A TRIP ABROAD

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 102, 24 January 1919, Page 5

A TRIP ABROAD

FOR' SPHE -GITY •BK.GINiBJjai.

LSorne :iuonthg '.-ago JHis Wprship the Mfijpr (Mr. J. P.. -Luke) •.mentioned in : tho iCity -,Ccuncil .(about the time .pf the .departure for lAmerica'.pf the jHaiv ibo.ur Board's engineer,, ;Mr. . jas. tMarch'banks), -that it would be sbeneficial -to the .council and to t.he-.city if they .could .manage-to:-send •their responsible .officers ebrpad -to seek .put '■that .which .would lbe.neiit -the Whole of. the .community. i\yith -the City \Council at. the .end of -its tether. ;fpr all .kinds of material—and ■therefore -unable tprtacile .any big new -wo.rke .or extension <if -esistirig ,pnes--the time is cpnsiderr: e& to be singularly epprp.pri.atc -for-put-ting . into practice .the idgas ' of' -the, Mayor and many members .of the cpun/ Ml,: 'and - : at this evening\s meeting the Mayor intends'to propose that the ..city , W. , B[.'Morton) :be given leave to visit England in the .interests of the City Gpuncil.- At the -present time 'both '.power-lio.uses .are -at high pressure. to . cope -sri.th L the" Remands, .and the. expansion of the -machinery plants muat receive attention 'as soon .afi .supplies are available., which: should be sonic.time during the ,c.u> rent yea.r. .StoeJ.s ,are .badly .need-. Ed ..on many, .sections of 'the ..city 'tram-: , ways system, 7and" supplies ; regnire to .be speeded jy> if the tracks .are to .be efficiently, maintained, ; Apart frpm question's of -towniplnnnjng a,nd jcity: lieajitifioatiion, .it :ia .urged that $te? e '■■ ate "lessons""beneficial to , iTOnipipalitieS; arising put .of i.deyelopments -which ; the .city .e.ngineer.inight'-tuni.-tp .profit. ;