CITY LOANS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 412, 22 January 1909, Page 6

CITY LOANS.

AN EXPOSITION BY THE MAYOR. 1 ' £208,350 REQUIRED. . . APPROVAL OF RATEPAYERS. • At a.meoting'of ratepayers hold last oven- -. l"-; jing.i in. the Concert Chamber. of tho . Town ,Hall, explanatory information was given ro- . A ,v, gardrag tlie loan. proposals.: which tho City Council is about to submit to ratepayers at.a , poll. ■, Tho Mayor (tho Hon; T. TV. - Hislop) », '--.'presided, vand sevoral councillors.,. attended,: > / hut ratepayers did'- not: roll up. in' forco; Only. . •v' about sixty citizens assenlbledv''•:: ; ' r ;; t •;->. I -. 1 : Wadestown Tramway: £40,000 Wanted. - .-'Tho Mayor mentioned that' four different 'r.ljT: propositions-were to: be put before Jthe'mepfc-/, ing, and. ho .would, bogm with tho Wadestown tramway. ■ Ratepayers were awaro that at tho'timo of the amalgamation of Wadestown, with tho city tho council was under an '. .to. Wadestown completed,-: and: a number of routes .were-placed ■ before, the: ratepayers.. A-meeting-was held at Wadestoivn, and afterwards an. informal .vote-was taken.:as to the Vrouto which ought to bo adopted.-' The route ';' .' which would 1 be placed before; the -ratepayers . was.tlio routo selected by presidents of Wades-, /.-'..'town; withVq.; slight • •alterationy^wliich 1. in-: ;|Sy-Volyedithe :: starting'. l of »;theV;tramwayTi%om ! jSamders Lane,-, ihsteadi'ofi'from^.Park Street." IVlSThe;;object of.-that ;was| t6 v ;avpid- a,;dangerousjunction ■in Tinakori Road;' and 'it /would'< give" a better, grade,for;.the'Uine.i ; :-The: proposal. ... . involved tho sum: of j ;'say, ; ; £2s,ooo -Supon" the construction of : vthe' tratnway, 1 ' and -there ;was . provision for 10. per cent. ; upon that to pay ..•■.'interest/aiid' other : expenses which might- bo .;.V before • 'the.;.'tramway, was v.com--V^fpritbetakwg'of;^property,rin;epnne.cti6n .with' - was based upon prices which. had'been' 1 as-' ;jji,certaincd;'i i and ■ itXwas ;; . the.; transaction. there would 'bo : -:'.a ; loss 'of about £2000;: :• Therefore, ;'they-niight' say,that: the lino itself would cost about £29,000, and ;>;,v jTrhile; the; council 'asked; for;'a;.vote'of £40j000,'. I'sgiatepayers-iWould^krioiY^ j{!> extent ; fof - about-'£lo,oo]C) r/r?'.;. : ;tho:jre-sale'of .-.tKe'-Jtrnd:'not:'required! for-"tlie ; ' loah3 rested entirely jwith? thia re-, w|;; : sidents-:tf :<Wadestowh^'and:ii^ nsk's were :ruhning :in'-h'aymg-'the; .work' undert'aken.-' If: l thoro!:'was ja\ deficiency.- ; in. tho'working of -the tramway,- they •would'. •: know that' it would' have to bo.'met by the v . .rate which': was - proposed to be. given: Ijy: way - -of security. Ho would move— ... .'• .That this meeting .of .'.ratepayers ap- . MS": prove, tho^proposal of tho council of tho ': ; :*•/' ■' city of .Wellington, to borrow the sum of : £40,100 -to bo expended' oil . the' under- -, : ,'V : mentioned: -.undertaking Construction ::V of tram way;to,Wadest own, arid-interest' ,hnd. charges for. first year, £27,500; resumption of properties,. etc:, Thorndon, for .approach to. Wadestown tramway;' •'•' :•;... £12,600;.'t0ta1,..£40,100.' ' ~ •' The' Mayor ir.entioiied.that the voting.on tlii3- occasion; had • no;-signifitfanceij;but he ; ..: '. asked thab none; but ratepayers whosGnames '-wero;on_ the roll shou]d;.exercise a; vote. •: .'afßrn;cd>'that tho routo which - had beeii fin-. ;-.. ; ally decided upon .was very much in favour . ' V.of . scheme turning/ out ivell ' andpaying [JKiSatisf actorily.';. .v,He VconsidereQ J; the.