MORNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Evening Star, Issue 12028, 28 October 1903, Page 1

MORNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The-ordinary meeting- -of' the. above. he'd last- evening, was attended by the Mayoi (Mr iT. Annan cl) and Ora Lochhccd, Dickson, Simon, Holgate, Hope, .Andcrsou. Henchrsen, Hnd-Le Creu. , —Cccrespoitderioo.— A letter from tho Town Clerk. Dunedin intonating that Lis Council declined to erect a lamp at the intersection of tho Queen's Dnve and the main Moroingtoa tram linewas received. Mr J. Beadle wrote ria&g iSut he bp. neved taut ho had a claim against tho Connell'over a matter arising out of a tire and he intended to prots that claim wh-ii too Time was opportune.—ilc-fcrrcd to the Lrt.-xic.tal Comn.utt.ee. —Rejjoria.— Tlie ili'aiiiv.ays Committee recommended tontine tramway manager be instructed to consider the matter of keeping die extension car running all cay, and to furnrih the Council vrieh an estimate of the extra cost arising out of aunts. It Mar. also raemumended that the extension lino to Beileknerwes be put in band and completed within five years; that the plans and specifications for the ill gin road extension line being nowready, the Council’s soiidton? be instructed to prepare the ordcr-ia-Gonr,cil, insurance ot plant, etc.; lhat_ all employees at present working cn ths line or as conductors have preference in obtaining engagements as gripmeu: that no person lie e.ropiovcd over the age t of thirty years unless !w be a man with previous experience. The teanvar manager's report mentioned, inter :db, that the takings on the entumskht line had nvoKtged £5 16s a week fur the past Icmtcon weeks, a decided improvement having taken place recently, tho average .Cor the i:ut fon r weeks being £6 laj 4d p-x week. whim actual running expenses only mnwunle-d to £5 6s 7d p<-x wed:, having a margin on tlic right side of 7;> 13d per we<-kf—The Mayor said that this was a dilkreur- state

of affairs from that which vhev Lad lie.'n led to believe about- the extension iiue. It showed that they were not running the line at a less as bad been. supposed.—Or Iteudersou pointed out that the expenses aa stated by.the manager only included. drivers’ VKigcs and a mileage proportion for water and cool, it did not tike into account oVKerionitkui of plant and upkeep,' and therefore the margin of 7s Sd' per week could not Ik> called u profit.—Or Lociihead eoncuncu in this v .-w.—The I favor said that the manager's report- wus a trna statement as far as it went, and it showed liar the Council ra tot a iosn of £4OO per year as had been raid.— Cr kochbead; It is very misleading.—Or Henderson: Yen' misleading laired.—Or Hope said that be would always d» fund t’nr extension line. He thought Hist ibo report dixcloscd a very creditable sialaj of a (fain* v.ntb regard to it, :.ad if people who cried out about lbs loss* thereon only did their duty b-y riding often!t there would be no fear about tie returns.—-Cr Lockheed said that ]« did nec want to disparage wliat was disclosed by the report, but it was mispleading. '.Nothing would please him bitter th;tu to know that the line was earning a strict profit, but it was' not so. The exteui sion line bad never paid since its constnuj lion, and it weald bo many dav before, it ; Cid.—Cr Sfincn pointed out that where they I had your, live, and even she nmu working on tb i i’Ds they Lad oily taro now. They could, not, be contended, give (bo actual expenditure upon the line nr.til twelve months bad expired. He was? inclined to think that at the end ui that time they would find a. more than reasonable amount of profit—Cr Anderson thought the running of Lire extension ear constantly was a matter that might be referred to tha engineer.— In discussing the report further Cr Loc-h----hcad said ha could not. find acy mention of •in incniivenicr.ee which had be.-an caused the public through the running on the line, having been stopped for half an. bonr on Labor Hay. The engineer should have explained the cause of that stoppage, as. besides the inconvenience caused, it affected the tramway revenue.—The Mayor thought that it was impracticable to hare ;ui these little matters reported.—Cr .Simon explained that the stoppage was caused owing to the gripper of the car getting out of order.—Cr Dickson thought it desirable that the extension terminxw should be. brought round to the town side of the shed, and moved that- it bo a recommendation to the Committee k> take, steps to liavo this done. Carried.—Cr Le Crcn said that l.e held the opinion that the engineer shonl.l have reported tlie cause of the stoppage on Labor Day.—Cr Anderson said that : t should at Least, have been reporu-d to il::'. Works Committee, In some matters ih" engineer was acting without consulting tire CounciL and doing more than he, bad any righn to -<.lol— The reports were- irdopted. —Works ConrnEfctee.— The Works Committee imported and xrconrmeoded certain works, 'lire following is a list of works proposed to bo done out- of loan for the ensuing year (the total amount unexpended of this money is about £5,580. and the list represents £L.752 of that amount); —0-1 View street, £SO; Hawthorn road, £6O (Havelock street to Clyde street and school gale to Randall avenue] ; Regent street, £7O; Clyde street, £ll9. (2) Hawthorn road, £7O; Rosebery street, £140; Carnarvon street, £92; Oranville terrace, £3O; Hareourt street, £57. (3) Maryhill terrace, £101; S. Amts road, £75: Clyde avenue, £100; Hill street, £ls; Crosbv street, £SO: Burke street. £l2; James street, £24. f4}_ Elgin street, £250; Buchanan street-, £6O; Renfrew street, £55; Argyle street, £69-; Gordon street, £69. (5) Brunei street. £162; Outra-m street, £3O; (Mailer street, £l6; Macrae street, £ls; KgCnton road, £100; Dairy street. £l6. Total, £l7-732 —-In the discussion which followed Or Hope referred to the unsatisfactory state of Maryhill terrace, which kid 4hi metal on tbo roadway, and metal on die path, where, there was supposed to be screening?. He thought that steps should be taken to render the road fit to walk on, and moved that the metal ou the roadway bo mueved. Car-ried.—The-report was then adopted.

An. -amnsiDg story is going tlie -rounds fsays an English cont^oporrcyj of a- smart: young fellow and his prompt activity of mind. He was looking for an empty compartment in an excursion train which was nearly ready to start. All were full. Coming to the rear carriage, he flung open the door, and cried in an authoritative manner ; “ AIL change here; this carriage isn’t going.” There was a scuffle among the passengers, and the whole carriage-full of people turned out grumbling, and slowed themselves away forward. He then selected a compartment to his liking, and seating himself in a corner. lighted a cigar, and said within hireself r “It's a-grand thing for me that I was bom clever. I wish they'd hurry up and start.” Presently the station-master put his head in at Hie window, and said : ‘‘l suppose you’re the smart young fellow who told the people that this carriage rsn t goingT* “Yes,” said the clever young man. . Well/’ said the station-master, with a grin, “it isn’t/” A porter heard you telling the people, and so he uncoupled it. _ lie thought you were from the head office. ’ Reassuring.—Btrtchert “Do you knowyoujf dogs have eaten one of my legs of mutton, Mr Briggs?" Mr Briggs i “ Oh! Was it English or N’ew Zealand.?-"* • Batcher r ‘"/Eng-, lish.”, Mr-Briggsr "'“DM—That jvorftilrar* them." ■ ; *• *