TODAY'S POLL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 7

TODAY'S POLL.

£208,400'; SHALL IT BE BORROWED?

FOUR VOTING PAPERS.

CONDITIONS.OP POLLING. Exactly how citizens! of Greater Wellington have viewed tbo course adopted by the "City' Council during'the past few months in regard to city improvements will bo made known to-day. Ratepayers will .have ballot papers issued to them to-day, and, by the stroke of their pen, may authorise loans amounting in all to £208,400; or they may veto any or the whole of them. These special loans, if authorised, are to bo floated locally (or,otherwise) by tho issuo of debentures under tlio provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, the Tramways Act, _ 1908, and all other powers (if any) which tho council may possess. '

, ■ The Polling Booths. '; From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. tho following places Fill bo open polling booths:— Mr. Janes's bhpp, Wadestown Road. St. Paul's Schoolroom, Sydney Street. TurnbuH's Auction Room, Panama Street. Town Hall, Cuba Street Extension. Rechabite Hall, Mannors Streot Druids' Hall, Taranaki Street. ' New Century Hall, Kent Terrace. Victoria Hall, Adelaide Rood. , ' St. Thomas's Schoolroom, Riddiford-Street. Publio Schoolroom, Island Bay. O'Donnell's Hall, Seatoun Road, Eilbirnie. > Public Schoolroom, Roseneath. Fullford's Hall, Cleveland Street, Brooklyn. The Churohroom, Upland Road, Kelburno. The Churcbrooiß, Primitive Methodist, Northland. , .The Churchroom, Aro-Street. City Works, £99,750. Tho first voting paper submits tho proposal for tho borrowing of an aggregate of £99,750. Tho items are :— £ 'I. Constable Street Extension... 22,000 11. Destructor (additional) ... 4,500 111. Recreation grounds 15,500 ' IV. Kilbirnio Reclamation and Reserves (including outer road ' '. 'and sea wall) 27,500 V. Workmen's Homes 27,500 , VI. 'Abattoirs (additional) ... 2,750 TJio ballot paper gives information that the council proposes to plodgo a special rate of 7-53rds of a penny in tho £ on the rateable valuo (on tho basis of tho unimproved value) of all rateable property within tho city of Wellington as security for the loan, and the interest and sinking fund (if any) thereon; it 'is proposed that tho whole of tho loan 1 shall bo repayablo at the expiration, of a ■ . term of 25 years, computed from Apiil 1, .' 1909; it is proposed to pay out of tho loan the cost of raising tho loan and thb interest, and 'sinking fund (if any), thereon for the .' first year, •'■ Tramways and Lighting, £46,000. Tho next highest sum to bo submitted to ratepayers is^— Tramways and Electric Lighting 46,000 Tho undertakings as set out'in tho voting ' paper are as follow: — '

Additions to tramway rolling stock, power-house- plant, purchaso of Island Bay feeder cable, erection of Thorndon " pay-in office and purchase of ,land, one annual payment to tho Miramar Borough Council on account of the purchase of tramway within city boundary, , widening corner of Manners and Cuba Btreets, Lyoll Bay tramway extension, "purchaso of land for car-shed at Kil-' ' birnie- and building thereon, purchase of land at Thorndon and buildings thereon, street widening; and • , Electric Lighting—Station buildings and additions, now turbo set and accesBones, purchaso of meters, transformers, extension bf mains, new connections and suburban lighting extensions. Ratepayers are informed that H (l) tho council proposes to pledge tho revenue's of tho tramway and electric light undertakings of tho corporation as security for the loan and tho interest and sinking fund (if any) therp- * ' c&';'(2) it that 'tho wholo of the - loan shall'bo repayable at'tho expiration 1 of ' a'term of 23' years, computed from April I,' 1909; (3) it is proposed to pay out of tho loan tho cost of raising tho loan and tho ■ interest and' sinking fund (if any) thereon ' for tk6 first year.