-proposal' to.:be in" keeping ' with'tborequirernents of rthp^people^qfthe:.district; :' Ho did. iiot S: ijthat- the ; people 5 of. jWadestownyiwouldv.residents of Wellington to put. their hands .p6ekeft: : anddisish arge ?. ; obli Rations • i-which ought to bo mot by the'.people of the . .suburb, but,'lie. suggested tliat,. if.-thoso m j.. .TWa'destown found that tho. first, two or threp *; 'years of :tho Burden wero- a little hard--to bear, the City Council should recast the arsix, or seven years. . . ■ • A Ratepayer: .;I understand that the whole of the- cost of taking Saunders Lane \yill .be.-.debited to. tho..trniu-line? : ' Tho Mayor: That is so. ] Another ratepayer asked if anything vha'd • ; Deen done : to provide ; for the landtaken on, the other side of tho Town Belt, and •...'tlio Mayor replied that tho amount -was. ba?ed oa the estimate oFtho wholo of tho, land to> ! bo taken over, .together with tho gjiiiost: of the work. . :<■ J"';: Tho* motiou: was carried. •• ■*•• . ) ' . • Water for Wadestown and Northland! £22,550.' ► r ~ j ■.-:..;The..nest.mattor forv.consideration, conwater *• supply for Wadcstown.'.aud Ratow.v: Payers, would^ ! :'remenib.er:: i :t,li.at-ittiev-'dfairiagfe' vG'hy.'-'.'the.^^"Act;.^of.: last>:session',' : and-fcpXr'tly-" ; by ;thb. raising of tho loan, of £100,000'' : somo tho drainage of the suburbs; .-. . 4-.no council, was under, an "obligation to'the ' Tat-epayers oi .theso. districts,: by the arrangeS' \vhioh - ; -.t)iey!.;pame^mt6. ; tho''roityj : .. to put before, them provision .the supply : :V ; wat-er,. supplementary to thG ~,:; d raina go Ec home. - Ju3t as .-it'. was to puinn 'U 'tho'ivater up to tho high .levels of -Brookly?i, 60 a similar provision, u'ould-.bo requirod in f v.^^sjipplying.pf^Wadestbma^'ahd:Northland^ • . Tho.Eehemo was a costly one, and the rate w: ; M'lHch;.was: proposed-for, the: work,'would igiyo ; £1241. per,.'annum,'- but,- of .cbur3e,;as tho valtia of ;Vthe v. districts-increased^and^'the' - .-population;: grew, :there . would -.be ,a :largor' amount available. Ratepayers w'oiild reallso ,- that .tho supply bf: ivater .was; ! neoessary 'no{j' - only. for. domestio purposes,vbut "from- the •: -.health point of view... Ho trusted that tlio • •-ratepayers.would sanction.the loan, and he -Tvould.inovo '■ ;■}/■ ■■■.■. r : - That . tliis meißtihg.'.iof " ratepayers ' ap- -: :' . prove ; the-proposal of the cpuncil of tho.. ferity of' Wellington to borrowv-tho' suin i?J>:;<)f'£22;Sso^\to=be^^expended'^^on^eiuhder-' 1 :' ■V- r^\: ™.® n "tiqned--"Vimtiertakiifg :-^Wdte'r^- , supply' iyto Wadestown and Northland',; £22;550.V. ' 'Councillor Godber. in seconding;; said i that '.S'thecityhadja complete drainage 'system,--and: v-it,was absolutely necessary that-the suburb's U M similarly; equipped^lf'an;;epideniib' broke,;Out>'m ; the' suburbs'; through- the'lackyy'cf.a proper-dramage system, it would sweep' ;i^ithe: : city-, :in spite: 'of.::tho: healthyi conditions 'prevailing at. the present ti1h0..,..H0 .trusted f?i."that';.the- residents:.of :the' districts': concerned: i'Wwould.'seo; the;necessity. f6r\vtho : ;''lbaii'-' and' K^'Sarictipn'it.readily.: - regarding. tho ;posihonf of ! th'p; residents i'of-south i'ward !/'\that portion known, as Goldi©'Brao/'in -tb© yinatter: pf:^rainag(S l .^ i They already, had water' '. '-and drainage,. and ho- understood .that this y .:part of the suburb-was to'be exemptrif a'rate ;::k';was:;str'uck' : f()r tho: piirpose of b, water or drainage systoni. . ' : ; ' _ The .Mayor, in reply, said:■ It is a.matter : " C^urt,to,decide > be .civen day or twovv'i'r-p;. .. The motion was carried. .; '' '£99,750 for Tramways. Coming ;to;. r .the important, undertakings proposed to bo • carried ont, tho , Mayor ~:' l.6aid :that,-- in-:connection • with tho , trani.ways and elecfcrio. .lighting .departments,' no : Wassorry tlio . council. found: it,' nccossary ; to trouble the ratepayers; at all with; matters affecting: the. tramvyays' and '.electric lighting, :' circumscribed powers rendMcd:-it iiecesr • • sary for them to pome to .