MIRAMAR AFFAIRS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 3

MIRAMAR AFFAIRS

, MEETING OF THE. COUNCIL. A meeting of the Miramar Borough -Council was held 1 in the 'Town Hall, Miramar, last evening, the Mayor (Mr. H. N.iM'Leod) presiding. There we're' also present Councillors Bell; Telford, Stone, Smith, and Grigg. A letter Was -received from Mr. T. O. r Fox. of ,Christchurch, ,with reference to his appointment 'as borough engineer. He stated that he would commence his duties as such from the Ist February. f With regard to the Eruptite Company's proposed building Mr. E/ Goodbehere'wrote complaining of the council's action in granting a permit for the' erection of a building for the manufacture of explosives in Park-road t and entered a strong protest, as it must have the effect of depreciating . the ■ value of properties in that locality. The Mayor explained that the writer, of the letter was evidently, not aware of the position in connection with the manufacture, and said it is quite harmless, and ' has been used in town.' The" town clerk was instructed to write an explanatory letter to Mr. Goodbehere. Notification was received from the directors of the Seatoun Bowling and Tennis Club, Ltd., of their acceptance of the council's offer. and conditions in connection with the conveniences for tramway employees on the club's ' property, at a cost of £10 for ~ five years, contingent on the council ensuring that none but tramway -employees on duty use the building. This was agreed upon by tKe council. The letter afso < stated that the builders had received instructions to alter ' the place to enable this arrangement to be 'given effect to. The following resolution ■ was carried ; "That the' parts of Miramar-quay 1 included'in'the second schedule ■of * the Wellington Harbour Board Reclamation .and Empowering Act 4 1908, that lie be'yond'the boundaries of the eighty-foot public street construtced by the Wellington Harbour Board, be and be deemed to be closed? as 'from the 24th January, 1913, as provided by , the ' above-men-tioned Act.*' It was decided, on the .recommendation of the Tramway Committee, that further recommendations" be made to ,the City Council for the 5.7 p.m.. car from the city ' to Setaoun to be i made ' a through fare car to-the boundary. ( ' , ' On the motion of Councillor Grigg, it was decided .that- twelve more' seats -be procured for the district and. that dis-, tribution of same be left -in- the , hands of the Reserves Committee. - Councillor Stone complained .of the bad condition that" some of the roads were' in. It' was 'resolved that a report as to the state in which , ttie , contractor was leaving "the roads be brought" up at the next meeting, and 'also that he (the contractor) be asked 'to attend ihat meet' ing. •- • - . < 1 In 'his. report Mr. R. 1 Mestayer stated thai the 'whole pf^the brickwork for, the power-station, in connection! with 'the Miramar water supply^ sewerage, and electric, power- schehies,, had practically been completed. The' steel work for the principals only came to. hand on New .Year's Eve, and ' Messrs. Luke and Co. had , been working overtime in order get the work completed as soon as pos-, sible. The whole' building should be finished within the next f6rtnight. The contractor ' was - making very fair progress ,- with the , sewerage work. Reference wasalso-made'to'the machinery for the . air .compressors, which, »£, well ' as* thfr switfch board, .was not erected. Tile electric power . department, Wellington City, were now making the connection with the tramway '■ feeder^ and it is probable that a trial run of the ejectors and machinery will take place next week.