ASSESSMENT COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 11

ASSESSMENT COURT.

GOLDIE'S BRAE GRIEVANCE.

of. the Assessment :.y°}"l. pn-,Saturday;was to determine' 'such ...objectious ■as ;might be: lodged- to ithe : n amt l-.of^any- person; being\iriclu3etl: on . y:§%? e ¥v&--: w, Shat; ]P? rt:;of.' the. city "' 4 . ■ Wellington which was lately m the ; borou R hs : <&i .w , " 1 i,nd °? sl ? w .':Ais-.rolFwiU;eW ■ H? d ? tho ; :names of those entitled to. vote oil' Special.lqaujqr..the water sup, •?fc^L ;Wa 3 estown v and -Northland; -UV, *;M Arthur,-S.M.',' presided. ■: ■: :>' , J that-he; appeared on. be--,;half: of a: number, of Presidents,.: of '• Goldie's ;-Brae;, and vicinity.f.'His, :clienta- objected to i iti the..inclusion.-of- thoir .names- on. tho.list of ; :.vthoso ,wh6 would; be liable'ix):make, ,up any. ■ -/deficiency;; in connection with: the' running ,;;.ot the .proposed; tram; to Wadestown." . A-would' not '-derive;from .the;: tramway ■ a (}e;,;gree;pf: benofit' justify: their in- ;;• elusion in the. list -of. those liable: & be called' ...onito-contribute. .'Evidence would bo callo'd :-- :'as to the time which-! would be .ccupied in to Goldie's Braevja the proposed route --and'..that" which was needed' to go by way,of : : .the:existing 'tramway along Tihakor'i lioad. pointed. out:that.he;; would ■i-be unable -that day .to' hear, evidence and ar■"gument./ ;.:..■,.. '■'■-->-- ; .-.."',.v.''.- .-'.;' ■ .-..'.' -•„■..

;:;'■ ? With respect ! . to-tho'.proposed;, water- supply ■ Mr.: Luckie mentibned ■ that; his:.clients'. were i abeady. supplied water by'the .city, of -i Their-district"formed va-: part, f: of; the city and'that, they; were paying rates :.:ior the .service.- Further, an tindorstanding .'.; had ,beeiv-arrived' at betweea:;■ the!. Finance .Committee of tho City Council and therato 'the effect that'/no doublo liability be imposed qu them in regard to V,water;and;drainage... '; '/:•;' ;. - ..- !: .V-' ' f [Mr. O'Sheaj.who represented tho Corpbra- ■■'■■■ tion'j said .'that there was nothing definite, in ■:? the arrangementi ivhich had been ;niontipned. I '.ft v**?.: considered. .that Goldie's ' Brae -was 'j so situated that it- ehduW be included in the '/.proposed .special : area. -.-'.. '".. .-■ .''.. -~-■' : ■■: : Luckie.'said that, his -clients: feared ■r--.that... if they: -were included in the special ,': area-they : would bo liable both for -t-he>pro- : posed rates and 'for those to which they .:)were now subjected;- They .would really dc;V"riye .no. benefit ; from- the. proposed ■ service. objected, to be.rated.-with respect to ~f. the waterworks, loaiiß..rates, hi connection" which .the whole of; the city was liable. "Referring again to.;, the. proposed tramway' '.vMr. -Luckie-said that the Court would he : r.unable;.to"go.fujly 'into tho matter until it' ;':<was.in;possession ;ot'.planr.."..-.■ ' ... "' • •'.' Eventually it was agreed that Kr.M'Ar;':thus should visit tho locality on January SO : and that tho caso for the. pbjectors should vbe heard ou February 5.:, ....- .;.;,;■•,; ; : : ;