Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 78, 10 September 1947, Page 4

Local & General

Street Lights Replaced Workmen were busy yesterday putting up the street lights which have been painted and generally renovated. , Country Library Service Warm support for the Country Library Service scheme was conveyed in a letter from the W.D.F.U. of this district, to the Borough Council last Monday evening. To Visit Whakatane Efforts are being made by the proprietors of Hanright’s Billiard Saloon to arrange a visit to Whakatane of Walter Lindrum the celebrated Australian billiards and snooker player who is at present visiting New Zealand. Grand Dance Another grand dance will be held in the Caledonian Hall, King Street, on Saturday night. A feature will be the £1 Monte Carlo. Dancing.fans will remember the successful grand dance which was held in the hall a short time ago and will look forward to the forthcoming function. Offer From Frontiersmen Offering their services to the Borough Council for any occasion upon which they may be required, the ‘Y’ Squadron of the Legion of Frontiersmen earned the warm appreciation of the Borough Council last Monday evening, when the offer was gratefully accepted.

Building Permits Issued The following building permits for the past month were issued by the Building Inspector: New residences 2; additions to residences 3; new cottages 3; shed removals 2; sheds 3. The value of the above buildings was £6771. Camping Ground Renovations The following work will soon be carried out in the Domain camping ground: (a) A light to be installed in the cooking shed, (b) A plug-in electric range with coin meter to be installed, (c) The roof to be repaired and painted and (d) The interior and exterior of the cooking shed to be paiiited. Taxi Stand At the Borough Council meeting the Traffic Inspector, Mr 'K. R. Sharpe, explained that the present taxi stand in the vicinity of the Regent Theatre creates a traffic hazard in that the taxis are on the move all the time and in backing out from the taxi stand they are a danger both to oncoming traffic and to vehicles moving out from the parking area bn the opposite side of the street. Also taxis coming on to the stand from the southern residential area have to swing across the main thoroughfare to enter the taxi stand. Mr Sharpe recommended that the council consider establishing a taxi stand at the Rock opposite the present Rural Bus stop. The Traffic Inspector Was authorised to interview the taxi proprietors at present using the theatre taxi stand with the’view of removing the stand to the Rock, and to report to the next counciL meeting.