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Thursday, July 12, 1973
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS ON APLICHAU
The Building Authority today ordered the demolition of four buildings
in, Main Street on Aplichau.
Numbers 84 and 86 Main Street, which are two-storey pre-war buildings
have been under observation since 1971, Recently there has been signs of
movement in the front and rear walls and decay of the structural timbers
in the floor and roof has advanced to a significant extent.
The Principal Government Building Surveyor said it is considered
that there is now a risk of collapse.
In the other buildings in Main Street numbers 116 and 118 which
fractures have been observed in the
are three-storey pre-war buildings
party wall, indicating outward movement of the joint kitchen block. In
addition, the timber work and steel supports to the roof of 116 have deteriorated
to the extent that a collapse is possible.
Due to the defects in the reinforced concrete elements of construction,
118 is liable to become dangerous during or after the demolition of the other
building.
Notices of intention to apply for elosure orders for the four buildings
in the Victoria District Court at 9.30 a.m. on August 23, were posted today.
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