FERRIES & MIRAMAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1644, 10 January 1913, Page 5

FERRIES & MIRAMAR.

LETTER BY COMPANY, I BEFORE THE BOEOUGH COUNCIL. The Miramar Borough Council met last , evening, tlio Mayor (Mr. JI. N. M'Leod] presiding. Councillors Telford, Stowe, , Smitli, and Grieg were also present. *■ Tho principal matter dealt with was •h a letter from tlio Wellington Harbour x, Terries, Ltd., dealing with' the' council's ■application for an improved ferry eci'vice. Tho communication slates:—"A boat leaving Seatoun and Karaka Bay at about S J 7 a.m. ond leaving tho city about 6 p.m. id in addition to tlio present 6ervieo would >r mean tho employment, of an additional steamer, i.e., ono to run solely to Karafca Bay ajid Seatoun. Even then 6uch a steamer could not leavo tho 'city earlier ** than 6.25 p.m., after tho previous depary turo from town at 5.15. p.m. Again, such is a steamer would havo to be relieved from if timo to time for overhaul, slipping, etc, 8 _ In.6Ufcli circumstances,the cost to us in maintaining,the required running would bo littlo less .than it, ivould bo to vou,'did 38 you yourselves undertake the work, the I- ' tho only diiToreiioe suggesting itself tc o- us being in cost of management and pro, j. viding for a relief; steamer. Tho total v cost of running and maintaining such . c vessel as the Cobar on, the overtime ratef ■ necessary in ■. consequence -• of tho hours n mentioned by you would bo about X 305( [j per annum—depreciation, interest on cost, L 0 and proportion. of- office expenses would i amount to another ,£I3OO, A relief steamer, if chartered, would cost certainly not less than <£300. These' items total &• *£4650, which led us to express tho opin>t ion that it would mean a subsidy or W il to you, considerably in excess of whai you.'would feel justified in pacing, ; If, _ after this information, you . still' desire ™ us to submit a scheme to embrace the <1 running mentioned, wo shall bo pleased )f tq do'so. On the other .hand, as tho toreif sent running' could, be maintained bv uf for a small subsidy, say, J!200 per annum; wo were of thatviaking into ac oount tho cost of otherwise providing foi tho carriage of , residents, on., the i nor. / thern waterfront, and the greater los; of 'time in transit, it would be practicV -tiblo for your council to favourably consider, such a subsidy." The letter "was signed'.by Mr. Zphrab, manager, of tin Harbour Ferries. '■ -, vt Tho matter was left in tho,handsof the / committeo to deal with. ,'. : Following upon the-reading of. the let- • tqr, Councillor Telford gave notico of mols tion to move at the next meeting of t\i« i council! "That the council consider; the i! disability of extension of i tho tramway from tho present terminus' at Seatoun along tlio foreshoro to the foot of )Vorsci j. Bay. Hill, >■ in view of subsidising a 1 6cmce, and an,estimate: be bbtained of " cost of same." . •• -The Public Works 'Department, wrote ® stating that they; had • passed the Miral. mar-avenue tr/unway'-as being suitable •e l o *,- traffic. .It ,*vas. decided to hold a torso m Sf, °P«ning at'a'dato to bo fixed later. a .tjio council decided,'to grant, a Ihird u of tho takings on tho Seatoun lino, on Anniversary Day,, to tho Worscr Bay r ' ? the' Seatoun Amateur 0 Athletic Club in consequence of both bod- . ics holding, a .carnival, on that date,'. Councillor Bowie was granted leave of " absence.;: , . • ~. e A letter was received from Mr. T. W. r Youngj who asked tho council to release q nim- from his .contract . for .laying-'of stonoware sowers, from tho council, 1 and wtt'askinj for a refund of a,, deposit of • paid by. him to, tho council. His l. reason -for _ asking to bo', released 'fiom the contract was that he had, been misled as to the state of the road which ,he had to i deal .with. Tlio council decided- to •„ release Mr. Young, from, his contract,; but . refused .to consider the', question of rofunding the deposit, „ I'.' lo Mayor, who returned recently from bydney, gave the council a few. of the impressions which he had gained whilst in the New port.yr He; si,id tnat tno municipal authorities were iriuiving;in the direction'of cutting-lip ono or YS-• "J? cl ty reserves at Sydney; .ahd utilising- them for business, sections. Mr. M'Leod did not consider, this - advisable. , tie that these reserves should oe ; kept and thus give tho citizens-.stime 1 Oreatuing space. Miramar possessed some : reserves which it would do well to hold i ?. n to - -He "jm the time was coming When . tl ley ,y ou W bp noeded as breathing spaces. ■Ho also , noticed tho largo quantity 1 of i climbing plants used in Sydney.; He was ' of opinion'that climbing plants ought to 1 . , uscd-.in Wellington- to cover up some of .the ugly, cliff faces ; whioh are very • ?® n fPW u »; In conclusion, he remarked • that he had, visited a, suburb, which cor- .. responded in somo resects to the borilugh of Miramar., Tlio , particular suburb had wharves, factories, and - residences along » !n e H,» 0 r OS ' a ?. d ,he > p ed to. sei Miramar ' i.t"!, 0 on,somo, not-far-distant i day. 11l nil, lie said, ho had gained' mr.ny impressions, which ho hoped would be of ; considerable benefit to. the borough.