HASTILY CONVENED.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1589, 5 November 1912, Page 7

HASTILY CONVENED.

- SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. • A special meeting of til© City Council K-.. j-as convened for'yesterday -afternoon, at • . - 3.30 p.m., the order, pajier stating that the business to bo brought forward would be tho following notices of, motion:— By Councillor W. ,H. P. Barber:— • -'j - "That with the.view of effecting further v economic in the tramway system, both in .'' : respect .of running'expenses aid wear and tear, the Tramway Board' be instructed to consider and report as to tho advisa- . ' bility of running - trams through tho . Basin Reserve" Bv Councillor Jas. Godber:— "That the following resolution, passed at the meeting of the Wellington City i .. Council held oh ■ October' 3, 1912, be rei scindcil:—. • • '"That : the time is opportune for tne \ City Council to: favourably j-consider a V >• scheme for, a more oconomica), speedier,. y and ;modern :66rvice in .connection with V the transit of passengers and traffio by ineans of'electric traction, and the utilisa- ' tion of, the municipal tramways, whereby the Harbour Hoard wharves and railway stations should ■ bo hnked up by direct . tramway communication with all tho Buburban districts,' ■ '".'That/with the above object in view 'a conference be:called by the City Coirn- • ' cil,:' consisting' of -representatives of the Government,. . City . / Council, suburban ' local bodies, and; Harbour Board, inclitding the Chief Government Engineer, Corv poration and Harbour .Board engineers, to consider the proposal.' .; "And general. - > • Strong 'exception - was taken by, the . various councillors to- the . inadequate iotice,'which, they 'stated, had been given them of this particular meeting. Councillor J. Fitzgerald complained that I' icouncillors had not been "consulted about the meeting and the hour, 3.30 p.m., was a mest inconvenient one. He hoped that, . /in future, the council would be consulted. . The Mayor (Mr. D. MT,aren) .explained that'the taeetmg was convened principals' ly. for the purpose" of dealing with the :. . a : matter of arranging .for a public farewell' to his Excellency: the. Governor and Lady r • Islington. ' To. hav« .held-this matter .over till the next meeting of the council would have deferred the arrangements till rather late,in'.the day. : - :- l; V- ' .■' Councillor ,'Wi H.v P.;'-, Barber 'said : that ' as. the mover :of one of the .motions set. down, on tho order paper, lie; claimed, to have a larger mevance than had . Councillor FitzgeraTa;; The. councillor who had ' promised to second his motion was. absent; ; ' Councillor R. Fletcher supported tho * :" - protests of the: previous- councillors, and ~ ', . moved -the, adjournment of the discussion,. ' on tho. motions, till Thursday evening next. " • . ' . : The motion was.seconded and carried. ■ Those present at the meeting yesterday were: The Mayor,(Mr.,D. M'Laren) and ' .. Councillors J-. Smith, G...Frost, J. Trevor; ;. J. Godber, W. H. P. Barber, E; Tregear, R. Fletcher, G. Shirtcliffe, 'L; M*Kenzie, bd4 J. E. Fitzgerald. . • , .