CITY COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 15778, 15 April 1915, Page 2

CITY COUNCIL

The final meeting of the council prior to the elections was held last evening, and attended by the Mayor (Mr J. B. Shacklock), Crs Myers, Small, Clark, Scott, Hayward, Green, Metmes. Black, Todd, Hancock, Wilson, Cole, Marlow, Sinclair, Carroll, and Begg. The Mayor welcomed Cr Black back to his seat at the table after a trip to the Old Country.—Cr Black, in returning thanks, eaid he would like to mention what they as a council could do to help the Old Country. He had brought back with him London tram tickets, on the back of which were some very pointed and pithy remarks regarding the men who were wanted to; detent tge Empire. He would hand them 1 over to the chairman of the Tramways | Committee for consideration. In London | any .nan seen fit and well about the streets i was looked at askance, and people won- j dered whether his parents were English ■ or German. If the same feeling permeated j tho colonies it would do no harm. At Home they were proud of New Zealanders, and thought that New Zealand was absolutely the best, and roost loyal part of the Empire. Ho saw the secretary of the Navy League when at Horne,' and he said that" the Otago League was one of the beet and most, energetic oversea, branches they had. "the kecretarv of the Kaikorai Band asked for permission to give a sacred and patriotic concert in His Majesty's Theatre on the evening of Sunday, the 25th of April, in aid of the Belgian fund. He also asked for permission to give a few Sunday concerts during the winter months iu aid of the band's funds. Owing to the band's services being given for patriotic services on as many as 40 times since the war broke out, there had been little time to accept private engagements to augment the funds.—Permission was granted, the programme to be submitted to the Mayor for approval. Cr Marlow, in moving the adoption of the Electric Bower and Lighting Committee, said he would like to draw attention to the improvement in the street lighting which had taken place in George, street. Twelve months ago they had sent Home to pet samples of the half-watt light, and thev bad obtained authority to order 500 of these. Two hundred and fifty had come to hand, and they could see the improved lighting in George street and Princes street from Frederick street to the Oval. They were now getting 100 candle power where they previously pot 60; and they were getting the increased power at a decreased consumption of energy. The original carbon light consumed 3J watts per cancbe power. The metallic filament light reduced that by a third. The new lamp, known as the half-watt, gave the energy of a half -watt per candle power. That was to say, they were now getting candle power at a shade less than a. seventh of the energy consumed by the carbon light. Cr Wilson moved—'"That the section nfrom the Methodist Church at Forbury comer for* street-widening purposes be set aside for a branch library.”— Cr Todd seconded the, motion, which was carried. Cr Myers, in moving the adoption of the Tramways Committee’s report, stated that the annual return showed a credit balance at the end of the year of £2,054, as against £976 in the previous year. This was very satisfactory considering the falling off that had token place consequent on the war.—Cr Clark asked if the committee would give an opportunity to any person to tender for the manufacture "of the car wheels.—The Mayor pointed out that when the new regulations same into force nine months would be given for the alterations required to be made.—Cr Myers, in reply, said the wheels obtained were British-made, and had proved satisfactory. The department only took wheels from certain manufacturers,. and prices had been procured from these makers.—The report was adopted.