . . .

. . . . . Bothamley. R H (Rate Collector.) . . . . . . . Abraham D S

. . . . brah ham; Miss 1915 . . . . . . Woodfull. A H 1915 . . . . . . Woodfull Mrs 1915 Ginn. ~ i s s . . . . . . 1915 E m b l i n ~ . the Masters ., . . . . . . . . . . . (2) 1915

. . . . . . Heyward. G N 1915 . . . . . Heyward. Mrs 1915

. . . . . . Lumley. W B 1916 . . . . . . . Lumley. Mrs 1916

Pickforcl. J . C . . . . . Pickford. Mrs . . . . .

. . . . . . . Girdler. Mrs Nicolson. Gordon . . . Leeder. G . . . . . . . . Matthews. Mrs . B . . .

. . . . Abraliani. Miss E Reed. Mrs . . . . . . . Force. J . M . . . . . . . Force. Mrs . J . M . . . Wesslink. H . . . . . . . Rider. H . . . . . . . . . Miners. Cr . T . C . . . . Miners. Mrs . T . C . . . McMiclten. A . E . . . . . McMicken. Mrs . A . E . Lindsay. S . J . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . Scott. A B Banlford. J . W . . . . . Chambers. Cr . W . T .

. . . . . Chambers, Mrs Abrahain. Mrs . D . S . .

. . . . . . Johnson. A L Johnson. Mrs . . . . . . . Flintoft. W . M . M . . . Flintoft. J . J . W . . . Renowdcn. A . V . . . .

. . . . . Renowden. Mrs . . . . . . . McGrcgor. A

McGregor. Mrs . . . . . Harvey. F . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . Harvey. Mrs Jnckson. A . R . . . . . .

. . . Chambers. Miss I Cnnmbcrs. Wni . C . . . Holdsworth. N . A . . . Jackson. J . . . . . . . . . Renowtlen. V . A . . . . . Hnrvcy. E . . . . . . . . . Matthews. Miss V . . . McGregor. K . W . A . . Lumley. Miss E . R . . . Johnson. Miss V . . . . Romanis. J . E . . . . . Minchinton. Cr . W . G . Minchinton. Mrs . W .

G . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minchinton. Miss M .

T 7 V . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pickford. Miss Mary . Embling. Miss A . M .

A . . . . . . . . . . . . . McGregor. Miss T . L .

J . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson. Miss E . . . . . Lumley. Miss . . . . . . Johnson. S . F . . . . . . Johnson. Mrs . S . F . . . Canaham. J . . . . . . . Canaham. Mrs . J . . . . Johnson. Rex . . . . . . Sharp. A . . . . . . . . . Ednie. W . H . . . . . . . Currie. Mrs . J . S . . . . Stubbe. Mrs . J . . . . . Toy. Mrs . R . . . . . . . Parrett . Mrs . A . A . . . Woolf. Mrs . . . . . . . Ladwig. Miss . . . . . .

Browning. Mrs . E . A . Cowper. Mrs . C . . . . . Kerr. Mrs . . . . . . . . .

. . . . Caldwell. Miss . . . . . Gatehouse. Mrs

Grant. Cr . R . J . . . . . . . . . . Grant. Mrs . R . J

Owen. Cr . E . J . . . . . Owen. Mrs . E . J . . . . Owen. Miss P . H . . . Owen. Master J . H . Vivian. Geo . . . . . . . Ellt. A . . . . . . . . . Ellt. Mrs . A . . . . . . . Brush. L . F . . . . . . . Cromack. Mrs . E . M . Green. Mrs . H . J . . . Kirby. Mrs . J . . . . .

. . . . . Atlams. Mrs . M Brearley. Mrs . M . E .

. . . . Le Sueur. Mrs E Rowc. Miss E . . . . . Bailey. Mrs . G . L . . . Trezise. Mrs . . . . . . .

. . . Pattinson. Mrs . H . . . . . Knight. Mrs . F

. . . Boothby. Mrs . N . . . . . . Russell. Mrs G . . . . . Maclure. Mrs . F

Loquist. J . A . . . . . . . . . . . Loquist. Mrs . J A

Jones. Mrs . W . . . . . Wilmot. F . C . . . . . . . Doubleday. Miss Ida . Grant. Mr . Allan J .

. . . McCallum. Miss J . . . . . . Gould. Miss G . . . . . Baud. Miss J

. . . . Cumming. Miss I

. . . . Chester. Sister E . . . . Tilton. Sister M . . . . Duddy. Sister V B

Harvey. Mr . Stanley . . . . . . Harvey. Mrs . S

Holdsworth. Miss M . . Holdsworth . Mr . Allan Woodfull. ~r . W . M . White. Mr . J . . . . . . .

. . . . . Abbott . Mrs . H Essex. Mrs . . . . . . . . Trving. Mrs . A . . . . . . Nicholls. Mrs . J . G . . Maddison. Mrs . . . . . McNaughton. Mrs . F . Bennett. Mrs . G . . . . . Gershon Bennett. Mrs . Hall. Miss M . . . . . . . Grimwade. Mr . R . . . Alston. Mrs . J . J . . . . Whippell. Miss . . . . . Beasley. Mrs . W . . . . . Barrett. Mrs . 0 . E . . Smith. Mrs . Bernard . llavies. Mrs . Walter . Philips. Mrs . Arthur . Mitchell. Mrs . J . B . . . Revnolds . Mrs . C . . . . Ellis. cr.' J . McD . . . . Ellis. Mrs . J . McD . . .

Life Governors. Various Hospitals.- (Continued) . Landen. Cr . H . . . . . . Landen. Mrs . H . . . . . Sterck. Cr . A . W . . . .

. . . . . Sterck. Mrs A W Lewis. D . E . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . Hassett. Mrs Aitken. Mrs . F . . . . .

. . . . . . Edwartls. Mrs T Treganowan. Mrs . M .

V . M . . . . . . . . . . . Dargon. Mrs . J . . . . .

. . . . . . . . Ovey. Mrs E Layton. Mrs . A . V . . .

. . . . . Stewart. Mrs E 0 Greer. Mrs . J . A . . . . . . . . . . .$turley. Mrs E A Ward. W . J . . . . . . .

. . . . . Glover. Miss L . . . . . Sharrer. Miss L

Lyster Jackson. Mrs . . Berry. Mrs . J . Procter Gibson. Mrs . John . . Jones. Mrs . Murray . .

. . . . Hentv Miss Ethel King. ' ~ i s s Emma P . . 1926

. . . . Snodgrass. Mrs E Gillespie. Mrs . J . M . . Bull. Miss Ruth . . . . Kestle. A . E . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . Hopkins. J . D Weston Smyth. Mrs . . . Hull. Mrs . . . . . . . . . Gordon. Mrs . . . . . . . Falconer. Mrs . J . J . . . Boyd. Mrs . Douglas T . Lang. Miss R . . . . . . . Pitblatlo. Mrs . . . . . . . Trapp. Mrs . V . B . . . . .

. . . . Graham. Mrs R Harvey. Mrs . E . . . . . Davie. Mrs . M . M . . . Walker. Mrs . . . . . . .

. . . . . Booth. Mrs R T . . . . . Peagram. Mrs

Crocker. Mrs . . . . . . . Blaubaum. Mrs . Ivan . Vale. Mrs . H . . . . . . .

. . . . . . Campton. Mrs F Wilkinson. Mrs . N . . .

AUSTIN HOSPITAL . Bangs. Cr . S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1908

. . . . . . . . . . . . Chambers. Cr . S A 1909 Naylor. Cr . E . (Mayor) . . . . . . . . 1910 Luxton. Cr . Hon . Thos . . . . . . . . . 1911 Embling. Cr . H . A . Austin (Mayor) 1912

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Flintoft. Cr . J J W 1913 Willis. Cr . E . H . (Mayor) . . . . . . 1914

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henley. Miss 1918 . . . . . . . . . . . IIeyward. Mrs Geo N 1919

PRAHRAN CRECHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott. Mrs T G L 1913

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis. Mrs E H 1914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flintoft. Mrs J J W 1922 . . . . . . . . . . . Chambers. Mrs . W . T 1922 . . . . . . . . . . . Woodfull. Mrs . A . H 1922

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumley. Mrs W . B 1924

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naylor. Cr . E 1914

. . . . . . Embling. Cr . H . A . Austin 1921 . . . . . . . . . . . Flintoft. Cr . J . J . W 1922

. . . . . . . . Lumley. W . B . (Mayor) 1923 . . . . . . . . . . . McIlwrick. Cr . W . M 1924

MELBOUnNE HOSPITAL . . . . . . . . . . . Chambers. S A (Mayor)

. . . . . . Flintoft. J . J . W . (Mayor) . . . . . . . . . . Upton. Henry (Mayor) . . . . . . . . . Dobson. F T S (Mayor) . . . . . . . . . . . Naylor. E (Mayor)

Nicolson. J . R . G . (Mayor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott. Cr . T . G . L . . . . . . . . . . Willis. E . H . (Mayor) . . . . . . . . . McIlwrick. Cr . Wm . M . . . . . . Heyward. Geo . N . (Mayor)

VICTORIAN ASSOCIATION O F BRAILLE WRITERS . . . . . . . . . . . . Flintoft. Cr . J . J . W 1922

. . . . . . Embling. Cr . H . A . Austin 1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodfull. Cr . A . H 1925

2 1

Crane. Mrs . . . . . . . Wallis. Mrs . . . . . . . Anderson. Mrs . H . . . Ellis. Thos . J . . . . . . Ellis. Mrs . T . J . . . . . Talt. Miss M . . . . . . . Griffiths. Mrs . W . J . . Maidement. Miss B . . . Maitlement. Miss R . . Williams. Mrs . 0 . M . . Clark. Mrs . Warren . Paul. Mrs . E . . . . . bailey. Mrs . F . Mac-

Lachlan . . . . . . . . Davey. Mrs . M . . . . . Eugster. Mrs . E . . . . . Moore. Mrs . E . A . . . Gallagher. Mrs . C . M . Baxter. Mrs . . . . . . . Sargeant. Mrs . A . . . Parker. Mrs . . . . . . . Bridgeford. Mrs . J . . Le Messurier. Mrs . . . Bottomley. Miss M . J .

. . McIlwrick. Cr Wm M . . . . . . . . . Heyward. Cr . G . N . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Chambers. Cr W T . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodfull. Cr A H

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumley. Cr W B . . Holclsworth. Cr A A . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey. Cr F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant. Cr R J . . Minchinton. Cr W G . . . . . . . . .

. . Embling. Mrs H . A Austin . . . . . . 1925 . Holdsworth. Mrs . A A . . . . . . . . . 1925

McIlwrick. Mrs . W . M . . . . . . . . . 1926 . Harvey. Mrs F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927

. Grant. Mrs R . J . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1928

. Holdsworth. Cr A . A . . . . . . . . . . . 1925 . . . Wootlfull Cr A H . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1926

. . Harvey. Cr F (Mayor) . . . . . . . . 1927 . . Grant. Cr R J . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1928

. . . . . . . . Woodfull. A H (Mayor) 1921 . . . . . . . . Chambers. W T (Mayor) 1922

Holdsworth. Cr . A . A . . . . . . . . . 1923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pickford. Cr J C 1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumley. Cr W B 1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey. Cr F 1925

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant. Cr R J 1926 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minchinton. Cr W G 1927 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cole. Cr A W 1928 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Landen. Cr H 1928

. . . . . . . . . . . . . McIlwrick. Cr W M 1926 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumley. Cr W B 1927 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellis. Cr J McD 1928

L i f e Governors, Various Hospitals.-(Continued).

