MIRAMAR COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1562, 4 October 1912, Page 8

MIRAMAR COUNCIL.

The fortnightly nirelin? of the lliramar Borough (.'onnuil' was lielil in the local ■ Town Hall laf-t evening. 'I'ho following were present: The Mayor (Mr. M'Leod), Councillors Bowie, Smith, Bell, Stone and Tolfortl. The. statement of the District Fund half-yearly account was tabled. The bank overdraft on SentemW 30 of last year was £aS r ) 12«. 7d., and the outstandiir,' lates amounted to ,£1358 Ms. id. This year the overdraft is.Elillifl (Is. 3d. and the outstanding rates are .£5515 17=. 6d. The amount duo from the improvement loan account and from the contributor? to the Harbour Board work tolol .Cifi9 ss. fid. In the second half of last year £M 2 Ills, was expended on the Jliramar Avenue iramwny, and ,€(;(!(> wns rn-Mvctl. On the Town Hall 15s. Id. was spent, and *2511 received. AJbgcther, tliarefore. .i'SBS ss. Id. was cxpendrd on tlicfe undcrliikinss. This year there is only a liability 'of about Wo on account cf the Alifainar Avenue tr.imway. ]f no expense is Jititliorised during the next six months other than that included in (ho estimate for the year, the bank ovmlralr will bs olcarerl by March 31, 19111. Regarding the fact that the amount of JIGIIOO was outstanding on (lie estimated J'xppiidihiro of the s«wagp work?. Councillor Br.wip piov,sd that th? nere.'sory steps to orrange for a special mil of ratepayer? be laktii at tlie earliest possilil? ( l;\tc (o aiithorisf th? Toisiiiß of thai amount, and nlfo of an r,ddition.il J.'SOno rorjuired for certain additions to the original sewer works. It n-as previously susgoted that the amount be misml by an additional 10 per ff:it- on die original loan, but f. ounoillor Bowie's motion, wliiili was seconded by Councillor Smith, was earned, i'ho Mayor spoke and voted a"air«t the motion.