KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 5

KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

PAYMENT OF RATES.

PROPOSED LOAN OF -£27,500.

; The; fortnightly/meetingV of --the Karori Borough Council was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Mr. C. I. Dascnt), Councillors Cathie,.'Bradnock; Smith,' Spiers, and Lissington. ; ' --. The Auckland, City Council. wrote drawing attention' to tho .provision -in : the Local Bodies Loans Act, by which tho Public TVu6teo. is; inado .the , sole Commissioner' ,of Sinking Funds of local bodies ..loans,: and .urging that the Act I .should'bo amended by- striking out that, provision. . . . Tlie Mayor moved that- tho Auckland City Council; be informed that tlie Karori Council was quite' .willing to cci-operato 'in: attaining theresult 'they desired.-'' The -'motion was agreod to. .'- -A'-.request;was-received from tho Karori Footaall Club asking to be allowed to play on . two.Vgrounds ■ in; Karori . for- the coming season; . ,The .application ,was referred to the .Grounds Committee. . ;

. The city electrical engineer wrote 1 stating that tho cost of installing a new light at the tram waiting shed would bo £5.175. The 'letter was received. , .' .■ ' \;-

'A communication-was received from the Minister for Internal; Affairs "transmitting • a copy;, of -, notification' re. transferring portion of South Karon to theMiikara,County. - Mr.' asked,;ifit' was not possible -to defer'faction, until the question of the tramway extension- was settled. In reply to a question, ' the'.Mayor, said the people in tho 'district; affected could; not ■ vote onthe, tramway extension' .question. ■, Tho capital .value of the: territory, affected«was £12,959; unimproved ; value,, '£8723; total loss of rates,, £77. Bs. Tho letter was received. v

. Mr. B. H. Smith, 'solicitor; . wrote'.'on behalf '.of :Mr. F. Ji Gooder, expressing willing- . ness ■ to . dedicate, a small strip ■of . land : m Donald, Street to , the Borough Council. Referred to the -Mayor,,- with power to, ac.t, af-ter-consulting-,'the. engineer.;' V It was resolved to take proceedings against two pe. soiis for allowing cattlo to wander in tho streets. . ■'-V/ • :

Councillor ■ Lissington moved ; that.- the Karori State school children bo carried free to and'from- the; city'tram terminus of,the borough on the occasion of the school annual picnic to-morrow. It was agreed to grant the; concession.-,. '

The towa clerk submitted a list of names of persons who had not-paid their , rates—26' .in'Karori-and 26 in Northland. In the latter "cases, - the : amounts 'were • for special rates..;':\Tne Mayor said the' demand would be ;resisted;on -the part, of. 'the Northland ratepayers— at. least, , he; had - been informed "to tha:t effect. -1 Councillor - Smith moved : that legal, proceedings be,, taken to recover ' the rates.: ,' Councillor-- Lissington : said he did not think the council could suo. until March 31. The ; Mayor,-' said- the', rates : could bo re r covered at any time after. 14 days of the' date of the demand. Councillor Lissington moved as .an amendment that action Ire deferred . -fori' a ofortnight. - : Councillor Smith; said the rates were due . last' October. '.Councillor • Bradnock thought it was unjust: to pick out a few ratepayers and.summon them. Councillor Cathie deprecated allowing this matter 'to be treated in a ; jslipshod way.' The rates were duo, and • should be paid."' The amendment was carried by three votes to' two.

• The. question of the timetable for buses from the tram, terminus to South Karori was, referred to the •• Tramways Committee, with' power to act. • : The. council .then -went into committee to consider 'the. question of submitting to the ratepayers proposals for a loan of £27,500 for extending the tramways from ■ the present terminus to the foot of Malcara hill. .

•; [It is understood that certain . complications have arisen as to route, which will necessitate tho. council reconsidering the whole question, and it. is unlikely tho proposal .will; be, submittod to the ratepayers for' a month or six weeks at, least.] : .