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COUNCIL NEWS IN BRIEF

Work In Oram Avenue

Final levelling, grading and installation of the sprinkler watering system were proceeding in Oram avenue. New Brighton, the reserves committee reported to the City Council last evening. Cr. J. Mathison, M.P., said he thought the residents were justified in their complaint against parking in the street. He had seen the parked cars there on Saturday, and thought they constituted a danger. Cr. A. Schumacher said the parking areas could not take many cars. It was not too late to reconsider the proposal. The chairman of the committee (Cr. W. J. Cowles) said that until the work was completed he did not think there were grounds for complaint. When the job was done it would not be difficult to undo if it was unsatisfactory. New Reserve.—The recreation reserve in Christ’s College s subdivision at Halswell is to be named West-Watson Park. Art Purchase.—The council bought for 50 guineas a water colour, “The Gathering,*’ by Russell Clark, for the Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Municipal Conference.— Advice was received that the New Zealand Municipal Association had accepted an invitation to hold its conference in Christchurch in March of next year. Postal Facilities.— The Post and Telegraph Department was granted permission to erect a temporary building near the overseas terminal building at Harewood for the handling of y mail. Provision for postal facilities has been made in the new terminal building.

New Brighton Improvements.— To complete the redesigning and improvements to the New Brighton foreshore, the council will provide seating sheltered from the prevailing easterly wind, floral features and a band shell on the area south of the tearooms. It proposes to complete the work this winter at an estimated cost of £3915. Cricket Pavilion.— The High School Old Boys’ Cricket Club was granted permission to build a new pavilion on the south-east part of Hagley Park Oval. The reserves committee stated that the building—so feet by 24 feet—would not interfere with the general lay-out of the park. New Building in Gardens.— Provision would be made in this year’s estimates for £2400 for a new office, library and messroom building in the Botanic Gardens, the finance committee reported. Vehicle Tests.— Of 60,448 motor vehicles examined by the council’s testing station in the year up to the end of March, 37,078 were passed, and 23,370 rejected. The most frequent cause of rejection was the handbrake, 10,151. Defects in footbrakes accounted for 9079 rejections, headlights 8094, tail-lights 3157, steering and wheel alignment 8573, windscreen wiper 636, rear vision mirror 169. warning device 594, door fastening 852, and silencers 476. Antigua Street Bridge.— No action is to be taken on a suggestion that the pedestrian bridge at Antigua street might be replaced by a traffic bridge. The works and traffic committees recommended no action after considering the effect of a traffic bridge at the new entrance to the public hospital, and the fact that ttaffic Hghts are to be installed • Montreal street-Oxlord terrace intenMM»tion.

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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28264, 30 April 1957, Page 14

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COUNCIL NEWS IN BRIEF Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28264, 30 April 1957, Page 14

COUNCIL NEWS IN BRIEF Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28264, 30 April 1957, Page 14

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