MAYORS INSTALLED

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2142, 7 May 1914, Page 6

MAYORS INSTALLED

■till & almuKuS SFEECHEf . w wmm progress A TEN tfi&R COMPMISON '[lie .iiistal'lfl.ti.oa into the- office .a! Mayor of Jtr, Jolnj Ptf.ai'ce Lake Wilis warised by tfip prcscnoo of an uiMfs-uiilly iargo nwnber of moph -in the usunlly ys.eant imbliu gaMe.ry. The ceremoiiy itself wars very : brinf. CotuiciHor NV, H. J , . Uarbftr, senior councillor, v.'ssvotcif to. tlio chair, nud tlio ToW.n Clerk tllr. J. 11. ftilmor) read the official return furiushpd b.y the retWifing officer, all* nouuefng tho filectfen of Sir. I4fko n? Mavor-of AVelliDgtcun. s|r'. Luke, wlitv entered fv, -his robe and shain of efuec,. took : hjs seat tin tho d.ai? Wklo the chairman. Mr. Barbers on risiiiUj - suitl t'lmt on liohitlf of the jnfcuihtiVS .. of' tlio 'Council ho had to o6ngrM4jiito Mr. I/uks on tho disthiguteheil jmii'ioij ho had flittqincd at tSio poll last week, It teurt 'be- very gratifying to realise tho sYibs'tnaiual regard in. which )io vsu'B held by tho Wrgesses of the City of Wolliirafon. 'H.O hoped that the new term' of 'Office woiiid bo a prospcrQijs ptecrcssivo due for the eity., and a ple4safii one for jir» Lwko «ud Msyorcsa, (Applaiiso;) . Mr. Barber then 'asted. the Mayor to aispond his signature to the foriftal dfi-c/ar-iti.ou. and aficr {hai -was done., to ■take his spat as Mayor for the- ensuing Tear. . . ( » On 'TOBaining his seat at tho- ceuivefl iaMc. Coußeil'lor Battier oiice nverj? -ofi-ffl'r-ed his ! co-iTßi"itttulal?i ojis ,to Mr, Luk'.e ■twi his re-ctipcti<j.ii. He was quite :awa.re. thfti Hh Worship lisi. in v-«jw a pro* cSessi-vo E'chniß.e for tlio advenceineiit i ami iniiM-ovei.ii(>n.(i of the city, and ho nss«red him of the emmeifs help and ; support in carrying out those works wWcb vrire n.ceossa.fiv. Be referred to thfi aood ivork that Jfrs. Lrtko hjd done as Stoyafoss \n certain splnrcs d aa- * fivitv, mid (iottid that the regard, in Vhreh, Mh' Luke. *as held was rec'oq;nised by the ra.tej&yO'.r'B ia tho hiiKe majority ' feco-rfed at tlw> recent cWtton. Bo ijonca fta.t tl.ift gootl feeling of the coflntiljejrs rtncl citizoiis. would, be as ■warsii in clrarat fl« teriniiiatiAn of his tceond torrn as if; W.as at tlio end of liis first tenn, C'ouflci'lior iJ, %. Fitzgeraicl added h.is congratuift-fciflns. He h.opwl that tie civie year would ho. a, prosperous onoj juiq Ofto that Won)! reflect.'credit on iho Mayor aiid thoso with Mm. (ABpfousp,) Councillor L. Jf'lienMe, in voifting'his' ceirgratuiatitms, romarkfld that it was. ! -a special honour to be Jklaysr this . sis Weffinaton mil Ivc, ?5 jc?t?s old m Jatmary 22 -nest. It was tlicrdoi«e a .year o'f.soniie hfeforieaj moineiit, and lid hajred tlre/t His W'orslfip \vottid kflVC' to ' niR-kc the- oeension o.n<j- «wthy of %1* I'mgten. He felt suvo that Mrs. Xuko %'ouM help hitts to. uphold ' sileii an • Iwnour. (Anplause,) His Worship, whose risiiiw reitj «civo.d frMi appljiu.sft s-M that fife ap* '. jrredtfted very nwcli tlio*piigrat.uin-tioiiß both'he and Mrs. MU "llad r.feeeiv<4. Uβ Tielfl Us place hr tlie ft'iji »f the peopb, unci tlwy had'NliaiJ tlie canfid.oirco' to return tliejji .for nnQther .year. liiiliajiy ho said that it ivorfki !io fmpassible Many niau to do fh«- n-m-b add with a full ft?ga:rd.to the ilutips #ihonii ■ the .toyal co-jiperation 'of ' : a ;l;: lUtyaressi'' " providiiis lie : be » liiatricii 'Wan! *In .tltfe civsoof Mr. J»'B. W= Attlfen (a forifllsr ■May.arj, evory Indy in. to cdmiiiijijiiiy •' «na;:dc.emed it'an honour to lifllp ]ji : m " during hi-s term of offiee, because Ive h&i the liappiftcßs to no a 'bachelar,, (SiMlles>:) A very gyfe&fc d.ca) depended jip&n get'., : tmg tits fio-upeiiatlfiij of tlio ladies, '.fit i jjid. not desiro to tak : & up too inucli tiao, . but vroftld like to espress hig. tha'nfe" I lor tho .pMWise of loyalty, support, and , co-nperMiro from the ehainnaii itiid • nßembcrs <if tlio emiivcil in ox:teiici.i).ig the [ interests of tl ; ie city. Tiiey'liaa .a loysi f and ofioicivfc staffs vtlut Uald no:t .spabd' , tlieiii'sal'vos In aiteiidiiig to the .itdininisl trativo.wer.k. (Applause.) „ I , How tire Gity fias •Prfefflssed, .. Ho wits not going iiib tlio finances .of , the tfity «t preßcht., but watjltl give a-ji . Hoi of tho ferjwth o.f tho .city "for 'ten j y(>ii;rs past. Tlio .population .had iu--3 creased 30 per Cent; Capital value, SO ~ per neivt.; Mtimproved. 'value, SO per . cp-iit,.; vtflito «f imp.rovenT.euts, 84 ptr 1 cent; assets of ci-ty (Hot iflclti.diijii j resterves), 100 per «**.; piittic doht, r 67 par coiit-i wot public debt (after ii dedueting amsjuliii of sfukui.c firtaS), 33 3| par cent.; srn&ij^.funds, 24& per coitt.';

