MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1983, 13 February 1914, Page 3

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A meeting of tho Miramar Boront;li Council was held last niuhl. .• Thrro were present: 'Die Mayor <Mr. V TOH-nsend), Cnum-illors* Uiidcnvoorl, Jra-'ey, Bell, Smith, Stout', nncl Dr. i-dith Huntly.

f Tite traffic superintciidpiit of tho City tovporation tramvays ivrote statini; that the council's reijupst for a stopping place between Rima Strrct and Karaka Head, on the Miramar line, had bcon granted, and tho neeessarv sisu erected.

A. deputation was received from the Seatouii Amateur Athletic Ciub, rogardlnp; the Seatojn Park. The council, Was asked to do -sotnetbing to put thp ground in better order. It was stated that owing to the coiulition of the srajmd the club had been forced to hold , tiicir next meeting in town. The council had waited for three .voars to have something dom>. They estimated that for £50 a ground, which would ho a credit to tho Wouah* could, be obtained. The Mayor stated that he was in favour of having a suitable park. He suggested that "tho matter should be loft in the bauds of tlio council, and ho f-niiUl assure the drnutation that something suitable would be done before next season. A committee would .be sot up, siiid would ni-obably meet tho Athletic Club.

The Mayor reported that the Imrongh would be ready in a week or two to supply its own electrical power for the cars running over tlio Miramar. tramway lines. Hp harl interviewee! iho city engineer (Mr. \\*. H. Morton), who had ftiven liirn the- imnrossion thiit tlic- City Council would readily ae.iopt power fcofn tile M-iraniAi , powf-r slirtion, but there wore certain, difliculics in the way. 'Fli° council wont into committee to receire ti report on the subject from the cou&ultuur eucinecr-