LYALL BAY AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 85, 13 April 1929, Page 15

LYALL BAY AFFAIRS

/ ■ i'lie monthly meeting of'the Ly.ull Buy L l'ouressiye Association was held on Wed-nesday-.evening. The. president, Mr. J. b. Burgoyuß-Thonms, was in the chair. It.-was uuanimoiißly decided, to support tlie city loan proposals. . . The Town Clerk-wrote stating that the -loose stones, would.be carted away from YVha and Coutts streets, but no permanent work' could be done until the plant was available: The footpaths would be attended to during the wiiiter. The handrail for the high-level footpath in Tavistock road had been completed, and the balance of the s work would be done when the paving gang was available. The.Town Clerk's reply that footpaths, road surfacing, and water-channelling in Buckingham street would 'be considered in framing nest: year's 'estimates, did not meet with .the approval of the meeting, and the' secretary- was instructed to request the; council's further consideration, stressing the disgraceful-condition of the street,.and the.urgent-necessity for-some-thing to, be done this year. • Otherwise the council would be held responsible for any serious .'accident that might occur. In connection with', tar-sealing operations, in the district,', it was stated that the City Engineer would have the plant from No. 1 districti available for. Yule street almost immediately, and an endeavour would also be made to do Salek streeti It was, however, impossible, to ■do'au'y.thiujj to /Freyberg street this season. Members- were of the opinion that Freyberg. street, should., be included jn this' season's schedule,'owing to the.danger to the school children from the loose metal lying about,-".and. it "was decided to request the City Council's further considera- , tion of' the matter. ' V . '■'

The reorganisation of the-street lighting in Onepu road!by the Electricity Department was commended, but it was considered that higher' powered, globes should be provided, at street intersections* and a request will be made for that to be.done.

The secretary reported that, although an emphatic protest, had; been . made to the City Council .^.against ;.the" 'snelvjtj'g of,-the important' niattef,.;df ."the' ,; in Onep ; .l'-oad'.'he. had not'been'able to. get any further respqriEe. ;;-'from"' the' Town Clerk. The last communication - was received' on;'lßth June,-1927,•■'stating that the matter would receive :attention. and that a reply .would be forwarded in due course. The secretary .was -instructed' to make another' attempt to' obtain a satisfactory reply, ami .if unsuccessful, the association would take, the matter further.

'In. resppiise , toT.varjpusC requests ' made to /.the Postal'.'De'rjarlmetit, ". replies were received from theSect'etciry of the General Post Oflice: statnig that a'large postingbox' had been provided outside the local post office' to Nrcplace • the '■ smaller bos- :on the=" opposite side of the .'street, find a notice board would be. -placed at,;the south 'corner :of the shop... verandah to project over the roadway. In regard to . tho request .for a stamp-vending machine, tlip Secretary of .the Postv.Qifice stated that the jnstallatipri. "would,riot; Be warranted. This, matter .w-a's referred.back, to the Department for',.further'.consideration,- as it is fmpbssibliß' to .purchase stamps' either in lyyall Bay or Kilbirnie after 5 p.m."

' 'Mr.''A. H. Smith was'elected as a-mera: tier of'the Executive Committee."