MIRAMAR AFFAIRS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 20 September 1912, Page 6

MIRAMAR AFFAIRS.

A CAR PASSENGER'S ACTION. A meeting of the Miramar Bofougl Council was hold last evening, the Mayo* (Mr. H. M'Lcod). presiding. Council, lors present wore: Messrs. Bowie,.Teltord, Stone, Smith, and Grigg.. . The council decided to co-operate with! the Wellington City Council in its. on-, (leavour to have Section 35 of the .Local Bodies Loans Amendment Act, 1008, repealed.

Mr. Grigg moved; "That all meetings of the council, including committee meet- • mgs, lie open to the press." The mover was of opinion that the press did not givo any length to the council's meotinga lor the simple reason that too much business was done in committee. ' The reporters could use their discretion as to what should be published and what}' should lie left out. I Mr. 'i'oltord seconded the motion pr<r forma.

1 lie Mayor • said that there was no doubt that the council meetings could bo i more fully reported. "There has," ho added, "been a good deal of important work done at committee meetings, aud we would like our ratepayers to know- more of what'goes on. 'l'ho reason underlying committee meetings is that there are a* good many things which have to be touched upon, and so if we arc to have all committee meetings governed by this resolution it will plaoo us in a rather awlw ward position at times.

The motion wns lost. It was moved by Councillor Griggl That the Tramway Committees bo instructed to sulmijt a scheme whereby return tickets at a single fare bo issued' ta apprentices (and others similarly engaged) who. reside in the borough, and ard employed in the city, and to approach tha city authorities and ascertain if they will do the same on their lines."

Councillor Stone seconded the motion. ■ It was pointed out-by Councillor Bowie that the Miramar Council now carried passengers at a cheaper rate than that) of the City Council. The rate charged now was cheaper than they could real" ly afford. The motion was carried. Mr. XV. S, Short (commissioner) wrote, to the council regarding the inquiry as to the proportions in whiclt the cost of form-, ing and constructing the new Hutt Road should be borne by the local authorities, mentioned in a schedule to the Hutt Bailways ahd Road' Improvement Act, 1911. The inquiry is to take place in th« Magistrate's Courthouse on Monday, September, 30; at 10.30 a.m.

It was decided that tho council should be represented. It was decided to invitq the residents' of the borough of Miramar to attend the opening of No. 2 fire station (Seatou'n) on-Saturday next, at 3 p.m. Regarding the exchange of lands afl Miramar with the- Wellington Board nlid tho council, it was decided:

"That in exchange for the area 2 acres 2 roods C perches (Miramar Quay), dedjj cated by the Wellington' Harbour Board; as'a public road, 80ft. wide, the council resolves to transfer.to the board the two mens of closed road, 2 acresl rood'3l perches and 3 acres 2 roods 35 perches, as shown in the plan submitted by,, the board."

. The sum of >£1250 was given as the esfci- ; mated cost of connecting Miramar Avenurf tramway with the electric tramway at the junction of Park Road and Alexandra Street with the'avenue. The matter was left in the hands of tho Traniway Committee.

Tho Traffic Superintendent (Mr. W. CaUo) wrote to the council respecting, double fares on the Miramar line, on Saturday afternoons. Ho mentioned that in the lifcw time-tablo tho footnote to tlia Miramar' tables reads' as follows:—"On Saturday afternoons; Sundays, and holi : ' dnys, tiio liorough line is divided into two poniiy sections at the Miramar and Seatoun junction. On Saturdays this takes effect 'on all cars leaving Courtenay Place after 1.35 p.m." The letter 'was received.

Regarding tl« late car to Miramar and, Seatoun, Mr. Cable informed tho council per letter that under the present timetable cars leavo the Government Buildings on week" nights, Saturdays excepted, at 10.22 and 10.3? p.m. for Seatoun, and 10.52 p.m.-for Miramar. As there does not appear,to bo sufficient traffic to .warrant the running of tho two cars to Seatoun within 15 minutes; Mr. Cablo suggests (lie advisability of reversing the running of the 10.37 p.m. and 10.52 p.m. cars, i.e., run the 10.37 p.m. car. to Miramar and the 10.52 p.m. car to Seatoun.' Tho mat tor was left in tho hands of the Tram* way Committee. 1 lie council's attention was drawn' to a report from a conductor regarding a passenger who had refused to pay his faro on the borough line. The conductor stated that tho passenger concerned handed him a resident's card, and asked him to "take two off it." The conductor called tho "fare's" attention to the fact that tho card was not transferable, I)ut tho passenger contended, that, if he could buy two tickets from a conductor, and was quite at liberty to givo one to a friend, he should bo able to do the same with a card. The passenger absolutely refused to pay his fare. The"Mayor said that the council must uphold the conductor in a matter of'this kind. It was consequently decided toj take tho necessary steps to tuako tho pas< senger pay.