PALMERSTON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25865, 8 June 1945, Page 9

PALMERSTON

Borough Council.—The monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held in the municipal offices on Tuesday evening, the Mayor (Dr T. T. Thomas), Crs L. Grandi, J. W. Spillane, L. V. Rasmussen, J. Jones, M. J. McCabe and W. G. Clearwater being in attendance. Cr Jones tendered his resignation as chairman Of reserves and as or.e of the council representatives on the Athenaeum Committee. The resignations were accepted with regret, the Mayor thanking Cr Jones for the valued services he had rendered whilst acting on the two. committees. Cr J. W. Spillane was appointed chairman of Reserves and Cr W. G. Clearwater to the Athenaeum Committee. —Mr P. W. Smith wrote asking that a kerb and channel be formed on ..the footpath outside his residence in Sanday street, and the request was granted.—The Waihemo County Council made application to have a channel crossing and concrete runway to its garage in Ronaldsay street, installed by the staff of the Borough Council. The application was granted.—The secretary, Bureau of Industries, Wellington, wrote in regard to an application received from Mrs S. M. Warren for the transfer of petrol pumps from Sanday street to premises recently purchased in Ronaldsay street, stating that the policy of councils in general appeared to be against the setting up of muhiple pumps on the kerbside. It was decided to advise that, in view of the situation of the building concerned. the council raised no objection to the installation of additional pumps.—An application from the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., for a water connection to premises in Ronaldsay street was granted.—Three building permits were issued.—The annual estimates were submitted by Cr Rasmussen, chairman of the Finance Committee, and approved.—Accounts amounting to £255 2s 8d were passed for payment, and it was decided to transfer £75 from reserve funds to the Victory Loan, 1945. War Memorial Messrs A. McMillan, J. G. Park, and A. Nimmo, representing the R.S.A. waited on the Borough Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening to solicit support for tentative proposals for a suitable war memorial. Mr McMillan stated that the R.S.A. Committee had considered suggestions that R.S.A. clubrooms, to include a ladies’ rest room, be erected as a form of war memorial, and that this' suggestion appeared to find universal favour with the members and many residents of the district. He added that such a building would provide additional amenities, not only for returned servicemen, but also for residents of Palmerston and outlying districts. Nothing definite by way of preparing plans or selecting a site had been carried out, as the R.S.A. desired to know to what extent the local < authorities in the district would support this or similar proposals. Messrs Park and Nimmo also stressed the desirability of a suitable memorial- The Mayor and individual councillors, expressed thenviews upon the suggested proposals, which they unanimously supported. The Mayor informed the deputation that the council had already commenced to make inquiries as to the purchase of certain areas of land near the Town Hall for memorial purposes. The Mavor, Cr Rasmussen, Cr Jones and the town clerk were appointed to confer with the R.S.A. when the proposals for a war memorial were being com pletcd. Mr McMillan thanked the council.