LYALL BAY MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 41, 20 February 1929, Page 6

LYALL BAY MATTERS

A meeting of the Lyall Bay Progressive Association was held last week. The president (Mr/, J: H. Burgoyne-Thoraas) was in the chair.. Two new members, Messrs. A. O. Banner, and E. B. Topp, were appointed to the Executive Committee.

On 14th December the Town Clerk wrote stating that the construction of the highlevel footpath in Tavistock road would be put in hand early this year. It was reported that the,work had not been done, and on the motion of Mr. W. P Sherwood, it was resolved to urge the City Council to expedite the work and also construct the footpaths and surface the road in Buckingham street. Mr. R. Leslie Jones stated that the council had tar-seaied Endeavour street, and had promised to seal Yule and Reso lution streets during the present season. If it was not done within a very short time, he assured the meeting that the eixty ratepayers who had recently signed a petition to the council pressing the immediate need of the work w.ould move strongly'in the matter, as the existing conditions were deplorable. , It was decided to write to the Town Clerk pressing for an immediate start on these streets, more especially Yule street, which, it was considered, bore most of the heavy traffic. A request will also be made for the sealing of Freyberg street, and all streets running north and south. Several other requests will also bo made, including repairs to Wha street, and alii street interiections from Coutts street to the beach, which «re badly in need of attention, the roads being very much worn and scored. The footpaths at the junction of Freyberg^street, Queen's drive, and Lerwiok terrace" also need immediate attention. ■ ■.'■•■,.

The action of the president in obtaining draining boardifor.the bit things sheds was commended, and it was decided to press for a supply for all the sheds; also for cubicles for young children accompanied by their parents, who used the adults'.Bhed. The City^.Gouncjl'g attention./is..a.lsb- to be drawn'to the drainage from the men's sheds being''used, as a. paddling "pool by young children, and a request made for efficient drainage to carry the water away, also for the diversion of the channel drainage to the far end of the beach towards the rocks. At present this drainage is carried on to the beach through unsightly broken piping, and forms another unhealthy but popular paddling pool on one of the most frequented parts of the beach.

Messrs. B. C. Cull and W. F. Shcr wood were appointed delegates to the Civic League Council and Mr. A. 0. Banner with the president and secretary, to the special conference of the league to be held next month for the purpose of discussing ways and means for the better organisation of the district associations. It was unanimously decided to submit the name of Mr. A. C. Blake to the Civic League for consideration as a prospective candidate for municipal honours at the ejections in April. The secretary was instructed to write to Mesdames W. F. Sherwood and C. F. Stewart conveying the association's thanks for the valuable assistance rendered by them during the carnival week in aid of the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Fund