■goneral revonue, 66 per cent, j (Jxpeecli- ' tnre, 38 per cont.; Men ;rMeived, ;GS per cfi.it. ■; rents, 98 per cent 5 expenditure on stMcts. destructocs, rsiid (iraiiiage, 3? \rbi- ceiiti.; street Kgiitiftp, , If)is' pot cent,; reserves wplceop, 'TO p.pr {■out.; chavß.aMe aid 311' d Jiespital (Je- ■ w.aiw!, 1)2 per ceiit..; waterwtff'ks) MS . pey cciit. The figures ate as io!)oiv«— ■ loos. •'■ iai;i.. I'ojsujatio'n city i . alone >... * MjM W'MS iPpnulrtioii iSiicatef Weilingtan ... - 57j653 T4401' Area '(acresi ~...» 7,2© fl;soa Capital value ... ri,3jKM)5& liS-fe^gilO ,, XJujTnittovcd vahio Vnlire Irapfo-ve-;Jttelil:s „. 4,d85 y 50.9 3,652:262,. Assets (not in■eludlng ire- " .'V: fcWves)j , « 1,477,3174 S.il'StMQ ' Public debt 2.294i0fip Smiling funds ... 85 f 673 301,673 ' tJeneral 137,349 228,(362 Gouei-aJ expends imto ' ~.'...; 142,77S 528,010 Tnunfrny Hev.euue.-" Horso .......,.".. -7j©B Electrie (lviiif! ' ' aiflivfts oU) 35,i30 160,317 ' f ranUvay oSspewlitTOe— Horse ~.. 3B Klcctrio 36,738 144^17 Electric lighting ■ roveWiQ ptc. coy. 81,5)68 Eloctrib lighlmg ■expendrttire .... ptc» ?ey.' 46,159 Accidents fund (not esteWislred in 19.0® ...:..... — 16,35QPepremat.ion fund caslt invested — ;i6;3 ; W Rates received ... f>5.800 1G1.;272 JReiita received 1517H5 Espondituva (fit 1 streets, flestnw'tor, aftfl draiuiise 30,589 M'AU Ks-pefld-itnte on« street., lijditiuf! 4,133 " &tfT3 Espeudilurb uii Tpsejves upkeep 3,091' . T,.50-l Esf-MutiUiro @ii w . : lifew rftsfrrvufs ■ ;>:O7S ExOCHcitUM'O PM ClutritnMo Al4 ' auA Hospital 7,132 13.823 X'sspeiitlilviro an * , watei-AViifks (goiWTafl 20,27* 42,302 Ofllitinnifta, tlift Mayor sawl ■llitiit ihcvp \uis m e'rt.v'in the Bomiuinn wlilc-h hhdprogressed rthel A>:pai«roii) ii.i tlirt tlircotifisi of Itio improvpiftciit, aT ,M',e Jim-RU nim liappiufss of the ppojile liko VrplKngfaiii , cluriijfr £l>p tofin lrmnOfmod. j\fr. : t'u : ke tticiir f<jllfl*cd gu .wit.h" 11. resumo of tjio svaiirs hmpflsed to 'hi v\-. Kl\vSM iii iiie now Siiv Fα--\)ansioii Ami Impmvemenl JfCiai),. whicij is felt With olsewliero iii -ibis issue. Mayoral turttshpori,. ... ;U tl)e ■Co.nciuß.iciii nf l!ie o'ffi-fiKl Cfrffc'. tiitinv in t-nij Cou.iwiJ Cljiaijjbc'r, 'ffisi Worship enisjtaiiied cauWcifior.s,. heufy.