•the- ratepayers to , 1 -.''sanction .this loan. It was intended to under.take veiy considerable works. .V In: the first place,- when the 'tramwavs ' wore initiated, 'J;,:;there,had:not';been: sufficient provisibn:nlade for - cars. They had; 'or ;proposed: to spend,' on cars and .motors'!the; sumjbf £5848, •V%■ in addition' to: large vrhich had already .. i. been expended out of revenue. In connection . with the powerhouse, they required to spend - ,-£16,000, inciuding what had already been ;put;:bfi revenue fe(kler : : ' , •.. Bay cable would cost £1590; and theiThornoffico.meant a further. espenditure. In reference to tho , latter, they had'had a Ipaso for twenty years of a woodon building,: but decided , that tho most economical, plan , : was to pay £2500 for the land, and spend 1 :- £6000-for a new.buildingj making a total of J . : £8500. They > would/bo able -to -recoui) the expendituro by the lease of. a placa for which • received - about. £104 a year. When ;J: Sthey, entered .into -.an.' arrangemen't with the Miraniar Borough .Council for: tlio construc- ■ tion of:tho ■ lino whicli went on t-o Seatoun,,the •- City agreed that if the , Miramar Counail. built tho b'-o .withiiv tho citv as

woll. as outside-it,' the, City Council would purchase it'frdm.thoni.'at.'cost; price by annual payments of £1000 por annum for about , ton years. -No, interest was being paid on ;™e;-opst.qf;;conatruptignj; i .'Mr.-' , 'Hieiop''''re- , garded it "as a good arrangement both- for the City, Council and the Mirainar Borough iCouricil; because a .certain;' proportion which the latter.body spent'on" the;.tramways was a contribution from' lb'dal" owners, v- ■. • ; ;;Regarding the corner which had been purchased from Mr. Winder, the Mayor expressed thq;;opinion that »;yoVy reasonable arrangement had/been made, -and/that Mr. Winder ■had'treatedthe council well when he sold the corner;of his section for £1000. ' ; - .- ::: ' ' " : The icojuicil proposed to extend the Lyell Bay.tramway down near to the sea, and this, an-;arrangement , .-made'.'with the late Mi'. H. : D./Crawford^would, cost £4000., Mr.-Craw-f6rd!'ha'd'. given;' a'. : strip' three chains wide 'pyorS'Lyolli'Bay'j'.'and .had also given about .eight acre's and. the' foreshore of Evans Bay. 'An; agreement': was entered' iiito .that ['■' the; Lyoll; Bay. tramway should be ■ constructed :within a.certain ; number of years. '. The coun-'oUifoiiud'-.tliat;'it'was -necessary to have additional .housing* , cars, and decided tha.tvit: would ; "bo; more economical in ;ttie .working'to have-sheds"mVdifferent localities'. 'They'had'purchaEed'/a' piece of land at Thornddri, and proposed, next-year to build thereon. been paid'for it,; and thaestimated cost of.the; shed was £45.00! ' They had. also bought; some .land: at". Kilbifnie,, and intended ■to erect' a', shed. for. the-purpose of housing 1 ariumber of.the.oars working upon that section";; SheJandhad cost;£lCoo, : and thebuild'iiigj:which was'-tp be'putf up'next year; would, •reDuif6'''£ssoo.'P!. For'.'street-widening gene- 1 'rally theVj'pfoposed; the 'sum' of £10,0.0. - : ; ■': : - ; '.'"