ADDINGTON BURGESSES HAVE MONTHLY MEETING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18546, 21 August 1928, Page 3

ADDINGTON BURGESSES HAVE MONTHLY MEETING.

The Addington Burgesses’ Association held its general monthly meeting in the St Mary’s schoolroom last evening, Mr P. J. Molloy presiding over a good attendance.

Mr R. Aitcheson was elected a member of the association.

A motion of condolence expressing the association's regret with Mr E. Pritchard in his recent bereavement was passed, members standing.

A letter was received from the Canterbury Automobile Association regarding the suggested improvement to Munnings’s corner, stating that the matter had been gone into some time previously, and would entail an expenditure

of £l5O. It also stated that Messrs F. W. Freeman and J- Hawkes would interview the Electricity Department and ascertain if anything could be done in the matter.

A letter in respect of a suggestion from the association that the iron fence at the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Selwyn Street be removed was received from Messrs A. S Paterson and Co., Ltd. The letter suggested that one bay on either frontage of the corner should be removed and substituted with wire. This proposal was approved and it was decided to notify Messrs Paterson and Co. accord ingl y.'

A letter was received from the City Council in respect to the proposed highways loan of £220,000 asking whether the association desired the special committee of the council to wait upon the association to give further information on the subject. It pointed out the approaching date of the referendum and the desirability of having meet ings arranged in good time.

It was decided,, that a public meeting be held and the date was left in the hands of the secretary. It was decided to write to the City Council asking them if something could not be done to improve the state of Collins Street, which the secretary described as “a succession of poc-

A letter from the City Council in reply to the association's request for more control by the traffic inspectors during the dinner hour, especiallv on Wednesdays, at the West Christchurch School, stated that the chief traffic inspector reported that arrangements had been made by which an officer would be on duty during these hours each Wednesday.

A letter was received from the Christ church Tramway Board stating that the loading does not justify the board incurring the expense of running ' a trailer on the trip mentioned.

A letter was received from the Cit - Council in reply to a request asking the council to erect a cast-iron column and chain fence round Jerroid Street reserve. It stated that no money was on the current year's estimates to carry out the work, and that, should the association desire to bear the cost of the fence, the Reserves Committee would, be pleased to have the work put. in hand.

" 11 is a piece of cheek and impudence to ask a Burgesses’ Association to put up a fence,'' said Mr Molloy.

A member suggested that a cleputa tion wait on the council.

“We are paying rates for these things.” said the secretarj-. “ And I think it is a cheek on the part of the council to ask us to put up a fence.” It was moved that the council be writ ten to asking that a sum be placed on the estimates for the work to be undertaken next year.