BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2758, 15 July 1924, Page 3

BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY.

APPEAL TO THE COUNCIL FOR

ASSISTANCE

At last night’s Borough Council meeting a deputation consisting of Messrs Perreau and Christie wa.itou on the Council on behalf of the Be,-i u I ifying- Soeiel y.

C. Smith introduced the deputation.

Mr Perreau (president of the Society), said that the Society would bke the Council to make a donation of £ls towards the expenses of a caretaker in connection with the Society’s work. At present this expen-

se was £3O per annum and next year the Society intended to raise that aniounf to £,-)0, when they would call on the Council to pay half. lie also asked that the Council lay down an asphalt footpath at the south side "f Thakara. Gardens and that the grass be cleared away from round the triangle and the whole of the road right up to the triangle asphalted. Mr Christie endorsed the previous speaker's remarks and pointed out I In- good work done bv the Soviet v

a bean l ifying the hiwii. He uVged Unit the roadway round the Triangle and Ihakara Garden be denned up. The Mayor asked what funds the Society had. Mr Porrenn said that they had ab'.iil CCiCI on hand and £2OO at in- .. .in the Post Office.

Th, Mayor considered it would he lime to make a grant to ihe Beauiifying Society when it had exhau-tocl its funds. He pointed out thin the Council had to fence some shrubs mi Easton Park. Cr. Smith said that as soon as

ihe funds of the Society were fin - i-hed the work of up-keep would fall on the Council. The Society was doing work that the Council should do and he considered that their funds would not lasi very long.

The Alayor said he was in sympathy with the granting of a donation.

Cr. Adams said ho would move that the matter be held over. The Alayor: T think the matter should be finished to-night. Cr. Smith said that the Council should help those who helped themselves. The Council had a. lot to tha.uk the Society for. He considered the Society’s request reasonable.

Cr. Parkin said he would like to see the lupins removed from Easton Park.

Cr. Adams said that if a grant, were made he wanted to see the money spent; properly. If t he work was not done right it was money wasted, lie could take Councillors along Park St. and “pull up trees planted in that street with his two fingers.”

Ur. Bryant, suggested that the Council give the Society a picture benefit instead of a donation. By this menus they would get anything from £ls to £2O. The Council pay all expenses. Mr Perreau pointed out fhat a man was at, present engaged in removing lupins from Easton Park. He also said that great care was being taken with the planting and the more money the Society got the better the work could be done. It was decided that a donation of £lO be made to the Beautifying Society and that the net proceeds of a picture benefit be granted towards the donation.