■' ; 'Rega.rQing'.the' tramways items, 'they had in profits ;in : '.the ;, worlting..and in depreciation fund £3000/.and'thc3'.expected thai at .the end-of thq-y'ear/tho. profits would be-about £5900.' ; v : At-one, time'they had expected., the amquntito bo;..ratherr.more, but .tiie ; returns, during -. the.;'; past few. weeks -of'bad : weather, had-gone 'down considerably, and unless 1 some ftne-wbather.;was- : -experienced .up. till-; March ;|he]ir : etufiia;:woifl3'T)e"abbut : '£_looo short of ongiM]y..'-£7QOO 'had-been after allowing the-'sum : of V£l3jsooi.fdr "depreciation." .; Tlia.t:would supply-the council -towards : the .total 'cost of these works-witluthe'-sumof £22,509, leaving-£2o,l7Bitp'bevfdpnd-betweenliow-xand. some. . time 'next, year; {: The; amount ■■ they. : intended tramways'- and'.electric;light-' ,iiig,would i 'o'nJy/bo: required-for:a short time; ;that.!;for>tHevtramways .would bo, wanted: for lanayerage'!of-;'ab.out;twelve months.■■•'■lt 'was notVintended ;to.putrthis on the market at I'alljvajrec'tly'.they;;bor'r6^yed" : thb .money.they couldj'make' arrangements.with their bankers ■:ta;giyb':them' ,the; ; rieceßsafy :funds. •■;'ln carrying', out'-, the .works; it. would- not.be.necessary . at. ■ any .'time; ,tb v borrow i; the -' wliolo '. of .'the :£2o';ooo;.'aind';e\rißll.iif'-:this ~did.'happen,v they could look', forward to .having it repaid within. ;the ; .n("s:t:ejghtJ3en .months, or 'so: ';■,••' .'.';:: :., ' : ■:'TosroassiireTatepayers.regarding the tram-, ways, : Mr.' Hislop.,quoted. from ■•'a;'return ofthe;.revenue.:'.'TJp'to" January 5 the!revenue was;- £103,875,- £02,138 last year. 'Then the revenue' up", to 'the lend pi :the '.{jeax : Ma ' £32,125, making; the actuc.l revenueleceived.tPgether.'with the , estimated : revenue,!' £136;q0p/;as.;agaihst £125,000 last :"yeaf;-'! ■It (had' been -. found, that, the. original, lines'."'ih'afd'-'.inpt'--been ,7 .'constructed':.quite: so. (Strongly.'.as'-.had. been- thought, and their .bill for.repairs : .was considerable.,':;ln strict bdbk-i been justified-.riii. , chargmg some ,of >tho Vrepairs. to original con: ;structionv!..' LT, his. Had; not '.'been: done, and ■'th e consequencD■ '.was that for 'the next four : o.r ;fiveiycars'-the. cost ■oij be more tnamtheyV.cduldreasqnably-have'anticipated ■ :'if ihe.lines-had;been constructed thoroughly. ::in-;the>-firstt-instance; -. Up r to : the;endXof.-tho' -year tb-OKexpenditure had--been':£9o,93l. as ■agaihst : ,^B2,B3BVla'st : year,-'.but,';where : as tho ; grossrevenue'was. £11,000 more, the net %-: .venueC-Tvas/', only-.about- £3000, more,■■ leaving' for ithe; .yearj ; ,;after : allowing. for interest,; :s.ihking.fund,irepairs,i depreciation, and every. ~otl)er..concei,vab.lg.''chargej-: a,-profit of .£557<5,' ,er,;,jn> , There ivas.a sum , ..available;;put-,;of,'.;incbmoi.qfi £20,000 a year r towards '.building :up;rthe concern. "Although :had in/harid-ia.-Jarge' sum,. aud-.-,it: would ; take 'only about eighteen months-'more of .vincqme;. to; repay. the: whole of; the pro-;. • )ecte'd'.vlpan; i ;i!;svheii'\aU the- proposed .works" -iyere;'carried' out,■; they• >would : have : eighty ;was : ;':spent,vthe: : - , Btr6ng-::'to'. :J a .rryi-put. : _tliei.-;wh'ple of the' requirements of. the.city, for- : ,nlany,. ; years';tp come. '•;■■.!■" y.\, ,'■:.'., :.. In, the'jmatte'r,of, : lighting,' the. council had' paid ';£l6p,ooo,;for;the: qoncern, and they had • spent pnf: additions -an extra £21,721.; nWitli :,regard : to;the.reyeriue;ifrom the electric.light;.ing:departmenti.iit,:had..suffered during. tlip : :,the .intrp,auction;:of ■ were reducing. the amount'qfrcorisufflersi^bills..Every :W^ek : theie.were;large numbers 6f fresh'c'onsumers : :connected:up.'. The:number.;during 1908; was ;'4oss;;as agalnst:'3ss7;;-Hi:,-,the year. before. There had been an increage.jn the' xinits w:-.119,?51iv.ah.d-'.th'e.;.reyenue ! . ! 