HOM(EOPATH1C HOSPITAL. Densham, W. (Mayor) . . . . . . . . . . 1904 Willis, E. H. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1912 Chambers, S. A. (Mayor) . . . . . . . . 1905 Scott, T. G. L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1914 Skinner, G. L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1906 McIlwrick, Cr. Wm. M. . . . . . . . . 1923 Flintoft, J. J. W. (Mayor) . . . . . . 1907 Woodfull, Cr. A. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1924 Dobson, F. T. S. (Mayor) . . . . . . 1908 Lumley, Cr. W. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1925 Naylor, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1909 Holdsworth, Cr. A. A. . . . . . . . . . . 1926 Nicolson, J. R. G. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1910 Cole, Cr. A. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927 Emhling, H. A. Austin . . . . . . . . 1911 Harvey, Cr. F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1928

WOMEN'S HOSPITAL. Chambers, Cr. S. A. . . . . . . . . . . 1914 Lumley, W. B. (Mayor) . . . . . . . . 1923 Embling, Cr. H. A. Austin . . . . . . 1918 Holdsworth, Cr. A. A. . . . . . . . . . . 1924 Flintoft, Cr. J. J. W. . . . . . . . . . . 1919 Pickford, Cr. J. C. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1925 Naylor, Cr. E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920 Harvey, Cr. F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1926 McIlwrick, Cr. W. M. . . . . . . . . . . 1921 Grant, Cr. R. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927 Woodfull, Cr. A. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922 Sterck, Cr. A. W. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1928

EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL. Flintoft, J. J. W. (Mayor) . . . . . . 1926 Woodfull, Cr. A. H. (Mayor) . . . . 1928 McIlwrick, Cr. W. M. . . . . . . . . . . 1927

R e p o r t on Finances, 1928-29.

The total revenue for the year amounted to £141,050, and the expenditure to $142,778, leaving a debit balance of $1,728.

It is interesting to note that, out of a sum of $120,753 due for current rate, o n l y the small amount of $426 remained unpaid at the close of the f inanc ia l year.

The Interest and Sinking Fund on Loans amounted to $24,000, and the following are the principal amounts paid out of current revenue:-

First moiety of amount due for c a n c e l l a t i o n o f thc l e a s e of the Old Post, Office, $2,327; Balance of Cost of New Butchers' S t a l l s , 23,570; Alterations to Smdl Goods and Fish Stalls, $ 2,900 ; Construction of Drain, C a n t e r b u r y Road, £1,485 ; Purchase of Land for Girls' School, Hornby Street, £550; Various Drainage Works, 61,326; Re- construction of Charles Street and Osborne Street, £12,656; Street Maintenance and Re- making Footpaths, $25,685 ; Charities ( i n c l u d i n g Infectious Diseases Hospital, $2,271), 26,665 ; Street Cleansing and Removal of Garbage, $13,132 ; Street Lighting ( i n c l u d i n g new installation, Chapel S t r e e t ) , $7,938; Parks and Gardens (maintenance), $9,026.

The following t a b l e wil l show the increasing v a l u e of real estate in this City during the last twelve years, values having increased by 100 per cent. during that period :-

Revenue from Year. Valuations. Rate in 2. Amount of Rate. all sources. 1918 2629,829 1/8 £52,485 £64,415 1919 658,036 1/9 58,224 78,971 1920 703,829 1/9 63,033 79,625 1921 794,172 1/9 70,593 85,487 1922 848,638 1/10 79,735 93,020 1923 931,200 1/9 86,392 103,608 1924 994,189 1/9 88,005 106,456 1925 1,011,655 1/11 103,185 122,004 1926 1,072,328 1/11 107,317 127,385 1927 1,123,629 1/11 112,005 129,956 1928 1,202,780 1/11 115,926 136,965 1929 1,251,987 1/11 119,982 141J42 1930 1,290,000 1/11 123,625 143,291

(Estimate.)

22

Loan No. 12. - .

In order to complete the reconstruction of Toorak and Wattletree Roads, after t h e conversion of the cable to the electric tramway system, i t was necessary to raise a n additional sum of $40,000 by means of a loan from the Commonwealth Bank.

The 'loan extends over a period of 30 years, and bears interest a t the ra te of $5/17/6 per centum per annum, repayable by half-yearly instalments.

The loan will be applied as follows:-

Wood-blocking Toorak Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,000 Sheet Asphalting Wattletree Road . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 Market Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000

Metropolitan Tramways.

The Annual Report of the Metropolitan Tramways Eoard has been issued, con- taining statistics for the year ended 30th Junc, 1929, and extracts from the same will prove of interest to ratepayers of this City.

LOAN LIABILITY.

The Board's indebtedness for loans a t the end of the last financial year, including the liability for tlebelltures of the former Electric Tramways' Trusts transferred t o the Board under Act No. 2905, was f5,258,718.

During the year under review, f250,000 was raised by the issue of the Board's Inscribed Stock, the interest ra te being 5P% and the term 20 years.

Since the close of the financial year arrangements have been completed for a further loan of £250,000 a t 52% for 15 years. T'he loan will be received in instalments to suit the Board's requirements. This exhausts the existing borrowing powers of the Board (£4,750,000), and the Government has been asked t o secure the passing of a Bill t o enlarge the Board's borrowing powers by dE1,000,000 to finance future works of the undertaking during 1930 and 1931.

The balance of the Preston Tramways 5d% loan of £95,000 was renewed a t maturity on 1s t A.ugust, 1929, fo r a period of 7: years a t 52%.

The Board has adopted the policy tha t all future loans shall be redeemed within 37; years, either by the establishment of a Sinking Fund or by half-yearly repayments.

After setting asitle f64,351 towards repayment of existing loans, the total net t loan indebtedness of the Board a t 30th June, 1929, was f5,464,367.

PAYMENTS TO STATE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE.

The payments to the State Consolidated Revenue under Section 88 of Act No. 2995, in respect of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board, Queen's Memorial Infectious Diseases Hospital, and the Publicans' Licensing Equivalent, have again increased, the amount fo r the year being g118,368, a n excess of £9,116 over the previous year, and the highest on record. During the 92 years of the Board's control of the Tramways Under- taking, a sum of 2971,931 has been paid t o the Consolidated Revenue in respect of these imposts, exceeding the deficits recorded by the Board by £229,736. The pay-

23

Metropolitan Tramways.- continued. ments have averaged approximately f100,OOO per annum, compared with $70,000 p e r annum estimated by Parliament a t the time of passing the Board's Principal Act i n 1918.

Details showing the allocation of the annual contributions a re a s follow:-

ALLOCATION OF TOTAL ANNUAL PAYMENT Year Total Metropolitan - Queen's Memorial

Ended Annual Fire Brigades Licensing Infectious Diseases 30th June Payments Board Fund 1920

Hospital

REVENUE ACCOUNT.

INCOME.

The result of the year's working shows a total revenue of $2,435,548, compared with $2,494,100 f o r the previous year.

The total receipts from passenger fares during the year ended 30th June, 1929, were .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . E2,416,912 compared with tha t for the year ended 30th June, 1928 . . . . . . . . . . 2,476,644

a decrease of $59,732

The main causes which contributed to the decrease in traffic receipts were the general depression and unemployment, which has had a marked effect upon Tramway revenue, particularly in industrial areas; the greater use of the private motor car, especially a t week-ends and in the evenings; railways competition and adverse weather conditions. In addition, there were 366 days in the year ended 30th June, 1928, a s compared with 365 for tha t ended 30th June, 19119. The passengers carried totalled 212,848,065, compared with 220,353,333 for the previous year.

Losses experienced on the two 'bus routes are: Balwyn Road route, £6,551; Wil- liamstown route, $3,948.

There has been an increase in the number of car miles operated on the electric system, due to the Elgar Road extension, which was opened on 1st July, 1928, and the through-routing of the Kew service to the City via Richmond. Additional mileage was also necessary to meet the growing development of the Preston and West Bruns- wick lines.

It has been realised during the last two or three years t h a t it would be necessary t o improve the cars so a s to keep pace with the demands for a higher standard of service. To this end the Board is retiring the old type single truck cars and replacing them with the "W" type cars. Seats upholstered in leather and moquette are being tried out, and favorable comments have been made on this innovation.

PRINCES GARDENS PLAYGROUND-WADING POOL.

PRINCES GARDENS PLAYGROUND.

Metropolitan Tramways.-continued. The Board has introduced 2d. and 3d. prepaid tickets, sold in strips of six f o r

l / - and eight for 2/- respectively, antl these arv being largely availed of.

The service is being more extensively advertised than formerly. The Board's advertising is taking the form of wireless talks, newspaper articles, colored posters and booklets, and i t is proposed to intensify these "sales" efforts during the current year.

The tourist car service was opcratcd from 17th September, 1928, to 27th June, 1929, the average number of passengers per trip being 49. The service has been favorably commentctl upon by visitors from the varioug States and overseas.

A de luxe tourist 'bus, upholstered in leather, to seat 25 passengers, has been built a t the Board's workshops. Trips a rc run daily from Monday to Saturday inclusive on six different routes.

EXPENDITURE.

The total working expenses amountcd to £l,704,6'iS, as compared with £1,722,967 for the previous year-a decrease of 218,289.

The average total working expenses per vehicle mile, including power costs, were 17,016d., a s against 17.043d. for the previous year, whilst the proportion of working expenses to the total revenue is 69.99%, compared with 69.08% last year.

FINANCIAL RESULTS.

Deducting the total working expenses from the total revenue, a gross surplus on operation of $730,870 is shown, made up a s follows:-

Cable Tramways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £196,250 Electric Tramways . . . . . . . . . . 542,522

£738,772

. . . . . . . . Less Operating Loss on 'Buses 7,902

. . . . . . . . . . . . Surplus from Operation £730,870

After providing for interest antl other charges, a s shown in the Nett Revenue Account the surplus carried to Appropriation Account is reduced to £384,985.

The appropriations a re a s set out in the paragraph headed "Summary of Income and Expenditure." From this summary it will be seen that, whilst the surplus available for appropriation is sufficient to meet the necessary appropriations to Sinking and Reserve Funds in full, i t is insufficient to also cover the Payments to Consolidated Revenue prescribed by Section 88 of the Board's Act No. 2995, amounting t o £118,368. I n consequence, a sum of £116,875 has had to be taken from the General Reserve Fund to meet these payments.

Metropolitan Tramwaz S.- vontinucd.

As .compared with the preceding year, the differences in receipts, expenditure, and appropriations a re a s follow:-

Decrease in Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £58,552 Increase in Retiring Allowances and Employes' Benefits,

ctc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,271 Increase in Interest Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,667 Increase in Loan Redemption Payments, etc. . . . . . . . . 3,563 Increase in Transfers to Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,942 Increase in Payments to Consolidated Revenue (Sec. 88,

Act No. 2995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,116

£110,111 Less-

Decrease in Operating Expenses . . . . . . . . £18,289 Decrease in Payments to Metropolitan Roads

Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,777 . . . . . . . . . . . . Decrease in Municipal Ratcs 231

20,297

The Board's expenditure upon the construction and recollstruction of tramways, erection of buildings, construction of rolling stock, purchase of lands and sub-station equipment, etc., during the year amounted to £510,587.

CONVERSION O F CABLE SYSTEM TO ELECTRIC TEACTION.

During the ycar under review, plans and specificztions for the conveision of the Victoria-Collins Streets cable line to electric traction were completctl. Six tenders were received, the lowest-that of Victorian Construction Pty. J td., E85 166/7/3- being accepted. The icquisite materials are being supplied by the Boaid.

The contract comprises the conversion for electric traction of the permanent way of the cable tramways in Collins Street, Gisborne Street, Victoria Parade, Victoria Street, and the construction of permanent way for an electric tramway located in the centre of the tree reserves in Victoria Parade in place of the old cable line, which is being removed.

A commencement was made on the 17th June last, and the whole work is estimated to be completed by the 7th December next.

PERMANENT WAY.

During the year 3.09 miles of new track were constructed, of which 1.952 miles consisted of duplication of existing tracks.

