TOWN COUNCIL

Southland Times, Issue 18825, 19 May 1920, Page 7

TOWN COUNCIL

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Town Council was held last night, there being present—The Mayor (Mr John Stead), and Councillors J. F. Liilicrap, J. Stevenson, E. Sheehan, J. Miller, F. W. Freddy, S. McDonald, J. Matheson, J, T. Carswell and J. Martin. The secretary of the Rands Association wrote stating that ir had been decided to ask the Council to t .vourably consider the following proyo.-als; -The bauds to give five performances at £(> per concert, the bands reserving the rigid to give som« of these performances an Sundays and to be allowed to collect at the concerts, the b ;ndsmen to be allowed o travel tree on the trams when going to and coming from concerts in uniform; the Council to advertise the concerts by hanging announcement cards in the tram cars. In .-upport of the letter a communication from the Town Cl-rk, Dunedin was enclo.-ed wh en stated that in the northern city each er the seven bands is subsidised to the extent of £SO per season, and each gives five concerts. Of the five concerts four arc tp.en on Sundays and bandsmen it; unifoim travel tree to and from the concerts. In moving that the letter be referred to the Finance Committee, Cr Carswrll said that he was averse m raying the bands and allowing them to w-dcct , ;r the concerts. The public had da ne a cry well by the bands of late.-- The letter was n for reel to the committee. Wdlbun Curran, West Plains, wrote complaining oi ucl,.y in carrying out the construction of the embankment on the eastern rid; 1 of the W.uhopai at Burum. — Cr Carswell said ih o i: was a positive disgrace the way toe C.-nocil was being treated by the Prisons Department-. It was a breach of agreement.- Kef-crred to the Harbour Committee. James Forrest, Mitcheltow it. North Invercargill, who state;! that he was writing on behalf of "we. the ratepayer-, ’ petitioned the Council to proceed with the work on tho Train in the • tract.- ■ Referred to the committee. Sixteen employees of the pubti- works department wrote ;n lung that the wages advance of one ;--.-;-.ny per hour should un retrospective as from January 1, as in the east: of the other departments. instead of to Jkpril 1. — Referred t > Works Committee.