City Council Meets

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 104, 4 May 1937, Page 8

City Council Meets

MANY MATTERS DISCUSSED The Palmerston North City Council met last night, the Mayor (Mr. A. E. Mansford) presiding. Also present were Crs. A. A. Langley, J. Hodgens, M.P., R. L. C. Aitchison, W. B. Cameron, J. T. J. Heatlev, J. J. Stevenson and O. Tremaine. Leave of absence was granted .Crs. W. B. Tcnnent and W. Mouldey. The Manawatu Football Association was granted the use of the three playing areas at North Street Park subject to payment of £ls for the current season, and if the financial position of the elub warrants it, a grant of £3 is to be made from the unauthorised expenditure at the close of this season. The Takaro Progressive Association was granted permission to mark out a basketball court at Takaro Park, the actual area to be settled by the chairman and the city curator. The Northern Bowling, Croquet and Tennis Club wrote in reference to the offer of the council to advance £250 towards the laying down of two hard •;ua. .s ami inquiring if the said offer could be kept open until September 30 next. —It was decided that the request be granted. The Terrace End Salvation Army Band requested permission to hold services in the vicinity of Watson Bros., the Square, on Saturday evenings, and it was resolved that, as the council is opposed to the holding of meetings in tront of shops in the Square, the request be declined and the band be asked to approach the traffic manager in regard to the allocation of a site on the garden side of the Square. The Manawatu Racing Club is to be advised, in feply to its communication regarding the tarsealing of College street west, that the council will consider the petition from residents in this locality when dealing with the esti mates for the current year. With further reference to a request from the Terrace End Progressive Asso ciation that the telegraph pole at the corner of Main and Kuahine streets be moved, reports submitted by the trafficmanager and tho city electrical engin ecr dealing with poles at street corners were considered. It was decided that Cr. Cameron, .the traffic manager and the electrical engineer confer and furnish a report on poles at street intersections. The traffic manager was authorised to engage additional pointsmen to control traffic at intersections during the procession on Coronation Day.

The traffic manager is to report on a request by the. West End Progressive Association that a special Saturday night after-picture bus to West End be run independently of the Takaro service. The Automobile Association (Manawatu) advised that it had decided to erect the necessary 30 m.p.h. speod limit signs in its territory, and requested information regarding the number re qnired for the city. It was decided that the association be thanked for its offer, and the traffic manager inform it of the number required and also the location. A letter from the Commissioner of Transport stated that he was prepared to recommend the Minister that the proposed by-law restricting speeds to 15 m.p.h. over the existing roadway within the Milson Airport property be approved. The Broadway Progressive Association wrote pointing out that the available parking space in Broadway was utili: practically every night and day in the week with the exception of Sunday, and suggesting that Princess avenue be appointed a parking area from Grey to Main streets. It w'as decided that, as there are a number of street trees in Princess street, the request be referred to the traffic manager to report thereon, in conjunction with the city curator. In view of a report by the traffic manager, it was agreed to tarseal and paint pedestrian lines at the West street railway crossing and the intersect' n of Lyndhurst street, as requost ed by the West End Frogrcssivo Association. The traffic xuunager was requested to place an inspector on point duty at the corner of Kangitikei street and the Square on Saturday mornings between 1U a.m. and 12.30 p.m., and the matter of placing an official at the intersection of Cuba and Kangitikei streets during the same hours, was left to the discretion of the traffic manager. A request from the ratepayers of Koy street that the balance of the roadway as far as Boundary road, be tar-sealed, was referred to the estimates. A communication received from the president of the Returned {Soldiers' Association, offering to donato two seats to the citizens to serve as a permanent record of the association’s tuanks and appreciation to all those who have helped them either by donations or services, was referred to the chairman of the reserves committee and the city curator to interview the executive of the association to consider the matter of a suitable memorial, and the proposed construction of a children’s paddling pool at the Esplanade. In connection with the Manawatu bowling green the city curator was requested to report on the cost of turning one croquet lawn into a bowling green. Following a report by the city engineer, ho was authorised to tar the footpaths in Aroha and Havill streets. To cope with stormwater drainage, it was decided to duplicate, across intersections, the six-inch pipes in tho vicinity of Fitzioy street, the estimated cost being £33. Tho West End Progressive Association wrote drawing attention to the inconvenience caused West End patrons on two recent occasions whea the buse.were diverted to convey cricketers, thereby interfering with tho regular timetable. It was decided to inform the association that the council regretted that inconvenience was caused, and that in future every endeavour would be made to muintain the timetable. The city engineer reported that, to provide waiting-room accommodation and a coflia room at the morgue, would cost £250, and it was resolved that application be made to the Palmerston North Hospital Board to set up a sub-

committee to confer with a sub-com-mittee of the council, with a view to combined action being taken. The electrical engineer (Mr. J. W. Muir) reported that the following work was carried out by the lines department during March:—Services run, 14; meters tested, 87; meters installed, 72. The inspector made inspections of and passed 76 jobs during the month, including 59 extensious, making the total number of consumers to date 6188. The total connected load, including street lights was now 23,715 k.w. During March the gas department, it was reported, installed 11 cookers, 17 fires, two coppers and one water-heater. Seven services were also run and 13 meters installed. Tho total number of consumers was now 5380. Tho abattoir manager (Mr. A. M. Spilman) presented the following return for April:—Stock slaughtered: cows 330, heifers 112, bullocks 47, calves 40, ewes 743, wethers 67J, lambs 207, pigs 85. fcjtock condemned: Thirteen tows, one heifer, two oxen, six sheep, one pig.