The new track is the short length from Flemington Road along Barwise Street to Victoria Street (40 chains) constructed under the provisions of Act No. 3583. This connection, which was put into service on 4th August, 1929, has enabled the detour via Flemington Road and Victoria Street to be cut out and reduces the travelling- time on the Maribyrnong River route. The track in Victoria Street was abandoned

under the provisions of Section 59 of the Board's Principal Act, and the tracks will be ren~oved.

The following duplication:, of existing track h a l c been carried out during the year:--Fletcher Street 2nd Pascoe Vale Road, Mount Alexander Road; curves a t Dundas Street, Preston; Sytlney Road, Coburg: 2nd Somerville Road, Footscray.

Of the above 3.09 miles of new construction and duplication, .88 miles were constructed on concrete foundation, 1.75 miles on ballast foundation, and .46 miles a s apen ballast track.

Reconstruction.-7.945 miles of single track were reconstructed during the year, of which 2.40 miles a re on concrete foundation, 4.96 miles on ballast foundation, and .585 miles a s open ballast track. In addition, 4.14 miles of single track were lifted, and 54 miles of single track were surfaced.

TRAMCAR NOISES.

As mentioned in the Board's last Annual Report, the chief cause of noise in car operating is the corrugation of rails. Rail grinding for the removal of corrugations was commenced during the year, and 16.35 miles of single track have been treated with satisfactory results. As a further means of keeping down corrugations, two scrubber cars using carborundum blocks were placed in commission, and 65 miles of single track were treated by this method.

In order to ascertain whether the formation of corrugations can be prevented or retarded, the rail heads on a length of two miles of single track in Lygon Street were treated by the rail-hardening process known a s the "in situ" treatment. This was carried out af ter the grinding of the rails.

DEVELOPMENT OF' T H E TRAMWAYS.

The new lines (including duplications of existing lines, etc.) built during the 94 years of the Board's administration total 57.4 single track miles.

The mileage of track taken over and extensions during the Board's administration a re set out hereunder:-

Single Routc Track Miles Miles

Cable Tramways taken over . . 1st Nov., 1919 . . . . . . . . 43.663 87.326 Electric Tramways and North-

cote Cable Tramways taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . over 2nd Feb., 1920 61.799 108.981

Footscray Tramways, com- . . . . . . . . pletetl by the Board . . . . . . 6th Sept., 1921 4.467 5.054

Essendon Electric Tramway (acquired by purchase) . . . . 1st Aug., 1922 . . . . . . . . 6.833 10.902

EXTENSIONS Or~cncd

Keilor Rd. to Gillies St., Essendon . . 7.7.23 Church St., Hawthorn-Bridge Rtl. t o

Barker's Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7.23 Napier St., Essentlon . . . . . . . . . . 26.8.23 Lonsdalc St. Cable Tramway . . . . . . 10.2.24 Chapel St.-Church St., Richmond . . 20.10.24 High St.. East Kew-Strathalbyn St.

to Buike Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1.25 Hawihorn Rd., Glenhuntly-North Rd. 1.3.25 Holden St., Lygon St.-St. George's

Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3.25 South MeII).-Princes Bridge, Me1b.-

. . . . . . . . . . St. Kilda Esplanade 31.10.25 West Brun~wick-Collins St., Me1b.-

Bell S t , W. Coburg . . . . . . . . . . 26.6.27 Hanna St. ant1 Park St., South Melb. 27.12.25 Brighton Rd. Extension to Elstern-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . wick Station 29.8.26 . . Chapel St. Extn. to Brighton Rd. 19.12.26

Glenhuntly Rd.-Grange Rd.-Koor- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nang Rd. 19.12.26

Toorak Rd. Extension, Irving Rd.- . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenferrie Rd. 8.5.27

Spencer St., Me1b.-Bourke St.- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lonstiale St. 23.7.27

Wattletree Rd., Glenferrie-Dantle- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nong Rds. 24.6.28

Riversdale Rd. - Boundary - Elgar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rds. 30.6.28

. . . . . . . . Wellington Pde. Siding 28.7.28 Flemington Rd.-Swanston St. Con-

nection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Barwise St. (par t only) . . . . . . . . -

Duplications, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Routc Miles

.414

,653 .l42 .IS5

2.057

.768 1.001)

1.005

3.906

6.168 .4X5

.871

.276

. m 3

.646

.l34

.752

.$31

.l42

.588

.l99

S.T. Milcs

.414

1.307 .l42 .370

4.115

9 9 2 1.735

2.000

7.921

11.844 .!l70

1.742 5 5 8

3 3 5

1.292

.269

1.505

.750

.25S

.678

.398 21.924 40.090 . . . . . . . . . . .318 17.328

Total 139.004 269.681

In addition, the following. cable tramways, which represent over one-third of the cable system, have been converted to electric traction:-

Length Single Track Cornr~tctcd

Miles . . . . . . . . . . Flemington Road (portion of Essendon Tramway) 1,058 19.7.25 . . . . . . . . . . Wellington Street, Fitzroy Street, and Esplanade 3.948 27.12.25 . . . . . . . . . . St. l<ilda Road, Swanston Street, Brighton Road 10.032 9.5.26

Prahran and Toorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.904 17.4.27 . . . . Richmond (Spencer and Flinders Streets and Bridge Road) 7.230 4.12.27

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total 32.172

The Board now controls 108.94 route miles of electric and 30.06 route miles of cable tramways, or, taken a s a single track, a total of 270 miles.

GENERAL.

Spencer Street Bridge.-Pursuant to the provisions of the Spencer Street Bridge Act 1927, the Boartl has, in common with the Government and the Victorian Railways Commissioners, to contribute one-third of the compensation (not exceeding E150,OOO) f o r injury, loss, or damage sustained by the Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners by reason of the construction of the Spencer Street Bridge. The Boartl has paid the first instalment (g16,668) of its quota.

Special Construction Schemes.-Tke Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rail- ways, af ter hearing evidence from the Chairman of the Board and from representa- tivcs of other bodies, reported that, in i ts opinion, i t was not expedient to construct an electric tramway along Nicholson Street, Eas t Brunswick, f rom Albion Street t o Holden Street. The Committee also reported tha t i t did not approve of the Special Construction Schemc for an electric tramway in Mount 'Alexander Road and Buckley Street, Essendon.

Wattle Park.-The general scheme of improvement and maintenance of the 137 acres of land a t Wattle P a r k owned by the Board has been carried forward by the Board's staff. A new stone shelter and entrance way has been completed, and the main drive to the Chalet has been extended. Fencing along the drive and around the vehicle park has been erected.

STATISTICAL INFORMATION. The following is a summary of statistical information of the operation of the

Tramways for the year ended 30th June, 1929:-

Total Borrowing Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4,750,000 Borrowing Powers Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4,500,000 Population served by Tramways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810,200 Journeys per annum per head of Population served . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Cable. Electric. 'Bus. Total. . . . . Gross Capital Expenditure £1,560,788 £5,568,006 £97,758 £7,226,552

Mileage of Double Track . . . . . . 30.060 100.412 6.110 136.582 Mileage of Single Track . . . . . . 8.531 - 8.531 Traffic Receipts . . . . . . . . . . £786,101 $1,617,889 S12,922 $2,416,912 Total Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £793,122 $1,629,470 $12,956 £2,435,548 Working Expenses . . . . . . . . . . £596,872 £1,086,948 520,858 £1,704,678 Balance of Revenue over Operating deficit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses 5196,250 £542,522 £7,902 5730,870 lnterest on Debentures and Stock £399 £276,375 £6,276 £283,050

. . . . . . . . . . Tram and 'Bus Miles 8,151,392 15,640,465 251,240 24,043,097 . . . . . . . . . Passengers Carried 77,930,235 133,831,902 1,085,928 212,848,065

Average maximum number of cars or 'buses in use daily . . . . . . . . 264 367 5 636

Percentage of Working Expenses . . . . . . . . . . t o total revenue 75.25 66.70 160.99 69.99

Traffic Receipts per Vehicle Mile . 23.145~1. 24.826d. 12.343d. 24.126d. Traffic Receipts per Mile of Single

Track operated . . . . . . . . . . . . £13,075 £7,728 £1,057 58,579 Traffic Receipts per Passenger . . 2.419~1. 2.902d. 2.856d. 2.725d. Total Receipts per Vehicle Mile . . 23.352d. 25.004d. 12.376d. 24.312d. Average Speed per hour, including

Stops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.38 miles 11.29 miles 9.40 miles - \Vorkmg Expenses per Vehicle

. . . . Mile, excluding Power Cost 15.126d. 13.573~1. 17.253d. 14.137d. Working Expenses per Vehicle

. . . Mile. including Power Cost 17.574d. 16.679d. 19.925d. 17.016d. U

Scale of Fares . . . . . . . . . . . . ld . to 5d. Id. to 7d. Id. to 5d. Id. t o 7d. Average Distance per penny (Id.) 1.015 miles 3 1 0 miles .600 miles - Number of Passengers per Vehicle

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mile 9.56 8.55 4.32 8.85 Number of Cars and 'Buses in

Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 518 57 925 Number of Kilo-watt-hours used

per Tram Mile . . . . . . . . . . - 2.835 - 2.835

Price of Current per Kilo-watt- hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - .976d. - .976d.

. . . . . . . . Number of Employes 1,771 3,506 3 1 5,308

29

Chapel Street Lighting.

The lighting of Chapel Street, from the River Yarra to Dandenong Road, has been improved by the installation of 84 lamps of 300 watts each, placed a t every tramway span wire, alternately on the east and west sides of the street. This has effected a very fine improvement in the lighting, and the street is evenly and brilliantly illumi- .. A .

nated throughout its entire length.

The cost of the installation was $530, and the annual maintenance charge will. be $777.

Markets.

The old butchers' stalls have been re-built and fitted out with modern shop fronts, the ceilings raised, and walls re-lined; they form a complete and independent portion of the Market, eveyy stall in which has now been let for the sale of small goods, fish, poultry, groceries, and confectionery.

I t is proposed to effect improvements to the brick stalls a t the Market entrance,. and to cover this portion of the Market to protect i t from the weather.

The total revenue from the Markets for the year amounted to $10,959.

Association of British Manufacturers.

The following resolution was adopted by the Council on the 18th February, 1929 :-

"That the Australian Association of British manufacturers be informed, in reply to its letter of the 11th December last, referring to the activities of the Association in stimulating reciprocal trade between Great Britaln and Australia, that i t is the policy of this Council to give preference to British manufactures."

Registration of Buildings.

Statement of Buildings registered during the past 15 years:- No. of Alterations

to Buildings, including Garages,

Year to No. of Out-buildings, Verandahs, Total Value of all 30th September. New Buildings. Signboards, etc. Building Operations.

3 1914 . . 248 . . 97 . . 216,492 1915 . . 131 . . 89 . . 141,362 1916 . . 111 . . 85 . . 84,835 1917 . . 75 . . 83 . . . . 71,384 1918 . . 119 . . 104 . . 120,022 1919 . . 77 . . 108 . . 106,769 1920 . . 105 . . 198 . . 183,232 1921 . . 51 . . 158 . . 83,534 1922 . . 188 . . 261 . . 278,512 1923 . . 200 . . 326 . . 368,802 1924 . . 115 . . 315 . . 351,561 1925 . . 104 . . 268 . . 254,255 1926 . . 106 . . 294 . . 402,393 1927 . . 111 . . 290 . . 516,229 1928 . . 91 . . 328 . . 274,352 1929 . . 89 . . 262 . . 264,386

30

THE COLOSSEUM, CHAPEL STREET.

By-Laws.

The following Ey-Laws were made and passed by the Council during the year:- B Y - L A W NO. 173-PRIVATE MOTOR GARAGES.

For the purpose of preventing the erection of motor garages on street frontages in residential streets.

BY-LAW NO. 174-LIBRARIES. For regulating the management and control of the Public Libraries.

