KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 155, 25 March 1908, Page 9

KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL

FORTNICHTLY MEETING. . ! PROPOSAL .TO BORROW £24,000. ' \ Tho fortnightly moetirig'of'-.the Karori Borough Gouncii was held last night,' th'oro being present Murdoch (m .the chair)., -Lissington, Spiers, Hammond,, Cathie, Put\nam; Clark, Smith, and Wodde. - j J:' A letter was received. from thp • city clectric.il engineer, Mr-. .Stuart .Richardson, with reference.to complaints had been mado regarding the route .boards ( on tho Karori' cars. -It was explained that, tho trouble had originated since tho withdrawal of the morning .ten-minute, .service .to -Karori, by ' tho morning . shift men-neglecting to see that "Ktu-ori" route .boards - were, placed on their chrs/- As tho alternate cars only ran between 4.30. and.. 6.30 . p.m., it was stated that itlio men were liable to, neglect to ..turn their boards. Special attention v would, in future, 1 be. given. : to this-matter. . . . ; . 1,1 TRAMWAY EXTENSION. ! .The .Finance Committeo,tabled, tho follow-' ing recommendations:—, '. . \ ; ;. .. I:.That..tho Council take steps to.. 1 ; extend tho tramway, through tho borough to tho Pound, and that a poll of .Vtlio ratepayers bo taken to raiso tho sum : ' ./■ of::£24,000, provided tho landowners ... affected by. this extension guarantee tho-. , , mileage, for ; a periodjof throo years. /.' 2. That, a. further-sum of £2000 bo '.raised for improving and finishing tho ' laying-out of the Recreation Ground. A long' and somewhat, desultory discussion ■centred about the first clause,, relating to, tramway extension; Several', Councillors con-, sideredthat something moro definito regarding tho.. contributions qf tho syndicates affected should havo been indicated by tho Committeo. 1 It was- pointed put by. Councillor "Wedde that it was most'important that the' Council should kiio'w exactly . how , it. stood .with regard to the assistanco to bo obtained from.'tho'.syndicates'. : The Council alouo 'could not carry through a tramway extension schemo such as the one. under consideration, and no assistanco could bo looked for from Northland. ' Ho moved,', ns an amendment, that tho motion bo'altered to read, 'Provided that tho landowners ali'ucted 'Will guarantee : a sum which will satisfy, tho Council that tho schemo will bo linanccd." This was carried. ...

1 Clauso .2 of . the Committee's recommendations wns adopted. ' A cheque for £60, authorised to bo paid to Mrs. Bulklcy as compensation.