TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18239, 25 November 1924, Page 12

TIMARU BOROUGH COUNCIL

(SPICIAL TO "TKB IBBSS.") TIMAKU, November 24. At to-night's meeting of iho Timaru Borough Council, a letter was received from the Rakaia Friendly Societies' Picnic Committee stating that their picnic waa being held ■principally for the benefit of all the schools in their district. It was decided, therefore, that tho picnic should be treated as a school picnic and hot water and milk supplied free. With regard to the Railway Department's excursions from Cbmtchuroh, tho District Traffic Manager wrot« asking the Council to reconsider the <niestion of supplying: hot water to excursionists.

Cr. Sattorthwaite strongly urged thaf hot ■water and_ milk should bo supplied free to ndult picnickers. If the Council -would not supply the picnickers with hot water freu, he and others would do it ( themselves. It was important that excursionists jFo'Timaru should be Riven every facility, and if. the Council would supp'y them with hot water and milk it would be an excellent advertisement for "timaru. _ Cr. Hay helfi that the previous resolution, stating that tho Council could not see its way to supply ihot water and milk free

I to exc'.irsioaisi*. must stand. uajess aiiuW of motion were siren to tescisi a, j# Cr. Satterthwaite said thai he wsaaii §Ht the Council a bla.ck cheflcc t? zceel jtaWL of supplyipjr feot watfr to excais;«M«(fc|B|i he wanted was that iho Ccaccii <. the credit for it. A letter from the Csr\Tic« Bar AnoflHK Stated that it- was prepared to sKspfgsfjteg, oursionists with free hot water for ta»CHS» aion on Saturday. Cr. Yinnell said that they ialistd ® SB?®. ' deal about advertising the taws. Saarjpil.. they had a chance to do to, GmmAKwero asking whers the Bsoasy was l>.K from.. ■'St ■ Tlio Mayor moved tint tie partment be advised thai ib» C»PoSa»®®!; Association had orransed to hot water to excursionists on The motion 'was lost uv fir® ■*#»«#! and the Works Commhtes's iewuiaaanihitfftH,:;: that the Department ho adviwd Council regretted that it was uaUtA vary its previous rcsalatica. **s tSaa®>ft confirmed. 1 The Canterbury ProsTTja Leasw ed a copy of « resolution prcSestasy tpM* the Government cjat-ra of pociisg cliargc3 on the capita! cost o£<k;diM£lMin<:.. undertakings. " I Cr. Satterthwaite said that tfe« somewhat parochial. Although Trasses W part of Canterbury, ther must ecoWKSS* /4« toko a broad view of the nsatter. Saan&l that the letter bo mere'y received, aaihM|:i: was agreed to. Tho president of the CaaJerisrr Association wrote with regard to «#B«SMgst "the founding of the province of C*aSrfjS(|t': Cr. J. F. Arnold thought thai should be done towards joining is '•iSSi celebrations. He did not propeset Si«i .I§®r,: should undcrfake anything elaborated -frlgffcj,,. would suggest that the Mayor a&wWt ajjjfc the Councillors and o'd identities esSjeWfei interested to join in a special chtrrch on the Sunday ©: the ceS«3nti«lS*tT.; This was agreed to. __ ' In accordance with cotica of nw4k»» ** Mayor moved that the account of by the Caroline Bay Association ta trie Light Department, he paid «bs£_*£ General Fund, and that all i«oi«&grff tho contrary should bo T«sciad«d ia they related to the said account. H» it was far better that the Couaeil «W">* pay the money and eo arrive at settlement of the matter and aHjMCtt the relations between th» Comsd Association should continue on a «o«9tt •®*" ness footing. * The resolution was adopted. 1