Wadestown Tramway, £40,100Next is tho special loan of £40,100, which, if ratepayers i decide to allow it, will be spent_ on the Wadestown tramway. As submitted' to tho ratepayers to-day, the undertakings are .— £ Construction, of tramway to Wadestown, and interest and charges for first year 27,500 Resumption of properties, etc., ' Thorndon, for, approach to , Wadestown tramway ..< ... 12,600 £40,100 ' Tho ballot-paper states that the disl /or tho benefit of which tho undertaking proposed is now part of the city of Wellington,' tho council proposes to pledge n special : rate of fourpence in the pound on the rateable value (on the basis of tho unimproved value) of all rateable property within that part of the city of Wellington formerly known as the south ward of the borough of Onslow, as security for the loan, and tho interest and sinking fund (if any) thereon;. it is proposed that tho w hole amount of the loan shall be repiyablo at the expiration of a term of '25 jears computed from April 1, 1909; it is proposed to pay ;-'.;out;;of-theUoan-the,;oost'bf-raising the loan; ■'{",and;:the-:interest: ; and ; sinking, 'fund/flf.'any).-, : : /thereon.; for/the-; ei''>;f;.A y v,Watfir;for : :WadbstbwnSandNb .-;;:;;Lastly,',tKero : /is;':a'sproppsallte; borrow':for. ;:;:;VWater;';Supply iMi). Wadesto'wn:'.-; ,; !-V :'.v', ://;..;w;an4;:NoriMandV;S;;,^ ;-;,;;. Thes6-/districtsVare-npw!;.part ;of'/-the-. .city. : ; •"ofiWeljingtbu; tho council proposes to pledge ;;.;aVspecial rate'iof.;s-6ths!pf'a in;t]itf:-£: ;;Vbn.the value; (oh : the; basis, 'of '-the'unimproved: V/.value) /'all; property: withini those 'parts .of, :;.-;the city/of.-'.Wellington';which were lately vih-; ;' e}uded : in. -thevborpughs; of-Karbri; and ;Ons-; ■■-. /low;: exclusive./ of /'the / p&rtidn' :df ,the;;bor-,' ■'■:■-.^ou , gh , .'of vKarbri ; defined 'in: the; ; first,schedulb ■:5;-of;'the'-vWellingtdn'f (City)/' Suburbs Sanitation' ; : :Act,■-.-.>i? 1893,:;;"! as:;:' security//;-' for! the ;/Ipan;;;;':and /'.ithe:;/; 1 interest '■:>-■ /and /"sink-v ;;;: ing- X/f fund!;!;;-(if-..'-ita!hy) W~ thereon; -it is ;:/:proposed';that' the/whole amount'of tlie loan , -Bhall-.;b'e'repayable .'a't'-.tho-expiration/of'-'a . ..term-'of : ;2s;:years, iTOmputed'-'from April rl.-'-l /pay out of '//.the Joan : ythe/ cost of, raising -the /loan and the | S.ihterestVand'/sihkingifuha. (if;any) thereon'I ;/-•:;,:-' ;;.';. ;'.::: : '/;-v:'■;v/S^/'^-:' : :wS;T n^yotars;<^ ; ;;'%iAli Ratepayers^wliose;.riames/, are:oh-/'thb' . : .v'R)llAhave.' the : right '/tb'ivote..'-/ The'.city:-roll , / cbihprises;-13;26G /'name's --/(ihclusivp.. of;- rate-. ;/ payer's':-jrive's;;..whb>' : havo;'equal/voting:privi-; '.■-.'. Ieges);; : Wadestowii :;; arer-thd.-.only,persons';-who to : day will be.ai- :. lowed. a vote on/all Jfbur proposals.-; \ Other' ;/;.vpters;who-.:aro- : ratepayers';'-.: of -;NorthJaiid. ~■'-.; ;will.:be .allowed-,:three//of;;;the//four.;•' ballot- ■;.;- papers,:but ho /voter;; wjjl receiver fewer than ; : :two 'voting: which, have to/ do! '''.' with'' city works' (£99,760)' '. and-':, \KMd;Lighting;;(£46,ooo).:;;;, : '/;.:;:! ; .';;;;/; /■ . v :.ln;:regard..te./-the//loan-!of ,£40,100 for! the ;.:; Wadestown'-; tramway;//;the 'voter,;''must de- : ,:•'-'.:cide, for' or'./against .tlie:,whplp' proposal.•';■ He : : cannot, 'vbte'yon-the/two.items ;;£27;500: cbnstrubtiqn,:;..arid;; £12,600 -rcsump-: ; :;:tieh; bf;!prnperties—but/Zhius't" give his ;'votc : : in / f avdur:; of I or /against, 'the'; total -sum !of, :!.-;£40jl00. only Avhe'n voting-on the prb- .::/; posals . for/city, works ; (the; aggregate : being, y':'£99,750) thnt. ratepayers 'have a number ;of. --items (six),before them,;and ; must"give theii: ~;/decision-on':'each;one.separately.:. After each ;. itemoorn r that.paper, there, are thetwo lines— '■!' /^/li/'Pybte/for/the/abpye/proposal.;;: : -.;;, ; : :; /':;2;: 1. vote; against / theabove proposal,: :;/;.-; /; : ; but;-these /wprds'appear/only, once on .the. v',.'other;'tlirco./.ballot'. : pape'ra:'r^-•-;-;•',;-•: ■•'■;•'■;;.■'',..':.'-■ ■;.'' '.; ;;;Tlid;/voteV;;must;vdraw-:his/;pc3i .V.voneor other of the.linesihe must :cross: out .the line marked ;2 if .'ho; desires, to record his '.' vote. in .favour of the,; proposal,' and -.line ,1 -■'■' vote:kgainst it-,;.