MIRAMAR TRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 638, 15 October 1909, Page 8

MIRAMAR TRAMS.

;■:,;..'y"4v;«>iisideiable- ;: portion--of;la6t night's-'meet-J , : :: '•' itfg. Council was taken ; .;:;^'|lteq;ttcli3ik '•ic •;jDeirfNioJf,Vßifßed;.by li Slr. A. "E.. Mabiny'.which ;'- .¥ -letter ;jiarp6ti;i<t "tb 'ipiilce some-'criticisms, on V:^/;tn£to r .';-; ' , not"'.T6ply,',to';this : :sprt -?f. ■:■::■'.'/ Criticieini^'but I 'there :ir ereyst^tements/in'ade. in ■ ::f.v ; ithe;le'tte i r%^hich; , he/thq«ght , he:Bhonld;:as;a ;-Ai-'mcMtj".to"&e''ratepayers,;'reply ;in a : : gener.al ■ way.' -•:.:• '.The'pbsili<Sn'pf tpe Jnram'S was the sake'.as'.when ■:: ; : it*^.as!:^Vto,*to'|na ; 'pubUo'v'm' r, .ipriV"• list; v : .-i ; '^vEsHita'4tM"V-preoet"W;.w(iii>f , shbwed- : V: ; :l -wpuH''pr6,Dably'-be'iaioss:of -£800 for thenar; . -J-i' 1 also! that'ito'ere "was - ; \£1575 to. be' provided ''or ;*' f v: .interost,::and>:;£3so<.for-sinking fund, leaving -*K; a:, total for'the ■■year :of. wE2725. :.':' ;i ;SHe 'h4d'.'.nbtreason .•:■ to'believe.,that!'these \esti-: •'■ V'i f .mates'Tvdnjd' - be'in:any'"v'ay exceeded: 'made "public) 'had-, been •■• vJ: made; ,"bj v which' the'council received * ■-. :-: , . : for.'.lat(di.'-tp;:be'set'against'the tramway, losses. •:*'.,'; The Question 'ofs>depreciation: was referred' to i'.!- : inv'tne>letter under , nptice.and 'he,could state. *:£:•■'itbitv' although' '-Ithis''qiicstipn '.had '"notbeen '■ be-' .'■;ii-:forf.the.;pre9ent'conncil> it had.been'considoied , ; V';; by.lth'e.ir-'.pTCdecessbrs.:. Jt- was thought that.'as ;?,;;.. the.^trainsvcpst.2so,ooo,-, and as ..the, largo land- ■■(:!:-'. ofcners.i'g.ave'.».i;.:i£l§,(KiO. subsidy,; a i'!- ' : sfts4' : wa?:jeptiit■■oncelnecessary. .'As; to.mainV"-■■'.[ : tei)ajce t cbargesi'-.thp total in twoiyears was'only ■:•. . l i 3- : /Tfe;SUggestion{ih'.thev^letter.,;-.was. .that '•■ ":'•''.'. Miraraaf'.\fas;.npt;in.',a - strpng;financiarpositMn. •:• : • ■ He':coil_dJeay;.witlio,al;i.fear.,that r Jliramar 'was y.-!i. neTer;jnja£stronger.;fin.ancial'.'position,.-.and'jub. '>:. :^: : e^timates ; ;we - re'.'being'\farefully- 'watched. ■ ■ the ('■&?■■ year '-was i started .•'with .V: debit: 6f. j>1900,.' and, _ at -i , ;.''-.'ijaj'olpsejitiwasianticipAted.ithat.this wjll.hare. ■5v ■ >Bwn ! wjnei";6i!,. i S?>■ to; the>good.' 'iThe^cburicil''was asking tho■Tγel-. fij'ii lingtbn. ei.r^/CpuncU..'for~cer.taip > ..tram\™y ce^ons;Vandv>waf'"now'iwaitijig ;their'replyiV-/As ?■ ■-<".'-.'' tbf^wh'etii?r::the , .;preEent' , pQlicy'' was" to. be: con- ;?