BURGESSES' ASSOCIATIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12066, 23 July 1917, Page 5

BURGESSES' ASSOCIATIONS.

ADDTXGTOX The Aeldinjzton Burgesses' Association met in the Dickens Street Hall on Thursday evening, 'there was a. largo attendance. In die absence <f th" pio.-idont, Mr H. Campbell was veiled U> tlie chair. Tho Tramw.iy P.oaiel wrote regarding the shelter over tire footpath on the northern frontagj of the Bank of Zealand's premises, plating that the. hoard unci the* bank manager Mronslv objected to the c'itv Council's proposal" to have, a four feet passage way nt. die rear, one hoped that, consent eoulel lie obtained from the. Works Committee of Ihe Cjtv Council to tti-ect the shelter forthwith Jt, was decielcd to write to the City Conned rei'ardin',' the failure to keep liphted the Post Office clock at Addinzton also asking protection in connection with the destruelion o? trees and shrubs in Jerrold Street Reserve. JI was elecided to ask Dr Chilton to deliver a lecture, to the, association at a suitable date. Threo new members v. ere elected. YVAIWAIRI AXn WEST BRIGHTON. A meeting of the residents of Waimairi district mid West Brighton was held at Mc.-n-s Thompson's, Bowlull Road, on Saturday, for the purpose of forming a Burgesses' Association to further tho interests of the district. The meeting was well attended, and tho following resolution, moved by Mr A. ]{.. Blank mid seconded by Mr Poison, was carried iinanimoin-ly :—" That an association bo formed and bo ca-lled tho "Waimairi and. West Brighton Burgesses' Ratepayers' Association." The following- officers were elected :—President, Mr A. E. Blank; vice-presi-dents, Messrs Curtiss, Florence, C add, Johunsen, M'Xcil, Matthews and Poison. Tho annual subscription was fixed at Is. Tho date- and place of subsequent meetings was left to the discretion of the president. A veto of thanks was passed to Messrs Thompson for the use of their house, and to Mr A. B. Blank for convening the meeting:.