OVERNIGHT ITEMS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20479, 4 December 1934, Page 3

OVERNIGHT ITEMS.

The practice of leading horses and cattle behind cars, which the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals considers too prevalent, is to be brought before the notice of the Canterbury Automobile Association by the society. It was stated at a meeting last evening that not only did it constitute cruelty unless the utmost care was taken, but it impeded traffic, and in cases where the stock was restive it could mean danger to the public. It was decided to ask the Automobile Association to co-operate in prohibiting the practice. Christchurch is not to have more than four licensed street musicians at any one time, this limit having been fixed by the By-Laws Committee of the City- Council. The committee reported to the council last evening that several applications had been received for licenses under the new by-law, to play or sing in the streets of the city The committe had decided to limit the number of licenses in force at any one time, to four. It had also been arranged to interview applicants prior to the licenses being granted. The report was adopted. Criticism was directed by several members at last evening’s meeting of the Christchurch City Council against the policy of carrying out permanent maintenance work with No. 5 scheme labour. Councillor A. E. Armstrong raised the question following a report on work on the Estuary Road. He pointed to tar-sealing at present being carried out with relief labour on Falsgrave Street, and deplored the practice. Councillor J. W. Beanland explained that when the estimates were made up money was provided for relief of the unemployed. Nine miles of city streets had been tar-sealed for this purpose. Tar-sealing required two or three trained men to every gang to direct the technical work. For the rest, relief labour was employed. This had been the accepted practice for three years, and it was intended that as manv streets as possible should be tarsealed with relief labour for the assistance of the workless. This was merely carrying out an approved policy.