A CLEAN CITY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 238, 16 October 1901, Page 2

A CLEAN CITY.

TABLING THE STREETS,

\t the inentiiiLT of the Jiorough Council last evening (V Kennedy raised the question of tarring the streets, anil urged that (Jishonie should try and follow the esainple of Napier in this direction. ( r

Kennedy said that lie had returned from' Napier oil the previous Sunday, and as on former occasions he came back impressed with tile desire that Gisborne should endeavour to emulate the former town

and have a clean city. Visitors to the show were unanimous of tiie opinion that it was the cleanest town in tiie colony. It was due to the streets being tarred. Experience there showed that it would stand ordinary traffic. Ho suggested that Mr Morgan, the Borough Overseer, should he

sent to Napier and have the process of tarring the streets explained to him. The process was a special one. Cr Jones endorsed what Cr Kennedy had said, and thought that if the Overseer went to Napier lie could learn many things which would be useful to him in Ids position. He suggested that a section of tiie street in front of tho post-office near the bridge might he tried as an experiment. The Mayor agreed that Napier was tiie cleanest town in tiie colony. Cr Miller : Yes, and in Australasia. The Mayor : We are not dealing with the Commonwealth.

Continuing, His Worship said that Gisborne ha-1 a revenue of over L'liOOO, whilst Napi r had ah u! 020,000. Napier also ha in. ~ and . very best of it at thm hand i n GG - wno there w- re th ■ tim - : i ■ long- u roads and f e paths r look . r tin, ipier bad, ami .le road aim . , ■ in" :.i Gisborne " abu n Ilia wide. Cr . . ; • lus J.,1 tho r. u: , by C . end expres; ; that ■ '. r would be ail , xI m g,., tor." .. A; • 'oi dscussion it -r. i; decided that (i r should p• , -ced to Napier .:Iv i: \ "ember for l-n purpose of in-p ■ ling l - works there, m l report to In- Council :i: m the liietuod. cost, etc.