BEAUTIFYING GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15594, 10 August 1921, Page 8

BEAUTIFYING GISBORNE

corxciL uoMMExby ci'l izliXs. • Undue (ho heading of general btiUniGs "u». Uiv movtihg ol‘ 1 h'b (Jtebc'vnt* ndi\uigli tAnincil last evening-, t>. Tlios. Todd stated tiirit, !*■•• all \Yorc aware, the citi/>i!s (,!' Whnlaupoko had followed the '''•■"oent example of the Kaiti residents, and mi Monday night, in the Ahercorn Hall, a Beautifying Association was formed, to place lho reserve in Russel! Street, in order. Cr. Todd outlined the objects of the movement, and stated that tree planting would he commenced .immediately, mi us to get. Ihw trees 111 before the season ended, It wits proposed to plant oitk iind i'hestimf. ti'cei*. The timber if ihe fencing would arrive to ih'.e, Dtxi work would commence nottoM. immediaielv. All that was wantV■ d was for the Council to grant the Whataiipoko citizens the sitntb lights as 'was given to tlie Committee' Of Kail! residents who umierstnok (lie beautifying of the Kill mm t'oild I'Osei \f; tf. i'odd staled (Jitit it, very strong committee was ‘-.'f up at iliP meeting, a committee Ahicit would not let the matter drop iil’ict a while, hut men who had the interests, of I lie town and the children at heart, and would work well. , (Y. Bickford supported Ur. 'Todd in his remarks. : tY. Ball Iho’ught that Ur. Todd, and his committee, also Mr (ederwall ami the commit tee of Kaiti residents, should he congratulated lor tin* manner in I which they were moving in order to heantily the tuwti atul Its CnvirohiVlSiUs. I Tin* May oh spoke tn it similar strain, .and staled that the Council’ would re'■iiltttit'nst’ the lessee id’ tiife property, lhl" iitt.ihll l iY hbtice would have to be gu'eti i > tluj lessee. ' r. t !i"nan .‘aid licit in his opinion Uu £26 10s, being ttie amount- of the ycailv revenue derived from the land, should he given to the Whataupoko comI niitt.ee to assist them in their work. The Mayor did not know whether the T'o’.tmil was empowered to do that or not. t'r. Todd stated that already £6O had been subscribed towards their funds. Mr W. 1), L.vsntir had suggested to him Hint the. ground could be. used as a playing ground for the children, The speaker agreed with that suggestion. 'l'lte Mayor: Of course the park is to lie open to the public at till times. The Council dt*r-itled to delegate the Full powers of cuiitroL While on the stone subject.-, Ihe Mayor f‘tatoi.l that, a. fomitiiitee of men W'lm had bought, the land tor Anzac Park, to he handed over to the Council, had paid out £’CO as interest, lie had been approached by The committee, ami was asked it the Cottiinj could see its way to spend the sum of £SO in planting • ices on the property. Then, when the. Bark was taken over by the Council, It would be letter formed. He thought that should be done. He knew that times were hard, but the Council could grant the sum required. * ? Cr. Todd staled that the £3OO was put up by the committee', who were really the guarantors, and so as a debt of • honor, the Council should accede to their rente?!.

It- nils eventually resolved that, (he amount as asked for be granted.

Cr. Bicklord was of the-, opinion that if public appeal was made for trees, the park could be well beau tided. I be Mayor staled that he intended to appeal to the citizens to give, trees, and thought it was a grand idea, seeing that t hero were three bodies working hard to beautify the town, Lite Wnikanae Reach 1 hnurovcnicnl Society, and the Kaiti and YVintinupuku Associatioris. Some little time ago Mr Frank Harris had given £lO worth of trees, and these' were I'hmtcd on the esplanade between the Peel Street, and Kaiti bridges.