CITY COUNCIL

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 46, 22 February 1918, Page 6

CITY COUNCIL

! e SCNDAY TRAINS. a! , — A meeting of the City Connell was hold last evening. There wore present: The • Mayor fUr J. H. Gnnson). Messrs A. J - Kntric-O. G. Knight. H. D. Heather. .7. Burton. W. J. Holds-worth. F. W. Brtnsden - o _. Moore-Jones. ,r. Dempsey, (;. Balldon. P. J. Nerlicny. J. Trevethick, .1. R. p- er t a- '■' son. J. A. Warnock. E. J. Parr, H. N Bagnatl, A. Hal! Skcltou, 1". M. Mnrkav and Miss K. Melrllle. '*] The Auckland Railways League wrote ' stating that the Council's donation of £_ * _/ entitled it to two representatives on the '- League's council. The letter was received. • A letter was received from tlie Stratford " (Taranaki) Borough Oonncil asking if. In the event of its asking for the services of the City Engineer, ihe Council would permit him to visit .Strafford for tbe purpose of ; advising and reporting on the question of road construction. The application was * declined. J The district (raffle manager of railways wrote staling I hat the question, of the restoration of the Snnday afternoon trains to Wnlkuinete had been submitted to the ~." head office for consideration. A letter was received from tbe Tramways Co. stating that arrangements had been made Tor a oar to leave Uie city terminus for Monnt £.i_n. al (!."■_ a.m., commencing on Monday next, .thus*' serving ' passengers arriving by the Main Trunk express. A .oruninnication from the I-rime Minister stated that be would, bring before Cabinet tbe suggestion that a £ for £ subsidy be paid np to £"._) for an obelisk „ to mark (he site of the old General Assembly ' c Hall. The Mayor stated this committed the s Council to nothing, but placed It in a ~ better position for arriving at any decision 1, on the matter. n - I