MIRAMAR AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1078, 17 March 1911, Page 2

MIRAMAR AFFAIRS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING. i PENDING ELECTIONS. The Mirnmnr Borough Council mo!, last evening. There wore indent the Mayor (Mr. .1. Bradir), and Councillors Bowie, n Bell. Muir, and Richards. ? The .secretary to the Harbour Board C notified that in future two members of 1 tlip.t body would be elected by Die com- a bined district of which Miramar was a unit. The JMonc Borough Council was d tlie principal authority fur the borough, t "We are not likely to succeed in elect- l ing any members," said the Mayor,-but, I Councillors Bowie and Muir opposed this \ pe ? simistic view and the former contend- t ed that the. council should- endeavour i to secure the nomination of a member i who would represent the Borough of ; Miramar in.particular. Councillors Rich- J arcls and Bell also maintained that the, . council should interest itself in the nom- ' illation of 11 arbour Hoard members. Ul- 1 timately it was agreed that the council I should consider the matter unofficially in ] committee. . . . ' ' ] The council decided to attend in a body ] the conference of local authorities which i is to be'held on Wednesday, March 22, '■ in the Town Hall to elect a represents- ; five on the Hospital Beard to fill the i vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. J. G. W. Aitken. Councillor M'Leod's Resignation. Councillor M'Leod, who lately relinquished his seat as a protest against tho reduction of lung's. Road, forwarded his ' resignation. The Mayor said he sincerely regretted that the councillor had found it necessary to resign. He had been for a.long tiL'ia on the council. The speaker moved that tho council place on record its appreciation of Councillor M'Leod's services. Seconding the motion, Councillor Bowie. said he felt he was .voicing the opinion of the council in saying that Councillor. M'Lcod, in resigning, had., been actuated by a desire to serve what lie considered the interests of the borough. '.''', Councillors Jluir. and Bell .supported the motion. The latter .regretted'that Councillor'M'Lcod had deemed it'necessary to resign. Councillor 'Jluir: "He will be . back again." ' Councillor Bell: "I doubt it." The Mayor stated that an extraordinary election to fill tho vacancy would he held on March 28. Nominations would close on March 21. Tho speaker believed tho council would support him in hoping-that only one nomination would be received; Councillor Jluir intimated that Councillor Jl'Locd was "coming, out" again. The motion proposed by the Mayor was carried unanimously. "'"" The Tramway Service. " " '" Writing of matters brought under his notice by members of tho Council's Tramway Committee, tho City Tramways Engineer (Jlr. S. Richardscn) stated that he could hold out no prospect of minimumfare cars being introduced until additional cars were made available for traffic, which would not bo for several months at the earliest. The Order-in-Council dealing with the proposed alterations in the running of workers' cars had been forwarded' to the Government, 1 and immediately it was signed the alterations ' would bo brought into force. The results of the latter should be to somewhat reduce the loading of the .cars leaving "Lariibtoii Station at 5.1 p.m. for Miramar, and at. 5.6 p.m. for' Sea term.- If the borough decided to discontinue' the : running of "the junction curs, tho question of standing the ears at Kilbirnie or tho City Boundary would not materially affect tho council, ns, imder the present lime-table, tho charge for the "dead" time would not bo less than IDs. Gd. per clay. In any case, if the council decided on tho alteration, the Citv Tramway Department could not undertake to run all the cars up to the boundary, as the amount above-mention-ed would not recompense the city for running unnecessary mileage. In preference to making any alteration at present, the engineer recommended the council to consider the running of an independent Mi-vice between Courtenay' Place and its termini, before tho winter commenced, in pine* of the present arrangement. The running of an extra car to Miramar for the convenience of residents attending the Opera House could he adopted on !. Wednesday night's only if the council so i desired. i The letter was referred to- the Trainj ways Committee. ' Borough Improvements. ! Reporting for tho" four, weeks ending ! March 11, 1911. the Borough' Engineer i stated that the outer sea-wall, along the Marine .Parade, Seatoun, was nearly com-' ' plcted, the placing of a line of concrete blocks along the sharp edge of the wall remaining to complete the work. '1 ho I intersection of Stafford and Forres Streets was being proceeded with as circum-.. stances permitted. . \ slip occurred at the Jliramar side of the Seatomi tunnel in consequence of the heavy rain on February 25, and it would be necessary to trim the batter on tho north side before the wet weather set. in, to prevent further slips. The main drains were receiving attention, as they required clearing of water-cress etc. The water-channels from the Seatoun Wharfto Searching Bay were also in baud. The improvement loan works included the widening of tho formation of. Cornwall Street to allow- the wat'er-riiains- To' b6 laid in a straight line; the clearing' ofj'n clip at tho reservoir site reported bjvMr. Metayer, and the formation of the: footpath and the laying of a 12-inch pipe on - the north side of Broadway. 1 lie ex- - oendituro on Cornwall Street was divided equally between the. district fund and the improvement loan account. The total amount, paid as wages for the period was JCI2O ss. sd. , ~ . The completion of the north side, of Broadway was now in hand. The watermain in this street had been laid. As soon as tho Broadway, work was completed, E-ua Street drainage could be put in hand, and Tom Street prepared' for the plantation in the centre of the street. ',',,. The report was adopted.