Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 114, 16 May 1931, Page 6

Town Talk

Grass Fire. Lalo ycsloi’tlay aftisnoon tlio Uastlei'!ill l ire Brigade was calle' 1 out to a j I ._,'as.< lire rn Musston Rod'l. 'l'he oln;,e | i was extinguished easily am 1 thcie v.a i .• damage done. Uncollected Replies | Till*, following replies (o ad\oili.sej inoiits arc awaiting collection at the “Chronicle” branch office, Avenue: H2. Hl.:. 1123, 1125. 1126, H.;;:, Hl 17. 11126. HITS. HI 12. 14, 112. 1103, 1105, 1112, 1117. Band Music. The Queen Alexandra Ban ( J will play al the Wanganui races' to-day. The j selections to be prcscn'etl will include i‘‘The Country Girl.” “The Mikado,” "March Militaire, ” "Light Cavalry” overture. “Over the Garden Wall.” and "When the Organ Played at Twii Lease in Perpetuity "It is a big question when you come ! to consider giving a lease in perpetuity i of public ground,” said the Mayor (Mi N. G. Armstrong), at the City Council meeting last night in moving that th** finance committee look into the terms of the new lease of Spriggens Park to the Rugby Union. Classification of Roads The Transport Department, empowered by legislation, can classify various i roads limiting the weight of heavy . traliic that may be p Emitted to ply thereon. At last night s meeting of I the City Council, the chairman of the works committee (Councillor J. D. Crow ley i. was appointed To represent the council at a conference with the department on this matter. Okoia Factory Butter. The Okoia Co-opciative Dairy Faclory Company Ltd., has received the following report from Andrew Clement ami Sons, Ltd.. London, with regard to shipments per the S.ti. Raranga and Port. Iluon: “We arc very pleased to advise you that the out-turn of the finest grades in both shipments was \ ery satisfactory indeed. The butter had a good rich flavour, well made and nicely finished. ’ ’ City Council Motor Vehicles insurance on the Wanganui City Council’s motor vehicles is falling due and at last night's meeting of the council. on the motion of the Mayor, it was decided that the practice followed in the past be adhered to —that the business be balloted for by the companies doing insurance business in Wanganui and that the successful company divide the risk with the others. The matter occasioned no discussion. City Finance Committee In the past the whole of the Wanganui City Council constituted itself a finance committee. .In the new order which will follow since the election of Mr N. G. Armstrong as Mayor the finance committee is to comprise the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, the chairman ol committees and Councillor F. .1. Hill. In moving action along these lines last night the Mayor said that he wauled to focus the work in all committees in the finance committee and the best way lo accomplish that was to bring the 'hairmen together. Interest in London Interest on certain hans raised by the Wanganui City Uvuitcil is payable in London .»n June 1 next. In these days of topsy-turvy exchange it has been decided by the council to explore every avenin? through which the money may be remitted in an endeavour to save the ratepayers expense. 'The finance committee was appointed last night to go into the matter with power to act. The Town ClerK had already made certain enquiries, nut he reported to the council that it was not for him lo act in the matter of dealing with private firms. That was for the council itself to decide. Rate Penalty in City A clause in the “washing up - ’ provisions of the Finance Bill, passed last session, gives local bodies certain [towers to extend the time within which the ten per cent, penalty on overdue rates must be paid. This matter was briefly referred to at the meeting ot the Wanganui City Council last night, the Town Clerk (Mr G. Murch), reporting that the previous council had. subject to legislation authorising discretionary power, extended the time for collection of the penalty to May 31. That intention had been advertised and since then official notification of the legal authority had come to hand. The council received the information last night and by so doing automatically confirmed the action of the old council in deciding Hint the penalty would be applied to all ra'cs outstanding at May ::i. Celebrating Race Day. Four men came before Mr Bowler, J.P., at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, each charged with being found drunk in a public place. Two were statutory Hist offenders. 'The other two were: Thomas O’Halloran, 47 years of age, a labourer from Ireland, and .lames Reginald Bain. 4!* years of age, a native of New Zealand. They were each lined £2, in default three days’ im prisomnent. O’Halloran ha ( [ been before the Court the previous day. Mr Bowler remarked that O'Halloran did not seem to appreciate the fact that he had been dealt with leniently the day before when he was told to leave the town. “If you will give me this chance I am going back home to-day,” pleader! ()'Halloran. Mr Bowler told him that he would ha\e to be lined. Bain had been before the Magistrate’s Court on a simihir < 'in ge on May (». “What is Cost?” In the agreement between the Wan ganui Uit v ’ oi m il and the Wanganui Aero Cbi ». icialive to the use of the Landguar I Bh fi.' Aerodrome, it is pro \ ided Ih'.i the dub shall oeeujiy the ’drome. . I pleat.uro of the council, such ust* to be determined by six months’ notice in writing to the dub. Tn the event of sudi notice being given the counui’ is to pay to tile dub the "cost.” al. (In* expiration of the notice, of the hangar. At last night’s div council meeting Councillor F. J. Hill asked lo be enlightened as to what the term “cost” really meant in connection with the agreement. It might be, he id. that the agreement would be terminated in 2(1 years ami although h« knew the “cost ” was to be determined by arbitration what would the club look upon it as? Would they regard it; as being the original cost of tho hangni v Councillor \V. M. I.iixford; It is provided somewhere else that it is to be the value at the time the nprre incut expired? Councillor Hill: Will tho dub think that? The Mayor (Mi N. G. Armstrong), said that the min ulus referred to had been confirmed and there could be mi discussion with oul' notice. The matter was allowed to fa psc.