TOWN BEAUTIFYING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 27 July 1912, Page 5

TOWN BEAUTIFYING

DISCUSSION AT TRUST MEETr INC. At 'bat,•might's meeting of the Mateterton Trust Lands Trust, 'Mr C. E. Daniel! moved that the Beautifying Society be gjraji.ted permimon to improve tlie appearance ©f the vacantsection at the cornei- df Chapel and' Hall Street, thajb the hoarding, which thud Ibecm erected there should be >p.uued' down, iand that a sum of £lO be grantfijd to the Society to further the work. Mi- Jackson' secoi#e& the emotion. Mr Michell objected to the section being given oyer to the Beautifying Society, as once trees were p'hmted 'upon the sectio'n, it would destaoy it for .building purposes. As to pulling d'owm hoardings, he was very match against it, as they had just 'been put up, antd', were neecsairy fo<r advertising piuapois'es. He wVrald favour ;he Trust taking itho matteii' into their own luind'S, aaul endeavouring to improve the appearance of the sect:on. s Mir .Caselberg diid not think it a good idea to let Trust sections go out of their hands. He favoured the T list improving the section. Mr x J ragnell, in supporting .the motion, leaid that the Beautifying Society was prepared to g'ive up al claims to the section, as soon ao t property imigiiit be required by tlie Tiriwrt; for ibuildimg or any otOier puri pose. Jif the Tr.usifc epeuit money or. j oi«o .section, they ,must do so on all .vamnt scot-ions. Many Sections -were touch in need of improving. He 1 ■ thought they all knew .the state of uhe section referred; to, and it -would be a good thing lif the .buckling ,in the section were removed. He did not think the Trust (should refuse the offer Kif tho Beautifying Society, It was finally decided tlmfc the Building .Ccanmittee of the Trust be appointed to act in con junction with the Be.iutifywng Society, .mid that a sum 'of £lO be granted for tlie work of levelling alnd gencp.illy improving the property.