CIVIC AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 125, 28 May 1915, Page 11

CIVIC AFF AIRS

®m COUNCIL MBBIB The fissi geaerftl m§§ti»| oJ the n§ii?!y»el§Gfc§4 6ity Oeunell was held laati flight \vh.es thai'e \uu peeeflfe ; 1 1 he Mayor (M*. J. B, Lake), C&uhelilora J, B- Fiteger&Jd, W. 11.I 1 . Kildnth, B, A. Wright, A. Veitch, T. Bueh, U, F. LucWb, W. H. Bennett, J, Vullor, L, M'Kenaie, W, Thompaon, A. B. AtWn= fion, J, Hutehegou, J, Oedbif, Q, Fiogt, and W. H. V. Bftrber=-a cemplet© «mit J oil. Tho council accepted payment of the rents dv© in cct't&in water-pipe Hue afreomonto on the Hutt-road, without pjojudice. General rotes duo on the property of tho Kelburn Toanig Olub in ryspeofe of the year 191546 wore retnittod, subject to conditions previously stipulated. Loans for dxuinage works wore granted to four citizens. Liability was denied in connection with a claim for payment of lagal costg in connection with land at Crawfordroad originally intended to bo taken for tramway purposes, though later on the proposal was altered. Ihe council adopted tho recomnienda« tion of the City Engineer that tha balance of Mrs. Lomaa a land at Main-road, I Wadeatown, after deducting the land purchased by the Postal Department, be not acquired. i A. and T. Burt'a employees were granted the free use of the Concert Chamber, and the Wellington Boxing Association the free use of the Town Hall (on condition that no payment is made for services rendered), for patriotic entertainments. Street lights were authorised on the track through the Town Belt from Haystreet to Pallißer-road, and in IFortuna-tua-street, Vogeltown. _ Clause 21 (12) of Bylaw No. 24, providing for a specification for taxi-cars before being licensed, was suspended on account of exigencies arising out of the war. Permission was granted conditionally for the erection of a motor-shed on the unformed portion of Vivian-street at its junction with Woolcombe-street. Construction of pavement lights at the Government. Printing Office was permitted, on conditions stipulated. Conditional consent was also givfen for the erection of the Crown Theatre at Molesworth-street. _ Authority was given for the demolition of premises at No. 12, Bute-street, the owner having failed to comply with a Magisterial order for demolition. The abattoir for April showed the following 6ssak slaughtered (number condemned ilTng given in parentheses) :—: — Cows 546 (65). bullocks 697 (14), bulls 90 (2), sheep 6280 (29), lambs 1040 (1), cajves 161 (1), pigs 70 (1). Instructions have been issued for the removal of the gorse at the shrubbery at Mem-street, Town Belt, and when the work is completed the New town School will again take charge of the area, so long as the school children, under the control of the teachers, look after and cultivate the trees and shrubs. The Berhampore Electors' Association is to be informed, in reply to its request for the opening up of Palm Grove, that as the entrance to the municipal golf course will be from Brittomart-street, no further action need bo taken. Consideration was promised of a request by the Wellington South Progressive Society for a conference regarding the management of the Newtown Museum, and the erection of a sheltershed at the Zoo. The tender of tho Feilding Sash and Door Co. for the'supply of cross arms, and that of tho Excelsior Clothing Co. for tramway uniforme, were accepted. It was decided to call for tenders for alterations to' the Thorndon Tramway Office. - On the recommendation of the Tramway Committee, it was agreed to pay full time to three tramway employees who were absent from work owing to accidents received while on duty. A sum of £300 is to be included in the estimates to enable Grafton-road to bo put into a state of repair, so as to allow of a motor-bus service being run thereon. By way of an experiment, it was decided to run an early morning car from Brooklyn to catch the first train. The Chief Librarian was authorised to extend the system of school libraries to the Wellington Girls' College. The Libraries Committee reported that it had granted the Wellington South section of the National Reserve permission to use the Newtown Library Lecture Hall for training purposes, subject to such training not interfering with the readers at the library. On the recommendation of the engineer it was decided that Balfour-road, Mornington, be taken over by the council as a public street. The City Solicitor was authorised to prepare the necessary notices requiring the owners of the private street known as" Zohrab-street to put same into a proper state of repair. As recommended by the Engineer, a request for the formation of a right-of-way between Central- terrace and Upland-road was not acceded to. A resolution was received ' from the Lyall Bay and Maranui Municipal Electors' Association urging the need for the construction of a traffic tunnel through the Kilbirnie hill. The council decided to reply that as this work could only be financed with loan money, the proposal could not be put before the ratepayers at present. Acting on the advice of the 'City Engineer that street-widening could be carried out with greater advantage in other thoroughfares, the council recommended unconditionally exemption from the operation of clause 117 of the Public Works Act that portion of Torystreet between Courtenay-place and Wakefield-street.