MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 February 1908, Page 9

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

■: r.i:.!,• ri; FORTNIGHTLY. MEETING

. i Tho : ; Mirama'r-, :' Council"' miit :iiist ; «ight.v : ; There; were present j~Ttie' '(Silr. C., J. Ciawfqrd), ,aud J Councillors,' East, Bell, f aud ;M'Lcpd.. : ' \ y:, lo the;' confirmation: thor Tniniites,' :.t)io.rMdyor\*TOmarked./thal:^thel : Op]anoil' : 'Kad. asked;, tlio Wellington Gas Company to' sub-, ■nit,- as early- as' possible, .a draft > Order-in-Council, " with .'"reference ;'to' ; 'tlie 0 ' laying, of a .main'fromitbe Company's prbpose'd iieW works' \ftoad''toJ;fhe nYent. canie<; to' hand- .it. would, : ho. said, 'bo signed without delay, land the 'Prime Minister ■;would, be informed that .the, Council'.had'giyoii ; its approval. . ; . ;A petition was'received requestinc: that tho time "'of'-deparluro of' the .- workers' 'car- from !Miramsr to', the ■ city .■ bo 1 ;mado ■ 7.18: a.m. --'in-' ■ stead 0f.7.1 a.m. jn order to allow of a second' 'trip.'. inXtim'e' to.-:onable passengers to reach. ;tho Tha ; matt?r referred to tlio Tramways Cqnimittoo_ with a favourable 7 \ :/i ' • ' ; •. vNineteoh - -- .'residents' petitioned' that Torn' Street, half way. betweon .-"ftirou Street/and Miramar Avenuo, be made: a stopping place for air cars. '' The ' Mayor said'it'would be a pity if ;thb'number- of; stopping-places werfe. unduly increased;. • .Too.) many .stopping-places.would ' result iin lengthening ..the; time pcoupied ■in . tho; journey.; . The matter.,yas referred to the. Tramways .;v • ; 7

Disros \l or CTRBian tThe Town Clerk' reported that tho difficulty ill eonneetion : fwith : '; .that house-; ',liold .rubbish should\bb roguln'rly'collcotcd and removed', lay - in^'''th'e : finding'off a suitable , tip for; tho rubbish.■; .To.itip ~tho;iriibbifih :into tho , sea;,would,:iie.oessitato j tlio ,employment; of a -steamer .to tow .out a barge..into deep, water, and-tho; anniial' expenso The''alternative appeared' tp'.bo , the pnrbhase' of; a block of land which, could subsequently,be used for a destructor site.. Until tho method of : disposal was 'settled, the,/details of tho scheme could . not, bo,, consiilei'ed. ;. .: : • 'Pho Jlayijr.'suid. it. would .'bo very objectionable to throw 'the rubbish on' tho'for6filioro. 'Ho had af first" thought- that;'Kahbit Island-might-:be. utilised, buc .mere ivas l no'road' to. it.'S.;•./j l . CounciHpt'> Ehfit,remarked i that: the-present; service was; very unsatisfactory, i./r,: : ■ 'l'ho .-.Mayor : ,;But 11 /don't , sed-how;. we,, arc. going-tq-got rid of the.rubbish. ' .Coune'illor .il/astV .1 .f6el:..sure/ that .'if ,'.the .Council' 'undertook' the work'' the' cost would be no greater than at presont. Would it not be possible' to sink hole's, aiid' burr the rubbish? .-■ .: v- 1 ;-;';. ; -; ' ■■ ■ ■; i ' The- Mayor: That ; 'is not' a- satisfactory' motliod :ofi disposin? of" the. rubbish. . Ifi' the rubbish is buried.' it always-works to' the sur-i face. Vears . nj!o, .:in'- the .C^ty,: rnbbish; was tipped into gullies,, but, in conseqnence,: pro-, jierty closo by .fiuifcred, as it was stated that it was situated beside, say, "Tin Can Gully." It will not be jjosßibla',t,o .do/anything until tho beginning "of. tho'neit jinancisl y>'ar, at any rate. ; ■ -■.• Counoillor Hast: I-do not considor that wo are-makinß'tlio, of .our -money.:' Tho Mayor: We could send carts round to collect tins,' etc., ,and, have n general, clean up.: I think a comprehensive ..scheme should .bn .formulnted '.during tho ■ ensuing, .'mouth,j Tho work should,!.in my, .opinion,' bo by tho borough', stair.,: It .will never bo satisfactorily'done until.' the corporation take tho matter in hand. ) i.-i;,-'.'-' Councillor East-moved that the work of disposing of rubbish-bo provided,for in the estimates. ' ' ; The- Mayor,' - who ; seconded pro forma, favoured .delay until after the municipal e1ec,t,10n5.... ,-•■ ..... . .The-motion was agreed, to.:-... . : _. OTHER MATTERS. , Tho Council resolved (o tako over Mapura Street. . , , ' : The 'Chief Postmaster inquired whether tho Council would allow tho conveyance'of mails"or a letter-carrier on the Ssntoun lino on'tho same terms, as , was charged in respect of tho Miramar section. It was dccided to send a favourable, reply. iV:i ,: ;; Accounts were passed.for payment n s follow. —District, fund ; account, .£sl ' lOs.lld.; tramway loair account, .£247 14s. 10d.; improvement loaii account, J0573 12s; Id. ' - ; The' Council-then went into' Committee.