HILL-SIDE SIGNS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 46, 7 August 1939, Page 5

HILL-SIDE SIGNS

THOUGHT AN IMPROVEMENT IHARBOUR BOARD DISCUSSION The thought that the signs helped to improve the hillside was advanced when the Whakatane Harbour Board at Friday's meeting considered the matter of signs on ihe cliff above ■Commerce Street. It was reported that, following "the granting of an application fot "the erection of a neon Jit sign. Bis. ley and Co. Ltd. had raised the of their sign. This company ~was paying nothing for their sign which was or harbour board pro--perty. It was decided that 14 days notice should be given to Bisley and -"Co to remove - the cliff other'"wise the work would be done at their -expense. The sign might remain on •a year_to_year basis on a rental of Si. 1 Mr Mitchell asked if the council -could move signs at any time. He was told that Mr Cuclcsey had been given a five year guarantee. Mr Mit- . chcll said he thought that--the sign twould be an improvement; •'You should ask Mr Southey about -that," said one member. "Hie wants to leave everything just as it is and have no improvements at all." It was agreed that the neon sign ■would be attractive. The chairman said that the original price suggested was £2 10s a year. "Members thought that since the sign -was an old one and had been used by Bisley s for some years, and since thd iirm was not a large one, they should -only charge them £1.