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CITY OF PORT ADELAIDE
STREET LIGHTIXC;.
The new type of street lights called "Osira," a mer-
tury vapour light, have been ins.ailed in a portion of
St. Vincent Street and Contmercial Road, and \vere lit
for the first time on April 1st, 198(i. This is decidedly
an improved method of street lighting, and Port .\de-
laide is to be complimented on being the first muni
cipality in South Australia to permanently install the
svstem in its streets.
TREE PL.VXTERS' ASSOCIATION.
I am pleased to record that following a meeting
convened by the Lord Mayor, a Tree Planters' Associa
tion has been formed in South Australia to act, amongsr
other duties, as an advisor}- body in regard to s reel
and reserve treeplanting. The Mayor of Norwoo<l, Col.
\V. S. Hanson, and myself were appointed delegates ot
local governing bodies.
HIRKENUEAU IIRIDGE.
The most pleasing item fijr mo to record is tliat the
Parliamentary Public Works Committee has recommen
ded the construction of a bridge across the JVrt iviver,
thus connecting Port .Adelaide with lUrkenhead,
Although the Council were urging the constructic)n of
this bridge at Commercial Road end, it has subsequent!}'
transpired that difficulties were in the wa\' of this site,
and the Government had since passed an .Act authorising
the construction of the bridge from the end of Nelson
Street. The thanks of the Council are due to Aklcrman
Clouston for his untiring efforts on behalf of this cor
poration and the citizens, for the vast amount of work
he has done in connection with the bridge, and the
Council has recorded in the minutes its appreciation of
his work, as in the opinion of the Council, the data and
facts prepared by the Chairman of Works and submitted
as evidence to the Public Works Parliamentarv Com
mittee were mainly responsible for the Committee's
favourable recommendation.