THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. MR. PORT AT COOK WARD.
Last evening a raeetiDg of the supporters of Mr. Port was held at the Tramway Hotel, Adelaide Road, Mr. Greig in the chair. Blr. Port was present, and, in reply to questions, he stated that with regard to the To Aro Reclamation, he thought the compensation to be paid to the foreshore proprietors should have been settled before a bill was introduced into Parliament. He considered it necessary that the drainage of the city should be pushed on as rapidly as possible. If all new streets were made 66 feet wide, as required by law, the proprietors would be " cramped up," and would have no gardens either at the back or front. The Adelaide Road was only 49 feet wide, but ' he thought it sufficient for all practical purposes. As to the increase of salary voted to , the Mayor to defray the cost of the banquet at the opening of the Municipal offices, he thought the Council ought to have submitted the question to the ratepayers, when he did not believe one would have voted against tbe expenditure. He thought that, instead of the city paying half the cost of paving the streets, and the property-owners the other half, it would be better for the City Council to do the whole of the work, pushing it on as rapidly as possible, and 1 imposing rates to defray the cost. His experience was, tbat property ;aiidly rose in value when there vrete gosd roaJs leading to if,
and the increased rates would soon recoup the city for tho outlay. He would use his best endeavours to krep the city reserves for the benefit of the people ; and he would vote for ihe carrying out of the Te Aro reclamation, irrespective of private interests . In reply to a question as to whether he would support the imposition of a fire-rate, he said that, as a large shareholder in insurance companies, he thought that the Corporation did quite enough, and should not be asked for more After some further questions, of which tne meaning was not very clear, the meeting pledged itself to support Mr. Port's candidature, there beitg only one dissentient.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. MR. PORT AT COOK WARD.
Evening Post, Volume XVI, Issue 213, 7 September 1878, Page 2
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