LIGHTING STREETS FOR CHRISTMAS

Temuka Leader, Issue 10788, 12 December 1931, Page 3

LIGHTING STREETS FOR CHRISTMAS

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at' cConsiderable discussion resulted at (he Borou!.',li Council meeting hist evening, when ;i loiter from (ho Progress League asking for a grant of >iV> towards the (ofal cost of insfalImg coloured e'erlric lights in , (lie town for Christinas, was (1 received. e A recommendation that the gra be made wa:» contained in the -i port- of tiie Lighting. Reserves ai Sanilalioii Commit lee. e Tlie Mayor: "Do yen think it e wise to spend' money on light Will we gel anything back for. it' Cr. Blackmore: "Well. I thii that the lights would greatly mi prove ' 'the'-'appeaTaiiee of' the low for Christmas. Tt would assist '. making a much brighter Christm: for many people." The Mayor said that the Powi Board received quite a lar? amount of revenue from lighting i the borough during the year, an 3 it might be possible to have tli ' Power Board light the town fvei by way of a slight repayment. Cr. Evans:' "I don't think t-ht 1 that would be successful. Th ; - Board would not be disposed t create a precedent.' 1 Cr. Smith said he did not thin that it was Tight to spend rate payers' money on lighting at thi time. . Two years ago the Counci had "donated £'3; now they-wcr ■■asked for £(!; next ' year", it wduli be £lO. '"'•■.," • Cr. May said that the Counci spent money , on ■ clean fug-up it streets, and they soon became dirt; again. Me thought that lights w.oah be no more waste of money thai the cleaning of streets. Cr. Evans: "We all know lha these are hard'times, but the string: of coloured lights would ; certainl; brighten the town for' 'the' countr] people' coming into town." It was agreed that £ti would be •granted. PERIODICAL CLEAN-UPS After the reading of the Reserves Committee's report; the Mayor said that clean-up "' week had been mi great success. 'ln future the citizen: should'be requested to collect th'eii rubbish in a more handy manner. Cr. Blackmore: "Why not have a clean-up day three months': That would overcome' the d'iflicaliy of greu-t collections of rubbish , ;a: : cumulating.'' f. ■ ■ ■ Councillors agreed that this was a good suggestion. The remark, that it would be a good scheme.' provided there were unemployed ' men to do th"e work. but that it woiild be rather a nuisance if the Council employees had to attend to it, was made by Cr. Smith. On Cr. Courier's motion, it was agreed, that , the arrangement of periodical clean-ups- ..should .he. left to ■•the Reserv.es Committee. Cr. McMillan suggested (hat the dusl carl should be covered to prevent the clouds of dust escaping on collection days. . ;r,iio suggestion was lei'i to (he Reserves Committee to consider. ITINERANT TRADERS Cr. McMillan asked if any itinerant traders' licenses had been issued lately. The Town Clerk said-(hut ihore liad been no licenses issued for. some lime. >ri _ ' "Cr. McMillan said •that th<|re had been one man selling postcards and Christmas cards in the town for t lie last six weeks. "There should lie someone appointed to see that these people do take licenses." he added. The Town Clerk: "The Overseer went out to look for the man, Inn could not find him." Cr. May: "Well. 1 think lie should have persisted until he did find him." iMiiVCnmndUi-r: "Then- are dozen:-, of ; them always coining in." Cr. Robins: "Well. I think that Ihe person seeing the hawkers should inform when one is seen, so thai th'' responsible officer can see thai th" traders lake out a license." Cr. Kvans: "Tie- police should be empowered to apprehend the hawkers and ask t hem for their licenses." Cr. .McMillan: "The police- do not always see these people. They trad" in ...ti«er parts of (lie borough." !■■■ u,,i":-s: "(1 'he overs.-,-:• ... ..,• cvcli;"' u".>nnd the borough lookiui; for trad' rs. w - h'.nhi lie he lined to say that h< ••■•■;;- neule.-i- ---- h; ' i\u-y He is paid te a.-i as ,iii ovr.--' it. ! i hinl; i ba. p"r.-"iis S""in:: !ia wlm-i- should report." in ,-..p!v ~, a euestlea. the Town Clerk --aid thai a in- u " ,-, • "... a day. or '• :. a year. II wu-= de.-id.ai tha.l Ihe polio- be ;,.ked to k'-.-p a look oui for iiiinrani iradeiv. and to -end tln-m I" Mi,- Town Cb-rk for a lie.•!■-.• wh'-n ;hi- was required.