of departments, aud Press representatives at luncheon in tho Concert Chamber. At tho conclusion of tho real business end of. tho luncheon Mr. Luke, in proposing tho health of "Tho King," said ho hoped that no other toasts or speeches would bo made. Councillor Barber refused to recognise tho ruling of tho chair by promptly proposing tho health of tho Mayor in felicitous terms, aud referring to tho manner in which Mr. Luko had , upheld tho dignity of the ollico in tbo strenuous times o£ last year. Ho proposed tho health of Mr. and Mrs. Luke. Then tho Mayor toasted the staff, on behalf of'tho council, and stated that during his whole experience bo had uover met a, "rotter- , connected with tho staff. Mr. J. R. Palmer (Town Clerk) responded, expressing' himself pleased to aeo Mr. Luko returned to office. To tho toast of tho City Council, Councillor K. Fletcher responded. In the course of his remarks, in which lie eulogised tho work that had.' been; dono by tho City Engineer (Mr. Vf. H. Morton), whom lie considered a highlyvalued officer, Councillor Fletcher exDressed tho hope- that when 'tho loan proposals wero submitted to , tho council they should bo individualised, and not put en bloc, as ninny of tho , works wero necessary, and would bo agreed to. but there was always the chance that they would "go by tho board"- if put all together. Councillor Barber proposed the toast of "The Press," and/taking a word from His Worship's vocabulary, stated that thanks wore due to tho Press for their very correct reports, and that in his experience ho had never mot a "rotter" among tho newspaper reportNeedless to say, the "Jolly Good Fellow" chorale deteriorated in luno and tone' as tho toast-list lengthened out. which induced Councillor Proscar to remark that they could not havo been elected to tho council on thoir voices.

