BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2345, 22 October 1921, Page 3

BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

A meeting of the above committee was held last night. Present: — Messrs Perreau (chairman), Moorhouse, Hornblow, Poole, Christie, Symons, and Mr Trueman (secretary). Mesdames P. Easton, Pearson, McMurray and the secretary (Mrs Moore). Mr Moorhouse reported that there had been two meetings of the Finance Committee held, and the finances had been thoroughly gone into. All outstanding accounts had been scrutinised and paid. The £.300 allocated for the old cemetery had not, as was anticipated, been exceeded. There was still certain work to be done there such as laying down the paths, preparing the flower beds, and erecting concrete steps leading to the top of the hill. The Committee, after due deliberation, had decided ffo place £SOO at fixed deposit, £250 for six months, and £250 for 24 months. The latter amognt had been set aside for a pavilion on Easton Park, and would not be required until the park was open to the public. The park would be sown down in grass in the autumn, and would not be ready for use until the following spring. A balance of about £6O remained in current account to meeT any items of expenditure that may be incurred. —The action of the Finance Committee was endorsed. It was decided that Messrs Chrsitie, Moorhouse and Perreau wait on the Borough Council on Monday night, and endeavour to come to some working arrangement re keep-* ing reserves id order. It was pointed out that as the Society had carried out work of a permanent nature, the Council should share the responsibility of upkeep. The Chairman said he had interviewed a gate manufacturer re gate for old cemetery, and had inspected a similar class of gate at the Palmerston Esplanade. He said the drawing of same would be submitted to thq Finance Committee for approval. It was decided to suggest to the Council that a more suitable name be given to the “old cemetery.”

It was resolved to keep the old cemetery closed until the ground is properly settled, and to hold over any further permanent work on this reserve until next year.

Mr Trueman was authorised to remove unsightly tree guards in Park Street, and to attend to cutting back of trees in Liddell Street.

It was decided to authorise the Finance Committee to spend np to £ls on weeding and maintenance work. Mr sMoorhouse said he thought it would be possible to engagd a man for a definite period, with assistance from the Council ,to keep the x’eserves in order, instead of employing day labour for such work.

Several other matters of minor importance were dealt with, and a vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting.