STREET PROCESSIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 57, 8 March 1889, Page 3

STREET PROCESSIONS.

orinff of the City Council last ■Ajftef w r D"^ Committee reported with nighy* H.r petition of ratepayers and «ard tC1 Rv law No. I* which dealt with otbarSrtrSessious and other obstructions, atreet yTU^. A ~0 recommendations to that they DaH ffake'r-olrlie moved, as an amendment, Gt\ £ Tm-ayer of tho petitioners be "^rnaSSaaifc refers to the by-law adopt^ 1"' »v „ „ gaicl tuab tne po ii ce wero com? ;X pestered by the Council officials tW vWyJ nn He believed that the main t« *** °°X brine Rrist to the mill. obj.eo Sh Beconded tho amendment. He ,• .if hpen a sufferer, in connection HTf buK * He had always found $&s£iw>«*onbj the Council °KWrsaid that as long a 3 they had tySws iSy would ask fche P °llCe t0 aSb6rb tb rm-Lennox said that instead of complain- . Crr, Goklie should be proud that the jn&' -i nnusessed an energetic othcer like JK&S33 who saw that the bylaws 1 nVried oat. With all due reference X 1* ho must say that he did Vhj. that in a city like Auckrttacking cases should bo allowed at Se main street. He had no synv "hvwith crowds of men gathering with g?and a band. He considered the by''irScYl'andCrowther spoke about the necessity of modifying the by-laws. The Mayor said that the Police Oflences *& foope? 8 consideS' that the by-law wM'auite satisfactory, as it stipulated hat the obstruction must cause annoyance, SSment, danger or inconvenience to the MDOal public before action could be taken. EffiT pleased to see Cr. Goldie put Sch i feather in the hat of the Town rwlc by the eulogium ho had passed Sd Mm for attending to his duty, jfo thought that the secret of the objection tn the bv-lavv was that some sections of the community had had their corns trodden UPCr. Atkin thought that the by-law was absolutely-requisite. The Mayor said that there was no danger d the by-law being abused when they had snob' a careful R. M. as Dr. Giles. The question was then put to the Council, when the amendment was lost, and the byllaw, as at present, sustained.