CITY COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 14183, 7 October 1909, Page 1

CITY COUNCIL.

The . fortnightly meeting of the Citr Council was held last evening, and attended by the Mayor (Mr J. H. Walker), I ,Jap,0 * T > Tapper, Douglas, Fiddis,’ Shaddock, Marlow, Cole, Wilson, Rutherford, M’Phe-raon. Stewart, Oilkison, Sullivan, Least, White, Clark, and Burnett. —Underground Conveniences.—

Cr Wilson moved the adoption of the ’.forks Committee's report. Cr Tapjter moved, as an amendment, that the clause relating to the construction of underground conveniences bo referred back to the Committee. He was assured that a convenience was not going to be put in the Octagon. He thought it might be arranged with the Athenaeum authorities to have an underground convenience for ladies placed there.

Cr Clark seconded the amendment. He knew of no reason why the conveniences f non Id he underground. They were said to I:e a failure in Christchurch. *-’ r Shaddock did not see why part of Cargill's .Monument should be hidden bv one of those conveniences.

Ci Vv hite said that the ladies* convenionws in Christchurch were an absolute la’.iuro. He thomriit that the best thing to do v odd be to erect a shelter shed at U rgills .Monument for ladies only, and have a convenience attached to it. They could not have selected a woi-se place than tin? Octagon for one.

i ho Mayor said that where it was proposed to put- the convenience in the Oetagon would be one of the most private places possible.

Cr Mi,son sajd that no good would be done sending the clause back to the Committee, because it would be sent forward again in its present form. The entrance to the one in the Octagon would be as private as possible. The amendment was lost, and the report adopted. —Tramways Committee.—

- t.V Keast moved the adoption of the Tramways Committee’s report. Cr I apley objected to the clause recommending that the tramway tracks in the southern area, be repaired with ordinary macadam. He- suggested as a way of getting over (his vexed question of moc.e.ain v. asphalt that they consider the question of wood blocks for the- tramway tracks ft would be the most economical Jorm of track they could get. Wood blocks were wed mi the Noil-hern cities and also ,ii Aiv.iralia. He would move ns an amendment that this danse be rcferied oink to the Committee. Cr Douglas seconded. . 9 r Shaddock said that tai-red macadam had not had » fair trial in Cargill road. I had simply been neglected. Wood blocU would run into so much money that tne Donncil could not consider it. Cr Tapper said that the tarred macadam being used in George street was a disgrace.

Ci Wilson was not in favor of the amendment. because it would mean han-uii" the matter up again. ° ° The amendment was lost. Cr Coie moved as a further amendment Inal the tracks m the southern area, be repaired with tarred macadam. He pointed out that in Christchurch thev had come to the conclusion, after making experiments, that tarred macadam was the liest. I he track m the- south end, he said, should not have Ven neglected in the wav it had r-eori. . Cr Fiddis fiocondfd. Or Marlow thought that eventually thev orild have to in for wood blocks. This amendment was carried, and the report as amended adopted.