CITY RESERVES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1107, 21 April 1911, Page 3

CITY RESERVES.

MESSRS. MORRAH AND LUKE RETIRING. THANKED BY THE COMMITTEE. Mr. J. P. Luke, who has been a member of tho City Council for thirteen years, and chairman of the Reserves Committee during the latter part of his period of service, and Councillor W. H. Morrah, also a. member of the Reserves Committee, are among tho present City Councillors who do not intend to seek re-election. At a meeting of tho Reserves Committee yesterday both councillors were cordially thanked by its mem:bers for their past services, Mr. G. Shirtcliffo said that during the 'past few years Mr. Luke had done an enormous amount of work in connection .with tho administration of the reserves. :'He had taken a personal interest in tho iwork, and had earned the thanks of the citizens. Mr. Shirtcliffe spoke also of tho good work done by Mr. Ivlorrah, and moved that the committee place on ro'cord its appreciation of the services rendered by ■ Messrs. Luke and Morrah, its ; regret that they had found it necessary i to relinquish public life, and a hope that j they would long be spared to work in the interests of the city. : Messrs. G. Frost; F. Cohen, and R. 'Fletcher spoke in a similar strain of tho i good work performed by the retiring members. Replying, Mr. Morrah said that the nest chairman would have a difficult task in keeping, up to the standard set by Mr. Luke. Personally, tho speaker had (tried to do bis best for the city. He •was glad he was leaving with the good- ; will of tho committee, and hoped.that all ■ councillors seeking the honour would bo ' re-elected at tho poll on Wednesday nest. ■ ' Mr. 'Luke said his severance from the committee was a bigger wrench than j might be imagined. In his opinion there i had always been an earnest desire on the part,of councillors to do their best for the city. The officers, too, had performed their part well. Mr. Glen, in particular, had bestowed unremitting care on the reserves. The committee had laboured. .always under the disadvantage that [limited resources imposed, and had not ,been able to do as much as it would havo liked to do, but it had done its best. Mr. Luke said ho would havo liked to do more in the interests of the very young children. Throughout his term on the committee, the sparseness of the school playgrounds had struck him. If the city was going to encourage a high standard of. national life and foster high ideals in men and women it would have to pay a due regard to the extension of open spaces. Concluding, Mr. Luke said he did not like to say "Good-bye." He believed that he was not altogether buried, and that the time was coming when he would again, be ablo to submit himself to the electors of the city. (Applause.) • The motion'was carried with acclamation. •