EASTBOURNE.

THE BOROUGH'S FERRY SERVICE. Mr. AV. J. Organ was installed for his second term as Mayor of Eastbourne at a special meeting of the Borough Council held iu the Ferry Officer yesterday. Councillor T. W; Pilcher proeid'ed. When Mr. Organ had signed the usual statutory declaration, Councillor Button expressed the pleasure felt by the members of the- council at his return. The past year, Councillor Button went on to state, had been ono of unnrecedented prosperity and property was increasing in value in a way that must be gratifying to the whole of the .borough ratepayers. In tho aggregate increased values must amount to_ thousands of pounds. The ferry service was in a splendidly stable position, and after meeting every conceivable charge showed a profit.of £1000. The borough of Eastbourne was particularly happy to have securod tho services of so capable a Mayor for another year. He hoped that at tho end of this term Mr. Organ would bo appointed, under the amended law, for a period of two years, Councillor Ross also paid tribute to the ability of tho Mayor. With Mr. Orgau in the chair a number of important s enterprises had been carried oiit in-a thoroughly successful and satisfactory way. Councillor Marsten said that the fact that every councillor present had signed Mr. Organ's nomination paper showed the esteem in which he was held. A Successful' Year. Mr. Organ, in replying, thanked councillors fpr tho kind.things they had said about him and tho electors for re-elect-ing him to tho position of.Mayor. On coming iiitpi/puTco ih,o,had.; said-ithat;-,the borough .must cut■ its■• coat according to its .cloth ami ho was .still of-that opiniop.'. They could fairly/ claim to have had a successful year and-the boroughwas at present in a better position financially and otherwise than it had over buen in. -There could bo do doubt that tho borough was coming. to be better known.. Property had gone up in value and owing to the activities of the council residents wero not only more numerous now, but were more satisfied with their position than when he came into the office of Mayor. After referring to various, works carried out Mr. Organ said that it was possi'olo that tho lighting of tho borough, from an electrical plant at Day's Bay might be arranged by agreement with tho City Council. A Government grant of £250 was to bo spent in, improving tho Lowry Bay Road, a matter of great importance to tho districts on the eastern side of tho harbour. . ■ In a brief reference to finance, Mr. Organ said that tho receipts for the year exceeded disbursements, notwithstanding tho fact that tho council had been forced by circumstancos to exceed its estimates, and to undertake' works not contemplated when the estimates were framed. The total receipts, exclusive of ferry receipts, were £1900, and the disbursements for tho year wero £1651. In these receipts were,included outstanding Tates. Facts About the Ferry Service. Thero was no doubt whatever thattfyo most important ■ business taken up by tho borough during tho past year was the acquisition of the ferry service. It was apt to bo forgotten how unsatisfactory tho service was when it was privately owned. At that time people hesitated to build, and tho service was uncertain.' Tho borough could not have (lono a better thing than' acquire the ferry service, and tho fact that it had dono so was mainly responsible for tho increased progress of tho district. The balance-sheet before them showed that for the seven months ending March 31, 1914, there was a profit of £1000. For the month of April tho accounts of tho board.showed a profit of £100. Thus, for eight months working they had a not profit of £1100. Granting that the winter still had to come, ho ventured to predict that tho ferry service would show a profit for the year, instead of it being necossary to call upon tho ratepayers to make good a deficiency, 'flic profits from tho ferry service, had enabled the borough to wipo out the overdraft. Hitherto Eastbourne had always paid interest on an overdraft for some months of tho year. The acquisition by tho Government of tho Gollan's Valley land and other land lying to the castward was of importance to Eastbourne, and also to tho city of Wellington. He had tho authority of a man well up in railway matters in New Zealand, who was of opinion that railway extension into the East Coast district should proceed from tho neighbourhood of Eastbourne.. Matters such as a water and drainage system should not be rushed into, but should bo carefully considered when tho" ferry service had been in operation for a completo year. It was safe to assume that the ferry service would pay its way, and this would mako it nossiblo to tako other works in hand. Many of the residents of tho district, particularly in tho Rona Bay. portion; wero having trouble over their watoi rights. This would have to be attended to in connection with the problem oi providing a water supply for tho whole borough. In concluding, Mr, Organ said that tho present council was the best that had' over worked for the district. They did not always agree, hul their disagreements ceased in the Council Chamber. He was confident thai Eastbourne had an assured future as a progressive and popular suburb. "Councillor .Pilclier congratulated the Mayor on his re-election, and thanket him for his references to the council.

