Citizens accused of inaction

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33521, 30 April 1974, Page 14

Citizens accused of inaction

Ihe Citizens' Association had controlled the ChriMchurch City Council tor 17 years before the last elections, and had plenty of time t<» earn out urgent works in the eastern part of the city, the Acting Mayor (Cr D. F. laygill) said yesterday.

Cr Catgin was commenting on house-to-house calls made in the Rockinghorse Road area last Saturday by the Citizens’ Association's Mayoral candidate, Cr H. G. liav Cr Cay gill said that the Citizens' councils had neglected the ci't s ea-tern suourbs. be, ause thev were classed as I abour ■ ..... n-w ward votin'? «' -tern nad changed this attitude. He a'so said t*»»* conHruct- t work in Rockinehor- • P nd '»a< dr'ated wh'le the r ncii ’•wted for the Drainagt Beard to finish storm-

water outfall work in the! area As this work was fin-' ished. the road would be progressively reconstructed, he said. The Russian "< ght-Ufter. V. Aleseycv. set tw® world records in the super-■' heavy-weight c.,w a’ the Soviet' championships in Tbilisi. Georgia He set a terk record of 241 53’" b and a total lift recmi •>< 420 kg <j.Slb The light ‘-. atv.ueight champ’on. V I Rvrhenkov »»t three world re-co-ds when he snatched 163 kg. ■"■•lb ‘erk-d ?o«2 5 kc 44- 41b •and totaled »2 skg r? 9 21b 1