CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 173, 16 April 1919, Page 8

CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

j MR, NATHAN AT AVADESTOWN. | . Sir. S. George Nathan, who is one of ; the.new.candidates for the City Council, j addressed a meeting of electors at Wadcs- | town last night. Mr, E. Wylio presided. } Mr. Nathan said that he felt it his j;duty, as it was the duty of every citiI sen who could afford.the sacrifice of time f and energy involved, to offer his services | 'to .the. city, and he felt that, the city jat present had need of.the services of i young and vigorous men to meet its ! growing requirements. He said that he | was, a native of Wellington, and that ! his whole life and interests had been j and were centred in'the precincts of < Wellington. He was . a resident of | Wadestown, and he had substantial ini terests in that district. He would, if | elected, strive for,the advancement of I Greater Wellington on sane, progressive i' lines, for clean administration of city j affairs, and for the health and comfort I and 'general welfare of all citizens, ir-

: respective of class. He was strongly in j favour of the amalgamation of the subI urban boroughs on fair terms, because i he believed that without amalgamation ! it' would never be possible for the peo- | pie of these boroughs to have water, j drainage; and sanitation services. -The ! Absence of these services was a positive ' danger not only ■to the boroughs them- ! selves, but to the city: It was desirable | from a health point of view for the city j boundaries to be extended. He advo- | cated ths provision of baths to.take the | place of the Thorndon Baths shortly to i be demolished, and he urged that sea | bath's should be provided at the northern ! end of the city. There should be plenty i of sports grounds, ■ and these should be \ available for the. reasonable use of all ! 6ports bodies. In particular he was of ;. opinion that a sports ground for Wades- \ town and Ngaio should be secured before | settlement went farther. He would be i in favour of better control in the city of • motor traffic. In parts this was well i controlled, but in other parts, especially j in front of Government buildings, motor i traffic waj dangerous .under present unregulated conditions. To encourage people to go out into tho snburbs Mr. Na-than-advocated the adoption of a maximum, or even a minimum, fare on trams. He 'would still have the penny fare, but he would be prepared .to' allow, people to travel three or four sections for about twopence. Cheap and quick transit would do inore;to abolish slum areas than anvI thing else. He would support the duphi cation ; of the. track-tclsland Bay. He i believed the milk scheme would yet prove to be successful. The time had | come, he thought, for. tho increase of :j our water supply. We were'at present !i running on too 6mall a margin, and the 'j Orongorongo schemo should be linked up i without delay. The city should work !' for the removal of tho restriction of the running of trams on the Hutt Boad, and a bridge connection should be made between, .Wadestown and Ngaio with the ..ultimate idea-of providing trams, and so opening.up a, large building area at (Ngaio. ..,3. .tunnel connection with Ha.taitai;, would have to ho made large ' enough to take a double track and ; ve- '. hicular traffic. .A new proposal he made : was that for the establishment of rest rooms for women and children in tho : city, for tho convenience of mothers bringing their children in from tho subi'mrbs. For the same purpose more seatI ing accommodation should bo provided ' for rest in convenient places in the heart ! of the oity. Mr. Nathan said that in i view of the growing importance of Moles-, i worth Street, whioh was rapidly beoomi ing one of the chief thoroughfares of the ! city, he would bo in favour of-the coun- | ell immediately acquiring property with i a view to widening the street.