Prahran Municipal Cricket Club, Season 1925-29.

Our team did not do so well this year as in other previous years, as this was t h e only Season we have not gained a place in the Final Four.

Members and supporters will be pleased to note that the Final Four comprised no less than three new teams, which only entered the Competition this year - this only proves the greater interest and higher standard of Cricket which is being arrived a t each succeeding year. The order in which the Teams finished the Season was as follows :-

Williamstown (Premiers). Camberwell (Runners-up). Kew. Footscray. Prahran.

Members of the Williamstown, Camberwell, and Kew Teams are to be compli- mented on their fine achievement in reaching the Final Four during their first year in the Competition.

This year the team was ably Captained by Mr. J. Frawley, with Mr. M. H. Far- rington as Vice-Captain.

We wish to take this opportunity of thanking the Members and Officers of the Prahran City Council for granting us the use of the Forrest Hill Ground and Pavilion, and for the support which they have a t a!l times tendered to the Club.

The Ladies' Committee have again helped the Club, and i t would be impossible to enumerate fully the services which the Committee have rendered; they have re- sponded to every call made with loyal and efficient service, and the Club is extremely grateful.

The Trophies won during the Season were as follow:-

Highest Individual Score (Presented by Cr. Lum1ey)- Won by Mr. J. McArthur.

Best All-Round Trophy (presented by Cr. A. H. Woodfull, LL.M.)- Won by Mr. J. Frawlev.

Batting Average (presented by Mr. J. Romanis)- Won by Mr. R. Rogers.

Eowling Average (presented by Mr. J. H. White)- Won by Mr. S. T. Rogers.

Official Staff.

Two very old members of the Council's staff retired from the service on the 30th September, 1929.

Mr. Henry Rider, Senior City Inspector, was originally appointed in 1881, and for a period of 48 years was occupied continuously in enforcing the provisions of the Health Act, Pure Foods Act, Weights and Measures Act, Eakers and Millers Act, and the regulations made thereunder. He was a most capable and painstaking officer, and prepared the evidence for prosecutions in such a manner that he rarely lost a case submitted for the decision of the Court.

Mr. Rider's long term of office was an indication of the efficient manner in which he carried into effect his duties, which a t times were onerous and difficult. He retires with the best wishes of his old associates.

Mr. H. Wesslink joined the Council's service as a clerk entrusted with important work in the Town Clerk's Department. During the last 20 years he had charge of t h e whole of the account books, and succeeding auditors regularly testified to the efficient manner in which the Council's accounts were kept by him. He was continuously a t his office, and for a number of years did not take advantage of his holiday leave.

Mr. Wesslink leaves the Council's service with the goodwill of Councillors and staff, having served the Council faithfully and well during a period of 41 years.

Conclusion. I am indebted to all the members of the staff for their loyal support. During

the year each of the departments has co-operated in carrying on the work of the City, and the desire to advance i t s interests has been the motive which has made the work successful and, I believe, satisfactory to the Council and citizens.

I have the honor to be, Gentlemen,

Your most obedient servant,

JOHN ROMANIS, Town Clerk and Treasurer,

BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL-Forrest Hill, South Yarra. Erected 1928.

EDWIN EVAN SMITH. F.R.I.B.A. CHIEF ARCHITECT. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

City Surveyor's Report.

Town Hall, Prahran,

1s t October, 1929.

TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS, CITY OF PRAHRAN.

Sir and Gentlemen,-

I have the honor to submit my report for the year ended 30th September, 1929, with details and statistics dealing with t h e Maintenance of Streets, Footpaths, Refuse Destructor, Erooklyn Quarries, Corporation Stables, Building Operations, etc.

New Streets.

The new streets constructed a t the cost of the property-owners during the year were as follow:-

Area. Length. Width. Name. A. R. P. Feet. Feet.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessamine Avenue 1 1 31 1,260 50 Kelvin Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 23 125 50

Street Mileage.

The street mileage and ward areas of the City are now as detailed below, viz.:-

Area. Miles of Streets. A. R. P. M. Ch. Lks.

--P p P p p -- P- p

Prahran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 2 0 16 8 77 South Yarra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 2 29 15 48 41 Toorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872 1 16 20 13 95

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windsor 534 2 11 p P P p -P -

17 7 31 p P - P - p - P - - - p

Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,363 0 16 68 78 4 4

Works Carried Out by Contract.

Contracts let during the year 1928-29 include the following:-

Contract No. 222-Erection Shop Fronts, Old Butchers' Stalls, Markets-White S ta r and Arabic Co., di1,535/14/2.

Contract No. 223-Care and Regulation City Clocks (3 Years' Contract)-Ingram Bros. Pty., a t £15 per annum.

Contract No. 224-I'urchase T a r Oils-Safeguard Chemical Co., a t 3:tl. per gallon. Contract No. 226-General Cartage (part)-E. M. Stow, a t 21/9: per day. Contract No. 226-General Cartage (part)-M. Farrington, a t 22/3 per day. Contract No. 227-Hiie of Motor Trucks (part)-C. W. Everett, a t 5/- pcr hour. Contract No. 228-Hiie of Motor Trucks (part)-W. Feltham, a t 5/- per hour. Contract No. 22:)-Hiie of Motor Trucks (part)--J. Sexton, a t 5/- per hour. Contract No. 230-General Printing (3 years)-E. H. Blackwood. Contract No. 231-Electrical Alterations, Victoria Gardens-J. Mitchell, £52/2/-. Contract No. 232-Alterations and Additions, Toorak Park Pavilion-Burns & Fisher,

f 474/2/3. Contract No. 233-Surfacing Osbourne Street, Compressed Asphaltic Su~lace-Neucha-

tel Asphalt Co., a t 10/3 per sq. yard. Contract No. 234-Suifacing Charles Street, Compressed Aspl~altic Surfacc-Neucha-

tel Asphalt Co., a t 10/3 per sq. yard.

Roads Sheeted with Dry Metal.

The following roads were sheeted with dry metal during the year:-

Name. Auburn Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulton Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iona Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karbarook Avenue Lansell Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tahara Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Length in Feet. 675 . . 400 . . 900 . . 050 . . 480 . . 780 . . 700 . .

4,915 . .

Area, Sq. Yds.

2,700 1,200 2,000 1,000 1,000

200 2 000

10,100

Compared with 10,700 feet and 22,150 sq. yards in 1027-28.

Tar-Painting Roads.

The following roads were tar-painted during the year:-

Length in Name. Feet.

a'Beckett Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100 . . Albion Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300 . . Alexandra Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 .. Anchor Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 .. Andrews Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,240 .. Ann Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Armadale Street 1,600 . . Arthur Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 960 . . Ashleigh Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Aubrey Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avalon Road 900 .. Avondale Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 .. Avoca Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,280 . . Banole Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

Barry Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 .. .. Bayview Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,080

3 4

Area, Sq. Yds.

2,600 5,000 4,000

300 5,000

800 4,800

600 1.000

950 2,700 4,200 1,500 1,500 1,200 2,000

Name . Beatty Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bella Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bendigo Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bidey Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bond Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowen Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bray Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Browning Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bunalbo Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canterbury Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caroline Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlton Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cato Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cassells Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapel Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chambers Strcet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatsworth Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheel Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claremant Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clara Street Clarence Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clendon Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cunningham Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cromwell Road Dandenong Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darling Street Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis Avenue Devorgilla Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . De Murska Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixon Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dobson Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domain Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doon Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eastbourne Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elm Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elm Place

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellesmere Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellis Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Err01 Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essex Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelina Road

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fetherstone Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fitzgerald Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florence Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francis Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glassford Street

3 5

Length in Area. Feet . Sq . Yds .

Length in Area. Name . Feet . Sq . Yds .

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Street 1. 000 1. 400

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Grove 340 SO0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gooch Street 560 700

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grange Road 3. 800 6. 000

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Avenue 440 1. 000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grattan Street 940 2. 300

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Street 1. 300 2. 500

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray Street S50 1. 600

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grosvenor Street 960 1. 500

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampden Road 2. 100 6. 000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardy Street 680 900

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawksburn Road 1. 400 4. 000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazeldon Place 140 150

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Street 1. 240 3. 000 IIeyington Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 300 . . !). 000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hobson Street 240 F00

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hornby Street 1. 060 4. 200

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howitt Street 870 3. 400

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurlstonc Street 300 400

. . Illawarra Crescent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 2. 000

. . Irving Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 800 6. 500

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Avenue 1. 000 3. 000

. . Ivy Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 1. 400

. . Izett Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940 2. 000 Janies Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 .. 1. 700

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kensington Road 1. 540' 5. 000

. . Kent Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 1. 600

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latrobe Street 460 1. 000

. . Lang Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850 1. 800

. . . Lewisham Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 040 4. 000 Lewisham Road. North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 .. 1. 600 Lexton Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 . . 800

. . Larnook St ieet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.300 3. 000 McIlwrick Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 4-10 . . 2. 600 Mackay Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 . . 2. 000 Macquarie Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 . . 1. 000 Malvern Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. 900 .. 18. 000 Maple Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 . . 1. 203 Msrket Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 . . 600 Mary Strect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 . . 1. 000 Mathoum R o d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 720 . . !). 000 Miller Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 . . 900 Moore Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 320 . . 2. 100 Motherwell Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 450 .. 5. 100 Mt . Pleasant Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 . . 1. 200 Munro Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 000 .. 3. 600 Murphy Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 280 .. 3. 600 Myoora Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 .. 1. 500 Murray Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 500 .. 4. 500 Nelson Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 240 .. 3. 700 Nicholson Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 300 .. 2400 Nottingham Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 . . 1. 600 Qrrong Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 000 15. 000 . . Osment Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 000 2. 200 .. Oxford Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 050 2. 000 . . Packington Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 500 .. Palermo Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 1. 500 ..

36

Length in Area. Name . Feet . Sq . Yds .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peel Street 2. 600 4. 000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Per ry Street 200 600

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percy Street 800 1. 800

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perth Street 1. 700 2. 000

. . Pk.cenix Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 1. 200

. . Porter Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 750 3. 500

. . Potter Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 300

. . Portland Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650 1. 400

. . Powell Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 180 3. 200

. . Raleigll Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 250 2. 800

. . Ralston Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 2. 000 Robinson Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 . . 1. 000 Rockley Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 760 . . 500 Ross Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 060 . . 2. 100 St . Edmonds Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 . . 1. 300 Sargood Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 . . 1. 200 S t . George's Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 000 . . 22. 000 S t . John Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 200 .. 2. 500 Shipley Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 . . 1. 000 Spring Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 080 . . 2. 000 Springfield Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 . . 3. 300 Selbourne Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S40 .. 2. 500 Stawell Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 . . 1. 200 Stewart Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 .. 1. 100 Surrey Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 . . G Ov Sutherland Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 0b0 . . 0'. 000 Sydney Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 . . 1.600 'Tahara Road and R.O.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 . . 4. 100

. . T h e Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 060 7. 500

. . Thomas Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930 2. 500

. . Tintern Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 500 4. 500

. . 'Toornk Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 500 5. 200

. . Towers Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 1. 500

. . Trawalla Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 2. 100

.. Tyalla Crescent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 1. 100

.. Union Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 600 2. 000

. . Victoria Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 1. 700

. . Wallace Avcnue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 320 l. 600

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washingtcn Street 1. 720 4. 300

.. Wattle Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 800

. . Weigall Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 1. 400

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westbouine Street 780 1. 200

. . White Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 600

. . Williams Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 850 9. 000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis Street 300 600

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson Street 1. 460 3. 000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodside Crescent 550 1. 650

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woorigoleen Road 700 2. 100

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wright Street 1. 080 1. 700

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . York Street 1. 780 3. 500

225. 165 . . 497. 290

Compared with 210. 880 feet and 481. 141 sq . yards in 1927.28 . 37

Special Works in Road Construction.

In the course of the year special road construction was completed in Commercial Road, Charles Street, and Osborne Street.

