minutes of a meeting the council of;, t.he'...

PRESENT .

MINUTES .

2350.L.A.TE MR .G.R. HOI.l:,OMBE, .AND LATE MR . TED. BAKER .

. MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF;, T.HE' MUNICIPALITY OF NE~fl'OWN , HELD AT THE TOWN' HALL, NEwrOWN, ON TUESDAY, the 9th MitY, 1933, at 7:30p.m.,

His Worship the Mayor, (Alderman F.A. Newnham,LL. B.), and ..Udermen Delve, Bugler, funn, Dunshea, Fleming, Ryan, Pawley, Stocks, Solomon, Goddarft, and Roberts.

- . U_pon the Miimtes o:f the last Meeting o:f the Council being submitted, Alderman .1 ~l..er drew at,tention that aLthough His Worship · the __ l!J,a,Yor su_bmitted the 'Report o:f a :MeetiiJ.g o:f' the Finanee Cotnmittee, heid on the- 24th~: the Deputy Mayor, (Alderman I,E.Ryan,.r.P~ presided, and this should be noted in th~ Minutes. Alderman Roberts moved that with this alteration, the Minutes be taken as read, and con:firmed, and signed. Seconded by Alderman Stocks, and carried.

Alderman Solomon referred in feeling terms to the death o:f Mr~ G,R. Holcombe, o:f Alice st., Newtown, an old and highly esteemed Resident of' this funicipality , and also to the death of Mr~. Ted. Baker, and moved that letters o:f. sympathy be :forwarded +o the relatives in each case. Seconded by Alderman Pawley, and carried unanimously by the Members of the Council rising in silence .

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Reference

2358, D, T YLOR ,

2359.

RE S~ 0? 1LJi ':.' C H.A.PJ.TY

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I OR~H ..:!. TO ' T FU3L::C

SCHOOL, RE S~ETY DIREC I LI1TES .

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN

, f/NL'TES OF A MEET/ 'G OF THE COUNClL (duly com•ened)

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 9th day of May ,1933, , at 7-30 o'clock p. m. (Continued)

CORRESPONDENCE.

Letters :from Mrs . c. F. Stephenson , and.. :Mrs. Ada Young, thanking Council for letters of Sympathy . "Received".

Letter from the Casino Council, advocating a further reduotion in.Salaries.an~ Wages. lderman J:?.obert s move~.L that the letter be "Received", and the C as~no Coun<nl ~nformed

that this Ccruncil declines to co-operate, as the methods now employed of arranging for Salaries and ages by Concilliatian, are considered just and equitable, and should not be diverted fro~ . Seconded.. by Alderman Dunshea.

Amendment moved by Alderman Bugler, that the letter be "Received"' only. Seconded by lderman Fleming, and lost. .

The original motion was then submitted, and declared carr~ed,

Letter from the Reverend, F8ther Lloyd, mak ing application for permission to run an G Ama eur Boxing Tournament from the 31st inst,, to the 30th August next, in aid of st •

.roseph ' s Church debt . Alder;man Solomon moved that the application be "Recei vedn, and gran ted, Seconded by Alderman Ryah, and carried,

Le~ter from the St Peters' Council complaining of an unpleasant odour arising from this Council ' s Incinerator Depot, John St ., AldEtrman Ryan moved that the. letter be "Received", and a oopy of this Council ' s Health Inspector's Report, regarding th~s matter~ be for 1arded to the St. Peters' Council, Seconded by Alderman Roberts, and carr~ed.

Letter from the Perma.nent Trustee Co,, who are acting for the T,'Buckland Settlement, intimating that T. Buckland Esq., has hande d the Council's letter to them for reply, re~Rrding the replacing of portion of Z28 King St., recently destroyed by fire, and the Company would be glad to learn Council's minimum requirements regarding this matter; Alderman Pa ley moveO.. that the letter be "Received", and the writer informed that Council regrets the decisi on not to demolish the whole of the building, and any portion of t he building damaged by fire must be removed, and if re-erected, Plans and Specifications should provide for all walls etc., to be areoted in brick-work, as far as possible , or other non-combustible material, Seconded by Alderman Ryah, and carried.

