ANXIOUS RATEPAYERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 685, 9 December 1909, Page 8

ANXIOUS RATEPAYERS.

PRIVATE STREETS AND DRAINAGE.

'~fiifji' : /'I A ."well-attended_';■ meeting of the ;.Brooklyn jiJSv /^Ratepayers'/• 'Assocktian .TOsfheld.at the. Stato JU^Sp:fehcol,;ißrboklJh, , .;last , evening; / /Mr. J; ',-Barr i?.iii-:.-: presided^'and:theVMayor^of. Wellington; (Dr. ■;.'. ■&EiS ?!::'The- m./iritroducing tho business,' I .'.beaa : -cbiiv«iied , .-foTpurpose J of Aptotesting'.agdiist the action: «;ri .' ;■' at ; -':.t&e:' Government-.:. in .. opposing.•• ■ tho Private 'i'&S .!;Streets : '!Bill',: which/hadi been introduced by the 'Suburbs (Mr; .1.-. P. / Luke, .'#':.'"it.P.), ''and hid now 1 passed :its. second:, reading,' %g£i ' Jhd also j to: disonssj-the^iniportaiit' questions of S'SSAlirainhge^ormebtiohs^;':''- //.;■; ,-.>; : :' : .. '•"'■.■'.•■ Inheritance. ?i;?-'-'\V:''CoTrnoiilor,(J;';Frost . theiVrhoved/to the effect ; 3@Ti''ihat ;a''deputation ! . be appointed to wait upon yj/i'; /the /for Publio;Works,:.in order to S-:'v?:?.'point-out the 'urgency/of tho' matter, of "the K ; :^--;P^vate'rStrcets;BiU.-/It.hod been said, ob--s:]Ji';^:eeryed':.Mr::/;Frost,^that /the:: ; Wellington. City M vy/\Couhcil ; :vwaf| hiibituaUy bringing .down Bills to & v i'/'-«/ieinedy'''the:''mistakesVof/ the past, v To' that 'Sv/UshouldJbe.Teplicd thatjthe present condition of ?£'■!•' ;/certainlstreets /withihj-the city boundaries was iS'v' -\r inherited from ; .the borough of, :'nnd it ;i/yK v .the.lGoyernment to !ii'/'J; ; ; oppose .was. purely .a "washing-up". Bill, •J-:.'.- I '/;.'intioduced: in border.; to' place, the _ upkeep of. S/i. : ::;::cei'tain'':streets/upon/'a: proper basis. ■. c_: ): - ;&:?S'v>The ; motion;was.seconded by the Hon. W. W. sv/:;/',.;M'Cardle,' who ;hoped., that if it was decided to' ■j?//',;;.eerid a' deputationto;tho/Minister.arrangements SIS/'R;Vehould'also, be made for ;the '.Prime 'Minister to .SuAi'te' present .at/ the interview'. ■; The for ;s^/'Pul)HosWflrks'/(thb':Eoh v E/'M'Kcnzie) was:a -JJl'-lsv~Tery ; haid/:nian:/tb-move: yHe. hoped that - the :'S;': ; : Mayor see "his; way '.(.to accompany .tho S;Wrrf;d^utation:;^>^;;:..^:;/ ; ■'."/ ; '/-'-; ■::-/:'-.' -'--' ;: ,•■' - .••'-. $jS4-;v : 'Stifr/ , #:'i : ;':.'that the Bill-'.wbuld.bß stit down,fbr' : discussion'

