CIVIC AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 5

CIVIC AFFAIRS

MEETING OF THE CITY; COUNCIL,

At last night's meeting of the Wellington : City Council, the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) presided, and', there were also present: Councillors R. Fletcher, T. C. A. Hislop, E..-A-, Wright, M. M. : F. Luckie, E; Tregear, L. M'Kenzie, H. Buddie, J] Godber, G. Frost, J. E. Fitzgerald, .W. H. P. Barber, and A. H. Hindmarsh. ;:. . '■ ';

■On the recommendation of the Finance 'Committee, it was decided that the request of the Church of"'Christ," South Wellington Trust -Board, "that the council recommend the- Govcrndr-iu-Cbuncil to amend the restriction imposed by an Order-in-Council issued in 1907 that buildings shall not be erected within ;33 -'feet of the 'cent-fe' line of Colombo "Street, and to reinstate the original ■ restriction,' viz,' tliat buildings be permitted to be erected up to within sft. of , the boundary of such street," he acceded-to..'-:.. , " ' '.

It was also ' decided that' the City Engineer- be-instructed'to' lay longitudinal planks ■at :the:'Eyerton Terrace Bridge, :and that notices be erected limiting the speed of air vehicles passing .'over /the bridge to- five miles , ;per hour.' .•.■■•;; .;■ ■ . i- ; '■ ■.". '..

'The'. , "Navy -.League was. granted'the use of the Town Hall for the Trafalgar Day celebrations' at the lighting and cleaning rate. ':; * '■''.■ .■'■'; ■■ •'; .-, Tlie request, of the South.-Wellington Salvation' Army' Baild.'to participate in the . City Coiuicil's' subsidy, .to, 'brass bands was refused.. . '. • -,

It was'.recommended by't]ie Tram--waysj Power Station,,aiid'EigjitihgCohi'mittee, that: the "request of the Tramways Union that'tlie' hands at the car sheds bo granted an-increase of wages, be. not acceded to, as tTie men are already paid wages' greater than those stipulated in the. award. :

• This was. agreed to after brief discussion, "the Mayor .stating that tlie Tramway Board ,Tva : s quite prepared, to ,do full'jastice' to. the. men, .whose wages were carefully considered. .

■ Tho Tramways Department was authorised to .purchase '■ .15,000■: feet _of South Islandlb'eeclr timber for car-build-ing purposesj-.tlie timber beihgi.'a special lino, wliicli, .could only, be,procured .in' one particular.place.- -V- .:?';'-? •. • : ;Oh the.u'ecommeii'dation'.'of the Reserves Committee it! was decided that tlie offer of -' O tho''lsland.''Bay. Electors' Association Ito.'.'payV'.the sum v of £2 to put the Cam Street, Reserve in orderbe accepted, 'the Preserve 'to bo then lianded ■ over ■ to' the ■ euperintorident of reserves to look after,'.but'that the association's request that the ; coimcil provide the guards for the trees to be planted at";Mersey-Street/be not acceded to, ; : '" ■■". '■• ■'■■: .. .' '

It:was further decided that' the;-land, at Newtown Park now excluded from, tho Zoo be handed ov«r to tte superintendent'of .reserves .again. '■. ... , Tho Reserves -.Committee ' reported tliat they had instructed 'the superintendent of reserves to'bring down a report as to the' advisabilityYof making a plantation ,at Fitzherbert' Terrace on similar lines to the plantation at Kent Terrace.—Tlio report was adopted. The Oity .Engineer was authorised to obtain prices: for. the work of' altering and improving the, building .on'Section 82, Lambton Reclamation (wliich,building reverted to the Corporation at tlie expiry of.the lease on June 30, 1914))' He was also .authorised to 'liave thework undertaken as quickly as'possible, in order that tenders might'be'invited fora' six and a- quarter-year lease of the building. 1 -:'. F , ■;■-•■'