PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 768, 17 March 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

, (Prom Our Special Correspondent.) ' Palme'rston, March 16. At the meeting of-the Borough Council last night, a letter was read from the Gas Company to the effect that the directors of the company were willing to meet the council in conference to discuss the question of the borough purchasing . the gasworks, but before, this could ■be done it wouid.be necessary lor the borough to formulate some. proposal as a basis-on which to discuss tlie matter. The' Mayor pointed out that the Borough Council 1 was not prepared to make, any proposal. His idea had been that they might meet .the directors and discuss , the question, but if the company look up u, is', position, the matter had totter be,-dropped, which was agreed to. ihe Mayor and Councillor Haydon .were appointed to represent the council at the Municipal Conference-to be held in Wellington. The Manawatu City Council wrote asking for assistance in making the road from I?ox ton to the Manawatu heads, but the. council could not see its way to contribute, as, although most of tlie foreshore leases were held by Palmerstiin residents,; they. had to pay rent to the Foxton Harbour Board. jr. The Oroua Lodge of Druids (Palmeu ston)-held its ordinary meeting last night, when there was a large attendance, and Bro. Lyall, A.D./ occupied the pnair. r Ihree neiv members were- initiated, one joined by clearance, "and six others were- proposed. Considerable , discussion took place on tho .question of the crection of a Friendly. Societies' hnll, and K was decided" that the time had arrived when one should be built. The bocial Committee all arrangements were complete for holding the ?. S T ocla ' :i during the winter. Bros. Ji'l,,',/ ? Ja <;kson were elected delegates to the Friendly bocieties' Counn i>" ' w C tv°l l - Wfts installed l as "7 1 : for A°: u , District. At the conclusion ot the lodge business, another played " 8,; eUOllre tonrnamen t was hJh of the new fire brigade station was laid" this afternota to th ? chairman of the Fire Board (Mr. b.J. Armstrong); m the presence of a large number of people, including the Mayor and councillors, and Wellington i tbe IS 6 , ?. oa - The 'slab is of, white stone, 2ft. 6iri. long and 18in. wide, and bears.the_following inscription: Talmerston, Fire_ Board: This stone was laid on March 16, "1910,' by E. J. Armstrong, chairman Members :C. A. Ewen, H. Haydon, J. J Mallard, J. A. Nash, W. M. Simpson, A. Turner. C. C. Warner, superintendent and secretary. L G architect,_ C. W. Blackburn, builder. After the stone had been laid an adjournment was . made to the present fire station, where light refreshments were partaken of and speeches 'made by the chairman of the board, the- Mayor, and n ? w . station ;-will cost a trifle over .£3OOO, and .will be equipped with up-to-date appliances, .