!*; ! S'/Aaga'ih :'on ■. Saturday, \ arid, its fate' .would ■ depend a!//®;-Upon; its: positionUoh :the':Ordor.; Paper. ",'.,y •' Mayor, who was,received with applause, in;; streets;,- should r £'&;^";. bo/made ■ the ;: proper:': width,;and the council 5K;;" ; proper:, jridth,. $£■'£ ./but the ipositioa /with' regard: to. certain harrow. '&OZ-. v Btreets':-had to; be faced,' and, if these were; not $£'■': -taken over -by,-the council and. put on a. proper .would be .expori.through - the cpuncilr- '&? V by^'Sratepayers. in -those' : streets. The council :very': carefully, 1 K;Sv : 'ahd ; in yhe ; ; Bill/ :had; refrained from jiiii-A/'presenting to ,the House' an' elaborate ..measure.; '««•';' There' were a: number/'of private /streets which the //provisions: "of .--tht 7i-fe'-f- : ."B,ai simply ..because ithe council, knew perfectly. well ,that;there:;w;as:vrio: hope.. ;of- getting the fe/i-*;' Gove'rhment;.to: acquiesce■ in , the / taking over ?#?:/ i-'■ of these: i. Only - those' '; thoroughfares which, it. W& Awas .felt, /'must: 'be: ; takenVover,-, :4;S':;:;for.:in ; :the / : /A -A-: :•.-// / l /; :'■ ■:;■''-. .' - • ' s/i-fvi. AMr^/C.-B: : Almao:;wa3./6f. -opinion; that -/the p'Kfe bettermentjprinciplß^shouldvbe:applied ;^o ; ;tho of iprivato streets,: v. :■" .'" ■■'■'■ °'■".'■:-■■' ,' iS-f :•';:.; After.: several ' -other 'speakers. had' expressed ; emotion :was':put and; carried '9f''''S'; nnanimou9ly. ; /It -:was /' decided .that ..the-/ de--yji/i/vputatioh should 'consist of -the Executivo Com-' :■;«;;« ';•.- tioh;: members:' of 'Parliament \oi -the Melrose ''■''i&;. district;:his Worship"the Mayor;,and the Hon;life n 'W:': W. M'Cardle, and that;.the':Prime Ml f/r^be-lisked/to -be /present at ;the.' : interview.: ;. j

$M^-:''Mo;Vi / Drai nage'/Ponnectioris. ; /v 7; -.-:■ // ,',, ; 'SS-iv : Snotherr'matter';discussed, : ;',ypas/that of ;dovSJw; f erred jpayment; ;for "drainage connections,■ ■ the ®.f ; :-/variQUS .aspects ;of .'.which were fully aat ; forth, W-?-by., a/deputation' from Brooklyn,'•-.■.Wiich waited ffi---f -upph: the .City-' Coui'oil-reoehtly/vand.'repo'rte'd gSwKin/THk; Dominion ;at-.the .time. i v Councillbr; G. .) s'.s;;'■ \ : Fiost reviewed .the position.; ..Those who voted #/?" for /the; raising -6?, the: loan : had believed ;that. t«|K-*&*' ;cbnaecti6ns/would : .be made -by the/council, i/fffAand-paid/foTvby/tha/prbpe'ity; owners on/time' -The^ballbt/rpapers..expressly stated. iKJv/Sthafc'.part/bf /'the* iubney: 'raised'.'for* the/drain-. 7/'. -•';.'■-, Mayor/ said "that: .there-., was-no 'getting, ■from/the/evidence/that;' the -ratepayers: '$S_ P-: voted for!, a loan for- house, drainage. and cbn-7S;:;^7nebHons^hi:,debontures:said-so' clearly .and 7;!// v 'MisHnctly;:7/TJibre'/was\;ho/:d6ubt//that - the' i^«V : .:; council'ought to" carry-', but '■' its/undertaking in &/i"; : ;;the;:matter.-/;The position,•in-a,nutshell, ;was !?/K7-thai;.the:bity/engineer:had estimated •/S;vClofy.a "toainage/system' for : Melrose; at ,£(&,000, ¥;;->/:'.':-and -! in /order /to/ make';'. provision ifpr ( ej&nnojii: /!&//;'tiohsV/legal" costs, •: and V'bo /forth, a: ; - loan .of oA?;'.^O<M^':il^'' ; 'l>^'-^T a J^:'';^y-'^^'<»n'Bent ; ',of; i;;S^/v.thevratepayers^ ; ;Since 'then/0507) -W&-'Gnslqw ;i^^•BorbughT' and -Northland had, been inrj !?(feft.;:cludettii£ : S i 'S;-'.pbsiti6h; ! "the".bblance/?oyer;;/thtv 1?: 'htf3;> The. fact Wfr.:-',was'.'..tliat,: ;^re v ';/*ffiStbj! carry; Jo'ut '..the.'obligations the; o feS/cpuncii:;with" respect v to -the;i drainage.;connec-. ■"ftsS' : tibns£in)Meliosel'! V.Ho>proraised;.tb,go, further p:4v'-(;.Mthe ; .Pinance .(Jominittea !qf.'the : council, with. ,/(/;?;;. a /view; tb; arriving; at'; sbine solution; of ; the dif-. : f/He/asked/-.tiem/',to-'rernembbr;; that! .'•fii'i //he/could them Anything j all ; thatiifiSK;;': he ; conld/dbZwas/to-;see : -what\:cbnld: be: :done.' J/^i/W/>The' Mayor fwas; heartily /applauded/ for; his ;-'■:.-' ;:'/ V'ii ''i :'i'■ :'.;'-:'■-:' i ' .."':: ' /. ','--.: - ■