Progress in the West End

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 45, 24 February 1936, Page 2

Progress in the West End

-tti ' 1,1 BETTER STREETS ARE DESIRED

• > Mr A. W. Just presided at a meeting last week of.the West End'Progressive Association, when there were also present Mesdamcs G. Tremaine, G. Lyne, A'. E. Edwards, H. Mudgway, and J. Warner, and Messrs A. Penketh, Robertson, L. W. McEwen, S. Clark, W. 11. Bovis, P. A. Warren, J. D. Dalziell, A. E. Penfold and W. Schwabe (secretary). The Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce, writing in reply to the association’s request that, the restoration of the commission to licensed stamp vendors bo urged, stated that the matter had already been taken up with the Chief Postmaster, but the suggestion had not been entertained. A copy of the Chief Postmaster’s letter was forwarded.

The Wellington College and Girls’ High School Board of Governors, writing in respect to the. College Street reserve, advised that a scheme of subdivision had been received from .the surveyor.

The chairman remarked that the matter would take time.

Mr Bovis said that he presumed the permission of the Minister of Education would have to be secured. The chairman: Yes. I understand the College Board can sell the freehold or lease the sections. The matter was held ove'r for further consideration.

The Chief Postmaster, Palmerston North, in advising that 4 a.m, clearances of the postal boxes at the corner of Botanical road and College street, and of Main street and Botanical road, could not bo entertained meantime, said the whole of the clearances in the city and suburban areas were renewed periodically and the association’s representations would not be overlooked.

The chairman pointed out that many Long Melford road residents were dependent on the box at West End, and he failed to see why the collecting van could not continue along College street after calling at the Fitzherbert street boxes.

Mr Cla'rk suggested that a sub-corn-mitteo be set up to w r ait on the Chief Postmaster, ibut Mr Warren held that it. would be preferable to wait till the authorities reviewed the collecting system.

Mrs Lyne said that she would like to know what the average collection of the West End box was before proceeding further. Mr Clark agreed to the matter being held over.

The town clerk advised that the City Council had decided that the whole length of A'rowhenua avenue and Thomson street, from Ferguson street to Collego street, should be named Thomson- street.

The letter was received, the chairman remarking that this was something for which the association could claim credit.

The Manawatu Racing Club, in stressing the inconvenience and discomfort caused owing to the road from Botanical road ,to Maxwell’s line not being tai--sealed, suggested in a letter that representations be made to the City Council and the Kairanga County Council with a view to having the work done. Should the work be undertaken, the Racing Club would probably offer a subsidy if that were any inducement to complete the work. The chairman remarked that, in view of the damage to the Racing Club’s property, he feared the subsidy would now be withdrawn. Mr D. Collis, chairman of the Ivairanga County Council, had been of the opinion that if the City Council would tar seal their portion to the city boundary, the County Council would assist by doing its portion to Maxwell’s line. The association could also press for the tar-sealing of ' the mentioned portion from West street to Botanical road. Mr Schwabe remarked that the Terace End Progressive Association had requested that quite a number of the streets in Terrace End be tar-scaled, which led one member to add that all tho streets not tar-sealed must be situated in the northern end of the city. On the motion of Mr Clark, seconded by Mr Warren, it was decided to make overtures to tho City Council for the tar-sealing of the afore-mentioned routes, it being pointed out that West street was now a bus route. Mr Schwabe said it was intended to cut up the Flock House property at Awapuni into 29 sections and this would probably lead to closer settlement at West End.

When put to the meeting the motion was carried unanimously, while it wa£ also decided to approach the Kairanga County Council to have its portion or the road from the city boundary to Maxwell’s line, tar-sealed in the event of the City Council attending to the city’s portion.