MIRAMAR.

DEVELOPMENT OP THE BOROUGH. Mr. F. Townsend, who was re-elected anopposod to tho position of Mayor of Miraninr. was installed iii office at nonu pestc'rilar, iu.'tbc council's offices'in the

■ King's Chambers. There were pro- ■ sent: Councillors S. M. Stone, S. H. I Underwood, and M. Traccy. , Mr. Townscnd, having made the ' statutory declaration required of him, ■ addressed tho councillors present. Ho was very glad, ho said, that ho was ■ back in tho position of Mayor of the ■ borough, and* chiefly for tho reason that ' ho had always held the opinion that i twelve niontlis was too short a period 1 for a man to hold tho position. In his ■ opinion,' the period should be at least i thrco years, because there were so . many things in connection with a bori ough, nioro especially a young borough, ) where- works wero being carried on I which were necessary in its devclopi ment, that a Mayor could not grasp thorn all in twelve months. Ho would ■ liko io remark upon one or tiro mat- > tors of concern to tho borough, and mio was the tramway service. Nearly i nine months ago tho council began to i negotiato with tho City Council with i tho object of having something done to [• provide cheaper transit between Mira- .' mar and tho city. Up till the time • when tho borough established its own ■ power-house, their efforts seemed to bo i futile, but he thought councillors would ■ ngreo that sinco that time their prosl pects of obtaining a better and cheaper ; .transit into the city wero very much [ brighter. In a month, or less, they i Bhould know whether their preseut pro- : posal would meet with success or not. If it sho'itM prove to be acceptable to tho City i Council' it would mean that Miramar I Borough would be able to run its own ! passengers from Miramar North or Son- ■ toun to Courtenay Place for 2d. If ! this could not bo arranged with tbo , City Council, tho Miramar Council • would havo to consider ways and means of running its own cars on tho borough . lines. In the last year the powert station had commenced working, and had given entiro satisfaction. It was . interesting to know that,the power- ; station was earning £500 from tho tramways, £250 for lighting, and £200 for sewage pumping, making a total per . year of £950. When the electric lighting scheme was established in the borough this amount would lie raised to ' £1800 or £1900, 50 that, although the station at first seemed a big nndortak--1 ing for a small borough, it had not ' proved too much for tho requirements of the borough. He was optimistic for ii.o futuro of Miraaiar. He could not, 1 however, see that it would be possible to reduce the rates just yet. In conclusion, he spoke of tho loss tho bor- • ough had, recently sustained in being 1 deprived of the services of Councillor N. W. Bell, who was leaving the district, ' and had therefore resigned from the council.. ' Councillors- Stone, Underwood, and ' Tracoy congratulated tho Mayor on his re-election

ONSLOW.

