HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
CITY COUNCIL'S DICTUM.
The question of the city by-law which restricts the height of buildings in Wei- ■ lingtoii according to the width of the "treets was raised at the City Council meeting last night, when it .was wcoin'mended by the By-laws Committee: 1 hat a proposal for the erecHon of an addition to an existing brick building at Egmont Street be not opproved, the pioposul not being in accordance with, e ause 1"2 of the by-laws relating to height ot buildings." In moving, the recommendation, Councillor Luekie said that the committee was acting or» the reports of the City Eng neer and the Fire DngadeSuperintendent. The latter olhcial had nronosed was erected on both sides ot a. 30ftstreet it would 'be impossible -to fig Councillor - L; M'Kenzie pointed out that permits had been granted to.other .people n the vicinity, and he wanted to know discrimnation was being «ercised Councillor G. Frost look the vie* that the council would be cramping business enterprise if'such a by-law was to be «re "ed Wellington was the centre of totribSson. and the amount of land in the of the city was limited. Ho suggested that the by-law should be nltectneillov J. Glover supported the aSo Aff uildings would place m ThTrSommenttation was approved.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 184, 30 April 1920, Page 6
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212HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 184, 30 April 1920, Page 6
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