■*!,■ : -. " ; :, " : :ft.■.^^;'ln. f tha'-.discnssiori:.which, followed, CqnnciUor ; '';B^e^winirke^.'th''St.Mt'^wiis';eSflniial : .that;;j >;!>'?depi;eciation; ; frindvßhould'be: ! 'establish'ed,; - ..;v.;- "'.': r '?■. ■'Cpri'ncillorJ'Brodie" sfljd-:that,tho'.'council .yas f y: i iot -blind.'tb , 'the , : position. , : In'.'bis -opinion the v:; : i'- people'{■■ffi'6^ntt]hnte4. : lcas'tj,wero , making*'tße ;"-:vinosfcjn6ise'.i'?'::v '';■!■-'■ :\' ! ""■-. : ':''- : '^. : '" •'■■';,■.•'■' 'i k; .V'.'-'.'!'CjO,iuibiUprVßdwieV ;'}Vhkt':Tras: allowed for Svi; aepreciatibnOn- thel-estimates?- , ; ; ;; ; ;, ,' ■j? Uα '■Cpn^biiij.pr.'ißfodie•;■..;,There has ;heen,lno' de-MiV-^WeßjaMon'i.^d.^-'-i/'j" , .;?.^ , '.'"• ■.: 'Ffei'VJxhe' "Hajar, Üb.'Councillpr'Bowier'. Tou- take :n:^i-'the :, it 'Was an J' ':"• '■'■ oMinary\ : commerci,al'-:balanoe-shc'et.- .; !, -They-are k?'^en'tireljiMiffeVent.i ;: " '■'.'.'> : r ■"•' J edntinufrigi-: the' Mayor 'that, until' -"some--V'"-^.'-''.^"'^?^^'^'^^'^^^^^^.'^^-^-^.. ■ V^•' cfiaige/ • v No'l6ne' hadviirpppsed^any/dißerEnt W: ?T^nted^Ppiilationi'.'They % haU>battled:ayay-iPr "y 1 ' ; . : thoughfe'thatUhere , :was.now S ..'■:;! ffbing- tij'-ibel'eo'nie iresultK'The : iHarbour\ Board ■ ! 'JS?;h%a ! Th'%nn ; ;their'.':'works;'Cthp:;gas fquestiori ,nad ■;'''vbeenriettled,' ; and'he heard reports ithat:a' jobf?X '.6idSrable■ number;of/'Kpuses'were.to be:erected ; : 'i.'!'6ii!'the'''outskirts'-of •tb'e'horough; 'He..was.in- -'■":.!: dined':to';thihk i.tfiat they? jweie entering -upon. 'ffiy'.a'.'periPd 'of '.•prosperity','- , and :• carping:, criticism fci'i' ;; :-was jgPiiig';to'.dp;no ; good^' > i ''V ; :^'.''-. ; - 'v:lH''''Gpun6illorr'Muir,'said:that 'although-it :aad-*;■?■;teen'-'stated^some| : ..time.'ago .that.'the''..trams iy. F» Tbuld -be opaying -i in twpi years, '.-the loss was .-as i't ;;; i':liig'-as'i.'eyer. ■:■ .There.'-would,' still 'if=:•:■'-'';lie•.•»'• lfteai ten 'years>honce, ; : :. ; -.■;■:■■■;■'.' :..',',..■-.■ ':■. r i'l' , '.The :i i: Youj are - : : to your ? : :- : 'ViippinidnvF:Cpuncillor,';Jluir;'' Vi : j ■■'.-:.: ■■:.• Syiy'? .(warmly);:/'.T;should. think ■&A•'. niy'opiniohiisjas.'good■•as other , .:man's. H',v. : : : '-'A9}la' , 'busin'ess'.. Cpuncillpr Huir S- : ffirthbught^that s: .;™ere; : 9hoflldjbe' ; 'i depreciahon : t£,-tftind"p{ should';be' started , rS-^nbw;^'.^|;'/;;vy;:'<':V v y:.H-;;-.yf'M.-^^»;..\; l -. ; -.'- : :■■>""•■ S" : -.yL : put;'to ■ i'r- y' able" rlerigth.vitid -iclosed •wi th': suggestibns.; that ; ::'-. ;; nibre-'w'6uld' ! b^' i heard'of''thß'-ma