MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 400, 8 January 1909, Page 7

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

NEED FOR IMPROVED WHARFAGE. ' -.' The -Miramar Borough Council - held 'its first meeting- of tho year last evening. There were present Mr.' C. J. Crawford (Mayor), ■arid. Councillors M'Leod, Brodie, Bell,' / and ;Co6^er: J ■'■:V':' V/'•'?;■. wrote! that the; resultyof : ' the. loan' of£sooo' and • (b)) c'phfirtliiik'';:the•' ■ the ' borough and the ■ • Wellington Harbour Boatd hair been gazetted,- Tne Mayor' said that ; with' the TCceipt of thia' ofßcial notific'a-:, tion;'ali:'the' formalities .connected; with;} the Evans ; Bay/ scheme were completed. ;' He would move that official notification be sent; to". the : , Harbour Board.;,to*/the effect.; that; '■the' forhialitie's o"f ;the agreement between the 1 borough:.and! the)'board nad been, carried ;out.-, The Mayor 'continued/ that -a; .amount.- of/'timber.: had'- .been, landed'; at/the Miramar ./Wl'iirfi'diiring'. past ■pr' : '-'t>^b'-yiiib^thsi ! '*j'-';OV[ess©]s :h'ad '_ : beeri.' V arriving continually., and ;''on lone ..occasion' the wharf accommodation ,liod 'been ;foub'dlto ;be : insuffij .sh9^ea' : the, Aspeasitgr-'for the>i_m-. provM* wharf ''which''they/;had 'agreed'/with the Harbour Board, should ■'be.erected. [The council'-; hopedthat/ the: board would , see. its way to put - the:; various .works' in h'and" as soon: as' 'possible.-;'. Although they /had /until June 30, 191',. to complete the works, it ' was bbviousl to" get them pn' the way as soon- as- possiblo. Ho understood [the.HarbPur.Board already.had/'survPyors;at w'orli .on the 'site.; l'ho Mayor's motion /was. carried. '/.The'i Mayor./'.furtheh' intimated . that '..Mr. J,:;M. .Ge3dii ;had .approached hiin"on behalf of a/road-makirig syndicate, and ho wished to discuss with /tho., council: I,the :of road-making.-- .Tho:'oouncil agreed to receive a deput'ation'. on the;/subject at,: their. next meeting. ■ '-■ :.-.'-'y.v.'' 1 ./■'Councillor Brodie recommended -a; revision, of the /.council's Vagreement; with" / the. Gas' (Jompany. He thought tho gas reticulation .of/portion of.//the; borough 'could'./b'»; undor- ' taken while the examination .work; in connection with the/' water / mains'' was- being..pro; ceedod with. The Mayor remarked that he had something .to say on the matter, but did hot' consider it advisable that it should be discussed in open council. ■■ ; , -