LIGHTING HAGLEY PARK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17527, 2 May 1925, Page 5

LIGHTING HAGLEY PARK.

DOMAINS BOARD GRANTS PERMISSION. At the meeting of the Domains Board yesterday it was decided to grant permission to erect posts and wires for twenty lights in North Hadley Park. A letter was received from the Town Clerk, stating: “I am directed by the Christchurch City Council to inform you that at the conference of local bodies whose residents make regular Use of the tracks through North Hagley Park, it was decided to approach your board for permission to erect twenty lamps. Tho representatives of the local bodies concerned are of the opinion that it is desirable that the lamps should be erected and ask for the board to consider the application favourably.” The report of the conference of the delegates from the Riccarton Borough, Waimairi and Christchurch City Councils held on Alarch 27, 1925, to consider the lighting of streets adjoining fcfagley and the internal lightin." of North. Hagley Park, was also T*eeived. The annual upkeep was fixed at £6O, and was divided as follows: Riccarton Council £36, Waimairi Council £lB. City Council £6. Captain A. W. Owles said ho favoured an underground scheme. Dr C. Chilton said that tho Scenic Society had made the same suggestion. but the ~>’estion of expense was the stumbling block. However, they had to consider the scenic aspect. Air A. D. Ford moved that the permission be granted, stating that Hagley Paijk was becoming a common thoroughfare • Air C. W. Hervey seconded the motion, which was carried.