Letters from F.M. Burke, 11 .L.A., and the Secre t ary for Transport, re the Tram route via George St. , to Fort hlacqu~ri e being reverted to for Newtown Trams, and intimating that the matter was receiving consideration. Alderman Delve moved that the letters b~ "Received", and llr , Burke thanked for his attention to the matter. Seconded by Alderman Bugler, and ca rried,

Letter ~rom the Seoretar,y of the Newtown School of Arts, m~~ing application for a subsidy for the current year. 4derman Dunshe a moved that the letter be ''Received", and referred to the Finance Commi t tee for report, Seconded by Alderman Delve, and carried, ·

.Letter from Miss D. Taylor, ask ing for the use of the Town Hall at charity rates, for the purpose of holding a Benefit Concert for Mrs. J. Williams & Family, on the 29th inst., Alderman Solomon moved that the application be "Received", and granted. Seconded by Alderman Dunshea, and carried,

Application from the ranager, Claude Neon Signs Ltd, for permission to erect an Electric Neon Sign, in front of No, 164 King St ., Newtown, occupied by Messrs, W.N. Bull Ltd, Alderman Delve moved that the application be "Received", and granted, subject to a full compliance \nth th e provisions of Ordinance No. 55, covering Advertisements, Seconded by Alderman Dunn, and carried.

Application from Miss K. 0' Shea, :for the use of the Town Hall at charity rates, on ~ednesd~ the 31st inst., for the purpose of holding a Dance in aid of the funds of the Newtown St ,Vincent-de -Paul Soc iety. Alderman Fleming moved that the application be "Received11

, and granted. Seconded by .Alderman Solomon,anCJ: carried.

Letter from the Secretary o:f the Local Government Assn., or N.s.w., notifying a in the ~~icipal & Shire Councils Employees Award , as regards Employees driving and Cart et.c., Alde.rman Solomon moved that the let.ter be "Received". Seconded funshea; Amendment-moved by Alderman Pawley, that the letter be "Received" and .Council adhere t o the terms of the amended Award, Seconded by Alderman St~cks The original motion. was then submitted, and. declared. carried. '

variation a Horse by Aid. this and lost,

Letter from Mrs . L. Fowler, .r .P., making application for permission to stand Tables ou~side the vari ous Polling Booths within this area, in connection with the Referendum be.mg. taken on Saturday the 13th inst.,., .Alderman Bugler moved that the applicati on be "Rece~ved", and granted. Seconded by Alderman Roberts, and carried,

Application from ;r .L. Fennelly, on behalf of the Newtown Mayor's ,Relief Movement for permission to conduct a Fancy Fair with Chocolate Wheel outside the Town Hall N~wtown on Fr~deys the _l2th and 19th insts., Alderman Dunn mov;;d that the application' be ' ~ece~ved", an~ granted. Seconded by Alderman Pawley, and carried •

Letter from P.B. Cox, Principal of the North Newtown Publ Direction lin s be placed across King St. at Elizabeth S

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2371

OLS ALLEGED BE MISSING

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2372 . BRENNANS LT

2373

SOCIAL IN AID OF N.M. R.

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2374 ENGINEER' S REPORT .

2375 HEALTH INS~ REPORT .

THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEWTOWN MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL

on Tuesd,ay the 9th day of

(duly convened)


May,l933, , at 7-30 o'clock p. m. (Continued) -----i

Application be "Received", and granted, subject to Police Approval . Seconded by Alderman Delve, and carried.

Application from Mrs. I. King, for the use of the Town Hall at charity rates, for the purpose of holding a Juvenile Fancy-nress Ball, on the 27th J"une next, in aid of the funds of the Newtown ~unior Technical School. Alderman Ryan moved that the appli·cation be "Received", and granted. Seconded by Alderman Delve, and carrie-d .

