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Port Adelaide Citizen (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Port Adelaide, South Australia National Library of Australia Council lifts Gagon Clouston elder Road incident explained after the " citizen had Given publicity to the. Successful application of the gag on Alderman Clouston at a Terent Council meeting there were no efforts to re apply the gag at the following meeting when the same circumstances arose. Alderman Clouston asked leave to reply to certain press statements and the leave refused until the citizen reported the proceedings was readily granted. Alderman Clouston sought an Opportunity of answering what were de scribed As grossly misrepresenting statements in the press by Alderman Curtis. While Alderman Clouston was in Sydney Alderman Curtis sent a letter to the daily press that Alderman Clouston would not give his Braina to the Council. On a Point of order Alderman Curtis objected to the statements being answered in the Council chamber. He wanted them answered in the press. Alderman Bray replied that As the matter dealt with the Council Alderman Clouston should have the right to Clear himself before the Council. Money Given. Alderman Clouston was told to proceed. He said he had been instrumental in getting Large sums of Money Given to the Council by firms towards the Cost of constructing roads. This had been a great financial Benefit to the ratepayers. When Alderman Davey was elected chairman of works in his place he Alderman Clouston was ill in bed. He said he later prepared his books and handed them Over to a meeting in a decent manner. A special meeting was then called at which councillor Mackay said he would like to be present. Alderman Clouston offered to make up his pay if he could get the time off from work those present at the meeting were Alderman Davey and councillors Mackey and Grant and himself. It was decided to approach some of the firms at Birkenhead about the construction of elder Road Extension. Alderman Clouston said he had prepared a statement that �400 would be the Cost of the Job. He said that �180 would be sufficient if the firms using the Road would contribute a share towards the Cost. Alderman Davey took councillor Grant away and had a private discussion and later did the same with councillor Mackay. They decided to leave the Job to Alderman Clouston. Not a or. Grant said As you have been so successful with collections of this kind you had better do to this Alderman Clouston replied it is the Job of the chairman of works. I am not carrying Alderman Davey replied that he was not As Good a Cadger As Alderman Clouston. Well visit these firms and put the pistol at their Heads was councillor Mackay � contribution to the conversation. Alderman Clouston intimated that he was not a gunman. The firms involved were not interested in the subscription proposition so Alderman Davey said he would not recommend the �400 being spent. At this stage councillor Guthrie interjected and asked Alderman Davey whether he favoured the reconstruction of Fletcher Road. Alderman Davey replied that he did not. Rapid Progress is being made on the new Birkenhead Bridge. On the left is a general View of the solid foundations which Are nearing completion. On the right Are heavy steel girders being swung into position on the new Section. Port City Council jottings $ in Brief x. I amplified music Largs Rotunda. The City Council has received a complaint from a resident of Largs Bay regarding the amplifiers at Largs bandstand. This ratepayer says that Early on a sunday afternoon he was driven indoors by the noise from an amplifier operated from the Largs bandstand. The blare of brass bands the croaking of crooners and the shrieks of sopranos rent the air continuously throughout afternoon and evening until they give place to the regular sunday evening band recital. Even though he remained indoors with All doors and windows shut in a House at least 200 Yards away the noise was still very loud it was impossible to concentrate on anything and together with other occupants of the House he was driven nearly to distraction by evening. It appears that the noise is a stunt to advertise some firm s amplifiers in any Case it was far removed from entertainment. He respectfully reminded the City Council that Largs Bay is regarded As a select residential area not disfigured As Are Many of our beaches by noisy sideshows and other forms of so called popular entertainment but if our week ends Are to be spent in a deluge of unwelcome sound Largs Bay will soon lose All right to be so regarded. He protested emphatically against this violation of the right of ratepayers to spend their Leisure hours in peace and quiet and respectfully asked the Council to support this right and forbid a repetition of its violation. The City Council at its last meeting gave instructions that