MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1490, 12 July 1912, Page 7

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Miramnr Borough l(Mr. H. JTLeod) presiding. Councillors : It was-decided that °tho official ceremony m- regard'to Arbor Da'v w.6uld lake o'clock, inthe morning in Toro Mreet. The/children-of' tbo Worssr Boy School are to take part in the proceed|ings, and for that purpose the school has (been supplied jnth a largo number of frees. Toro Street will probably, be planted with, gum trees. I Considerablei discussion took place in renl u. - the -£ lty Council's intention-to alter tho sections on the. Miramar and jSeatoun routes. In discussing tho question, the Mayor said that residents of uuiramar must necessarily pass over the fity lines, resulting, in a very large revenue being derived by the city from (the borough. Hβ thought that if the. tatra Id. was imposed on residents'of the .borough, they would resort to bikes, or wilt the-extra section. "It is a. matter ■that should be taken iro seriously by Jbw 'council," continued tho Mayor. "We «re m the position of having sea transit sit onr- command, , and thero are other ■ways which the council can'use to meot *he 505111011. This council should do Everything in its.power to see''.that the present readenta should riot pay W niorc^The' welfare-'(if the ilistri'c't has ybeen.built up by. a cheap transit.' ! Councillor Bow?ie- stated ' that -if ■ thepty -Council were going to •; enforce the gxtra; charge on the residents, they could Connect, up the-three wharves'-.in' tho porough: with-their own. tramway system, (and run a cheap ferry service.' "Possibly this could not be curried out now. but it could always.he used as a threat," cohtinned Mr. Bowie "We are paying the eity fori-unninj the cars in our boundary end they are shutting out the revenue Ve ought-to be deriving-out'of it." I Coimcillor Grigsi Tramways or no tramways we must own a-.ferry- service fcooner or later. In; regard to the - overloading of cars Councillor-Bowie said that having a' ferry Service the passengers would be able to ket a.comfortable seat nnd better breathIng space. i It was decided to refer the matter to the Tramway Committee. Councillor Tolford gave notice to move Bt the next meeting of ttie council: "That i in the. event of the City Corporation ■adopting the proposed alteration of sections from Courtenay Place to the City fioundn.ry, this council considers the advisability of establishing a cheaper means >f transit -by connecting- the present .T&mways with the'wharves, at Miramar intl Sratoiin." -■•••'•■