Let-ter from M. Murray , making application fo.r a Band of 12 Unemployed Performers to play at the Enmore Terminus, on Friday Evenings, from .7-30 till 9 p.m., and take up a collection. Alderman Delve moved that the application be "Received", and granted. f subject to Police approva1, between dUliett and Station Sts. Seconded by Alderman Ryan , and carried.

Letter from R.A. Baker, making application on behalf of the Newtov~ -East Branch of the A.L.P., for the use of the •Town Hall, at charity rates, for the Younger Set, every Tuesday Evening, till the end of the year. Alderman Ryan moved that the application be "Received11 , and granted, (when the Hall is not otherwise engaged), for a period of three months, when a further application for an extension of time may be made . Seconded by Alderman Pawley, . and carried. •

Letter from P. Brevett, intimating that certain of his Tools were missing from this Coancil's Gladstone St., Depot, and ·asking for the bUill of £2/18/- in recompense . Ald. Roberts moved that the letter be "Received", and referred to the Finance Committee for report, in conjunction with a report from this Council's Engineer, regarding the matter. Seconded by Alderman Solomon, and carried.

Letter from the Kingsford-Smith Testimonial Fund Committee, asking th&t a List be opened at the Newtom Tom Hall, fo'r subscriptions to this Fund . Alderman Bugler moved that the application be "Received", and referred to the Finance Committee for report • Seconded by Alderman Dunshea, and carried.

Let.ter from the Hon.J". Tyrrell,M.L.C., General Secretary of the Federated, Municipal & Shire Councils Employees' Union or Aus ., asking that further oonsideration be given to the discharge of certain of this Council's Workmen, and intimating that if they are discharged, their places must be filled by Members of the Union , residing in this :Municipality. It was Resolved, t hat the letter be "Received", and considered in

•' conjunction with a Motion by Alderman Roberts, at a later stage of the Evening.

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' Letter. from Jf .H. Lanaghan, asking on behalf: of the Warren Ball Memorial fund, f'or permission to place a sui table .JVl.emorial Obelisk, on the north-western corner of HollisPark, about 3 ft. back from the building lines of Tarren Ball Avenue,and Georgina St., and, further, asking if this Council will construct a suitable concrete base f'or the :Memorial Obelisk, 3 ft. square, and 18" above the ground level. Alderman Bugler movad that the letter be "Received" , and the requ.esi;Q contained therein be complied with. Seconded by .Alderman Pawley, and carried.

' Letter from J. Brennan, covering a Cheque value £30, forwarded on behalf of Brennans Ltd, Social Club, as a donation towards the rands of the ~ewtown Mayor's Relief Movement, to pDovide Food and Clothing f'or the Distressed within this Municipality. Alderman Delve moved that the letter be "Received", and Mr . Brennan, and the l!embers of' the Social Club, be thariked for their generous donation. Seconded by Alderman Bugler, and carried.

REPORTS.

The ,To.wn Clerk submitted a Heport a Conference held on the 27th ult., between the Deputy Mayor (Alderman I.E. Ryan, J.P.-, Alderman J. Solomon,J.P., and the Town Clerk, (W.G. Salmon~, with the Managing Director of the Electric Light & Power Supply Corpn. Ltd, (J.Donoghue ,M.I.E.E. etc.,), re matters relative to the Public supply of electricity to this Municipality; As a result of which, it was promised that the amount of' deposit for private resiQences, would be reduced from £2, to £1, and any concessions which had been granted in the prices of electricity, to other Municipalities, would also apply to the Municipality of' Newtovm. It was Resolved on the motion of Alderman Ryan, Seconded .by Alderman Solomon, that the Town Clerk ' s Rep ort be "Reeei ved", and adopted, and an enquiry be. made as to w~ether those ~ensumeDB who had already paid £2, or any ins4~1ment over £1, in connection with private Residences, could now have a refund. of' u

1 or any alllount paid over £.1. A letter confirming the reduction to £.1 in

the amount "'Dr Deposit on Dwellings, was also ttRecei ved". The Engineer submitted his report of works completed or in progress durinc the ras t fortnight, together with an addendum, stating that G. Kilmartin had be ~r employed asav temporary-Hand. ttReceived".

