CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17658, 23 June 1919, Page 9

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

The following are the principal clauses of the various committee reports to be presunted at the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday evening:-— J*«f Works Committee reports that, owing to the fact that projected additions to the railway station building will interfere with the proposed lay-out of Anzao square as already approved by the council, the citv eng Sf!f }"* ' a ketnwted to. submit a modified design for consideration by the committee The matter will be further repS on to the council at a later date ■The General Committee reports that authority has teen granted the. Returned boldiera Association to erect four sand-ba<* dug-outs in approved streets, from which the applicants will retail light refreshments during the peace celebrations. IThe Reserves Committee reports that authority has been granted to invite appSeatons for the position of shepherd to take charge of the sheep which ore to b B purchased for grazing on suitable portion! of the Town Belt and reserves. The wages will nrnfif pe \ week ' ,P lus M Per cent. *rf tte profit on sheep sales. Preference will be given to returned soldiers with the necessary expenence. Authority has been grantedto Plant a live hedge along the boundarTbetween the Children's Playground afSuTy corner and the grounds of the proposed 3 dren s hospital at an estimated cost of £20. f ? u°? er t i. £rom the Society to con tribute the sum of £20 towards th£ cosTof p anting and beautifymg m unsightly bank Ele °t«o Power and Lighting Commont, and bo a great convfrj en ce CabW I Th» West price ™ Jan i tramway manager, copy of a passed by the union relative to the"SwaV ! sorv ico on the Peace Celebration Ts | tfco resolution conrvoys proposals which ale not in accord with the recent decision of tho councl relative to aU who are. obliged to work on peace ' S£>nf ■ SlTbmltted *° the «o«ncil for in° , Con ] in i tfc ' ee r 0 ! that'anthoritv has boon granted to increase the nric P of ?£ k0 fr T t0 37s M ton "et on the wori-s. The price will be still l ess °n proportion to the advance in the prici ot coal and the coke available for sales is not nmrly iiuffieiont to meet the demand .Iho finance Committee renorts 'having given careful consideration to',the appTirn". tion from the Workers' Educational Association for financial assistance, but in view of tho fact tjwt no provision has boen mado in the estimates for suoh expendituro. and tl:r> nffoot that no prrants outside of provided for in the estimates bo made the committee can onlv state these facts in its report or tho matter.