PARK AND RESERVES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 17 May 1919, Page 5

PARK AND RESERVES.

A LITTLE DISAGREEMENT IN THE * ■ COUNCIL. -

Cr Hayton, chairman of the Reserves Committee, reported to the Borough Council last night that during the year the sum contributed by the townspeople had resulted in about 40 seats being provided for the different reserves, while there was a surplus of £20 .in hand, which it was proposed should be spent m installing a penny-ih-the-slot apparatus in the Park for supplying hot water. , The Mayor said this was a splendid idea, and he moved that the committee be empowered to instal this convenience. ■■•■ '

Cr Gormley seconded. Cr Osborne said that, seeing there was a surplus available from the money contributed, .the contributors should have been asked whether they were agreeable to the balance being spent as suggested. - An amendment was proposed by Cr Cumming, seconded by Cr Reid, "that the matter be referred to the Reserves Committee to report upon. This was lost, and a further amend- | ment was moved by Cr Morrissey in the direction suggested by Cr Osborne. The Mayor said he could not accept the amendment, and expressed the opinion that instead of Cr Hayton and himself being -criticised they should have been commended for their action in securing the seats, which they did off their own bat as citizens.

Cr Morrissey made some remark which was not audible to the press, and left the meeting.

The original motion was then put and carried on a division, which was as follows: For, The Mayor, Crs Lewis, Bone, Gormley, Hayton and Osborne; against, Crs Cumming, Reid and Cameron.