CIVIC AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 23179, 31 January 1939, Page 7

CIVIC AFFAIRS

CITY COUKGIL MEETING The City Council’s first meeting this /ear was held last night. Present were the mayor (Mr A. H. Allen), Crs D. C. Cameron, W. H. Borne, J. Wilson, W. H. Shepherd. M. C. Henderson, R. Walls, J. M'Crao, H. L. Gibson, W. B. Taverner, ami E. J. Smith. CENTENNIAL PARADE ON OVAL. When the council was considering an application from the Otago Provincial Centennial Committee for the use of the Oval in February, 1940, for the purpose of the assembly and dispersal of the various- units forming the pagentry procession to be held as part of the centennial celebrations, Cr Shepherd pointed out that the council should bo very careful about acceding to the request. His reason was that the General Committee agreed to the application on condition that the area at the time was sufficiently dry to allow motor vehicles on the Oval without causing damage. Cr Shepherd, said,that over a lengthy period the Oval had been built-up at considerable cost. Should the ground even be moderately dry there might bo damage done. There was also the aspect to consider that if the Oval were not fit for the holding of the parade there the Centennial Committee would probably he in a dilemma. The. Mayor replied that the interests of the . council as far as all city reserve* were concerned would he safeguarded. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS. An invitation to the mayor and councillors from the St. John Ambulance Brigade to he present at the manoeuvres by the A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve at Aramoana (near the Heads) next Sunday was accepted. Cr Shepherd said the manoeuvres related to air raid precautions, and the work of the auxiliar.v, which would be in camp at the Heads for three days, 'ehould be of particular interest to councillors, especially as this was the only organisation here that was interesting itself actively in air raid precautions. ; ADVERTISING MANUFACTURES. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, a be held to-mor-row afternoon to discussythe possibilities of advertising-the advantages of Dunedip as a, manufacturing centre, and the council is to he'represented by Crs Shepherd, Taverner, and Walls. TENDERS FOR HOUSES. The -following tenders for the erection of dwellings under ,the council’s, housing scheme wore accepted:—J., G. Mills (£1,115), H. Morrison (£1,065),F. D. Boswell (£1,246), F. Stewart (£1,070).' DECREASED TRAM RETURNS. , The Tramways Committee’s report was moved by Cr Gibson. The decrease in the tramways re-turns-for the six-weekly period ended January 14, he said, was partly due to unseasonable weather, the traffic to the beaches not being as heavy as in recent years. A copy of the tramways manager’s, report,, said Cr Gibson, had been laid on the ,table for 'the information of councillors. This report, a comprehensive o§e( f an ( overhaul in the entire system. The report was adopted. TENDERS. The - council accepted the following tenders for the supply and delivery of east-iron water pipes:—l2in pipes, Dunedin Engineering and* Steel Company Ltd., at £96 Is Id; 4in pipes, Messrs A. and T. Burt Ltd., at £740 9s Id.