MIRAMAR MATTERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2018, 27 March 1914, Page 5

MIRAMAR MATTERS.

LEASING THE TEAM SERVICE. The fortnightly meeting of the Mira* itaar Borough Council was held last night. Those present were: The Mayor |&. F. Tjjwitsfiiid) and. Oeuiiotilors jftr, Edith Hiviitiy, Urdenvood, Bell, Stone, and Smith. The leasing of the borough tramways was reported to have beoti considered at a meeting of tho Works Committee on Monday. Ift reply to a letter from the Wellington City. Council on the matter,' it had been decided that further information should he obtained as to the method <if arriving .at the profit derivable from the liite. The City Council also wrote agreeing to the Borough Council, supplying power to the trainways. In this connection it had teen decided thtf an amount should be fixed as compensation for cars buiug delayed, and that the letter should came up for consideration at the next (last night's) council meeting. The' Mayor said that lie had dismissed the matter with the consulting engineer (Mr. Black), and _ tho latter had considered the proposition a good one eseept in one respeet. "If' you agree to the general, principles- of tiro letter," remarked the Mayor, "an agreement will thou have to be- drawn «.p/'

On the motion of Couneillor Bell, it was decided to take- this course.

Tho proposal, as outlined ill the letter from the City Council, was an agreement that tho Borough Council should supply the poiVoi'_ to all Cars running on tho borough lines, and the reduction of the present ciiarge cf Is. to 10d. per mile, subject to certain conditions. Li tho efMikof failure of the borough supply*, it was stipulated that tho City Council should have the right to supply Its own. current at a charge of 2d. per unit, metered in tlia Mifamar borough pswer-house. Tho borough is to bear .the cost- of tho alterations &f the s.ystem enabling the borough to -supply power up to the city boundary. Mr. R. L. Mes-tayw, consulting engineer, reported that, in connection with the Msvamar power scheme, official tests of the engines, etc, had been made last month, and this engines worked perfectly. The fuel cons-nlnp-t-ioj], taken over the whole of the runs, worked out at considerably less than the guarantee, thus. indicating a vory satisfactory economy in the working of the plant. Other tests complied with the ij.peeifiod requirements. The WorivS Comivittee, which met ou Monday last, reported that Ccra-nm-Uor Smith had raised tho question of the manner in which payments due far dsaiiiago work done on the instalment principle were being met. It had been decided to leave the matter to tho Fiiir unco Committee to consider. It was also reported that Mr. F. Marshall had written asking for a sis months term for running tho Karaka Bay bus service, and offering to rediiee the present charge made by him. The request had been acceded to. Another matter co«:sidei'od had been that of tenders for water meters, and it had been decided that 100 meters be arranged fur at present.

The District Account was reported t<j have a debit bank balance sf .£273 19su 2d., tho potter supply loan a credit balance of £15G4 9s, 2d.| and tlie Improvements Loan Account a credit B!ilaw*c- of £ViiS 6s. 3d,