ONSLOW COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1650, 17 January 1913, Page 6

ONSLOW COUNCIL.

../Tha Onslow Borough Council'met last evening, the Mayor (Mr. F.' Holdswortli) .presiding. Councillors G. 'Wl Darwall, C. Aplin, Jun., L. W. Dirigall;.C. M'Arthur, ..E. S.. Stafford, B.' Xynnebcrg; and J/'C.-.Gardnerr'w'ere ;also- present, ■•..'■•.-■ .-„ It was,.decided "to refer Mr. ■'Mestayer's report :,pn; the •■ water-' supply ! scheme .to a ■ special , committee.' . .;',, •/..'"V-'- ■~; ;' ' A ten per cent, penalty.was imposed on' rates and Kaiwar'ra instalments unpaid six months and fourteen.days : after the date' of tho demand—August;2, 19(2. - r -Tho council decided.to erect names on the-;corners'.of-the most.important streets .ini/tho borough'which- are. at present'un,namcd. i •■:-,' s; -,; .-

'•p. Tho-.following :was a. statement of the throe wards': expenditure for the quarter ending December 31/ 1912, the totals for the! year ' being given in parentheses:— Khandallah, X« J3s. sd.' (JXm 2s.- lid.); Ngaio, £133 15s. Id. W357 Ins. lid.); Kaiwjrra, m'lGs.'4d. 16s. 4d.). -' •' The engineer submitted his report of the suggestion to .make a new' track from tho Hutt Road: to Victoria-Road, i With regard'.to the suggestion,Mvhich;was made by' a'deputation'beforo the council at its last meeting. J beg to report that' I have again been over the ground, and hnvo made .careful observation, and cannot think that such a track: would' be any improvement upon the present steep grade' in Winchester Street. A fairly good grade can bo obtained at the lower part by doubling back oh the public road, and down to the three-chpih. limit. From, this point to. the Hutt Road the grade: would'be'as Kid as that comnlnined of unless the footway were: Jo. have a lengthened and, more circuitous' course, and one-that, would occupy so. much of the .land in question, that it seems ,certain' that the t Government ivould not ;consider,such.:a'proposal. In addition, it would'be necessary thnt several flights of stairs,; and this I think would be more j'-wbafisbme. "to,(negotiate '.than tho. stecn er'ade>in- Winchester; Street. It would I>9 absolutely necpssary that any such stepi should be Having regard to the traffic, and all the arguments of..the case, I do not think that the council--, would be -justified to going to the expense of having-detailed-survey plans, sections, and estimates made.

The matter, was held over for consideration. ( '.. r. . ...-..'_' ..,";..