MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 258, 24 July 1908, Page 4

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

9: ' FORTNIGHTLY MEETItJC. The fortnightly meeting of tho" Miramav Borough Council was lipid last night, there being present :—The Mayor (Mri:C. J. Crawford), and Councillors Cooper, Brodia, M'Leod, and Bell. . The following accounts wero passed fir payment District Fund Account', £223 i.. . 5d.; Improvements Loan Account, £12S0 '• Sd. The bank- balance to tho cred.H tho_ District, Fund-Account was set down • £559 18s. 4d.; and on tho Improvement Loan Account at £1972 lis. sd. . ' THE "SLUMP" SCARE. . Tho Mayor referred to the recent alarmist rumours as to falling land values in tho city and suburbs. Although thecp might bo something to bo said in support of such statements with regard to, certain cases, he did not' think that Miramar could be included in theso alarmist statements.- Ho had had prepared a return showing tho number and value of tho building permits issiied for contracts■ within the borough during 'the •' year ending June 30. The figures showed that. a >total number of- .57 permits, of : a total. value of £46,752; and of an average value of £820, had been issued." These ho considered a sufficient answer to the rumours referred to. • GENERAL . BUSINESS.,..' : It was decided that Coutts Street Extension be taken over, by the-borough-v----' ' The Secretary of the Miramar Golf Terraea Syndicate wrote suggesting";that; the Cf 'i cil, in order to facilitate a: settlement land taken, erect on Section 164, Main I w concrete stsjis to the ' top of _ tho jscctf' and, in addition, donate a sum of £40. '1. • said tho writer, would be required by i syndicato dedicating a riglit-of-wajv fl tho steps, between the two linesj.of sectk.".'j as far as Sections 168 or 169', and, furthed' by tho dedication, along the Council's drair f age area from Townsend Road to May Stree j of sufficient land to make a proper stree ■ provided the syndicato bore no' COEt : 'of til ; formation. ■

The' matter was referred to. the' Publio Works Committee. ' < • j . The Borough Engineer was instructed io deal with the request of Mr/ A. D. Crawford, of the Branda-Quarries, that lie ■ bo allowed to suspend for one month, operationo for tlio supply of metal pending the putting down of a new concrete engine bed at thr ; quarry, the- present, bed'■ having been di: ft placed. . . u

Tho Borough Engineer 'recommended tin t the owners' of property 'interestedih s -ith ,-. formation of Ngaio- Raad .be asked, to ■ agrou to their building line : being set back'33ft., to allow of a 20ft. roadway.' The,recommendation was adopted. : -i-' ' 'Miss E. Marshall, of Matai Road, whose fence liad been buried-in the course of recent' road-making', operations,. was .'granted.' £i compensation.' . / • A petition, with sixty-fire signatures'," asking for a Sunday morning car to and from Seatoun, was referred to tie Tramways Committee. ' ; " Tho .Engineer's report on! tho' proposal to diminish the width -!of King's, lload from 99ft. to 66ft., stated, that the effect of narrowing' the road 'would be to throw its centre more nearly in a line:with Princes Street. To construct, a concrete culvert to carry tlio surface water in the main south drain would bo very, costly. The road would, moreover, require 'to. bo . substantially constructed: to cope with the heavy traffic./. • The proposal was vetoed. i The Wellington Football Association wrote, suggesting that an extra car be placed on the running to Miramar on Saturday .afternoons, leaving town at 2.30 p.m. It was'decided that tho' matter was properly; one for' the Wellington. City Tramways Department to arrange.. ■ , The.. Engineer was instructed to make" arrangements effect to .the request of a resident of Karaka. Bay, that the'electric lights over the zig-zag path leading from the Miramar tram terminus bo. kept alight '.until midnight," and that the three turnstiles to be placed iii- 4 ppsitibu - along- the' zig-zag'. 'bo made a niatter 'of urgency: " " . It'was-docided that-plans'-'be prcparedjfor l propor"'ton¥'eniericos for'passeiigers' at tho Miramar tram terminus.--; ■ • - -. ■ :••• •■■