MIRAMAR COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1668, 7 February 1913, Page 5

MIRAMAR COUNCIL

'''... ■■.■'•'•.- ■. ~ ■'r' : *-y-v.-; : r ,M , A meeting. of the /Mjramar, , Borough , ii\'.) Council lyas L[<;ld'lo'sfc eveiiirigf.''Those i;r<s ■/■>"<■''. sent- were Councillor Bell (in-.,tho > chair); M '0 : 4 1 and, Conncillbrs Bowie, :,Xelfordj.- Sinithj''.'-.':, i and.'Grigg; ,_•:'.-'.'<, I -.; ;'-:'.;- . ~ ; <- .. ■'•■••.■.•",.;■:; '. iTHb HonV W.^.,'Hc'rrios' [ I (MihiJtef.T6r ! '...'■' Railways) wrote' intininting that,with re-..-.'; gard to proposed extension of the-railway '.':•:'. ; : . to Kilbirhio, that ho had passed the mat-,', ■: ter on. to thb Minister'for-Public Works.,~'. J : A letter.from, tho'Mirhniar;'branch of,; f 1 the' United" Labour I ', party ■ was'.' received. 5.." \! That body; requested /that, 'thev: council '-,- : should', issue"instructions"that writs 'bo " -./i issued for nitib members (instead; of. six ;-•": .'.-£ as at present),to be elected at' ; ii6xt.;l)or--' r > ough; elections!;..; Councillor -Grieg moved. '■"'-, -,-' that tho request bb granted,- and Council- •'■'.-• ,\-, lor Ikiwib seconded'lW motion pro formn,'i. -■; but on its being put;to the- meeting the ; ': motion was lost;'' ' '■'...';■■ ' .... . 'VV.-' -'• ilV'nxaission. wm , given to the Letter- >-v, : Carriers' Sofcinl Clul> to use Seatoim.Paik 'i .:.•■': . fof/V monib'; ; ;<Thb'Now. Zealand • Motor ' i. Cycle Club: va9,(ilso, given,permission-io-'j 0"': hold a speed trial on Matai Road 'in thb', ■' . near future."'-'' '•'■>-'-•'■',<• .;';'-'-•'''. .',,, :It-was decided that the opening Of.tho-:* Miramnr Borough tramway, extension■ bo-!'. V. held- on February' 14. It was also inti- .: mated; that the Gas Company' had .invited :' visitors 'to inspect tho gasworks :om tho,-.''■<..' day of the ceremony.— . ■■ ■ ■>..,,';'•' ; Councillor Grigg moved': "That on and- V after February 15 the fares on the 1 Mira- , . mar Borough tramways be one penny for all. cars.",. Ho,; pointed ,o.ut:: tbuL if they ;;. '■' ■■ took certain periods during the last'three : years and: compared the-, 'returns ..they.:- '■'.': would find- that they wercj losing-all- tli|i '■'■'■ time.- "The only way to get over the diffi-' . culty," ho conchfdea, .".IVns 1 .loJ.nllopV tho • . .'■■'; penny fnrb system;" , .'; "--' ■' ■> ■■';'•' '<»/>> :\ * Councillor Smith 1 seconded pi-o-IJarma..:' '■■'■■•-. Personally lie thought - that I'-CouncUUir Grigg had mado ft,slight,error as to his ', ;■' figures., Theloss,. lip -standi .!:,'\ oxplainbd by. tho cessation .of pony'race's , and thb closing up oft'/Wondcrland.";]!* ~ was of the opinion tint the penny fore ■' :V.' ; would not iiie;id matters':;'in '.'the'.lrnst. . ; After ■ sonto discussion the-motion' \tfla >, f ;j;VV; out and lost bi v 'foii'f''v6les'to'bne.; - ■' •,••■:.'■•■'■,