COLOURED LIGHTING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20536, 3 May 1932, Page 14

COLOURED LIGHTING.

CITY COUNCIL'S WORK. A considerable amount of work was done without charge by the Municipal Electricity Department in connexion with the All Nations Fair and the Ketv Zealand Week displays. The following details of costs were given to last night's meeting of the City Council by the Electricity Committee:— New Zealand Goods Week—

The report added that in addition a £SO donation to the Fair was made on the understanding that neither the Gas Company nor the Council conducted a cooking demonstration at it. The Mayor (Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P.) expressed his thanks to the committeo for the assistance it had given.

1 Youth is Enti to its AmbitU Help youth hold on to its an and give generously to the Y Appeal which is being orga help the 1200 boys in touch Y.M.C.A., 500 of whom an ployed. H Help these boys who are ke H drifting — through the \ H activities. The need is gr H Christchurch people will not H call go unheeded. : - : -.'\ -'-ji When the Y.M.C.A. Collect .'[■'■■i^'^^M make him know his visit is while. A mm I.C.A. kPPE; CITY COUNCIL. the pool was closed to the public, an was obtaining prices for the purpose. * On the motion of Cr. E. E. McComb it was decided to refer the clause bac LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. to the committee. Electricity. A meeting of the Ckristchurch City The Electricity Committee reporte Council "was held last night. There were that a request had been received for a present: The Mayor (Mr D. (r. Sulliadditional lamp in Sandwich street, i van, M.P.), Crs. J. 8. Barnett, E. Parthe neighbourhod of the Beckenhar iane, E. R. McCombs, W. Williamson, Library. In view of the situation o the library, the trees in the street, an J". K. Archer, M. E. Lyons, A. A. Mcthe location of the present lamp, th Lachlan, T. H. Butterfield, G. T. Baker, committee recommended that an add JE. H. Andrews, J. W. Beanland, F. T. tional 100 c.p. lamp be erected in th Evans, A. I. Fraer, G. T. Thurston, vicinity of the library, and that th and A. E. Armstrong. others be re-spaced. The committee had before it a repor The financial statement gave the fol- j dealing with re-inspcctions of electficc lowing particulars:—General rate levied, | installations. The Government re^uln £126,225 4s 4d; collected, £112,539 tions issued in 1927 called upon th 10s lid; outstanding, £13,685 13s 5d. supply authority to inspect all exist Receipts since the previous statement ing electrical installations of an ag amounted to £16,928 8s 9d, and acgreater than five years, and to carr. counts authorised for payment out a regular five-yearly inspectio amounted to £31,152 6s 8d. thereafter. The Council was con Abattoir and Beserves. fronted with the necessity, apart fron The Abattoir and Reserves Committhe regular inspection of new work of inspecting between 15,000 and 16,00 tee reported that with a view to eninstallations. Additional inspector abling repairs to machinery to be carwere appointed, but for a year or tw ried out at the City Abattoir, enquiries the work gained on the inspectors. Th had been made in the direction of the early inspections revealed that the con purchase of a suitable lathe. An offer dition of some of the original installa tions was unquestionably a scriou had been received for such a machine, hazard. The whole of the original in which, together with countershaft and 6tallations had now been inspected, bu a quantity of tools, could be purchased the five-yearly re-inspection continue'! for £85. The committee Jhad requested Cr. Thurston to examine the lathe and, provided his report was favourable, authority was requested for the purchase A very much better standard of safetj generally had resulted. The report was adopted. of the machine. The fitting up of the Water Supply and Works. workshop at the abattoir would enable repairs, which were now sent out, to be done at the abattoir at a greatly reduced cost to the Council. Cr. Pariane stated that a drilling machine was also required and asked that permission be given to purchase one, British for> preference. At a recent meeting, the Council adopted a recommendation of the committee to the effect that a portion of The Water.Supply and Works Commit tee reported that in February of thi year the Council entered into negotia tions with the Postal Department fo the acquisition of a triangular pieco o land situated at the corner of OiHc and Papanui roads for the purpose ■> rounding the corner, and the Depart ment undertook to dedicate the lane subject to the Council agreeing to pa\ *i cum r\f & PO thin sum iTifludillT thi | the Council's reserve at Geraldine which «i OUIXI UX A>6V, <*!I49 BUili Vii\ had been used as a road for many years cost of shifting a telephone