IMPROVING PETONE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 7

IMPROVING PETONE

BEACH & BUSES

AN ADDRESS BY THE MAYOR. With 'a view to explji.hjjng teaso&s for j o.ndeavci.i.iWfig to raiso loaas to improve !■ the Pcteiis, imshcte and alto to place a municipal bus :gervico «i tho town, the Mayor <Mr, J. B. M'Ewaft) ad* dressed a.meeting at last I ing. i. Mr- Jl'BwMi-Sftifl tlist tho coiinciihad ooirsrdored the fro.pssals. fuljy and lio ■asked tlio. .ratepayoia to si.ibport them and Vote for thq loaiis nt ,wcdnesday ! s ■ poll. Hβ Wag o:f opinioh that the pro* f" os'ed w&ifo woutd 3be .Tjjiproductiv.o and e instanced serornl ni.anicipnl vbiitttrei* Khieh were payiiig nt tho prosoftt. Ttjo guestion of rates in coniiec- ■ tion .K-itJi beeft exeTcising the minds of ratepayers, hit ]io COti.ld &s* ■ sui'o tliem that- the jticj'easb iii rates cßifiifg the past ssvm ycafs had beoh Yo'fy ■sm.al.t- ;Aftd he gave several instacej of lib-u" rates ha.d only been slightly increased, Jioteithstancr ; ing the fast thaf the values had gong up, O««.ers of small dotfagss,. Ivaq no v:al:id reasons !vr <?omp.laint aboui tho increase in jutes.: Hie totsl rates paid by about fowtee'n of fiiteen hundred cottagb awflers amoitntcd to £"60 per amuiin. The great hulk of fates came few the Jacjksoh Street prdpefties a»d ihe Gear. Meat Campffny's property. These .properties had beoir en theif .UirimWoyed yitots, Tiguehito on the JforW shore schmno Hf. M'Sivan i&A 'fhat tliat part <it Petone' hftd been, ■one of ills tarn's ■ neglected ! S/ssets. go .instanced how iW' -Oft* Council, had tr.a«eferm«d Lyftll B#, ana -simu flmt JPetono Beach was more suitable and safer foi' hatWng #an aiiy other in the district.. 1?o trai.isfdr.ttl thp beach the support of it the' coming pidli was essential. , ..... Mr. Moore said tii.a% hs ivas tinder tho lmpressigh by improving liho foreshorfe a;t tho p/articular, -pari ..prof. gosodj only a cortaiJi pi-OJoHiott'of Ihfe ■residents would benefit. Ho tbouWiit that the "West Eild should bo attended to first, ' fho Woridiig Wan ' lived ; in. that, pnrf of the Utrep'i md ho a. right to , be considered as We'll ss'.iiiybod,j' else., especialiy if ho tos fi- I'ato- ] ■PSjcr.. • '■■■■■"'■

Mr. M'Ewan replied that tho fet ajid was .-doomed as a rtjsidentijj part ■of the town, and nothing Could U done . to help ifc, Conjiitgto ths tt nitiiiicina! ■bjis service, Mr. M'Ewaii. said ttai p:o BCheijio wsts to purchiiso ;, itlirjß& tnjsfis. Ike,, comfort of passonfeors was the, first .-canssderatipft. " Inqtiiraxss Jiad mn Mane in every tcm-ii iu Sfew Ze.a(and wiiero motor tusog, Wol .<) iji. .tisoj ?r wio, resuKs were' veiy Mr, ..BFEwan .gfrvo figittea lii siipi.Bri of Ins contfention that Mjo loan .p.iV't],.6 quses T\»uid fo .q, r<;prodijstiv;o one; luaniwet to a (jupstipn % Mr, ife, ra - Sir. M'&an stated th&t .fhotS.-'wei* iiot «Jiotigli S-ea : l% niGij In Vitom to. form ia, private cofiipaay and inn ffle buses. TJi O frorkijia jnfcii at iVtond CftUjd not bo espected to take. at a' comsms, Wtfc, by m.unicipciJisiJi.g motor bus Bo.rvic&, dvow rafepaycir ■cowd bo a Sttataiglder. Ift doDcllision, tho Sjposker' stated flmt ' tjicri) was ehaiigh mouey spsjit in non'reproduetivo works in Petoije to flont-niawy b:«S : ■donjpanies. , . . .