MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 17 February 1911, Page 8

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

MINIMUM PAKE CAES.'-

SATISFACTORY tramway , ■ 'Returns. A meeting' of the, Miramar .Borough Council Vas held last evening, the Mayor, Mr. J. Brodie, presiding. Thero were also present Councillors il'Leod, Bowie, Muir, Bell, and Richards; Referring to tho question of minimum-, faro cars, and the 'request of tho council to -run.,the 5 p.m. Lam'bton-Seatoiin, and 5.26 L:\iubton-Miraui.ar cars on, tho minimum faro- system, the city electrical engineer wrote, saying that ho ha(L' previously stated/that tho question would bo considered immediately, tho now system of running workers' cars" carao'. into force.. At-that 1 .time : the City' Councilwas cxpeoting early delivery 'of the-un-. dergear'for the .'car bodies recently completed at Newtown, and they hau . been relying'' on. these cats being \ available when the. alterations in the fares came into operation: The loss* of the'steamer. Parisiana, which had the bucks'on board, had upset his expectations, and it would probably be at least three months before any additional cars wero available- for traffic. The present car accommodation on the Kilbirnie line at 5 p.m.-was nowproving inadequate, and unfortunately there was 110 possibility of an improvement until the news cars .were available. Any attempt,. therefore, at tho present juncture to introduce the minimum faro system would'in his opinion only jeopardise tho success of a system. whiclt, if properly ■ inaugurated, should prove a boon to residents of tho borough. Whilo he realised the justification 6f.the complaints, he could riot' recommend an alteration at present..,". Referring to' junction cars, tho' engineer strongly recomipended the council, not to make "any alteration in tlieir running at--present... He .would., make arrange-, mcnts for sido route boards-bearing, tho words "Miramar and Seatoun Junction" to be displayed on cars riot running beyond the junction. The 10.46: p.m. car from Larabton to Miramar was trequently. delayed at the' Opera, House for. tho convenience of Miramar residents, but as a rule tho car was-well filled when .it got away from Conrtenay Place after such stops. It Was doubtful whether the runninj: of an .car about this time on 'Wednesday' and Saturday', nights would pay either tho borough' ori tho, city. lie was prepared, however, to arrange to runAhe .10.48„p.m. ear.on W<M-, nesday and Saturday nights "showing "Miramar" destination'to tho city boundary only, and to run an extra car from Lambton Station at 10.51 p.m. This car would go right through to Miramar. and piok •up through passengers, on tho 10.-IG car at the boundary. Should the 10.15 car get a full load of borough passengors at any-timo, it could run right through. This was the best' arrangement, he could suggest at tho present time. ■

i On- tho motion, of Councillor Bowie, seconded.,by. Councillor.: Mnir;. i]t'..irss de-cided:-that; the letter.';bs referred, to .the Tramway Committee of . the council for further consideration. •:

A report , on' the tramway returns for the four weeks to February, 2 showed a net gain- of ;4!"9 18s; on the Miramir and .Sealonn -lines. The receipts on tho Miraniar line were J5128, a loss of .£1 175., and on the'. Seatoun lino .£192 35., a gain of J!SI 15s. The net gain on both lines for tho same period last year .was .£2O 2s. 3d.; the loss on Miramar . then being ifil 10s. Id., and the gain on.Seatoun •C2l 12s. Id.

A further return 6f -working for the two weeks ended February 2 showed a gain of J!45 4s. 2d. nn the'Soatoun line, ns against a Rain of jCG ss. sd. for tho corresponding fortnight last year. The gain on the Miramar line for the period was -£G Bs., (is against, a less of £8 12s. 6d. for the corresponding two weeks last' year.- .

The Mayor'-stressed the'advisability of making the beaches attractive to.visitors.

The. engineer reported that during tho past four,weeks 188 ft.'of the ssa wall of tho marine parado had been constructed, leaving 14Gft. Tho ostimato for tho work, was .£2O per chain; the actual cost for tho distnnco. completed, including all charges, being about .£lB per chain. During tho next four we?ks the sea wall was expected to be completed, aud the laying of the 12-inch storm-water drain in Broadway would .be proceeded with. .The following tenders havo.beon accepted by the council Cement supply, P. Hutson and Co., JIH7I 18s. j unsuccessful tenderers, Briscoe and Co. £1471 18s., Francis Holmes .£1471 18s., John Dnthio and Co. JE1192 lis. Sd. Construction -of low level reservoir, Sanders Bros. .£1473 fis. 9d.; unsuccessful tenderers, E. R. Sweenoy and Go. J214G7 Is. 3d.. A. P. Pulley £1070 Is. Sd., Howie and Matthews, 10s., R. Sanders .£2029; C. Harris <£2033 125., T. Young 5C2208. Erection of a meter house, Hoffman and Pet toy, .£147 lls.s unsuccessful tenderers, Sanders Bros. .£l5O 7s. fid.. A. P. Pulley .£157 7s;, R. Moffatt £172 Is.. ..

Accounts were nassed for payment as under:—District Fnnd.account, .£391 125.6d.; improvement loan account, .8132(1 3s. 4d., or. a total of .£l7ll 15?. MM.'The credit balanco on the district furnl account; is stated as i2loff 18?. 2d.,, .and the credit on tho improvement loan " account as ,£1195, 2s. Bd. ■ ■