CITY’S EAST SIDE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21858, 11 August 1936, Page 12

CITY’S EAST SIDE

IMPROVING LATIMER SQUARE

SUGGESTION TO COUNCIL

' proposals to improve the appearance of Latimer square are now being considered, according to a report presented to the City Council last night by its reserves committee. The report stated that the committee had under ! consideration the laying out of Lati- i mpr square with ornamental garden plots, and had instructed the superm- , tendent of parks and reserves (Mr M. ; j Barnett) to prepare plans and specifications, together with an ■ estimate of the cost. When the committee had ; given further consideration to these • details, a report would be submitted to the’council. . . Cr. T. Andrews, chairman of the reserves committee, said that the east end of the city had no gardens, but the west end had its colleges with their open spaces, the Botanic Gardens, and the riverbanks. There was need for better provision on the east side. The present suggestion was that the two halves of Latimer square should be laid out in gardens, with some decorative motive in the centre of each The cost would probably be between £ISOO and £2OOO, the central motive as an additional cost, which Cr Andrews hoped would be met by generous citizens. He would like to i see the Municipal Electricity Depart- 1 ment provide the money; for he under- ; stood it had £B3OO in its suspense ac- ’ count. ; “We can make Latimer square one 1 of the beauty spots of the city,” said 1 Cr. P. D. Sargent. “It should be made so.” Before anything was done to change ; Latimer square from its present open ; state, the council should see that another ground should be obtained as a playing area for the children of the : district, said Cr. T. H. Butterfield. The ( children should not be driven off the : ground by flower plots until a place was provided for them to go to. < Cr. E. H. Andrews suggested that i only the southern part of Latimer ' square should be planted at present. 1 The northern part was the one more ! used as a playground. The Ma3 r or (Mr J. W. Beanland) said 1 that councillors seemed to ba agreed . that something should be done. He ‘ did not think there would be any great difficulty in providing the money. The report was adopted.