The Health Inspector submitted his Report, as contained on folios 20/1 of the Health Inspector's Report Book; Alderman Dunn moved that the Health Inspector's Report be "Received", and adopted. Seconded by Alderman Fleming, and ca ried~

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COUNCIL ( drtly com>ened)


9th day of Mgv 1933 • al '"" ' '

UE;)TIO NS 'N ITHOUT NOTICE .

7-30 o'clock p. m. (Continued)

Under this he ading, Alderman Fleming moved;- "Th~t a letter be sent to the Minister for Edu cat ion, asking that First -Aid. Classes be formed. in the Publi c Schools, to give suit ble in st ruc tion to the Scholars in all Fi:rst-Aid methods. n Seconded by Alderman Roberts , and carr ied,

de rman Fleming a sked if any further let~er had been received, re the snoxmwa~er drainage of King St . ewt own, between the Newt own and. St . Peters' Railway Bridges. The Mayor replied in he ne ge t i ve , and. Alderman Ryan moved that .F .M. Burke, M.L . A., the Member for t his Distri ct , be a sked to interview th& Minister, and urge upon him the great importance of this matter. Seconded by Alderman Fleming, and carried.

Alderman Solomon asked if a reply had been received from the. Minister for Labour & Indust ry, re garding the establishment of a Depot for the manufacture of clothing etc. , for t he Poor Children within this area. The Mayor rep;Lied in the negative., and said. he would have a further letter forwarded .

Alde rman Robert s dr ew at tention to the very bad condition of the Piano in the Town Hall, i t was Resolved t o leave t he matter in the hands of the Mayor to investi gate any offers made , wi t h a view t o securing a suitabl~ Instrument •

.Alderm an Pawley moved that a Report be prepared by thi.s Council's Engineer, for the Works ' - Commi ttee, re garding th e advisability of laying stormwater drainage pipes to a.arry the

stormwaters from Lord St., via John St ., to the stormwater drain on the Illavmrra Railway Line. Seconded by Alderman Stocks, and carried.,

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. . Alderm an Fleming asked that the matter of stnrmws ter drainage in Gladstone St ., be reporte on by the lor ks 1 Coomi ttee at its next Meeting. The Mayor said he would. have these ~atters atten~ed to by the Works' Co~mittee .

lde rm.an Du.nshea moved, th~t the Cou.nci~ do now resolve into "Committee of the Whole", f or the purpose of considering a notice of motion moved by Alderman Roberts, together wi th letters which ha d been received., referring to the same motion. Seconded by Alderman Pawley, and. carr ied.

Upoq. 01_e;~~xni ng Council, it was reported tha t while in. "Co~ittee of' the Whole Council", the motio~ w'B.~oved. by A.lder·man Roberts , via;-

"That the motion for adoption of the Engineer's Report , passed at the last Meeting of the COQncil, be and is hereby resc inded, insofar as it refers to the dismissal of Employees , - Uilne, and Luocf.6Dfr;1. ,"

This 1 otion of Reci ssion /was c ounter s i .gned by AldeJ?men Goddard, and Solomon. whlCh

had been :f ormally Seconded by .Al derman Solomon, and. lost. Letters of Appeal from H. Milne, and. B. Lue ;:ford , had been submitted; Bot h

these ITorkmen addressed. the. Committee, ip support of their Appeals , and. after fully c onsider ing t he whole matter, your Committee recommends that this Council's ~revious decisi?n, re the. retirement of H. Milne , and B. Luoc~~P4~ be adhered to , - Bo~ parties to be ~nformed accordingly , and a gratuity of £2/-/- f or each year of service/be paid in each case. and any Holid~ Pay due

With reference to the letter from the General Secretary of the Federated Muni~ipal, & Shire Counfiils, Employees Union of ~s ., regarding, the same matter, yo~ Commlttee recom~ends that the writer be informed. that it is evident from the tone of his letter, that he has been misinformed, and this Council is prepared to meet Represent atives of the Union to place the matter more correctly and fully before them, -the arrangements for such Conference to be made by Alderman F.B. Roberts J.P. of' this Council. • '

Alderman funs he a moved. "That the re:port of the C omm,i t tee of the ,vfuole C ounoil be "Received" and. adopted, and. its recommenclations be carried into effect. " Seconded. by Ald.enman Bugl.er, and. carried.