cabin3 and wires. As it was necessary fo the rounding work to be carried out bt should be formally dedicated to the Geraldine County Council, subject to that Council agreeing to transfer to the fore a proclamation dedicating the 1. r. could be issued, the matter was lusl. over until the present financial ycav City Council in exchange the site of - the old road. The solicitor to the County Council The Department now asked whethei now pointed out that his Council desired to keep both roads open, the old site.as a stock road to relieve the new road. the Council was in a position to pro ceed in the matter. As the rounding of the corner would In the circumstances the committee effect considerable improvement, the recommended that the condition recommittee requested authority to have quiring the dedication of the old road the work put in hand. ' be waived. • . A kerbing was being constructed along In February last the Bromley Footthe west side of Park terrace from Ar ball Club offered to contribute a sum magh street to the Carlton bridge of £20 towards the cost of erecting a in conjunction with the re-grading of dressing shed in Bromley Park, and the the river banks by the Eeserves Do Canterbury Rugby Union also agreed to partment. As the grade along the contribute £10 for this purpose. The road generally was very flat, it was re club had now submitted a plan of a commended that a flat channel be con suitable building. This had been altered structed as well as the kerbing, other in several small details by the City wise it would not be possible to la.v Engineer, who reported that the buildand maintain the asphalt sufficiently ever ing could be erected at an estimated to prevent water lying to sbmc extern, cost of £74. As Bromley Park was The additional cost of this would be used each Saturday for football and had approximately £120, for materials. no dressing accommodation, the comIn reference to the suggestion that mittee was of opinion that the abovethe roadway should be graded up It mentioned offers should be accepted. It, the kerbing at the intersections of therefore, recommended that authority High street and other streets, the City be given for the erection of the buildEngineer had reported that as the kerb ing to be proceeded with. ing was in no case more than foui All trees and shrubs in the nursery inches high, and in most caseB only 2fi= had been wrenched and were in good to Sin, the step was not a serious order for planting out in the various one for any person to negotiate, and reserves as soon as the ground had had was a great help in giving a definite a good soaking of rain. line of demarcation between the road The quantity of nursery stock availand the foopath, and a protection foj able for planting out this autumn was as pedestrians from vehicular traffic. Thfollows:— committee therefore did not propose u Forest trees .. .. 130,000 Ornamental trees .. 1,400 Shrubs, including roses .. 2,800 Perennial herbaceous plants 2,000 Bulbous plants .. .. 6,000 Annuals and biennials .. 10,000 give effect to the suggestion. Authority was requested to call ten ders for new rims on the back wheel? of the McLaren roller. The report was adopted. _ — — ■ Hedge plants .. .. 600 COLOURED LIGHTING. Total .. .. 152,800 4 _ This number did not include the quanCITY COUNCIL'S WORK. tities of nursery stock which were being grown on for future years, nor the number of bedding plants, amounting A considerable amount of work was to approximately 50,000, which will be done without charge by the Municipal sent out later on in the year. Electricity Department m connexion The report was adopted. with the All Nations Fair and the New Baths Committee. Zealand Week displays. The following details of costs were The Baths Committee reported that given to last night's meeting of the its attention had been drawn to the fact that the interior of the baths buildCity Council by the Electricity Committee: — ing' required painting, the last occasion when this work was carried out New Zealand Goods Week— being in 1920. While the painting of the woodwork below the gallery and in other places which are easily accessible could be carried out by members of the baths £ s d. Erecting and dismantling special festoon lighting 54 0 0 Current cpnsumed .. 17 0 0 Breakages, normal hire charge, etc. .. .. 49 0 0 staff, it would be necessary to erect a scaffolding and utilise the services of All Nations Fair — pr6fessional painters for the purpose of Erecting and dismantling painting the ceiling and upper girders. temporary overhead mains 14 0 0 The committee recommended that unWiring installation, stalls, employed painters' should be engaged stage, etc. .. .. 38 0 0 • to do this work, their wages to be made Current consumption .. 40 0 0 up from relief rates of pay to union rates from a vote on the Committee's 1 Total ..212 0 0