FIRST MEETING OF NEW CITY COUNCIL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18151, 10 May 1927, Page 14

FIRST MEETING OF NEW CITY COUNCIL.

The first ordinary meeting of the new City Council was held last right; prehvnt—the Mayor (the Rev J. K. Archer) and Councillors D. G. PulliA'an. M.l -1 Elizabeth M’Combs. 11. T. Armstrong, M.P. T. IT- Butterfield, G. R. Hunter, R M. MacfaiTane, J. W. Roberts, G. Manning, F. W. Sharpe, E. 11. Andrews, M Yl. Lyons, A. W. Beaver, Annie Heibert, J. W. Beanland and C. L. Carr. Councillor Carr, who was absent from the installation ceremony, read and signed the declaration required under the Municipal Corporations Act A. letter from the Workers Educational Association, thanking the council for past assistant e, and asking fora [.*l ferrti °to 'll.. lor . ssidera t ion.

A report was rwr'-, 1 from thei Cits Enffineer (Mr A. 11. Galbraith) with re- j ferenre to the temporary architeotut al iireugbtsn:an whose appointment * * pire 3 S on May 31. Mr Galbraith said '■at this officer was appointed to ms present position on 20, t>^id . 1 .. deration of• position clearly pro- tl that there n amp.e work for an architectural assistant in the City t.--o .. ••• cer’s (Koartment. The question or as-'Hstance in town planning had also to be considered in architectural and . other aspects should the council de,:«do not to continue the services of an I a chitec.tural assistant, the only other alternative was to place by far the i greater part of the work outside. Mr Galbraith added that it was deemed advisable to submit this to the consideration of the council, as it was not desired hat members should be under any misapprehension as to the correct position of tills important branch of their actX r "he was referred to the Works , Committee on the understanding that the officer ’should remain in his present position until the matter was finally , was received from the eld coii.-Jil the effect * the list -.f datea «=et .—it for street collections hould be review, and ihat the policy not having m'te than one street col- | ion in each month should be strictly i T "-vas t decided to refer the matter to I '-laAVs Committee, with a reconi- j *on that ar. application from the , Is-Akaroa Summit Road Public • a street collection should re- I urable consideration. . _ was received stating that rtt e ce of representatives of the s within the No. 16 Heavy •ict, it was decided to ret the heavy traffic fees be he tensuing three years on e amount spent on road each local authority, hristchurch City Counii 4 3 per cent of the •g the amount alloI c •ollection; further. I t a seAeral objections | 'v .option of the user l,a: -( and asking if the t flh. A . t H i had retired irom i them for past I that such a letter would bo appreciated.