Commercial Road.-The north side of the road, between Chapel Street and the Railway Bridge, was re-surfaced with 2 inches of one coat Trinidad asphaltic concrete in place of the Neuchatel or rock asphalt, laid about 17 years ago. The old surface had worn to an average thickness of about half an inch, necessitating frequent apd costly repairs. The Neuchatel Company carried out the work under a five years' guarantee and a t a specially reduced price, owing to t h e value of the old material. As a pre- liminary to the construction, i t was necessary to raise and repair the old pitched channel.

The wearing coat on the south side of the roadway was in better condition than that on the north side, so the Council decided to postpone the re-surfacing until the next financial year. t

The numerous complaints of the slipperiness of the old rock asphalt pavement prevented a renewal in the same class of material.

Charles Street and Osborne Street.

The whole length of Charles and the narrower portion of Osborne Street (between Commercial Road and Fawkner Street) were reconstructed during last pear.

Water and gas mains were duplicated and placed under the channels a t a cost t o the Council of 31340.

Anticipatory work was done by the Postmaster-General's Department, in order that road openings would be reduced to a minimum.

Underground drainage extensions weye made in Argo Street a t the Osborne Street junction, and in Charles Street a t Moss Street intersection. Drainage alterations were necessary in several parts to conform with the new levels adopted in the carrying out of the works.

The reconstructed roadway consists of a consolidated bed of ashes, foundation of' concrete (6 in. thick a t centre and 8 in. thick a t the edges), reinforced with 655 fabric, and a wearing coat of 2 in. consolidated asphaltic concrete, similar to that laid in Com- mercial Road.

The channels were re-laid and renewed where necessary. The outside pitchers, 8 in. deep, were laid on green concrete to act as a protection to the edges of the wearing- coat.

The longitudinal grades of the roadway were controlled by the various street intersections. The transverse section generally is an even cross curvature of 1 in 40.

38

The whole of the excavation, foundation, concrete, drainage, channel, and other works were carried out by day work under Mr. J. White, Clerk of Works, and Foremen J. Jannese and A. Westley. The work is of first-class quality, and the cost well below contractors' prices. The surfacing of the Trinidad asphaltic concrete in one coat 2 in. thick was completed by the Neuchatel Company, under a five years' maintenance guarantee, a t 10/3 per sq. yard.

In executing work in such narrow roads as Charles and Osborne Streets consider- .able foresight and care are necessary, in order to reduce the inconvenience to a minimum. I should like to take this opportunity to thank the various property-owners and business people in these streets for thei r willing co-operation and help during the period of reconstruction.

The total areas constructed in concrete base and hot bituminous wearing coat were :-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Street 4,638 superficial yards

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osborne Street 2,692 9 9 ,

Details of the cost of the work are a s under:- . . . . . . . . Removal and Duplication of Mains 3/8 per square yard

Wearing Surface, 2 in. only . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/3 ,, ? ? ,P

Excavation, Concrete Foundation, etc., without wearing coat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17/7.6 ,, ?, , p

Supervision, Machinery, Timbering, etc. . . . . . . 1/6 ,, ,, 9 ,

'fotal Cost, exclusive of W7ater and Gas Mains . . 29/4.6 ,, y 7 ,f

Total Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32/- ,, , p , ,

'Street Channels.

Channels were modernised and new channelling was laid in the f o l l o ~ v i n ~ streets :-

Albany Road. Airlie Avenue. Krgo Street. Alexandra Avenue. Bangs Street. Bruce Street. Cambridge Street. Caroline Street. Canterbury Road. Charles Street. Cross Street. Clara Street. Doon Street.

Street Channels.

Kelvin Court. Jessamine Avenue. Lansell Road. Molesworth Street. Moss Street. Malcolm Street. New Street. Osborne Street. River Street. St. George's Road. Tahara Road. Toorak Road. Williams Road.

Repairs were carried out in streets a s follow:- Auburn Grove. Bowling Green Street. Alexander Street. Bangs Street. Airlie Avenue. Bruce Street. Argo Street. Clifton Street. Albert Street. Caroline Street.

39

Cambridge Street. Cloverdale Avenue. Commercial Road. Clendon Road. Canterbury Road. Chapel Street. Chapel Street North. Cecil Place. Charles Street. Dandenong Road. Dunraven Avenue. Doon Street. Harold Terrace. Hardy Street. Hawksburn Road. King Street. Irving Road. Karbarook Avenue. Kelvin Court. King Street. Lansell Road. Molesworth Street.

Malvern Road. Mathoura Road. Osborne Street. Pakington Street. Pakington Place. R.O.W. off Mandeville Crescent. R.O.W. off Tintern Avenue. R.O.W. off Surrey Road. R.O.W. off Chambers Street. R.O.W. off Airlie Avenue. R.O.W. off Malvern Road. River Street. Rose Street. Regent Street. St. Edmonds Road. Toorak Road. Verdant Avenue. Wellington Street. Woodside Crescent. Williams Road. Wattletree Road.

Footpaths. The policy of the Council to substitute concrete for tar-paving in the better resi-

dential streets of the City was continued during the year just ended. The area of tar- pavements carried out was the lowest for a number of years. This was due partly t o the policy above stated and partly to the fact that the heavy arrears have been caught up. Surface painting of tar-pavements was continued with good results. The area treated was greater than in 1927-28.

Concrete pavements were laid in one-coat and two-coat work. The two-coat work is the more expensive, and has a finer finish. Single-coat work was done in Caro- line and Avoca Streets, in order to give a safer surface on the steep grades; the nature strips between the kerbing and the concrete pavement were levelled and coated with soil, as an inducement to property-owners t o grow grass and maintain well-kept lawns. The response, in most cases, has been very encouraging.

In Commercial Road, a t Upton's Corner, a mastic (Neuchatel) pavement was laid, 1 in. in depth, over the old concrete bed. I t is intended to extend this class of pavement in Chapel Street, a s i t is less liable to fracture than the concrete or dressed-stone flags, and is more resilient for pedestrians.

The cost of the coat is between 6/- and 7/- a superficial yard. The 2+ in. concrete foundation will cost an additional 5 / - a square yard.

Lists of the streets treated and the areas of the footpaths constructed a r e appended hereto for the information of t h e Council.

40

REPAIRING ASH BED AND FIXING FORMS, CHARLES AND OSBORNE STREETS.

..Y. SPREADING REINFORCED CONCRETE FOUNDATION, CHARLES STREET.

Tar-Paving Footways . The following list includes the work carried out during the year:-

Area. Name of Street . Sq . Ycls .

Bowling Green Street . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cambridge Street 600

Canterbury Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GO Carters Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Cecil Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Cheel Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l . 180 Doon Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fawkner Street 200 Fetherston Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 High Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Irving Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 Jackson Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Maddock Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Malcolm Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO Morey Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . 140 Molesworth Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 Orrong Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870 Perth Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Punt Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 650 River Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Royal Crescent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 Shipley Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Springfield Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Sutherland Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Union Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Victoria Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Victory Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Williams Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PO0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wrexham Road I60 York Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

11. 690

Compared with 22. 090 sq . yards in 1927-26 .

Footways Tar.Painted . The following is a list of the footways treated with t a r and colas during the

year :- Arthur Stret . Bruce Street . Ashley Road . Burns Street . Armadale Street . Bendigo Street . Avondale Road . Bella Street . Airlie Avenue . Balmoral Street . Alexandra Avenue . Barnsbury Road . Alexander Street . Beatty Avenue . Albion Street . Baxter Street . Albion Street (Little) . Brookville Road . Argo Street . Bunalbo Avenue . Alfred Street . Bowling Green Street . Anclrew Street . Clifton Street . Albert Street . Canberra Avenue . Ann Street . Charles Street . Ashe Grove . Crews Street .

4 1

Cyril Street. Closeburn Avenue. Chomley Street. Chatsworth Road. Clarke Street. Clendon Road. Cassell Street. Cromwell Roatl. Clara Street. Cheel Street. Cambritlge Street. Canterbury Road. Darling Strret. Domain Road. Davis Avenue. Donaltl Street. Doon Street. De Murska Street. Duke Street. Denbigh Rostl. Densham Road. Devorgilla Avenue. Ellis Street. Elm Place. Earl Street. Eastbourne Street. Ellesmere Road. Elgin Avenue. Errol Street. Essex Street. Elm Grove. Fawkner Street. Fern Avenue. Florence Street. Fitzgerald Street. Fairbairn Road. Fetherston Street. Grange Road. Gladstone Street. Gertrude Street. Grandview Grove. Grosvenor Street. Gordon Street. Hardy Street. Henry Street. Hornbg Street. Highbury Grove. High Street. Hampden Roatl. Hobson Street. Howitt Street. Hawksburn Road. Irving Avenue. Irene Street. Ivy Street. Irving Road. Jackson Street. James Street.

Kelvin Grove. King Street. Kooyong Road. Linccln Place. Lewisham Roatl. Larno3k Street. Lorne Roatl. Leila Street. Lara Strect. Lambert Road. Luxton Road. Malcolm Street. Moffatt Street. Margaret Street. Moss Street. McIlwrick Street. Rlary Street. Mt. Pleasant Road. Malvein Road. Murray Street. Mount Strect. Motherwell Street. Mathoura Roatl. May Grove. Rlorey Street. Molesworth Street. Nottingham Street. Northcote Roatl. Nelson Street. Norman Avenue. Orrong Roatl. Osment Street. Oban Street. Perth Strect. Peel Street. Punt Road. Primrose Street. Porter Street. Percy Street. Perry Street. Phoenix Street. Portland Place. Ikthinincs Road. 1:iver Stleet. Italeigh Street. Russcll Street. Rose Street. Royal Crescent. Ross Street. Surrey Road. Sutherland Road. Sydney Street. Spring Street. St. Marlo Street. Summer Street. St. Etlmonds Road. Selbourne Road. Springfield Avenue.

4 L

Snlyth Street . Stanley Street . Stawell Street . Toorak Road . Tiroli Road . The Avenue . Trinian Street . Turner Street . Upton Road . Union Street .

Cunningham Street . Dantlenong Road . Green Street . Hopetoun Grove . Malcolm Street .

Vail Street . Watson Street . Wilson Street . Wright Street . Williams R o d . William Street . Wrexham Road . Wootlsitle Crescent . Walter Street . Yarrn Street .

COLAS . Peel Street . Regent Street . Surrey Road . Toorak Road . Wattletree Road .

The total area was 147. 900 square yprds . The quantity of t a r used was 22. 725 gallons. and the quantity of colas used was 1. 935 gallons. and the amount of sand 768 cubic yards . The cost per yard worked ou t a t 2% pence .

New concrete footways were laid in the various streets of the City a s under:-

Name . . . . . Albany Road

Alexandra Avenue . Avoca Street (par t ) Caroline Avenue . . Chapel Street . . . . Clendon Road . . . .

. . . . Como Avenue Uandenong Road . . Denbigh Road . . . . Dobson Street . . . . Domain Road . . . .

Area. Sq . Yds .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunraven Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elgin Avenue

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulham Avenue Grange Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heyington Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illawarra Crescent

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessamine Avenue

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelvin Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelvin Court

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kensington Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kooyong Road

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lansell Roatl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molesworth Street

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montalto Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northcote Road

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orrong Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ottawa Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porter Street

Name

. . . . . . . . . . . . Punt Road . . . . . . . . . . . . Ross Street

. . . . . . . . St. George's Road . . . . . . . . . . Stawell Street

Stradbroke Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stonehaven Court

Struan Street . . . . . . . . . Toorak Road . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . Verdant Avenue Williams Road . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . Woorigoleen Road

Area Sq. Yds.

. . . . . . . . 745 . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . 190 . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . 2,040

. . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . 120 . . . . . . . . 205

13,485

As compared with 19,330 sq. yards in 1927-28.

Street Lighting. The increased vote under the year's estimates and the reduced scale of charges

for all-night lighting enabled considerable improvements to be made in the lighting of the streets and lanes of the city.

The scheme for lighting Chapel Street from Dandenong Road to the Church Street Bridge, outlined in my last report, was completed during the year. The result is one of the best lighted thoroughfares in the Southern Hemisphere. An extension of this even distribution of light will be made during 1930 in parts of High Street, Toorak Road, and Malvern Road.

