ST. CLAIR IMPROVEMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 25956, 22 November 1946, Page 12

ST. CLAIR IMPROVEMENT.

TO TUB EDITOR. Sir, —May I be permitted through your columns to compliment our city fathers, whose civic pride has prompted them to further beautify our finest seaside suburb, and improve the district generally by removing an unsightly litter of bricks etc., from a valuable piece of public property. For many years I have been at a loss to explain to visitors the reason for this vast heap of bricks, asiphalt, domes, and flagpoles. The only conclusion at which I arrived was that the major portion of this hardware was to camouflage two small public utilities, which in other parts of the city are not bedecked with domes and flagpoles, but are placed underground with a monument on top, or are surrounded by shrubs etc. _On referring the matter to the oldest inhabitant I was disgusted to learn that this unsightly and dilapitated pile was placed there as a so-called public pavilion many years ago by persons completely lacking the forethought and civic pride of our present council, who, J feel sure, will receive the heartfelt thanks of the residents of the district, and the citizens of Dunedin for removing this blot from our fair suburb, and also have their best wishes in this latest move to beautify our city.—l am, etc., November 20. Thankful. [Presumably “ writ ” sarcastic! No decision lias been mad© to remove any part of the pavilion nor is any work being carried out at present, apart from the preparations for a carnival. —Ed. E.S.]