'for.-thiß' i ' nine ;;ttwnths,: April to; pecember,i: 1908, had been ■■±-35,760, an .increase, of,.- £1217 on. the y'ear : PHpreyV;The:;,werking-,experises ,'had been sbmewhats.greater, . as .; 'against' *17)0pp. There/had .been-an increase of ■ about 25 per cent:iin.-thp number of. consumers, and only.; about 7 ;in the amount con-sumed.;-;-After allowing : for a sinking fund fund-0f-.4 per-cent'.J-tliefe : was a'n'et. income for nine 'monthsof. £4979,Vbut,for:the,threo months following; they would,:make .no profit.' .The 'FftJ??.' ma .4e- ?o; profit in; the summer months; '^ffi-a-'WigKt-iaeb'it-'was-the-'iisual-'thiiigV l ;A v neijr.. Mating station had been found neces.sary;',arid;its:©cist' was/'£10,500, 'the .turbo' l ;:':-;acc'fissories '- : . required £ .A?W).-/ ne .w Connections';,and' extensions to mams-cafled-for;£Bspoi' arid' suburban lirht extensi6ns'.£lloo.''Next year they expected the turbo .set, ■and.;£BsPo;on,meters, transformers',:and'extensions mains,.-, making : -altogether:' for this:year- and the;next the sum'of £41,600: During; the-coming t\vo years £25,000 would be.'j.required,;:;but' that; could be paid off. in I -tjf'o . year's'i if He would; move—' ;. ! 7;: ! :Th'at.'.this';meeting , ■' of.'ratepayers an- ■.. !,';prpve; ,'tliQ;.. proposal ; . qi .the'- council' of the : ' ~;';city,of : Wellingt»n to;borrbw;the.'sum of.' .; ..£46,000,. to . betexpended; ; on the .'under- ■'■ mentioned './.undertaking's:—Additions ..' to '■■ :;: tramway.; , rolling,;;stock, ; '' pow'ec'-hquso- - : . .-plant,- purchase,;of:lsland.:Bay .. feeder ■ : .;-.'cablej Verectioii'jof '(.Thorhdon- payrin of-;. ;■' ai|d' : purchase."pf.'lahd,'.one' annual; ; ,of .tramway'; ■:.(;within "city'/b'piindafy,;''widening ":corner. ,; '.•• ;pf/Manners"and l Cub'a"Streets, Lve'll Baj :. !.;, tramway-extenßion, purchase' of:land for - ;. car:shed,- Kilbirnie, ; and building thereon, ■ '■'purchase'of-land at Th'orndon , and,build-; , ': J ;.ing thereon',- street ;iyidening,;etc.';,elec.:;;'tric:. f lighting-^station ';buildings : 'and ad- ' '.';.-ditipns,".;neV;.turbo;set and accessories, rpurchase.J.of transformers," ex- •.-.!: tensions; of mains,; new •connections, and■ .'. suburbanrlighting,'extensibns.A' ■ ■ . : \ Cqu'ncilior;:Morrah] seconded the motion..; -■''A' , ra_te'payeif asked:,- Do '.I understand that ,in',raiEinE'..this; £46,000 you merely intend to ; pledge -. the revenue -of the .tramways .'and : electric-lighting departments p ',: :. : ..:.TKe r -M!iyor:vYes.''.'.:'■:.;',■■■■;:: ;" .- ' ' ••■.■■; ;.',;Somo■discussion.followed as to whether the '■cars were; paying, and;tho Mayor, in , ,'reply •to various;ques tioriers; stated that the tram- '. ways', paid,;theifull'ipercentagp charged''for the'moheyj and then paid 1 per cent, as sinking : fundand_2J per cent, depreciation, :The profit 5 on.: the 'trams" for tho first year was- £1200,.: tlieu;. £3000, ; .then. £5500,' and 'this jyear it was'expected, that- tho profit .■would- be £6000.: (Applause.) It was pro-posed-to**raiso £20,000 on; the one depart ,'ment, : and £26,000 on the. other. . -.■■■'■■ ■ .-.The motion was; .'.-, ;,. ";.'■'

