LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19862, 3 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following animals were slaughtered at the municipal abattoirs in December Cattle 1012, sheep 8123. lambs 5447, pigs 935 and calves 506'. The following were condemned:—Cattle 15, sheep 17, pigs 16, calves 3. In accordance with notice of motion. Councillor I). G. Sullivan, M.P., moved at last evening’s meeting of the City Council, “ That the resolution recently passed accenting the resignation of Mr E- E. Stark, city electrical engineer, be rescinded.” The motion, which was considered in committee, was lost. At the final concert of the Now South wales State Orchestra, last night, Mr 11. Gladstone Hill, manager,' stated that during the North Island tour the average takings per concert were £4lO a night. The Christchurch season had exceeded that by £IOO a night. A balance-sheet would ho forthcoming in due course, but in the meantime he was pleased to say that guarantors were in a very happy position.

Councillor D. G. Sullivan moved at last night s mooting of tho City ConnCi : TLat the City Council urges upon citizens of Greater Chvistchnron who have a vote on the queubu to support the Christchurch Drainage Board’s proposal to include tliqjr district in toe extended sewerage area, as a necessary preliminary _ to tho carrying out of a comprehensive drainage scheme.” The motion was carried unanim.-j osly.

the Electricity Committee of the City Council evidently believes in proceeding cautiously in tho matter of exin its report to the council meeting last evening it stated ; “The Jerks Committee has been asked to furnish a. list of new street lamps rerpmed, up to 250. but this committee begs to remind the council that, at £.3 each, 250 lamps would fie an additional annual cost of £750.”

Au appeal for help towards a new library at St. _ Albans was made by Councillor J. . Beanlaud at last evening s meeting of the City Council. The new library would cost £UCO. The Library Committee asked that the council should vote £IOOO towards it, lie moved in this direction. Councili• i " ilhams seconded the motion, which was carried. It was decided that the work should be proceeded with as 50011 as possible.

In view of the removal of the centre polos on the tramway tracks, the City Council s By-laws and Finance Committee has asked the Tramway Board to reconsider the question of bringing double tracks closer together in oases where new tracks are being laid or old trades taken up and renewed. The committee is of opinion that at least P* rt 0 , s P ce saved by the removal of the poles might he used for increasing the space left for ordinary traffic. A petition, signed hv fiftv-cight residents in and near Leinster Load, St Mbans asking that ,the City Council should give acres; to Elmwood Park from Leinster Bond by a road instead ot by a right-of-way, as has. been suggested, was brought before the City Council last night. It was decided that the members of the council should visit the site of the proposed road at seven o dock next Thursday evening. Tho docking of the Dallington Bridge, which was very badly worn, is being repaired. The estimated cost of the repaiis is £250,' half of which is chargeable to the Waimairi County Council" At the meeting of the Citv Council last evening, Councillor 1). c! Sullivan expressed the opinion that the bridge whidi is only loft wide, should "bo widened. On his motion it was decided to refer to the Works Committee the question of widening the bridge to ‘Wt or 2oft. ° At last evening’s meeting of the City Council a letter was received from Mr •I- L. Morrison, president of the Now /-calami Association of British Manufaeturors and Agents, who wrote from Wellington on December 20, staling that the association bad decided to ask pu'ihc bodies in New Zealand to in all cases give preference, all things being equal, ( 0 British goods in pu7ehasiug tor municipal trading or other purposes. Councillor D. G. Sullivan said ho dm not object to preference) unmc given to British manufacturers, bat lirst preference should be given m our own New Zealand goods. Councillor (-. P. Aparsnul that ho considered Now Zealand-made goods wore British goods, l It was decided to receive' the letter and 1 endorse the principle expressed therein. I

Hundreds of Christchurch <Tizcns have been cured by hr Fellow’s Pile Cones when every other known reined v has failed. Price 3s Od box. from chemists, or direct. Loashy and Co chemists (npp. Ballantyne’s).' X ’ 'I here is one intimate, personal gift that carries with it the real spirit of Christmas—-your own portrait. Let Steffano Webb make it. Petersen’s Buildings, High Street, ’Phone 1989. X Save your fruit by bottling .it! Full supply “ Ball ” screw-top jars just received. Prices from 5s 3d half-doz; Full instructions free- No special apparatus necessary. Hastie, Bull and Pickering, Cashel Street. Telephone 2103 and A 4149.

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