PARK FOR KILBIRNIE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 810, 6 May 1910, Page 2

PARK FOR KILBIRNIE.

ESTIMATES TO BE PREPARED. At last evening's meeting of the City Council, Councillor Luke moved, in accordance with notice given, as follows:— That this council resolves that the injustice and disability experienced by the residents of the Kilbirnie district by the absorbing of the allocated by a previous council for the formation of a recreation ground in their district, but which was spent by a former council in carrying out the formation of recreation grounds in other parts of the city, be remedied at tbe earliest possible date. That to givd effo:t to th? above resolution, the City Engineer be instructed to submit to the council estimates of cost, together with plans, for providing a suitable recreation ground adjacent to the present reserve, or, as an alternative, the formation of portion of Town Belt at rear of Moxham Avenue. That tho Finance Committee be requested to consider ways and means to finance the above resolutions, and report to the council.

lu placing the matter before the council, Councillor Luke said that a special sum should be set aside for the purpos6 of making a recreation ground at Jiilbirnie, which had not .tne sanie conveniences as other parts of the city, aiid which, therefore, had a claim upon the council.

Councillor Devino, rising to a point of crdjr, said that Councillor Luke had moved a similar resolution on September 25, 1908. Did tho standiag 'irden. allow a councillor to bring a resolution forwurti agaiu in this manner? The Mayor remarked that the standing orders of tho council were the most extraordinary he had ever perused. Ho did not think that Councillor Lulie waa out of order in bringing the matter up ugain. Councillor Hindmarsh said that, from a past experience, it would appear that there were no . standing orders. (Laughter.) Councillor De.'inc- Tlini 1 can bring on a similar one next month, if I want tc advertise injvelf, tc.oi , ■ Tho Mayor: Tho standing order says that a motion,, when lost, may not be brought up within six months. Councillor Luke said that the Jfayor ought to iprolpet councillors from remarks siich as thoso made by Councillor Db'vina that the moving of any proposal was for uurpasw of :\<lvcvtisf>nent. Councillor Dcrino: Well, 1 withdraw that. I -did not mean to be personal. Tho Jfayor said that it appeared that the .aOOO formerly allocated for Kilbirni" hnd been spent on Anderson Park. Councillor Jforrah said that, on a previous occasion, tho ratepayers of Kilbirnie would liavo find their recreation ground if only twenty-live of them had talen the trouble to vote for tho raising of the The motion was carried.