PORT CHALMERS COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 16823, 27 August 1918, Page 6

PORT CHALMERS COUNCIL

Hie fortnightly meeting yesterday evening was attended by Cl’s Slawt-on (in -the c.hair), (.kdciruui, M'LarMar), Jones, Limn, I-ove. fdg'hlbo'urne, Williamson, and lshister. ('OKU EKrONH 1 do c k. 'From the Town Clerk, Hastings, advo'.'filing the interning of enemy aliens, in 'new of (lie lies of the Wimmwa..—.Received. From the New Plymouth Borough Council. advocating that a meeting of tho Municipal Association he held (.his year, in order to 1 h-c in a, jtosiliou to place before Parliament the need for amending legislation in respect to diflieultica experienced by nninicipalilics. The execulive. of the association had decided not do hold a rnnferencc, this year, as it was war time.Resolved that no vonfcreueii jiucessaiy during the war. From the Minisier of Railways, in respect to recent representations urging the need of a. ladies' waiting room ;vt Mussel Bay station. 'I he Minister said the information before him did not show that the, convenient,* asked for were essential, and. having regard to tho fact that expenditure, at present was restricted Is essentials, he regretted inability to comply with the request. Received, .REPORTS. 'llie. Works t'onniiitlce .vciumLcd <ltni_. streets and square had been attended to »» usual. During the past fortnight cliaiLinds had been cleaned vi several street.--, and some loads of metal and ashes spread on Roach road. Tho rc) i i a - to the sewer in Scotia, street, had been completed, and: it, would bo advisable, (<> see. that the several house connections thereto were put, in proper order. In comu’clton with, the application of (”. W. I.efevre for an increase in the, carting rates, tiro committee recommended that ho hr granted' an increase of 15 per cent, on the present prices. The. forester bn- the, past fortnight had Wen digging holes on Wie-kliilc terrace f<>r t'veplanting, shifting a fence, on the 1 own Belt near the cerncterv, and preparing Tot planting an olearia, hedge a.round the sexion a hnuso. He expected to he able i" start tree-planting during the present week. Be the. planting on WiekliiFe terrace, the committeo slated, that (hey wore consulting Hie forester in regard: to the suggestions ot t'rs Lmm icnd l.ovo at last meeting. and would report fully fit next meeting. • Adopted.