MIRAMAR QUESTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1841, 29 August 1913, Page 7

MIRAMAR QUESTIONS.

DWELLING FRONTAGES. AND THE WATER TRANSIT. Ferry service, width of frontages, and other matters camo up for some review ' at the meeting of the Miramar Borough Council last evening,, tho Mayor (Mr. Townsend) presiding. Councillors Bell, Stone, Telford, Tracey, Underwood, and Smith were also present. The question of building by-laws, so iar as it effects tho frontago of dwellings camo up. In consequence of reference .to this matter in tho Works Committee's report, the Mayor moved: "That 33ft. be tho minimum frontago for sections of one-eight of an aero. . Some of tho councillors expressed tho opinion ■ that the minimum of 33ft. frontage would bring abnut a slum area, and this was not wanted at Miramar. An amendment was moved: "That tbo minimum frontago be 40ft., as at present." Councilor Bell ridiculed the idea that a slum area could be created by- reducing tho frontago spaco to 33ft. He considered that 33ft. was ample. Such a frontage would tend to indue© people to buy land in tho borough. 110 thought that the Mayor's proposal constituted a desirable change. Tho Mayor expressed tho opinion that nothing in tho nature of a slum area would bo brought about by a 33ft. frontage. What tho borough really wanted •wasi people, and reducing the frontago meant a step that way. _ The amendment was lost, and the mo-tion-was then put and carried. Councillors Stone and Smith voted against it, and tho Mayor- and Councillors- Bell, Underwood; and Tracoy in favour of it. Councillor Telford did not vote. _ A letter was received from the Wellington Harbour Ferries Co., Ltd., with reference to the Seatoun-Wellington sea service. Tho letter stated that tho Eastbourne Borough Council could not sco its way to run the steamer Cobar to Soatoun. and liiftaka Bay for tho month of September, in order to complete the Ferry Company's contract with tho Miramar Borough Council. It was pointed out that tho Eastbourne Council had given the company to understand that they would endeavour to complete the contract for tho company. "This means," continued tho letter, "that tho sorvico to Seatoun and Ka- ■ raka Bay by water will terminate to- - morrow (Saturday), unless the borough is prepared to allow .the company to substitute tins steamer Admiral ill place of Cobar, in terms of tho contract at present in existence between tho borough and this company. If your council permits tho substitution of tho Admiral for the Cobar, then the sorvice will be maintained until September 30 next." "Pretty hot, isn't it?" remarked a councillor. "I don't think that we should accept that," said tho Mayor. "That means that they will have to forfeit their subsidy," said another councillor. -' "Yes," remarked tho Mayor. On tho motion of Councillor Bell, it was decided to leave the matter in tho hands of the Committee, to consider the position immediately. Tho report of the Tree-planting Committer, which was adopted, stated that the expenditure on planting in tho borough.to date had boon about £70 lis. It was decided that no further new reserves bo undertaken this year.