MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 59, 7 September 1905, Page 6

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meating of the Mirainar Borough Council was hold last night, tho Mayor (Mt. F. Townscnd) presiding. There were also present: Councillors, Wardell, M'Grath, Witt, and Brodic. A request from forty residents of Wonser Bay and vicinity, asking that when estimates for tramway extension to Miramar were being prepared provision be- made for carrying the lino to Worser Bay, was acceded to. / Apropos of the Bill before Parliament ■to ■authorise ith© separation of Horowhenua County from the Wellington .Hospital Board District, a, letter was 'received from tho Horowhsnua County Council bespeaking the support of the Wellington Hospital Board for tho Bill. At a meeting of that body on the 25th August, a resolution was passed affirming that tho matter was one that should be dealt with by tho several contributing bodies,' it being one of policy affecting their interests. Tho Hospital Board also affirmed "that if the "Bill wa2. passed by Parliament ' tho Tight. of tiro' Wellington Hospital Board to exercise tho powers .now vested in it to take land (under the Public Works Act) in Otaki for the purpose of tho sanatorium would be imperilled, and until such nei ceeaary land was acquired the Board

felt that tho proposal to -create a separate Hospital Board should not be given effect to." This matter was discussed by the Miramar Council, and general assent was given .to a statement by the Mayor that an increased cost to the local bodies remaining in the Board would result if fclio Horowhenua County Council was allowed to secede. — The letter was received. • An application for leave to advertise 'iii tli3 witing-sheds of the ferry wharves Wars left in tho hands of the Mayor to deal with, the understanding hcing tha^ the question of sightliness of the. adver-"iiGc-mont vouk! be taken into consideration -wl.on decision was made for or against. It waa resolved to carry out the work 'of erecting a sea. wall at Berohaven, n-ear Picnic Rock (about 3ft from high-water mark), at a cost of about £100. This worl; is oe-garded as a highly necessary one, to prevent tho sand-drrft which is very bad at tho spot. The Mayor inti-m-ated that tho work could bo carried out hy tho 'Council staff with a little outsido assistance, and that by doing it in this manner a sum of from £20 to £30 would be saved to the borough.