Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 84, 8 April 1936, Page 6

Town Talk

‘•Moaning for Joy.” *‘A lut of people seem to get a great deal of joy out of moaning,” said the Mayor of Wanganui (Air. XV. J. Rogers) at the City Council meeting last night. Opossum Season. The committee ol the Wanganui Acclimatisation Society, at its meeting on Monday night, decided to recommend that an open season for opossums should be observed this year during the same period as last year. ; Food for Native Birds. I For several years the Wanganui I Acclimatisation Society ha- fostered [the planting of suitable trees in areas adjacent to the city for the provision jof food for natives birds during the I winter months. At its meeting on Monday night the committee of the >- iciety decided 19 set aside a further I sum for the continuation of the scheme during the coming planting season. ; Tribute to Mr. J. D. Crowley. I “I think the time has arrived when I the Council might well express its } thanks to Mr. Crowley for the time he is putting into these things.’’ stated Councillor G. 1. .Tones, at the council meeting last night, when a report was tabled from Mr Crowley on his attendance at the conference of the Society of Civil Engineers in Wellington. 'The Mayor (Mr W. ,T. Rogers) complimented Mr. Crowley on his report. Rowing Crews Arriving. The Otago crew for the interpro i.tcial eight-oar champion-;.u p rac ? on the Wanganui River on Sa urday are due to arrive in Wanganui this afternoon with their i oat. '.! i ,n Marlborough boat arrived ydurday Other visitors due to arrive to-morrow include the Canterbury. Ea.-t aiul Marlborough crewy •■ia; tuu Aucklaua and ■Wellington crews will arrive later in the week. T'hc O*ago ere.-; will be the guests of the luanngement <>f ‘.he Plaza Theatre to- i : gi>t. ! Cold Storage of Game. i At .Monday night’s meeting ol .he | Wanganui Acclimatisation Society :t I was leported that game shot lasi sea j son was still in cool store in some in | stances, and was being withdrawn to I suit owners' convenience. It was I pointed out that the regulations proj \ ide that, game shall not be held in eo"l j stores for a greater period than seven ' days after the close of the season. } Penalties arc. provided for a breach of [the regulation, and the society has dehided to notify all cool stores in its di. • Ifrict that in future the regulations (must be observed. i Election Campaigns Recalled. ! Former election campaigns in W au- | -anui were recalled yesterday when Mr. W. A. Veiteh. speaking at a. presentaliion gathering in his honour, referred to I committees of the pa>t. Mr. Veitch rcI marked that the presence of both Mrs. ;.!. T. Muir and Airs. T. B. Williams ; brought back pleasant recollections of | what their late husbands had done for 1 him when they were chairmen of his committees. He was extremely grateful to those who had worked so hard for him in the past. Mr. \ eitch also referred to the committee, headed by Air. I John A.lorrison, which had worke<l so I hard in the campaign of last year. I Collection of Union Fees. ■ A request came before the Wanganui ! City Council last night from the Wanganui Alunicipal Labourers’ Inion and the Gas Workers’ I nion fur the council to collect union fees from employees. A commission of two and a-half per cent, was offered as compensation for this work. The council, by majority vote, decided to agree to the request, a former council having carried the work out. The town clerk (Air. George Murch) stated that the collection would not involve extra work, as the council already collected superannuation dues and insurance. Crs. G. 1. .Jones, J. D. Crowley, and F. C. Atkinson objected to the principle involved and voted against the motion. Durie Hill Recieat'o.i Gmti l. It was reported by the WorLs Committee Io the Wanganui C.'v Coudc’l last night that the proprietor <d' : lie Garden Suburb (Durie Hill) was av’lling to transfer to the city i no laud .- et apart for recreation, on p tymciit i f £3O as an allowance for rates paid, on condition that the land is used -.aly for recreation purposes for -. n-.* beucjit of the residents of the Durie Hili Garden Suburb and the adjoining loc;>!ities. On the recommendation of the committee he is to be advised that the council cannot sec its way to pay the i sum of £3O as asked, but il is willing ! to consider taking over the reserve and , making it available for (he use of the ! residents of the localitv. Juvenile Members of Library. Reference was made by Cr. J. J. Scott at last night’s City Council meeting, to the shrinkage ot juvenile members of the Wanganui Public Library and advanced the suggestion that the committee undertake some means of restoring that membership to its former strength. The adult section, he said, was increasing. Some concessions might be offered the younger members, and it would then be the committee's responsibility to hold them. Cr. J. Siddcl's, chairman of the Library Committee, said that the matter was already in hand. The library list had been perused carefully, and the acting librarian, Aliss K. L. Glenn, instructed to write oft' those who had not paid subscriptions for some time, institution of suitable lectures for the children was being undertaken. r J’he Alayor (Mr. XV. J. Rogers) pointed out that the establishment of libraries in various schools was responsible for a great deal of the falling off in juvenile members. Avenue Trams. Readjustment ui Liam lines in Victoria Avenue has been put in hand with the object of carrying toe double tracks to a point further up than Guyton street. The work will serve two purposes. It will improve the point.* facilities for trams travelling to Gonville and Uastlecliff and will also remove the try u stopping place in the Avenue just beyond Guyton Street, thereby obviating tne danger to human life liable to arise when the fire engine is called to tiavel the Guyton Street route and turn sharply into the Avenue. Pedestrians waiting on thi.- ■ .op have sometimes been suddenly surprised by the engine rounding that corner and have acted in a state of more or less panic. By moving the site of the tram stop to a point higher up. the council will obviate the risk of that happening. The work will not be concluded before Easter, but th>? excavations now in existence will be filled in temporarily so that the repairs will occasion no blockage to street traffic during the busy period.