And there being no further business, the Meeting terminated , Confirmed at an Ord.inary Meeting of the Council, held at t~e Town Hall,on

Tuesday, the 23rd May, 1933, at 7-30 p.m.,

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APOLOGY .

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238 8 . J . BRENNAN , RE D.aNCE ON ll th JULY, AID OF N. I.i: . R

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2394 E . PEhRCE , ~ G;LLICO SIGN

BA!';K HOTEL .

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THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPAL ITY OF

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE COUIIJCIL

NEWTOWN

(duly convened) A \.2 •j ") ~ () r.J •J

Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWT OW N

\ on Tuesday the 23rd day of May , l933 , , at ?-W o'clock p. m.

{Continued)

His Worship the Mayor , (Alderman F . A. Newnham , LL . B.), and Aldermen Bugler , Delve , Dunn , Dunshea, Roberts , Goddard , Solomon, Ryan , Pawley , and Stooke .

An Apology was received and accepted fl'om lderman Fleming .

Each Member or the Counc il havin g received a copy of the Minutes of the previous Meeting,

Alderman P awley moved that the Minutes be taken as read , and confirmed , and signed . Seconded by Alderman Dunshea , and carried .

Alderman Solomon referred in feeling terms to the death of the late liT . Thoma s Bu~ler ,

father of Alderman ~ .v. Bugler , o:nd an old and. highly respected Resi cie nt of our Municipality , and moved that a letter of sympathy be forwarded to Mrs. Bugler & Family. Seconded by Alderman furm , and carried unanimously by the Members of the Council risirg

i n s ilence .

CORRESPONDENCE.

Letter from N ,;, • Clemow, thanking Council for letter of appreciation . "Received" •

Letter from G.R. Thomas , Director of Education , intimating that it is not considered to be in the best interests of School Pupils , to allow Adults to congrec-ate about School Bu~lding~, and Council' s applic~tion for permission to place seats behind the Soldiers ' Memorial , - Newtown Superior Public School , corner of King & Nevvman Sts , must be refused.. Alderman Bugler moved that the letter be "Received", and Mr . Thomas be invited to meet this Council ' s Works ' Committee , when this matter can be more fully explained . Seconded by Alderman Pawley , and carried.

Appl ication from c. Dickie , · for permission to exhibit a Calico Sign on the Bank Hotel ,

Newtown Bridge , to advertise a Play to be held in the Qddfellows H~ll , on the 6th June next . Alderman Solomon moved that ·the application be "Received", and granted • Seconded by Alderman Ryan , and carried.

Letter from ~ . Br.ennan , intimating on behalr of"Brennans ' Ltd. - Social Club:' , that the second dance in aid of the Newtown Mayor ' s Unemployment Relief Movement, will be held in the Oddfellows Hall , on the 11th Jul y next . Alderman Delve moved that the letter be "Received", and the writer be thanked , and informed that this Council will be pleased to extend its patronage and support to this Social . Seconded by Alderman Roberts , and

carried .

Letter from the Managi ng Director of the Electric Light & Power Supply Corpn.Ltd , re the refund of electric light de1>osi ts over £1 . "Received" .

Letter from the Se cretary of the Newtown Royal Arch Chapter , thanking C~cil for the reduction made in the charges for the Hall , for Lodge Meetings . "Received".

Letter from the Suthe rland Shi re Courlcil, re payment for Unemployment Relief 1 orks , "'Rece i vedtt, on the motion of Alderman Dunn , Seconded by Ald.erman funshea .