the tone of the amplifier was to be modified and Only approved records played. Immunization. The local Board of health has decided to commence a voluntary scheme of immunization against diphtheria for children in the municipality on the 1st june. The officer of health or. P. T. A. Cherry is making Tho preliminary arrangement. Local doctors will a assist the Board in this Campaign. Public Telephone. It is the intention of the Deputy director of posts and telegraphs to instal a Public Telephone on the Western Side of Peel Street Watala approximately 160 feet North of Queen Street. The City Council has Given approval to the proposal. J Birkenhead bus. The City Council has asked the municipal tramways Trust to give instructions to bus Drivers to Stop the Birkenhead bus close to the Footpath when taking in or letting out passengers at the Beehive Corner semaphore Road Glanville. Complaints have been made that the bus invariably pulls up in the Centre of the Roadway and passengers Are subject to the danger of passing traffic. Triangular Reserve military Road Largs. The City Council has beautified the Reserve at the intersection of military Road and Woolnough Road opposite the Bowling Green. The Footpath has been extended and a strip of Lawn will be planted around the Reserve. Seats will be provided and a bus shelter seat will be placed Here. The Council has asked the Trust to remove the Stop sign from the pole on the North Side of military Road to the pole on the South Ide so As to coincide with the new position of the shelter seat. Incinerator the City Engineer is preparing a report for the local Board of health on the advisability of installing an incinerator in lieu of the present method of dumping House refuse. Information is being obtained As to the amount of rubbish removed from houses shops and industries so that the Cost of construction and working expenses May be arrived at. In the meantime instructions have been Given for the burning of refuse at the Hart Street dump to be discontinued so As to overcome the smoke nuisance and the Rosewater dump is being levelled off and covered. Big plans for Floral Day to Aid comforts fund port Adelaide Floral Day will be held on april 17. It promises to be the most spectacular Day the seaport has Ever experienced. The whole City will take part in the decorations. In conjunction with the Flower Day a drive will be made for funds to Aid the fighting forces comforts fund. Flower lovers will remember with Pride the great Effort shown during the last two years to convert the City into a Model Garden. So successful have the Floral Days been that this year tradespeople have decided to carry on with the annual event in spice of the european situation. A Competition for decorated premises and buildings will again be the main attraction. The Competition will be in two sections real Flowers and artificial or mixed Flowers. The sections will have four classes shops up to 20 feet frontage Over 20 feet frontage and decorated buildings and Florist shops Only. The Public is invited to enter for the Floral Mats and flags Section. Mats will be in real Flowers and flags or emblems can be either real or artificial. The prizes for each Section will be f l 1/, 15/ and 10/6. The maximum surface dimension will be six feet by four feet and the minimum three feet by two feet children s Section. A special children s Section for Floral Mats will be an added attraction. These Are to be made of real Flowers with a uniform size of three feet by two feet. Entry forms and particulars of How to make Floral Mats Are available at the Secretary s office 79 commercial Road port Adelaide. The Floral Day will attract Many thousands of people to the seaport. The Adelaide Flower Day will not be held this year. It is anticipated that this will assist the port Adelaide attendance. Comforts fund. To augment the fighting forces comforts fund arrangements Are now being made for a big committee of Button Sellers to work in conjunction with both the semaphore and Rosewater sub branches of the . A Complete canvass will be conducted of every House in the District and buttons will be sold during the Day in port Adelaide. The mayor of port Adelaide or. Ralph Wright will be in control of All funds contributed Floral dance. On the night of Floral Day a dance will be held in the port Adelaide town Hall. The proceeds from the dance will further fort Adelaide s patriotic drive. The town Hall will be beautifully decorated with Flowers by the port Adelaide Flor cultural society and an exhibition of Floral pictures will be on View. The exhibition of pictures is the work of or j. Bower of Woodville and consists of real Flowers and wild grasses pressed into different designs. They Are of artistic Quality and will be a draw card. The exhibition will be open to the Public during the afternoon

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