CITY COUNCIL NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume C, Issue 29673, 17 November 1961, Page 12

CITY COUNCIL NEWS IN BRIEF

A tender of £14,873 by K. G. McCaw, Ltd., was accepted by the City Council for the Cashmere road bridge. Acceptance is subject to the concurrence of the Heathcote County Counil, as the bridge is on the boundary. Security Patrol.—Considerable interference with plant and vehicles in the central yard led the council to decide that if the police are unsuccessful in apprehending persons who have pushed around vehicles, pushed vehicles into one another, started vehicles and turned on lights then a private firm should be asked to provide some policing and after-hours supervision of the yard for a trial period of one month Moorhouse Avenue. The National Roads Board has now agreed to carry out the preparation of a median strip and islands in Moorhouse avenue from Be rbadoes street to Manchester street for planting by the council’s reserves department. The council will provide 1000 cubic yards of soil. Tax-free Shop.—The cost of the proposed tax-free shop at the Christchurch airport was estimated at between £4OOO and £4300 by the airport committee. Grant.—A 20gns grant was made by the council to assist the work of the National Society on Alcoholism. Paintings Bought. Two paintings from the group show held last month were bought by the City Council last evening for the city collection. They were “Canterbury, Spring,” an oil by Leo Bensemann at 15 gns, and “Mount Grey From Pines Beach," a water colour by Doris Lusk, at 10 gns. Harper Avenue Parking.— To keep the area in front of the totem pole clear, the council agreed to erect no parking notices. The traffic committee reported that recently several cars were parked each day in front of the totem pole. The vehicles were left there by workmen who were transported to work out at town. The drivers had been co-opera-tive and moved their cars when requested. However, during the week-end many persons taking part in sports in Hagley Park left their cars in the area. Corner Improvement.—The council agreed to improve conditions at the corner of Shortland street and Wainoni road. The headmaster of the Aranui High School (Mr W. J. A. Brittenden) wrote that there was a danger to school pupils at the intersection because of the bend in Wainoni rood just east of Shortland street. Clubroom Licence.—The conditions under which the South Christchurch branch of the Returned Services’ Association was given permission to build a hall in Waltham road were amended to allow a public building licence to be granted, with a condition that the hall is not used for public dances. Originally the permit was for R.SA.. purf poses only, but seven residents nearby indicated that they would have no objection to private functions provided

the hall was not let for weekly public dances. Botanic Garden Fires.—A number of small fires had been started in bushes in the Botanic Gardens in the last few months, the reserves committee reported. Little or no publicity had been given to the incidents so the offender would not be warned. On a Sunday towards the end of last month tiwo fires were lit An offender has been caught by the caretaker and handed to the police.