, Letter fr om the Secretary of the· United Vigore Club , asking for the use of the Town Hall, Newtown , on the 7th June next , at charity rates, for the purpose of holding a Dance , to provide .Tumpers and Kits for Unemployed Members . Alderman Ryan moved that the application be "Received'• , and granted . Seconded by Alderman Dunn , and carried.

Letter f'rom the Department of Trf.nsport , per favor of F . M. Burke , M.L~ ,r.~nt~~;HY«

that the ·adv~tages a?cruing from the presen~ Tram route :f'rom Newtown(\ wef'~i::l~"5ns!a-eo~e~t. t o far outwe1gh any dlsadvantages , and Counc1l ' s request that the route via George St . be again reverted t o, cannot be granted; fUrther , that it is found impossible at the '

present time to red~ce the Railway Fares from Newtown~ to the northern end of the City . Al derman Dunshea moved that the letter be ''Received" , and Mr . Burke thanked for his attention to the matter , and asked. to kindly arrRnge for a Deputation from this Council to the Minister for Transport , so as to bring thesflmatte~more fully before him . Seconded by Alderman Bugler , and carried .

Letter rrom E. Pearce , making application for permission to erect a Calico Sign on the

Bank Hotel , Newtown Bridge , for the purpose of advertising his Dance in the Oddfellows ' .Hall, Enmore Road . Al derman Dunn moved that the appl ication be 't}teceived" , and granted for a period of three weeks . Seconded by Alderman Solomon , and carried.

Letter f r om c. ~lllen, maki ng appl ication for the use of the Town Hall , on the lst .June

next , at charity rates , for the purpose of holdine a Benefit in aid of the Wife and Chi l dren of 'the l ate Corporal. G. T' . Owen . Alderman Delve moved that the appl ication be "Received", and gran ted . Seconded by Al derman Dunshea, and carried.

Letter from the Executive of the Local Government Assn . , of N . S . lJI! ., i\lrther explaining

i t s reasons f or app oi n ting Alderman Bartl ett to the position of Hon ~ Treasurer of the As sn., "Rece ived".

Letter fr om~ . Re id & Sons , Architects , regarding the replaoi on of No . zas

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King st., ""e•·:to m , recently destroyed b Fire , and intimating that this will be replaaed as rs.r .... possible , with non-combustible material . .Alderm~ Pawley moved that t~e letter be "Received" and the writer informed that his proposal w1.ll be agreed to, prov1.ded the Plans & Specifi ations when submitted, disclose non-combustible materials, approved by this ouncil. Seconded by .Alderman Ryan, and car ... ied .

Appli ation from D.R. Cooper, for permission to place an Advertising Sign, in front of the To Hall in connection with his ~state Agency business. Alderman Bugler moved that the applicati~n be ''Received" , and granted, :for either the balcony railing! or the north facade , faeing he Railv;ay Station. Seconded by Alderman Pawley, and carr1ed.

Letter from • Drink~ater , making application for permission to hold a Fair, with Chocola heel ou-:side the To ·vn Ha ll, Newtown , on Fridays, the 26th inst., and 2nd J"une next, the

pro e~ds o be in aid of the fUnds of the Newtown Mayor ' s Re lief Movement . Alderman Dunshea moved that the appl icati on be ttRe cei ved", and granted. Seconded by Alderman funn, an~ c~ried . '

pplication from P.J". Douglns , for permission t o ere'ct' a lock-up Fruit S all, 4n vacant land a'- 575/? King St ., "ewtown. It was Resolved on the recommendation of the Works ' Committee , that the "'pplic ation be ttReceivedtt, and granted , until further notice, provided ~· e structure is erected to the Building Inspector ' s satisfaction.