, ;; City WbrUs: £99,750 Wanted. . , .Turning; to .the; fourth '■ matter—city works Matyor .■remarked 'that the first, item was the .extension of- the' tramway from the ■ ;top;'of Constable Street''down into Kilbirnie.' It. was..found-.that, tho tramway through, the tunnel.'was scarcely, able' to tako tho whole of the'traffic; over ; in that direction; The engineeivostimated that there would be.an ; addition :6V £2500 or £3000' to their illcomo .through .the. construction" of this line.- In. - regard.jto. "the ■ item;'for. tho': destructor,': it iwasprop'osed.-tp procure a. clinker plant, and a "saving Vouia'bDrnado'by using some of the .powerY generated- to pump drainage. .'.This saving; wae more. than, sufficient to pay-tbo sinking;fund' on. the cost of the destructor. Coming to the itom- for- recreation crounds— (A voice.:/;Wo don't want that")—tne council had- already 'Bauctibn'Bd Aa.deroon'B .Parltj

Kolburno Park, and the Duppa Street Park, and to-, put them in thorough order would take about £0000. The council thought it right that provision should be made for smallor recreation grounds in other parts of the city, rind asked for a vote- of £15,000 for that purpose'. ..':-:■■-■

,;' A question which had been brought up on fseveral occasions was, whether.the city of Wellington should undertake the erection of .workmen's homes. . •: ■ . , i ■ Voices: .No. _..'■ ..- . - .''....'■■'■ , ■ The ;Mayor- continued that this, was a question of policy,- and tho council thought, it "would be right to give.tho ratepayers an opportunity.of voting on it. One! proposal was that land owned by tho, council, such as the/old tramway site andother places, should bo used for the purpose of workmen's homes. It would'ho for the. ratepayers to determine whether the time was expedient., for the spending of money, on such works. The Mayor, said that he had been told more than once'that there was: no. urgency for such work, now, because hduses could be had at a cheaper, rate. That was for the ratepayers to decide. If anything .was to be. done, the 'council thought that no .less a sum ;than £20,000 could make a scheme of any use to the. city. \ There were;. a : number, of-citizens whose/work and it expedient for thein to .live somewhere adjacent . >to-.'. /the wharves N of; to tlie. other centres , of .■-industry, and it., had been the experience .of cities in other parts-of the-world that provision could ..be made for the housing of such people much more beneficially and more comfortably, in a largo way.than by individuals. ; , - : '"■■■" ' .Gbing,on to. the.item of £2750 additional oxpenditure at the'abattoirs, the said that the council had tho power -to raise, and would raise, tiis suni,'because.it'was.absolutely necessary. Tho. amount had been put , among,-the-other items for, the reason that they, did not want; to .issue, a separate: loan for such,a small sum as £2750. The council .wished.ratepayers to.sanction this it-em along with others, in order that ■ it 'jnigh't be issued at. a better rate, and upon the, security mentioned. The Mavor moved:— . ."! '''■/■ ,

; : .' That this .meeting • of.'. ratepayers ap- : r . prove the proposal! of. the. council of the-. ■;'■■■; city' -of Wollinpton to borrow, the ;'suhl. ' ; ; of £99,750 to bo expended on .theun■:'i dermentioned undortslcings: : Constable. '; Street extension,. £22,000; destructor (ad-,i-'ditional),- ;£4500;• recreation■ 'grounds,■ : ; : '£15,500;; Kflbirnie. reclamation and ' re-; . ,'spn'es -(including 'outer road ;.'and ::: soa '. ■ wall, £27,500 homo's. £27,500;/ ■ abattoirs,: (additional),' £2750; /total" '.' v ■':')■■:■ <■■■■"■■";■ ■ ■■ ';;■-:'^γ- .K, :' _' Councillor Luke; soconded the Mayor's niotion. Ho said tliat- lie did not believo that ratepayers would Lvote; moneyjfor workmen's ■homes. in "competition with their -own: proporties;:.:; ,v 7 -V,' ■ :^V'.:.'.■•■■■■"■. ■■■■ -: : -''-,:-■-.- -■■ ~The motion, was duly carried. : . '\ {■'. ■■'■'■ '■ '■ This opTichidecl the business, and the Mayor .intiniated; that the date's of the polls would be,announced;later:: ■■...''.. ■.•.':;• ■ . ,-. ..■■;