CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE?

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2460, 13 May 1915, Page 6

CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE?

APPOINTED YESTERDAY. It is customary at the meeting at which the Mayor is installed to bring down the suggested new committees.. This was done by the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) without protest, save on the part of Councillor John Fuller, who said that it should be the work of the council to appoint its own committees. No change, however, was made,"save" that Councillor Fuller and Councillor. Hildreth change places in one case, tho latter accepting a seat oil tho By-Laws Committee whilst Councillor Fuller went on to the Leaseholds Committee. The following are the new committees: — Finance and Property.'—The Mayor, ' Councillors Atkinson, Barber, Fitzger--1 aid, Frost, Godher, Hindniarsh. Power Stations and Tramways.—Tho 1 Mayor, Councillors Barber, Fitzgerald, Godber, Frost, Hutcheson, Thompson. Public Health and Markets.—Councillois Atkinson, Fitzgerald, Bush, Godber, Veitch, Bennett, Wright. By-Laws, Firo Brigade, and Street Lighting. —Councillors Barber, Hildreth, Bush, Bennett, M'Kenzie, Luckie, Thompson. ; Reserves and Public Gardens.—Conncillors Barber, Bush, Frost (chairman), Luokio, M'Kenzie, Thompson, Wright. Legislation • and Reclaimed ■ Lana Leases. —Councillors Atkinson,. Luckie, Hutcheson, Godher, Fuller, Veitch, M'Kenzie., Outlying Districts —Councillors \ euch, Fitzgerald, Frost, Fuller, Hildroth, M'Kenzie, Thompson. i Baths, Libraries, and Beaches. —Councillors Atkinson, Bennett,. Fuller, Hutcheson, Luckie, Hildreth, Wright. ■ In returning thanks for the commit- 1 tees he ..had been placed on —just the ones ho would havo selected had he the choice—Councillor Hutcheson pointed out that he was a leaseholder, and was doubtful if ho should sit on the Leaseholds Committee. Tho Mayor ■ stated that the position was not affected by that fact. Ho had been returned to serve the citizens of Wellington, and they all knew ho would do it conseien-. tiously and well. -n ' The motion to adopt the committee? a:< drawn up was carried.