Letter from Hardman Bros. Ltd, complaining of the damage done by stormwaters during the · re ent heavy rains , and asking thflt provision be made to carry-off the stormwaters from

he foot of ~a.rian Lane . I t was I'Resolved on the recommendation of the Works ' Committee, that the letter be »Received"'' , and the Engineer prepare Plans and Estfmates for an 'Q'.nderPT£_>und Drain ,_ ·1ith sui taple gulleys , to relieve the stormwaters from :MariM Lane., and .. he wt'i uer be mfur·med accordl.ngly. · Lette~ from R. Holli s , ~ .P ., complaining of inade~uate stormwater m~ainage at the rear of "'os . 48 and. 50 Nernnan St., A Petition regarding the sam'e matter wa s received from

..... . -· Tayl or , a. , King, and twelve others , - Owners or Oc cupiers of property in Newman St., and it was Resolved on the recommendation of the Works' Committee, that the writers be informed that a careful inspecti on of this Council's s'tormwater drain will be made to loca any sign of a subsidence, and this Council's Engineer will confer with the Tra mway unhorities , re stormwater drainage from the Tramway Running Yards, abutting on to R~il.way

Lane. ·

Letter from Claude Neon Lights Ltd , covering Plan of proposed Sign, in front of No. 73 King St,, I t was Resolved on the recommendation of the works' Committee, that the letter be "Received", and the sign approved.

Letter :from d . H. Lanaghan, Honorary Secretary of the Iarren Ba ll Memorial Fund Committee, inviting the Mayor & Aldermen to attend the Unveiling Ceremony of t~~ ~~~r~~ Q~~l~~ . at the intersect ion of "!arren Ball Avenue, and Georgina St,, N ewtown•0. J..Arct~:r'!nfu! ":t!awte'yh l. • moved that the invitation be "Rece ived", - accepted with thanks , - and as many as possible a~tend . Seconded. by lderman Solomon, and carried .

'Application from F.a. Newnham,LL. B., Solicitor , for Council's approval of Subdivision Plan of land, at iio . 5'7/9 Commodore St ., Newtown . It was Resolved on the recommendation of the "i'orks ' Committee, that the application be "Re ce'i ved", an'd the Plan approved. .

Application from lliss G. Gib ens , for permission to erect an additional Petrol Pump, in front of o. 101 AQstrali a St., I t was Resolved on the recommendation of the Works ' Comr:1i ttee , that the application be "Received", and gran ted subject to this Ccmnc il' s Regulations governing the erec·tion of Petrol Pumps. '

R E P 0 R T s. His . orzhip_ -:;he :~yor, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, submitted a Rep ort of a 'ee lng'he:::.d on uhe 23rd inst., as contained on Folio 219 of the Finance Committee's ~eport ! which reco~mende~ Confirm&tion of Accounts paid u~der Votes of Approppriati on amoun-l.ng ~o 2133 8 9 ' d

.j. u v ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• £. - - an. payment of ccounts passed. thE t Evening , amount ing to ••••••••••••••• · •••.• £1551-19- 8: Tot' l pa ents from the Gener£..1 Fund since laJt Meeting •••.•.•.•••••••••• £3685- 8- 5.

' The .:on"thly Financial Statement of the General Fund was also submit ted &n d dis closed a reait Balance of £10,648- v - 8 . ' '

It "'S f'urther recor,nended , (a). That a subsidy of £25 be granted to the Newtown School of Arts for the current ye2~ . ( b) . That a SUbscript ion LiGt be opened Et the Tovm Hall - e t~wn , . ::'or the recPipt of Subscriptions , in ' aid of the "Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Test1mon1al Funa.'! (c). That ' the Claim of P. Bre "e "'ut for compensation amounting to D?/18/ .D m 1 11 d . ' ~ -, LOr ~?o - s a e ~e to have been stolen from this Council's Gladstone St. Depot be not enter~a1ned. ' '

der En DunGhea moveC.. that the Finance Committee's Report be "Received" and adopte~ , - the accoun"tn confirmed "n ci paid. , - the l:onthly F' cial Statement laid 'upon :he ~~ale , and all. recommendation s contt.ined t} erein be carl· ed. into,fect Seconded oy ~a.er!!!an Dunn , and carried. • · .

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4408 , WORKS ' COM • . REPORT .

2409. ENGINEER ' S REPORT .

2410 . HE.hLTH INSP . REPORT.

