THE SQUARE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19056, 19 July 1927, Page 8

THE SQUARE.

. LATEST IMPSOM&gp SCHEME. ' Ys% TENDERS TO BE CAUMjC'I life The City Counoil last night a question that has been btf«TS[j ous Councils on mow than cot \2l'' sion—that of improving the IntilSV Cathedral square. The m*ltog[2*fj? ward in the form of a report fa»4&' Water Supply and Works GuughSil which stated that the coainittffilal considered the plans of the uwxjMlSS Erovements to ad authorised the invito tenders for the M TWt)B@m*|| the work. The question ofmnunl funds to cover the cost of been referred to the Finance Goniali tee.for consideration. * ,? ?ifl^| The scheme which waa ~TnriiTti«flK3 the Council last year proTMMjftStirai removal of the present and for the erection of * hSJibsSI round the centre space, *iwa»§B| under it. Access to the tramwljl| spectors' room, the room, and the parcels office irlOii from the colonnade. In the canaraj the open space provision was miwfil the proposed war memorial ooranll On September 26th last the IfjSgl Committee reported to the oKSfi that the estimated cost of the,(tail was £9645, and it was ——nmntfujl that towards this amount ttaTrNMtif Board should contribute £&fXMM£ City Council £2OOO. that fiasaOtOf' be raised under the Health Jsnm sanitary purposes, and that th«!wttf Memorial Column Committeo ihadl St asked to find £3265. . TJf, Cr. A. W. Bearen asked if tfo Jig Memorial Committee htf rtaenjajNiii ed regarding the * ro <W^||§{p .The Mayor (Mr J. K. l that negotiations were ttfl] -pfftmSi with the committee. J 3Sffl

in reply to another enquirl Mayor said that the question W\ ing toe column would still feintN decided by the Council, The «ag said that thero was room for theg should it be deoided to erect fa own view of the matter was thaf| time to go ahead with the Kfteni Cr. Roberts expressed MtUnol the report, and considered Ihjj worTc should be proceeded witVjg* This view was supported byq Carr. The matter had, he uu£ hung fire so long that it was grits to learn that something was to m at last. "•

Tn reply to a question, the Mi said that the scheme would oral undertaken on the Tramway $g agreeing to find its share of the 0$ £IOOO. This was quite definite.-! The report was adopted. g