MUCH ADO.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 4

MUCH ADO.

.-—-. • o^ — ./ ; : ■■;.;: ; ABOUT i BOWLING GRpifc' ;. .. There was muck ado at.the-.City , Conn-, .oil last evening wheii the.E^servcsOoinr , .. ■iuitfceo siubtnittetl a recommendation that: a lease. , of'a portion,of KeJb'urne.-Park/bo' grattted to tli«( "Kelbiifne. , Bowling, Clubi! Ltd., for th& purpo.se;qf forming a' bowl-:.: ing ground, subject' to-.-'the' .obnditionß.of; ■ the 1 lease bcdng::drawu gplici , ; for, jirid .apprbited.by;: the .committee,-.and'■' also subject .to the/rent bedng , ;fix&. by tha'x city valueii,'' .. ■' '. '..■■"'.■.■;'. .":■"•' •'. ;JV;' Strong exception yris taken to the glinting-': of ■■' the : ■request. .by ".Councillor CauiCTohi,; ..' ■ '■■,■' r „■ v ,,, ,- ,, .-; , ,- ,, ...'"' '■■:.'■ ■. Councillor .-MiCeiuiie characterised the., recommendation of; th«(-.-Jfceeicye9-..Coni.jnit; , tee ae pie of the inost absurd; proposals that hid '-.eyer emanated fi;oui.that body.' Wliat change would aiiy orioket.body. have of similar :term;s os,were aowpro-/. posed tb .Mi-giauted-.-to , 'thisbowlingcluh?;; He: would, hayo ho."objection , to granting: the club permission: to-put down.a link on Section 48 of the Town: Belt:, ■■■■; ;SU-:-:t "I don't belioyo'/in' this- darnel's, cose of a proposal," said Councillor .Tregear,' as, , ; he inovod to Tefei , . , .the- .'reopmtnendation back to tte committee , .' "If:.onoe we.let . -the- , nose ; in, : it won't be long.■■before the." camers.body forces its way i'ai"'he added. . The Mayor (Mr. D.. McLaren) : agreed. ■ that the : council should iseriou'sly. consider it; proposition ihyplving the leased aKpor.tio;n;ofco;.public reserve to &■ private.limitr.. ■Ed liability compaiiy. . ..','.. "'"'■' Councillor "if, rftnith '.lecalled ...the fact:! that this, particular, .oluti had'.once asked ,, . ■ Jor..a.'.Eo^oa-ofi&ctioiL , 4B;/aiid" ; Hsi' , cbul(i , npp, for the life :.offiim,'.understamd.'Why , they had , not.taben lit up;-:. Ifhad: tote fcniembered- that ;if they granted this', re^ ( quest the ;ten. years', lease. would ■■'develop , into' ai.oontin.uous leaee, , for , it: was not'to , be,supposed that the.club would go to.the expense..of:preparing a.rinfc. : .in-the'expeo- : tatipn of.cvaouttting.'it'i.n' tea-years ,, time;. ■ What was :ten years. , .to' , .a bowling. : club?" the "clause ;would r be referred back. ■ •■ ■ ■■' ■■ ■ ■■...■ ■■ ■■...:. V , ., '■■ : \ .Councillor. A, fc'.Atkineo^- , 'contended .thatthe council..should nbt aMrm a : very ,, daaigerpus principle■ .before , it "was , ' lull* 1 fieized-.ofcairthei'.facfeJ .■■■,.■ '*. :G;:-.FTos\i (choirmim. ,of tho .Reserves .CommitteeJ/eaid/.tHat.ihe wholo ■ question; was; one , of principio, .and they ivalited-tp'kiipw!:the minU bf/thfl ■cbuhcu tothat, question.' '.Full mforination would ..be. placed.., before .councillors'.. before the corporation-was .committed. , ia any. way.: : The council divided '..on-. ,, the ,, 'motion to refervtlie. questibn.'back to:the , committee,' the' resultTseing six..for. 'and'eight against, aad the:clau9tt wae'adopted.. .■.'•■. , ■Councillor. Atlansdn. thereupon gave inoi . tice.':.to'.mpye , f6r- tlie rescission' , of. ...'tne clauiiß. ; . ■' *.-.■'■■■.■ ■.■:;', ■''''"" ■,'■'■■. v.; , ' , -!