2411 . ~'I.LD . SOLO} .ON :RELIEVIN(}

LABOUR .

i~4 JLl. .. ;LD -. .30L01~0N ,

CLOrHING DEPOT HALL •

241 2 . rl.LD . BUGLER I

BR.OADCA .... TING OF RHCE MEET

.tiLT ~RATIONS I N TJ~~.VE -LEr

2413 , ALD . ROBERTS , RE !::iT0Rl"¥.n'l:ER

Rh.IN AGE FR 01: G ST , NEWTG

2414. . RYAN, RE REP_URS to 611/631 KING ST .

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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE c mmcn. (duly cormened) IJ t) 2 D Held at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NEWTOWN

on Tuesday the 23rd day of May, 1933, , al 7-30 o'clock p. m.

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His Worship the Mayor, as Chairman of the Works' Committee, submitted a Report of a Meeting held on the 22nd inst., as contained on folios. 322/3 of the Works ' Committee's Report Book., and embodying recommendations Nos. 1 to 15 inclusive. It was decided to consider the recommendations seriatum. Recommendations Nos. 1 to 8 were ~Received~ and adopted. -Upon Item 9 being submitted, it was decided to so amend the recommendation, as to provide for the report re Gladstone St., draina~e to include the advisability of resuming sufficient land for playground area, and also for diverting all stormwater drainage from Kingston Ward . Recommendations Nos . 10 to 15 inol. were "Reoei ved", and adopted. '

Alderman Dunshea moved as a covering motion, that with the amendment to Recommendation No.9, the Works' Committee's Report be "Received", and adopted, and its reoommendations be. carried into effect. Seoonded by Alderman Roberts, and carried.

The Engineer submitted his report of works completed or in progress during the past fortnight, whioh was "Received".

The Health Inspector submitted his report, as contained on foli os 21/22 of the Health Inspector's Report Book, and.. Alderman Dunn moved that the Report be nRecei ved", and adopted, and a letter be for~arded to Mr. w. Dubber. expressing this Caancil's appreciation of his satisfactory services, whilst in the employ of the Council, and expressing the hope that his health may soon be restored. Seconded by Alderman funshea, and carried.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.

Under this heading, Alderman Solomon moved;- ~That the Mayor be requested , when engaging relieving labour, to so distribute it, that as many as possible will reap the bene~it~ SeconQed by Alderman Delve, and carried.

Alderman Solomon asked if any definite reply had been received, re aarding the establishment of a Clothing Depot at the Town Hall, Newtownj.? The Mayor replied in the negative, and Alderman Solomon moved, . "That le~ters be forwarded to F.M. Burke, and.. R.J. Stuart-Robertson, Ms.L.A., requesting them to urge upon the Minister for Labour & Industry, the advisability of establishing this Depot.n Seconded by Ald • Dunshea, and carried.

Alderman Bugler moved;- "That E.C. Riley, M.H.R., be requested to interview the Postmaster-General, anQ ask him on behalf of this Council, not to interfere with Broadcasting Progr~mmes, either as reeards the broadcasting of Race-Meetings, or any other branch of sport, or the alte~ing of Vave -Lengths , as the former alterationti wOQld greatly militate aga~nst the enjoyment derived by the Residents of this Municipality, from Broadc~sting Programmes, and the latter would incur extra expense in altering Radio Sets, which the Working Class of this Municipality, at the present time, through unemployment etc., is ill-prepared to incur." Seconded by Alderman Dunn, ~d carried.

Alderman Roberts moved;- "'That F.li. Burke, M.L.A.., be requested to arrange ~or a Deputation ,f'rom.,•tlhisGouncil, to wait upon the Minister for Tre.nsport, to urge that the Stormv/8.ter Drainage from King St. ,Newtown, (Main Road No. 1), between the Newtown and st. Peters' Railway Bridges, receive immediate attention." Seconded by Alderman Ryan, and carrieQ.

Alderman Ryan drew attention to the need for repairs to the footpathA in front o~ Nos. 611/631 King st.,where the awnings were recently removed . The Mayor said he wOUld have this ~atter attended to.

And there bein~ no ~ther business, the Meeting terminated.

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