Between 40 or 50 of the narrow lanes or right-of-ways were lighted during the year. The cost of the installation in these lanes is greater than the annual maintenance. It is the Council's intention to extend this necessary lighting so that the whole of the streets and lanes within the City will be well lighted.

The St. Kilda Council has been requested to co-operate in improvements to the lighting of Wellington Street and Punt Road.

The list of lamps under contract with the Melbourne Electric Supply is a s follows :-

16 750 watt gas-filled lamps (1500 c.p.). 16 750 watt gas-filled lamps 85 300 watt gas-filled lamps. 309 200 watt gas-filled lamps. 704 100 watt gas-filled lamps. 97 60 watt metal filament lamps. 35 60 watt metal filament lamps (half-time with Tramways Board).

DANDENONG ROAD.

LAYING ASPHALTIC CONCRETE, CHARLES AND OSBORNE STREETS.

Parks and Gardens.

The Parks and Gardens and Recreation Grounds under the Council's control are enumerated below, viz. :-

Name. Ward.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alesandra Avenue Reserves . . . . South Yarra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookville Gardens Toorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Como Park Toorak

. . . . . . . . . . . . Dandenong Road Plantations Windsor & Armadale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forrest Hill Park South Yarra

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gladstone Park Windsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumley Park Windsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jalnes Street Playground Windsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orrong Park Armadale

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Princes Gardens & Playgrounds Prahran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prahran Gardens Prahran

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockley Gardens South Yarra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toorak Park Armadale

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Gardens Prahran Victory Square . . . . . . . . . . . . Armadale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Area. A. R. P. 2 1 0 3 2 0

36 0 0 3 2 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 2 4

10 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 5

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 1 0

The gardens, glasshouses, lawns, plantations, playgrounds, trees, etc., within the above areas have been maintained in a satisfactory state throughout the year.

Special work in addition to the ordinary maintenance has been carried out in the following areas :-

Toorak Park-

The old pavilion was altered and added to in order to provide social, dressing, and sanitary accommodation. The showers and conveniences have been placed in the new buildings a t the rear of the pavilion. The old dressing-rooms have been provided with a dancing floor, a fibrous cement ceiling and special hinged folding doors. The committee-room was renovated; a small dressing-;.oom for the football umpires was added to the building; an enclosed chain-wire passage-way was constructed from the pavilion dressing-rooms to the playing field to serve as a protection to the players.

A notice board to indicate the matches played on the ground has been fixed a t the Fulton Street entrance.

Orrong Park-

The ground was ploughed, re-graded, levelled, and sown down in grass. The playing surfaces will be much improved, and t h e maintenance will be greatly facilitated.

Lumle y Park-

The improvements made a t Lumley Park (at the junction of Jessamine Avenue and Gooch Street, Armadale) were as under:- , I

(a) Water service throughout with the requisite controls and taps. (b) The whole area ploughed, graded, levelled, and sown in grass, except the

borders, which were planted with trees and shrubs. 45

Como Park-

The old cab shelter from Osborne Street was carted to Como Park and placed a t the western end of the playing area. I t has been repaired and renovated to serve a s a dressing-room. Excavations have been completed ready for building brick conveniences a t the rear of the dressing-room. These conveniences will be provided with proper sanitary accommodation controlled by a septic tank.

During the year 270 additional Australian trees were planted in Como Park.

The playing area is used continuously by cricket, football, hockey, baseball, and other clubs.

Victoria Gardens-

New and specially designed steel gates were erected a t the Murray Street entrance to the Victoria Gardens. The gates are hung from concrete and brick piers, and ornamental lanterns are provided for lighting purposes during band recitals, etc. A small bush house was added to the gardens.

Grattan Street Gardens-

The old insanitary wooden convenience for women has been demolished and a new brick structure has been provided. Alterations were made to the floor levels, and an easy ramp constructed from the footway.

The grant for the renewal of the fence facing Grattan Street was not expended..

Dandenong Road-

Concrete paving extensions were made a t several of the tramway stopping-places and where seats are fixed, in order to prevent the wearing of unsightly patches in the lawns.

Street Trees-

Considerable additions to the street tree-planting were carried out during the year.

There are 5,991 trees in the streets of the City; l72 new trees were planted; 258 old trees were taken and replaced; 2 trees were taken out and not replaced.

Brooklyn Quarries. Owing to the improved state of the roads of the City-due alike to the exten-

sive programme of construction since 1922 and the careful maintenance of the surfaces: -the pmduction of the Council's quarries a t Erooklyn is greater than the demand.

During the year 1928-29 the quarries were operated from 1st October to 10th- December; closed from 10th December to 21st January; operated again from 21st January to 10th August; and closed again from 10th August to 30th September. Opera- tions were only a t part capacity, the crushing-time averaging about three full days ner week.

46

MAPLES, CHAPEL STREET.

CONWAY'S BUILDINGS, CHAPEL STREET.

Under such circumstances i t was not possible to overcome the exceptional difficulties, due to heavy over-burden and clay seams, and show the profit of former years.

The machinery is in excellent order; there have been no breakdowns and no labor troubles-a record that does credit t o the manager, Mr. W. Hunter.

The output for the year was as under:-

Tons. 2: in. and 1; in. Metal . . Used by Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,361 2: in. and 1: in. Metal . . Sales, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Screenings Used by Council 4,957 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Screenings Sales, etc. 407

Toppings . . . . . . . . . . Used by Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,610 Toppings . . . . . . . . . . Sales, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dust and Spalls Used by Council 677 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dust and Spalls Sales, etc. 53

. . . . . . . . . Cut Stones Sales Value (5), £11/10/-. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerbing Used by Council, 1,760 ft . 4 in.

Cwts. 14 12 19 0 3 3 4 0

A detailed statement of receipts and expenditure is attached to this report for the information of the Council.

Corporation Stables.

During the year the horses, drays, and harness were maintained in a satisfactory manner. The buildings are in good order. During the coming year the woodwork of the stables will be painted.

Several of the garbage drays have been altered to increase their capacity. By th is means fewer trips will be required, and thus expenses will be lessened.

The cost for each horse and dray (including wages, shoeing, and repairs to harness and drays) amounted to 22/5.2 per day, as compared with 23/4.9 for 1927-28.

Thc cost of forage, shoeing, water, stores, etc., per horse per day was 2/10.9, a s compared with 3/0.4 for the year preceding.

Two young horses and a bay pony w x e purchased during the year, and four of t h e old horses were disposed of. The average age of the old horses was 17 years.

S tree t Cleansing.

The cleansing operations within the City are a credit t o the Municipality. The collection of household refuse is systematic and regular, and very few complaints are lodged. Pitched channels and right-of-ways are kept free from weeds. The private un- made lanes throughout the City are a constant source of trouble and expense. The cleansing of them is not the duty of the Council, but in many cases they are used to such an extent as refuse dumps, that, for health reasons, a certain amount of cleaning- up is necessary.

These private lanes should be paved, lighted, and regularly cleansed, or they should be fenced, in order to prevent their use as rubbish tips.

4 7

The Karrier sweeper and collector was used for nine months with good results; but the running costs are increasing with t h e age of the machine to such an extent that I have curtailed the use to one day per week . The LaiTly sweeper is now in daily use on the more important thoroughfares . It is worked in conjunction with the Ley- land flusher with satisfactory results .

I submit for the information of the Council statistics in reference to the operations of the Karrier sweeper and Leyland flusher .

KARRIER SWEEPER AND COLLECTOR-JULY, 1928. TO JUNE. 1929 .

Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interest. Depreciation. and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brushes. Front and Back

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petrol. 1064 Gallons a t 1/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gear Oil. 21 Gallons a t 3/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine Oil. 53 Gallons a t 4/6

Total Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1. 159

Working Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781

Wages. per mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/42 Repairs. per mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/49 Depreciation. Interest. and Insurance. per mile . . . . . . . . 2/3 Brushes. per mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/7: Petrol. per mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/5 Oils. per mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/1

Total Cost. per mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611:

Working or Running Cost. per mile . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/11$

Total Mileage. 3808 miles . Days not worked. 26 .

LEYLAND FLUSHER AND SPRINKLER-FOR 12 MONTHS ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER. 1929 .

Total Mileage Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. 344 Benzine Used (Gallons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 751 Cost per Hour. including Interest and Depreciation . . . . 4/10

. . . . . . Cost per Mile. including Interest and Depreciation 1/3.3 . . . . . . Miles Run per Gallon. including Auxiliary Engine 5/.35

Cost of Spare Par t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g2/19/-

In addition to the ordinary maintenance work. including drays. motor vehicles. traffic signs. pillar hydrants. seats. glass houses. water troughs. street names and lines, rollers. etc., the following received special attention:-

Town Hall-Mayor's Room. Committee Rooms. Vestibules. Ladies' Room. Kitchens. Children's Library. and Front of Town Hall .

Markets-Whole of the Small Goods Stalls. Reynold's Shop ant1 Dwelling (inside) . Destructor-Dressing Rooms and Lavatory . Cottages. Molesworth Street (outside) . Pavilion a t Bowling Green (inside antl outside) . Princes Gardens-Glasshouses. Statues. and Seats . Victoria Gar(lens--Bandstand. Statues. Fountain. and Convenience.<.

Building Operations. The graph included in this report gives the variations during the last ten years

of the amounts spent annually in building within the City.

The analysis shown below supplies details of the building operations in the several wards, including fees paid, capital values, and a comparison with the year 1927-28.

Analysis of Buildings Registered during Year 1928-29.

Fees Value

-- A s a d . L 117 17 0 132,819

62 13 0 46,180

88 19 0 51.222

4115 0 34,165

Out- lriildit~gr -.. - -

.g 3 .- --

y Ward

Toorak .

South Yarra

Windsor . .

Prahran . .

Total 1'328-2V.

Total 1927-28.

Permits, Licenses, etc.

The numbers of permissions to open roadways and footpaths, licenses, registrations of buildings, and sanitary services issued during the year were a s follow, viz.:----

. . . . . . . . . . Footway Occupation Licenses 17 Sanitary Services (new buildings) . . . . . . . . 25 Building Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Plumbers' Permits (£5 Special) . . . . . . . . . 68 Plumbers' Permits (flat ra te) . . . . . . . . . . 826 Plumbers' Permits, with refunds other than £5

special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Rainfall for Year Ended 30th September, 1929.

Details of the rainfall recorded a t the Victoria Gardens are submitted for the Council's information :-

1928, October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 1921).

January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February

March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augcst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September

Points. 239 104 84

Points. 137 233 241 344 162 93

194 151 156

Days. l 6

7 4

Dnys. 7 6

10 11 12 13 14 12 10

--

122

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total for previous year 25.75 93

Refuse Destructor.

The Meldrum Destructor Plant operated throughout the financial year, except on Christmas Day, Good Friday, and the Annual Municipal Employes' Picnic Day in March.

The high standard of efficiency shown during the 20 years' life of the plant was maintained by the officer-in-charge (Mr. W. H. Ednie) and his assistants. The wisdom of installing duplicate cells has been proved by the complete absence of stoppage since the commencement of operations.

The house and trade refuse dealt with were 8,527 and 511 tons respectively, compared with 8,980 and 571 tons for the previous year. The units of electricity sold to the Melbourne Electric Supply Co. increased from 435,476 in 1927-28 to 442,837 in the year 1928-29. A record of 44,442 units was made in July.

Each pound of refuse burnt evaporated 1.162 Ibs. of water, and each ton of refuse produced 51.18 units of electricity, as compared with 1.045 lbs. of water and 53.7 units of electricity during the year 1927-28.

A summary of the operations of the plant and a statement of receipts and expenditure are attached to this report for the information of the Council.

Private Works.

