GREATER CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17225, 16 August 1921, Page 6

GREATER CHRISTCHURCH.

JOINING OF WOOLSTON. f CITY COUNCIL'S ATTITUDE, The City Council last night disentail i rather harshly the question of adada. > ting Wooiston as part of tho city. The Wooiston Borough Council wrofl asking what the prospects would be «| immediate amalgamation should tbt ■ poll bo carried in favour of the prop*, sal that the Borough of WooUton tig ] tho City of Christchurch be constitute ono united city. Cr. D. G. Sullivan moved: "That it the event of the electors of Woolstoa favouring amalgamation with the (%| 1 the City will place no obstacle in tbi j way of immediate amalgation.." „. I The motion was seconded by Cr.F.R; j Cooke. ' Cr. J. A. Flcshcr said he was sett] tho matter had como up that night* The present time was not opportune lor. the amalgamation of outside districts I with the city. He took it that the duty ' of the Council during the next it» ' j years was to make up tho leeway of tin J past two years, when tho overdraft had increased by £34,000. Tho general eto» '.ions had just been held, and if WooV ston were taken in now, it would men that at least threo, and possibly fotr representatives from Wjoolston would join the Council for the remainder df tho term which had only just Started, j and would give Wooiston an over-repr*. sen tat ion. The proper time for. an anal* pauiation was at tho end of the term for wnich Councillors wore elected, no* the beginning. It would not be equitable to allow Wooiston to come in now with three or four representatives on the Council He moved as an amendment: "That tho Wooiston Borough Council be informed that if the voting favoured amalgamation, the City woola be prepared to recommend that SOCB amalgamation should not take effafit until April Ist, 1923." The amendment was seconded by Car. A. Manhiro, who held that oil anw|H> nwtions should take place with a Mf Council. . _ _ .'" In reply to Cr. Winsor. Or. Fleeter agreed the citv. could not finally refsa* to take Wooiston in. ~*«.' Cr. Winsor said that every elector m Wooiston should know what they wet* going to get by joining the city. ■ Cr. H T. Armstrong urged thatff Wrolston desired to come jn, the OffWk oil should receive the district fortnwiwf. Cr, C. W. Hervey taxi the Council should do all it could to encourage iW outside districts to come in. Cr. F, R. Cooke said the argnaentl put forward in support of the angflfr monfc indicated what Wooiston baa W gain by coming in. Cr, E H. Andrews said it woaM W be consfstent for Greater ChristchiOM advocates to imped© in any way Ufc entry of any district. ~...__ Cr. J. K. Archer said that WcoMMh should not have a greater represtw* tion on the Council than ita nna*e» entitled it to, but, all the MWft J* would have to vote in favour of ta» larger principle of extending IB* city. Cr. H. F. Herbert said he cowd net recall any other occasion whan tna entry of a new district wae heldjfgr by the City Conned. All tho otb«t<«* tricts had joined up without any OWty being occasioned. . . . Cr A. Wflliams said he had ajwafr , been an advocate of Greater ennw. > church, and ho hoped to»» it becctt* ? the leading city, of the Dominion. A | great many Wooiston people aa***?*?/ -% think that by joining *• J would get something for | was quito wrong, for anything WooWW s wanted it would have to WfajP* | as other districts had paid for w" l^ A. councillor: They will get fir* p»» 1 tection. ■ ; , ffcfi ' % Cr. Will-ams said that was so. WT« Jr ever .he did not believe that «•»**.|| ing alleged would he gained in the \mjr J ter of administration expenses. JWWr -,| district had to pay, its fair share of W J administration expenses; by JOinfflgUß -,f city.it did not escape that exgena* 4 altogether. ■ , ':-..'.. . ~_, ,„ Cr H. Hunter said that drrraeo «■»> \ trol led to mismanagement aid btt* r ling, whereas .*. to many economies, and would eertttngr provide better services. ~-.>■„.. .»., Vf The Mayor said tlhat Bad tt».«FtiA been revalued during the Wtf P»WW ■,s there would not have been tfte ""•fr '„"* in the overdraft as mentioned, "TjflV Flesher. The period of wring jrlpm * and wages had also contributed » «• •» increase in tho overdraft. Wen-JOg*. , admission of Wooiston was ■;;»• .»Pj,<> . t weight on the city, the district \mm £ | ij be taken in in order that the.rijUßJ, vices might be extended. If :W *|*WLr;. into the city, Biccarton; be <*&i' lieved, would soon follow, and ttf Wg*A, on tho suburbs, such as the railway workshops, engine shed* «"I4' so on would be removed by the tuw»^ . voice of a«roat dty. Cr. A. JlcKellnr said he wn» not fW-f , t9ie Wooiston people underetoodJUg^i position in.the matter of the VW****¥rm\ rotes, the city overdraft be reduced by. Bpeciid rate. It ■«•»,#. also bo necessary to strjke a »P*?f» M rate for lire protection.'; WHh «M i special ratre ho believed that the Way a ston ratenayers would hove to WWW J '. as part of tho city than as an indep*** C* dent borough. .. - •#v -'* i Cr. Sullivan, in reply, nrgiM' »»• ';±\ Flesher to wifhdraw bi» anwnameni, *, j. Cr. Flesher said the request teBJ-% Council was whether Woolstcm woOW ,-f. ■ be admitted forthwith or not. lie «• ~ ' not object to Wooiston coining in. BW i ho felt that tho should »,' i placed fairly before the Wooiston oeo» .-, l pie. All the otlher districts admitted r f | had joined at the end of the Aiantial year, and that was tbo .proper time tear ' a new district to como in. <. ' Cr. D. G. Sullivan said that he and | ex-Cr. A. 8. Taylor had. been most c«e----r ful to point out to the Wooiston peopW what their responsibilJUesycreaJter;>» mission to the oity. They aU nam | t)hnt large works in the district wow . havo to be paid for by the district; »W • . the ordinary maintenance would Crtoai • out of the general rate, • .% i Cr. Winsor said the councUlora w«a) ; . ; not opposed to Wooiston coming in, . thought; that the whole position auMM •4"* . be fairly placed before the WooliteW , people, nnd that tho time for admiarieß -«■ , slbould be opportuno. g C*. Ficsher's. amendment waa loa*» *? . and tho motion carried. '\