BOROUGH OF MIRAMAR.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 6

BOROUGH OF MIRAMAR.

Tramway -OTHER-matters.' ,■■ ; The "ordinary ; meetirig 'of the.Mixamar! Borough .Council last night was attended by" the Mayor; (Mr.!!Ji. Brodie) and. Couribillbrs'.M'Lepd; ;Bowie; jM'Clellarid,,Rich ; :aidsV.-!and.-Muir:.;!::;-': -' ■:-'; : :'!:i. ! : ; i:;.:: , : : '■ .: : : The:.Minister., for ..Railways, wrote; that the': council's' representation regarding -the : Te;,'Arb ..railwayjstatioii;would';jreceive' !cbnsideratiori. ; ;!':.::,:!■;: ,;::■■::, .;!v;

; On;';the I' same-', subject, ' ,the; yKilbirnie ; EatepayersV;A'ssocjati6h::OTbte.',offei ; ing-'to. .co-operate''Tntb.:;tbe coujicil'.iri;protesting againsf'tlio.proposal-to do.;away;with the. station.' The ; council decided '■ that'■■ >ylion imakrag,:, further.) representations :\to,;the .Minister, 1 the,', association :should;be{:ad-: I vised; that the /council;.' would be. glad .of ■'ijfcs'jco-operation... J ft;'';;':v ''■-.'■'■ '■ ; -,' ; - i]: A : : ;report-vhy,'•': the treasurer. i stated'that',the'.total allocation -.'for .road; works'J (including; iree^plariting) : . for ■ ■ ,tlie year, was J62139,; and during the: half-year ended' September :;30;; .£983 6s.' lOd:" hail, beeii .spent.v.'.ThoVamount-,included in the.'; estimates IfoV,; .tramways, 'was -:.£751).. ■ The?, running ■•'Joss, .ins : .jsnbwn. ; ; in {the, ac-: .counts ;f or • th&lialf J year, : ;was; Mfl -88". ; ad. .For'fthe. corresponding .hall';year in;I'JUl), ■the 'loss; was V .£537 :'9sl ; H'. : , '■ and ; the'■• total for; the year/.£BBo. ■'■.The'running Joss for Lthe^current ;.year'; : would, probably not-ex-. . ceed : '£p9dl ■ ■ ' Generally; i inp f.unforeseen i'ahd.V'.thp/'ye'ar. 'shbuldtclbse. oh, March: 31; ;with ; a\ sufficient bapk: balance. jip ; -carry:i on' (until- the/ Viil.'rates "came: in;\f.;;.,; .}::r;y'i\:- .-'.':■'.'■' '■'■.''-""; ' .. , KA\:'s'eparate.' , .'report- on s'tho''tramways showed, th'e v t'ollowiiig losses jbri'icar' /work-' angs'for; the- six..months: ended' Septem:b'er>'3o'in' the''pre'seht l ''and | two i ipreceaing 1908,;-iSBMBs;' 4d.; i 1909,; i - J 8160: : 8s. :.ld.; : ;9s. IAM Miramarline: 165:;8d.',;';19f19,,,,X362 •.Bs;' ! Joa.';'-1910,''-'je3so'.''lss;'!Ud.-. Vv'v':^ : ' V. ; The city ■-,-tramways engineer,; in 'reply ;tb:; the; council,'iwrote'; that;. he, could: 'add •tne"^6ras : destination' signs -it eacE'"end.of cansrunmrig;to thp.'Miramar.:and-.Seatoan |uhc-.■tibn,'-bhlyK\'proyided';'that|.Jf;;ihe:. council decides 'nbt.to'- fun'. such cars' after twelve., the,connoil> shonld'Vpay.,'the.. cost .of:; the. alteration, -which would' be; £6. iThev:council:;acceDted;,those. terms;- and "dbcided-to-asic, also: to>.have.'i.a,distiriotioii (made :-in ,thb ; ;< light-. :ori : :the ; ; care, .v.; Two .white lights'^and;;one' ; .red: ; one' were-sup:--'gested;;'.'. ;:'■■':■: .>•;';;"': ;;;.,:; l -~?-' ;■>.:/ '■•: ■ j;;: : ;;:'; :.,The';.CHji^Councilmotified.that iiieouto tpjiaake,' variation,of the p^esent*tramwayr : r agreemmL'v>": : i;.' :■''.'.... ' v.Th'a! town" clerk: reported that ;.the' householders'Vat;Mir'amar ■ North. were satisfied' •with'the.present-method :pf;house drain-' '.age.'there,^.ahd^if 1 - the'.^cesspit,:was.'.<'removed'from time:;to, time;: there.:.would riot be any'.damaaeito'-health..,:.. \.

! r'The. Seatoun .Crickot Club..was granted ;'perai^bn:.-taStisei"Seat'6nif'lPark.' .•''" > ■:> Accounts amounting \to-. JSIBG- 2s; '3d. .wore' passed -lor;, payment, out of '.the trict_/Fund,;' leaving /a ..bank balance- of: v£97 ; '■* 10s; ": 9d. '•■''.\ The '•' improvements'?loan account / was shown- to ; have, a bank balance' of £42 ■19s:*;9d.' : ,'/-?y :- f-.;/:

;"'lt! was'resolved ,tb. : approach-/the Government:'with merit:-.of ;-a;: post, office'/in/ the;■ borough, under.direct/departmental;, control. > ,s,;-.