CITY AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 275, 9 August 1918, Page 6

CITY AFFAIRS

MEETING OP THE COUNCIL. The Wellington City Council met last evening. Tim Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) presided, and tkero were present, a.so Councillors L B. Atkinson. W. H. P. Barber, W. ft Bennett, J. Castle J. B. Fitzgerald, G. Frost, W. T. Hildreth, J. F Luckie, L. M'Kenzio, C. B. Norwood, j' 0. Shorlnnd, W. J. Thompson, and B. A. Wright. . ; . , Tho .suggestion of the Petone Borough Council that the workmen on the Uutt Road bo appoiuted to act as rangers to report drivers of motor-cars using tho cycle-track was not acceded to, as it was considered that it would-involve the men leaving work frequently to attend court as witnesses. . An application is to be made to the Government valuation Department, for a revaluation of the Mangalino (Pakiatun) endowment. . Negotiatfons are to be entered into with the Wellington Harbour Board in connection with their application that Iho extension of Waterloo Quay, TTmemoa Street, and Cornwell Street be taken over ns public streets, in terms of the city solicitor's opinion. Tho city engineer renorted that tho Lyall Bar metal quarry was now exhausted of suitable material for roadmaking purposes, and that it would be necessary lo make arrangements for another mia'Tv suitable situated, more particularly for the southern portion of tho The director of the Wellington Boys' Institute in to be informed in reply to his request that a supply of books ho supolied to the institute on the -sum. line's as public schools are dealt with, that it is resetted Hint the rrouest cannot be acceded to. as tho institute is entirely oulsiele the scope of the school fet <he. Wadestown Mnnicinal Wectovs' Associahor «JonH ho informed that the ««m «rf J2JO is included on this year's esjmatesfoV erecting a new fence along r V main Wad - (own Road as far as such allocation will Cn ft e was resolved:— "Tliat the remiests of rl,e Victoria. Collie Council i- irenrm-o dm appearance of (he nppronoh to the. police grounds from V.™"."* l nt out hereunder V acceded to,:-(!) To erect n cnnrd-rsil alon- th" Kobnvn r,M<". wnv from a unint onnos>tc Hie present online*, to tho e-oWn srvmiinsinm <o a win* "T,necit« V?™* ro m improve n»'' level th" liwvwl portion of i.i, n hotv""' I''" prO'""" i>rnwrl<\ Hio Vclb'H'" lmtWav ""• 1 Pie formed portion of Rnlnmnnca Rnad." ' Tl \vn= iWided to siictw,„| for one woeV n taxi-driver "-ho Wl l'°"'i Aroused of nvn-linviriiif. (javfl notice io '•-"•-•"•' ""> »">iio-<.