BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17552, 23 April 1919, Page 6

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

'• ;Rie Wanganui Borough Council met .last night, when there were present: — The Mayor (Mr C. E. Mackay), and Crs. Alderton, Sigley, Slipper, Burnett, .Thompson, Gower, Liffiton, Luxford, "I)ustin, Btarkness. ,-35i0 following; reports were adopted: ■* ' GAS COMMITTEE. ' Relief—The' committee recommend that a compassionate allowance of £20 lie. jnade to the widow of the late Mr. Beaumont, an employee of the Gas De- j paxtment. -.^Ct-as Stokers. —The engineer has been instructed to enter into negotiations -T-^th the Gas Stokers' Union for ;m j amendment to the conditions of the existing award. ' .....Jfias Main in Barrack St. —The com. I nuttee recommend that a larger sized piflpbi be put in in this street. ' - SANITATION COMMITTEE. VJjJPean-up Week.—The committee recommend that a clean-up week he instituted on the lines suggested by the Minister of Public Health. RESERVES COMMITTEE. Victoria Park—The committee recom- j mend that the use of these grounds be! granted to the Association Football ■Club ;. FINANCE COMMITTEE. j Valuation of Fire Brigade Plant.— The committee recommend that the Firo Board be informed that the Council is trilling to dispose of this plant alt. the value placed upon it by its valuer, viz., i .£1673. 7/6. -Educational Film Co.—The committee, cannot recommend that the Couu.ciT subsidise this company tor the purpose of showing pictures of Wanganui. .^.Pictures on Good Friday.—The conixruitee considered applications to show pictures on G"ood Friday in His Majesty's and the Grand Theatres, and has given permission to do so, subject to the programrawes being approved by ;, CJr* Thompson, chairman of the Opera House Committee. It has directed that • 'the proprietors be informed that in fui( '^tire applications must be made in time :' ,to"be considered at tho Council meet- ;. ing before the date-of showing. ,;■ C . GAS COMMITTEE. " ..Cof.l Supply.—The committee recom\t" -mend that the engineer be authorised ;: -''fcTtaake the besi/ possible arrangements {§ for* the supply of Newcastle coal from h'l Messrs Lamb and Co., and thai sucli i\* arrangements be submitted to the Coun. r j $i£at the earliest possible date. if ' ' COAL SHIPMENTS. !& • . ■ r '"'& letter was received from the Coal V-. Trade Committee, who wrote expressing '■'"the opinion that shipments of coal div!i ert&d for Wanganui Gas.Works more t- than compensated for coal commandeer- '%- '4d for Pa-lmerston North. &-'C'T*t. Burnett expressed the opinion '-£ tiiat a good deal of trouble woxild have >tf been saved if the gas manager .looked t] further ahead in regard to shipments %i of^New- Zehland coal. g was decided to send the letter to H iKa .gas engineer for his comment.

%*£■ VIRGINIA RESERVE. St. John's Hill Beautifying SoU' cjety urged thnt water and a penny-in-J<s tW-slot gas ring; should be placed m r?li3ie"rotunda at Virginia Lake Reserve, "fe^ineet the requirements of picnickers. --< They also asked thnt the plans of the "I ,<fgt!etaker's proposed cottage at the res' ■mrve be submitted to them; (<• **-rghe Mayor said the eo-opei-ation of $ r|nersociety would be welcome. It was 1 decided tq allow tha society access to <i"tjf#"plaas~nnd to refer the other raat-£'liS£-to the Reserves ,Committee. Sfr^T^ MISCELLANEOUS. '■jSlifr was decided to endorse a proposal vfcf-'the Palmcrston North Chamber of f. Commerce that tho flovernfent should '■itak*l over the contvl of arterial roads. ''ti&&rihrt< tli- " Committee should VjttMrt on tht« ■ ' -: '•« adopted.