Jessamine Avenue, from Dandenong Road to Gooch Street, was constructed in concrete-the first all-concrete roadway made in the City of Prahran. The junctions a t each end were made of bitumen penetration construction. The paving of the footways will be done a t the joint expense of the Council and the property-owners as building proceeds.

Stonehaven Court (off Orrong Road) was constructed with concrete kerbing, pitched channel, and bitumen penetration roadway. This street is a cul-de-sac, widened a t the east end for facilitating turning.

Kelvin Court (off Kelvin Grove)-Similar to Stonehaven Court, but footways paved in concrete and all concrete crossings completed.

Lane off Chambers Street-Pitching a t east end and macadam near Chambers Street. The foundation for metalling was made of special schist from Alexandra Avenue, as the traffic on this lane is heavy.

Private Entrances-During the year 128 private entrances to properties were authorised by property-owners. These were carried out by the Council's workmen, under the Clerk of Works, and to standard design. The continuation of this policy is gradually eliminating unsightly crossovers from the streets of the City.

Alteration of Water and Gas Mains.

In anticipation of the reconstruction of parts of Williams Road, the Council authorised the duplication and alteration of the water. and gas mains between Dande- nong Road and Malvern Road. The Board of Works agreed to supply all necessary ferrules for the new duplicate mains and t o recover the ferrules from the old main (situated under the centre of the roadway) when the road is opened up during reconstruction. This is of considerable advantage, as i t prevents cutting up the metalled surface a t each service connection.

Drainage.

Under the estimates for the year the Council provided for various extensions of underground stormwater drainage.

The following lines of pipes were laid, viz.:- 1. Orrong Road, from Sargood Street to Stradbroke Avenue (2f t . diam.)-Com-

pletion of the work commenced during 1927-28. 2. Lansell Road (north of Tahara Road), westwards to junction with barrel drain

in Mr. Riggalls' property (12 in. diam.). 3. St. George's Road-Relief drain (9 in. diam.), westwards along Tahara Road. 4. Molesworth Street-Relief drain (12 in.), to Orrong Road and thence northwards

along Orrong Road (18 in. diam.) to existing railway drain. 5. Williams Road-(a) A t Bruce Street intersection, 18 in. pipe to the manhole in

the 6 f t . barrel drain constructed by the M.M.B. Works; (b) a t Gooch Street, 12 in. pipe to main drain.

6. Canterbury Road-Pipe drain (2 f t . diam.), from main drain a t Lambert Road to Montalto Avenue, with provision f o r intercepting the drainage from Selborne Road, Springfield Avenue, Montalto Avenue, and the Leura Estate.

7. Argo Street, from Osborne Street to the existing drain a t Hardy Street (12in. diam.).

Asphalt Hot-Mix Plant.

'The Council took advantage of an opportunity to obtain a Warren Asphalt Mixing Plant from the Local Government Departmeat of South Australia. The capacity of the plant is 100 tons per day of 8 hours. It was built by Perry, of Adelaide, to the Warren design, under instructions from the Highways Commissioner. Before purchase the plant was inspected by the Chairman of Public Works (Cr. F. Harvey) and myself a t Keswick, Adelaide. I t was found to be in excellent order. The price paid for the plant was $850 (E150 less than that originally quoted) ; cost of dismantling, transporting, and re-erecting, about 8730 ; alterations to buildings, about $400-a total cost of $2,000,

as compared with $4,300, the cost of a new plant of like capacity. The plant is being erected close to the destructor buildings, in thc Clara Street Depot, so that steam will be available for various purposes. The motive power is a 60 horse-power electric motor.

Plant.

Special attention was given to the following:-

Aveling & Porter 12-ton and 14-ton Rollers-These were thoroughly overhauled and re-conditioned, so that they are capable of n ~ a n y additional years' service.

Diesel 7-ton Oil Roller-The axle lubrication was defective. Under Mr. Ednie's supervision alterations were made which will eliminate future troubles.

Tar Stills-Two additional stills were raised and re-built. The stills are now a t one level and under better control. ?'he whole of the stills are under one roof (steel truss and iron coated with bitumastic paint).

Abolition of Crossings.

During the year a number of open crossings a t street intersections were dealt with under the drainage extension works. Those abolished were as follows :-

Argo and Hardy Streets, Argo and Osborne Streets, Fawkner and Osborne Streets, Commercial Eoad and Charles Street, Charles and Moss Streets, Charles and Cross Streets, Canterbury and Selborne Roads, Canterbury Road and Springfield Avenue, Orrong and Selborne Roads, Orrony Road and Springfield Avenue, Orrong Road and Molesworth Street, Williams Road and Gooch Street, Williams Road and Washington Street, Williams Road and Eruce Streei, Washington Street and Wallace Avenue (two crossings).

This work will be extended during the ensuing year, so that all the awkward open crossings in the City will be eliminated.

Motor Transport.

A large proportion of the ordinary maintenance transport was done by the Ford l-ton trucks. Early in the year the repair bills began to increase to such an extent that one of the trucks was set aside to act as a stand-by. With the Council's consent, tenders were invited for new trucks in March ; but, owing to financial stringency, a decision was postponed until September, when fresh tenders were called. Two new 30-cwt. Ford trucks, with special steel bodies, were purchased a t a cost of $287 each, an allowance of $25 each for two of the l-ton trucks being made. The new trucks are superior in every way to the old trucks, and should give good service.

52

COMO PARk.

RIVER YARRA-NEW CUT, OPPOSITE COMO PARK.

The following figures in reference t o the running cost of the old trucks will emphasise the wisdom of the Council having a fleet of i ts own. A fixed charge of $10 per truck per month to cover interest, depreciation, and insurance has been included in the calculations.

The figures for the year ended 30th September, 1929, are:- . . . . . . . . . . . . Average Cost per Hour 4/4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Average Cost per Mile 1/3.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . Average Miles per Gallon 11.7

. . . . . . . . . . . . Average Cost per Ton 2/4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Mileage 29,753

Total Consumption of Petrol, Gallons . . 2,771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Tonnage 17,933

Subdivisions.

The following is a list of the Plans of Subdivision examined and reported upon prior to the Council granting approval, viz.:-

P a r t of Crown Portion 66 in Armadale Street (Beemers'). Par t of Crown Portion 13 in Aroona Estate, Williams Road. Par t of Crown Portion 40 in Perth Street (Weston's). Par t of Crown Portion 17 in Heyington Place (Dyer's). Parts of Crown Portions 62/65-Avalon Road, Miller's Estate. Parts of Crown Portion 54 in Russell Street (Lockhart's). Parts of Crown Portion 47 in Malvern Road and a'Beckett Street (McCleary's).

Office Work.

The work of the office has been well maintained. Particular attention has been given to the collection of private accounts, with the result that only small amounts were outstanding a t the end of the financial year.

A statistical table giving details of office work from 1918 to 1929 is appended to this report for the purpose of comparison.

In addition to the ordinary office routine and correspondence, matters under the following heads received attention, viz. :-

City Surveyor's Report to Committees . . . . . . 220 Plans Prepared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plans of Subdivisions 7 . . . . . . Titles, Applications, and Alignments G

. . . . . . . . . . . . Specification and Contracts 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts Rendered 609

. . . . . . Construction of Private Crossings 128

Conclusion.

I t is again my pleasure to record my personal appreciation of the loyal, valuable, and willing support of the members of the indoor and outdoor staffs.

The condition of the City is a testimony to the efficiency of the services rendered.

I have the honor to be,

Your obedient servant,

A. L. JOHNSON, U.C.E., A.M.I.E.A.,

City and Building Surveyor.

53

Destructor Records, 1928-29.

Refuse Destroyed. 1 Clinker

Date. House Refuse. l Trade Refuse Crushed 1- I Units of Blcctricity Rainfall

--

Units of Electricity Per Ton.

Lbs, of Nster Used per lb. of Refuse.

- I o w n Q. Sold

- - I Loads Fan

-

- 266

268 245 L09 -

- - -

P

988 pp

1,470

'ar Stills u s e

117 109 I35

79 101 92

111 i 32 117 154 1 SO l07

L ,404

1928 October . 945 November ... 894 December ... 871

1929 January ... 1 919 February ... 817 March . .. 837 A p r i l . . . . . 869 May ... ... 914 June . .. ... 846 July ... ... 909 August .. 931 September ... I 854

Comparison of Work Carried Out during Last 10 Years, 1919-1929.

3 3 5 1 7 3 8 3 Below 10 5 2.5 5 .\hove

3% 327 385 36; 334 318 0 316 Below 961 1 1006 904 1,069 905 938.0 991 Above 129 1 160 204 195 240 179 7 220

New Street ...l 5 R.O.W. ... B u ~ l d i n g Permits 1 172 Permits .. .. 776 Reports 120

Private Works etc. Accounts . l 889 1,075 Subdivisions ... 18 22 Title Applications .. 11 20 Plans . . . . . . 18 60 Spec. and Contracts 4 6 12 10 . 12 Oficers on Staff . 4 1 3

3 (

QUARRY STATEMENT-WORMING ACCOUNT for Year Ended 30th September. 1929 .

Dr . to- 1 ~r . by- I

Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £3. 242 0 0 Loop Line Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 15 8 Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 19 0 Oil and Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 10 2 Electricity Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 6 11 Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 10 3 Explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 16 3 Sundries. Screens. Belting. etc . . . . . . . . . . . 44 2 2

Cn Workers' Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 14 0 Repairs to Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 0 0 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0

£3. 961 14 5 Gross Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 6 11

To Interest on Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £181 15 0 Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 4 0 Office Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 0 0 Royalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 0 0

.. . . £445 19 0

Sales. Metal. etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6350 3 11 Metal. Council.. Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 884 17 5 Rents from Quarry Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 0 0

$4. 275 1 4

By Gross Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 1 3 6 11 Nett Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 12 1

DESTRUCTOR-STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE for Year Ended 30th September. 1929 .

EXPENDITURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wages B. 018 3 3

FueI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 2 0 Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 9 9 Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 1 3 Stores. Sundries. etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 6 8 Boiler and Factory Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 0 Repairs to Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 13 1

$3 376 6 0 Electric Power f o r Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . £8 17 0 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 4 4 Clinker Crusher Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 11 6 Cartage and Clinkering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 6 7 Workers' Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 7 8 6

327 7 11

RECEIPTS . To Electricity-

Sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442. 837 £922 11 6 Lighting. Street . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 11 11 2 Lighting. Destructor . . . . . . . . . 920 22 4 4 Power. Tar Still . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 148 87 1 8 Power. Crusher . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 093 42 11 6 Power. Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 156 18 0 2

£1. 104 0 4

VI 461. 638

Burning Rubbish. etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 11 9 Tons . Cwts .

Clinker Sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 14 E71 9 8 Council Use . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 12 51 13 6 Stock. 30/9/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 18 30 10 0

£153 13 2 Less Stock. 30/9/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5 3

125 7 11 -

£1. 345 0 0 Dr . Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 358 13 11

£3. 703 13 11

BY

.

CORPORATION STABLES-WORKING ACCOUNT for Year Ended 30th September, 1929. *.

Dr. to-

Expenditure on Horses- Shoeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $221 1 3 6 Forage . . .. .. .. .. . . .. £956 6 6

Less Sale of Bags . . . . . . 29 15 0 926 11 6

Water . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 27 9 0 Stores . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 31 14 4

$1,207 8 4 Cr. by-

Manure Sales . . . . . . . . . . $12 8 0 Gardens . . . .. . . .. .. .. 65 0 0

01 77 8 0 .I £1,130 0 4

Working Expenses- Wages . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . .£6,372 12 0 Workers' Compensation . . . . . . . . . . 24 16 0 Lighting .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6 0 Repairs to Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 12 10 Repairs to Drays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 16 0

6,715 2 10 Depreciation on Horses . . . . . $107 13 3

Less Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 10 3 S96 3 0

Depreciation on Harness . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 11 6 Depreciation on Drays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6 0 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 16 0

218 16 6 - $8,063 19 8

Cr. by-

Days. General Cartage per day @22/5.3 . . 6,928 $7,771 17 8 Private Cartage, 1,672 hrs. @ 3/6 . . 209 292 2 0

$8,063 19 8 7,137

Health Officer's Report.

TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS, CITY OF PRAHRAN.

I have the honor to forward herewith the Report of the Health Department of the City for the year 1928.

Population.

The population is estimated a t 52,093.

Births.

The total number of births in the City during the year was 1,036, being 533 males and 503 females-a birth rate of approximately 20 per thousand.

Deaths.

The number of deaths which occurred in the City was 390, as against 372 the previous year. The death rate is equal to about 7.6 per thousand of the population-a low rate.

The deaths include those of 38 children under the age of 1 year. This, compared with t h e total number of births, gives a death rate of 3.67 per cent., which is the same as last year-a low rate.

The great majority of these deaths occur within the first or second week of life, and before this department's officers can get in touch with them. So that , 07 the babies with which the Health Centre can deal, t h e deaths are very few indeed. As f a r a s I am able t o ascertain, i t was only four-three dying in hospital from pneumonia and one (a premature baby) from convulsions.

Only two children over one year and under five years died; so that, of the 1,036 babies born in the City this year, i t is reasonable to expect tha t about 1,000 will live t o reach the age of five years. From then on the risk of death is not great.

Infectious Diseases.

The total number of cases notified for the year was 165, being 21 more than last year, due to the increase of 20 tuberculosis cases.

58

The following are the details of cascs reported:-

Poliomyelitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Scarlet Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pulmonary Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Diphtheria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7G Typhoid Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S e p t e c i n i a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dysentery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Nine deaths occurred from notifiable diseases, eight from tuberculosis iil one of i ts forms; the other death was from meningitis. This is slightly better than last year.

Whooping cough, a non-notifiable dise,o.se, has been prevalent during the year.

The Poliomyelitis Campaign, started some time ago, has been continued during the year with good results, and a supply of serum has been available, having been prepared under the direction of the Committee of Health Officers. The expense to this City has been very small, and i t is hoped that i t will be possible to contince this good and useful work, a s the danger of an acute epidemic of poliomyelitis is not yet past.

Pre-materni ty .

Last year a s tar t was made with a clinic in a small way for pre-maternity cases, under Dr. Mary Herring. This clinic has increased considerably during the year, and as many as seven cases have attended in' one day.' The total for the year of new cases was just under 100.

I am sure it will do good, and not only help the safety of the mother, but the health of the child will be better when born.

Dr. Herringls work has been very good, and of great value to the City.

Health Centre.

This building was enlarged and completed during the year. The work for pre- maternity cases and also for child welfare is now conducted in this building, with much more satisfaction to the doctor and nurse, and also to those who attend for advice. It is possible t o keep these cases separate from the infant welfare work, and to have the Child Welfare Department open on two days a week instead of one.

The Director of Tuberculosis Campaign is anxious that Prahran should s tar t a tuberculosis clinic. I have been watching this matter with the object of considering the possibilities of our doing this work, and hope to be able to make a definite report during the coming year.

$9

Talks with mothers and cinenia demonstrations have been continued throughout t h e year by all members of the Staff and Health Officer.

Efforts are being made to obtain British films on health subjects to further improve our collection, but up to the present no success has followed our efforts. The editor of the "British Medical Journal" in London is doing his best to help us in this matter.

All three Nursing Sisters-Chester, Tilton, and Duddy-have worked a t high pressure; a t many times they are rushed, and not able to give as much time -to individual babies as they would like:

Report of Infant Welfare Department for t h e Year Ended 31/12/1928. Total Attendances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,973 Intlivitlual Babies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,195 New Babies Reported and Visited . . . . . . 571 New Babies a t Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 Visits Paid to Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256

Report of Child Welfare Department for t h e Year Ended 31/12/1928. 1927. 1928

a

Individual Homes Visited . . . . . . 1,242 1,157 Intlivitluals Attended Centre . . . . . . 908 1,205

Of whom 300 were advised to seek medical or dental advice.

Registrations.

The following were registered during the year :- Boarding Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Eating Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordial Manufacturers 25 - 99

Noxious and Ofl'cnsive Trades . . . . . . . . . . 14

Food. 158 samples of food were take11 for analysis, five of which did not comply with

t h e standard. In all cases prosecutions were instituted and fines recorded.

Insanitary Premises.

Orders of Council were made on the following premises found to be in insanitary and unsatisfactory condition :-

Insanitary Premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ,, Fowlyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ,, Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,, Drainage 8 ,, Yards, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Two houses were closed as unfit for habitation.

Factories Registered. No. of Males Females

Factories. Employed. Employed. Brooms and Brushes . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bread Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bag Repairs

. . . . . . . . . . Bedding and Mattresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cakes and Pastry

. . . . . . . . Confectionery and Pastry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpet Making

. . . . . . . . . . . . Children's Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dressmaking

Electric Plate and Enamelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F u r Goods

Fancy Shawls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . Joinery Jewellery . . . . . . . . . . . . Knitted Goods . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . Ladies' Handbags Motor Painting, and Motor

and Motor Tyre Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millinery

. . . . . . . . . . Mop Making . . . . . . Overalls and Aprons

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repairs, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . Shirts and Pyjamas Tailoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vulcanizing and Re-treading Motor

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wire Workers

. . . . . . . . . . . . Window Curtains

Yours faithfully,

R. H. FETHERSTON, M.D., Health Officer.

Prahran Public Library. 69th Annual Report for year ending 30th September, 1929.

TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS, CITY OF PRAHRRN

I have the honor to submit herewith the 69th Annual Report of the Prahran Public Library, together with the 15th Annual Report of the Free Lending Branch, and the records of the Children's Branch f o r the year.

Public Library.

The appreciation of the general public in this branch of the Library interests i s still satisfactory, as the accompanying records show.

It is noticeable that in the summer months there is a slight falling-off in t h e attendances.

From the records kept i t is shown tha t 137,220 visits were paid during the year, the daily average being 468.

The Library was open on 293 days.

Classification.

The introduction of the Dewey system will tend to greatly improve the Library, from a student's point of view. Nearly every division is now complete, and will b e finalised in 1930.

Newspapers and Periodicals.

There is an ever-increasing demand in this direction, but more space is urgently required before same can be coped with. A separate room for newspaper readers would be a great acquisition to the Library.

62

Attendances.

The following registrations have been made :-

1928. . . October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,300 26 days

November . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,126 . . 25 ,, December . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,784 .. 24 ,,

January . . February March . . April . . . . May . . . . June . . . July . . . . August . . September

Average, 468.

Sundays-50 days open. Attendance, 12,750.

Average, 255.

Free Lending Library.

From the statistics herewith appended, i t will be seen tha t the exchanges a re t h e highest recorded for many years, viz., 106,323.

The number of new borrowers enrolled for the 12 months totalled 1,372, while t h e monthly actual total of borrowers stood a t 2,600.

Exchanges.

The following is the tabulated list of exchanges, together with classification of i h e books issued.

1928. October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,253 .. 27 days November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,628 .. 25 ,,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 6,449 19 ,, 1929.

January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February

March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April

May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . September

Classification of Books Issued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General 22

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philosophy 461 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Religion 456 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sociology 1,370 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philology 5

Natural Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 822 Useful Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,254

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fine Arts 1,005 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,163 History, Biography, Travels . . . . . . . . . . 8,216

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiction 88,549

106,323 Days open, 295.

Average daily circulation, 360.

During 1928-9 borrowers to the number of 578 applied for the privilege of non- fiction cards. This shows an interest in th is class of literature.

Post Cards.

Lluring the year 1405 post cards were issued to borrowers for bespoke books.

Fines.

For infringement of the rules and payment for lost books, $101/9/2 was received..

Winter Lectures.

One of the most successful series of lectures associated with the Prahran Public. Library has just been concluded.

Two of the course were held in the City Hall, and drew attendances of over 900 and 600 respectively. The other three were held, as usual, in the Library, with good results.

These lectures are now a well-established institution, and draw visitors from all' parts of the metropolitan area.

The thanks of the Council have been conveyed to the various lecturers.

Syllabus, June to October.

June 13th-Capt. Donald MacLean, "A Trip to the Old Country" (illustrated),. City Hall, Prahran.

July 24th-Miss Enid Derham, M.A., "Chaucer: The Father of English Poetry."' August 8th-Sir William J. Sowden, "Japan" (illustrated). September 5th-Mr. Fritz Hart , F.R.C.M., "The Great Song Composers : Schubert,

Schumann, Brahms, and Wolf," City Hall, Prahran. October 17th-W. Warren Kerr, Esq., C.M.G., K.B.E., "The Future of Australia.".

Children's Library.

The most important event of the year has been the transference of the Chil- dren's Library to i ts present situation in t h e old Post Office Buildings in Chapel Street.

64

The re-opening took place on 14th February, when, a t the invitation of the Mayor (Cr. A. H. Woodfull), a large company of representative ladies and gentlemen were present.

The room is eminently suitable for the purposes of the Children's Branch, being airy, commodious, and well lighted.

From the returns appended herewith, it will be seen that steady progress is being made in the interests of the Prahran children.

Record of Exchanges. 1928.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 1,810 Books 23 days . . . . . . . . . . N o v e m b e r . . 1,498 ,, 21 ,,

D e c e m b e r . . . . . . . . . . . . 954 ,, 15 ,,

January (closed for moving and stocktaking).

February . . . . . . . . . . . . March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,938 Daily average, 103.

Classification of Reading. Periodicals and Encyclopedias . . . . . . . . Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Religion Legends and Fairy Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . Philology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Science Useful Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . History, Biography, Travels I % ~ L ~ I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Books.

298 volumes have been added to t h e Library, making a total of 3,836.

New Borrowers.

From October to December, 1928, 87 new borrowers enrolled. During January and half of February the Children's Library was closed during the move to new quarters in the old Post Office building. During this time stocktaking was done, and when the Library re-opened on 14th February a new roll of borrowers was begun, Since then 988 I~orrowers have enrolled, includinq 531 boys and 457 girls.

65

Story Hours.

Average attendance, 100.

May 16th-Miss Enid Joske, "Tales of Troy." June 6th-Miss MacLean, "Picture Stories." June 20th-Miss Nell Martin, "Stories from Eastern Lands." July 4th-Miss Mary Salmon, "Fairy Stories." July 18th-Miss Ruth Drake, "Nursery Rhyme Tales." August 1st-Rev. Charles Tregear, "Stories from Many Lands." August 15th-Miss Ailie Maxwell: "Advenlure Stories:" September 5th-Rev. Wm. Harris, "The Giants and the King's Castle." September 19th-Miss Nan Dreyer, "Old Favorite Tales." October 3rd-Miss Kath White, "The Land of the Blue Flower." October 17th-Miss Jocelyn McCallum, "Stories, Old and New."

The above Story Leaders all gave their services in an honorary capacity, and the thanks of the Council is hereby tendered t o them.

Library Activities.

The members of the Council will be interested to learn that frequent applications are being received by the Prahran authorities for advice and assistance regarding Library interests. Most of these come from other municipalities, and in most cases the advice received has been acted on.

Lectures.

Under the auspices of the Library Association of Victoria, ' a series of lectures was inaugcrated in the various suburbs.

These were mainly carried out by the Municipal Councils concerned.

Foreword.

In conclusion, may I again stress the need for increased Library accommodation? It is important that this matter should be kept well in mind in conjunction with any proposals regarding the re-building of the Prahran Town Hall.

I have the honor to be,

Yours. obediently,

ALFRED E. McMICKEN, City-Librarian.

KELVIN COURT, ARMADALE.

TOORAK ROAD, TOORAK.

READ'S STORES, CHAPEL STREET. CHURCH STREET BRIDGE-PYLON.

city of prahran....mayor's report.town hall, prahran, 1st october. 1929. to the members of the...

Documents