ROSLYN-KAIKORAI RATEPAYERS

Evening Star, Issue 22892, 25 February 1938, Page 1

ROSLYN-KAIKORAI RATEPAYERS

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION PROTEST AGAINST HOSE TAP TAX The monthly meeting of the Roslyn and Kaikorai Ratepayers’ Association was held last night, Mr P. L. Ritchie being in the chair. ; A letter was received from the town clerk with reference to the asphalting of the entrance to the Catholic Convent and to the entrance of Mr Corbett’s adjoining property, and also to the completion of the work undertaken in forming a new footpath facing these properties. It was decided to request the following works to be undertaken by the City Council: Taieri road, to he tarsealed from the present junction of Dean street to Wakari store; the kerbiiig and channeling and forming of new; footpaths on the northern side of this thoroughfare to the same point; to proceed with the widening of Highgate from St. John’s Church to Oban street;! to proceed with the widening of Cityj road on the north side of Scarba street;', to widen Tyne street at the corner of Taieri road; to effect footpath repairs to Highgate from School street to Garfield avenue (both sides) ; also to Tweed and Melrose streets; to form a footpath. in Jellicoe Crescent; to erect a children’s guard at Walton street as previously requested; and to carry out repairs hi Ayr street. , . • 'lt was decided to thank the City, Council for the new improvement now, being carried out at the junction of City, road and Scarba street and also in Gamma street. The last peg had now been reached in connection with the widening of the Kaikorai Valley road, it was stated, and negotiations were in progress for the last property to be set back to allow the entire work to be completed. The tax for hose taps on householders and ratepayers alike, recently imposed by the City Council, was stated to be something akin to the middle ages, when tolls were in general use for privately, erected bridges, etc. These, however,were scrapped long ago, it was stated. The ratepayers as a tree community, solely determined when asked for their rotes some five years ago that -an extra water supply should be inaugurated for the general use of all citizens alike. To meet the expenditure, the ratepayers guaranteed to pay through all the usual channels, this being included in the vote. The following resolution was carried, the secretary being instructed to send a. copy to the City Council. —“ This association of ratepayers and householders registers an emphatic protest against the tax of 10s per tap per annum levied on possessors of threaded water taps or hoses, and considers it as an unconstitutional and unwarranted departure from the usual lines of taxation. The association requests that this levy be rescinded and that the former methods of collection be followed.”-