ANDERSON’S BAY

Evening Star, Issue 19549, 6 May 1927, Page 10

ANDERSON’S BAY

RATEPAYERS AND HOUSEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING WATER FOE BAY THE SLOGAN. About fifty members attended the second annual meeting of the Anderson’s Bay Ratepayers and Householders’ Association in the Cameron Hall last night. Mr J. C, H. Somer-. ville presided. The report stated that iho association’s requests had been many and varied. The main object was a bettor water supply for tile district, especially on the higher levels. The City Council had started to notice that the matte* - wanted attending to very urgently. The executive wondered if the members of the Water Committee of the council had realised that water was useful for purposes other than for the housewife to make a cup of tea or wash dishes or clothes with. In the district were several homes in which children and old people were housed, and the executive asked what was to happen should a fire start in any one of them. They had tanks, but what use were they up against a wooden building that- might suddenly be turned into an inferno? Should an outbreak occur at. one of those homes would the council’s Water Committee then have any regrets for not giving that question more serious and urgent attention? Water for the Bay would bo the association’s slogan for the coming year

The roads and footpaths had received attention. • Musselburgh Rise needed attention of a more permanent nature. Dust was a nuisance to residents in the vicinity, and the only way to keep the road in order was’ to tar-seal it. Extra lights were badly needed in all parts of the district. The main street required twice ns many lights as it had at present to make it safe tor traffic. It was gratifying to see the tip disappearing. An effort should he made to have the spot made into a playground. Dangerous cornersastill existed in Duckworth street and at the tennis corner. The executive was endeavoring to have them removed During the year the executive had approached the Dunedin Fire Board in regard to the installation of a system of fire alarms in the district. The work was to be started during the coming year; Through the association’s efforts the board had. been, persuaded to purchase a section ih Silverton street. The executive hoped to see a fire station erected there in the near future.

Th balance-sheet showed a bank balance of £l2 4s Bd.

Tho Chairman said that a good deal of work bad been done last year by the association, and the executive meetings had been well attended. At the last annual meeting members of the association had been given a good deal of talk about the Anderson’s Bay inlet. He had said it was safe for recreation. The Harhor-.■Board later.made a statement that it still owned the inlet, and that for some years there would be no discussion as to what would be done with it. He had investigated tho statement, and found that Anderson’s Bay had ten acres as a reserve. An Act that had been brought into existence in 1910 showed that the Bay had ten of the sixteen acres that would eventually he reclaimed. Tho point was, Who was to reclaim the area? Speaking of tho tip, he said that only after three visits of tho executive to the council, and alter repeated promises, had the association managed to get it covered over. He undcrstoxl there was a paddock on the top of the hill, known as Samuel’s paddock, which was-used a lot by Iho children.-’Tho executive had asked the council to purchase tho paddock and hand it over to the association for use as a phiying area. It was high time that Iloss’s Comer was cleaned up a bit. It was an eyesore. The shelter shed would tumble down at any time! Jeffreys street should be made safe for motor traffic and children. The association’s finances were all right,: but'-’when 460 persons should be,members only abo-t 160 were.

Some people had been asking why the, association had not taken 'more activo interest in (he City Council elections. ■ Their association- was not a political one. The executive had sent in its recommendations about the work it wanted carried out the liaj'j and as there was nothing unreasonable about the requests ho expected that most of them would be granted. He moved the adoption of the report. In reply to Mr J. K. Menzics, the Chairman said that Sir Charles Statham, the member for the district, had been asked to aid them in getting a post office. Sir Charles had requested the executive to keep the matter in abeyance, as at the time he wrote he had, not had much hope of getting anything done. The matter would again be brought before the member. Someone said that on top of the clay that bad been put down at the tip was a lot of considerably annoying quarry dust. Perhaps clay could be put over the dust, and grass sowp. Concrete kerbing had been laid down on only one side of Elliot street. The asphalt footpath that had been promised in Elliot street had not been started.

The Chairman said he thought the allocation for Elliot street had probably run out. The'’association should put the matters strongly before the council again.

Mr W. E. Herbert said that more lights were needed in Elliot street. He congratulated the association on its work of the past year, and strongly advocated the obtaining of children’s playgrounds. The Chairman said that if Chisholm Park were improved it would make a good little playing grea. In answer to a question about the tram service, ho said that the district would get a better service when the line was extended to the top of the hill. But for the strike at Home the materials would have been here. The object was to have a duplication of all the line instead of only to Rawhiti street, as at present. The report and balance-sheet were adopted.

The Secretary said that the metalling of Bayfield road and the construction of a footpath in Rawhiti street had been mentioned in the requests to the City Council. ' '

Mr A. Bishop suggested that Hamilton road and Jeffery street be known by one name, since these streets were very short and two names for them were confusing. Mr White said that a move should be made to get a big hall, Cameron Hall was not big enough, and the Girl Guides could not take new members without a larger hall. The Guides and the Boy Scouts would enthusiastically assist a scheme.—Applause,

The Chairman stated that finance was the problem. The acquiring of land and building would cost not less than £2,000. He did not think the City Council would help. A member remarked that he had heard that years ago money had been raised for the building of a-hall, and that it was in the Dunedin Savings Bank.

The Chairman said that the money in the Savings Bank was about £3O, and was in the name of the Anderson’s Bay Library. ft was decided that the hall question should be discussed by the executive and the committees of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides together. The following executive was elected: —Messrs J. Dickison, R. M'Garrigle, J. W. Smith, H. Renfree, A. W. Cooper, W. Mackay, W. M‘Leilan, J. Anderson, J. Mooney, and J. M‘lntosh. At a meeting of the new committee Mr Somerville was re-elected chairman, and Mr T. E. Bosevcar *secretary.