! . SOME'REMARKS ON APATHY. I Tho.installation of the newly-elected r Mayo- of Onslow (Mr. C. C. Crump) . took placo in the Council Chambers at ; noon yesterday. The retiring Mayor (Mr. Frank Holdswortli) was in the ) chair, and tharo wero also present: , Councillors B. Lynneberg, J. C. Gardi nor, L. A. Browne, C. Bowden, D. Munro, C. Monro, E. C.Alderson, A. H. '. Hoby, and It. A. Nicol. ; In welcoming Mr. Crump, the retiring . Mayor remarked that ho could not say that he was so pleased as he would have ; been had his opponent (Mr. Anderson) . been elected. In saying that, however, . ho still meant to convoy that the borough rnight easily have dono worse .than electing Mr. Crump. He.felt, .too, that he could not congratulate rats-,! payers on their lack of interest in the ' past in the affairs of the borough. Still ' they were getting better, and ho believed that this was due, in largo .measure, to-Jfr The voting ac the recent election, had disclosed an increase of interest. .During the course of last year, however, only .one ratepayer. had attended a council mooting, and that ratepayer had come with the request that he could keep a fence ho had erected on a certain pro- ' perty without permission of the borough. Needless to say tho request was not I granted. Mr. Holdswortli wen ton to say that he believod that the Government ; was going to- tako an interest in the borough, and, granted increased interest ! in tho borough's affairs by tho rate--1 payers, they would go ahead. Mr. Holds--1 worth also reminded tho council that [ thero was important work ahead for'the coming year. There were, among other thiugs, the proposed water and draiuago L schemes; and improved access to the ' borough. Hβ also hoped that Mr. ' Crump would fulfil his promise of get- !, ting water and drainage for the borough. 1 In conclusion, Mr. Holdswortli thanked the council for the way in which they ■ had worked with him. He also thanked 1 tho staff, and particularly tho consultj ing engineer. } Mr. Holdsworth then vacated the ' chair, and Mr. Crump made the statu--5 tory declaration. 5 Other councillors spoke, and ma3o j very complimentary reforenco to the work of tho rotiring Mayor. ? Councillor Lynneberg remarked that, if all the,promises mado diirinsj tho Mayoral campaign wero fulfilled; the borough would bo sure to progress. Speaking in tegard to the proposed ° water and drainage scheme, he said that , if tho new Mayor were going to bring i down the water-and drainage scheme as promised, he (tho speaker) was not ■" going to support them, for tho simple ■' reason that tho ratepayers did not deservo it. They had neglected it al- " reRUy. and ho did not think that the council was justified iu spending £60 or £80 in asking them to say again whether they wanted the schemes or o n ' ot L After the addresses , the ordinary busi- [ ness of the council was gono on with. This concerned the setting up of different committees, and, on tho motion of tho Mayor, these remained as consti- '' tuted last year. ' It was decided that the committees meet on May 14, and the council on j 'May 22. Thereafter the meetings aro c to be on tho first and third Thursdays ' of each month. Senior-Councillor Lynnoburg was ap- ' pointed Deputy-Mayor.

i- - • _ —-__ ! s " PETONE.

!y MR. M'EWAN'S EIGHTH TEBM. y : Tho installation of the Mayor-elect t- of Potoiio, Mr. J. W. M'Ewan, tool; J, place last evening. Those present were: ■c Councillors List, Cox, Brocklebank, Anu dorson, Townsend, Truoman, and Jones, o This makes Mr. M'Ewan's eighth conn sccutivo term of office, and on six occad sions ho has boon returned unopposed, t- In 1906 Mr. R. Mothes, and in 1912 Mr. d J. Piper contested tho Mayoralty d against him, but unsuccessfully, id After making tho usual declaration f- Mr. M'Ewan referred to the work foi to the coming year, the most important >d of which was the completion of a sec't tion (n ,thi> sewerage scheme. The cosl 1- of tin's work had been rather in excess tj of tho estimate, owing to high rates ol ■ l > wagos and difficulties such as having tc 3r lay concrete round tho pipes. Mention id was also mado of tho projected improve'f inents to the foreshore. In this conla nection the Mayor stated that boating ii men need havo no fear of tho counci! 10 (leafing harshly with them in rcspec) s- to tho removal of boat-sheds. Motorlt Buses were nc-xt dealt: with, the spcakei "- calling the council's 'attention to the it fact that a suitable site for <i garage a should bo selected at the earliest opportunity.- Regarding tho gasworks,'tin io speaker said that, with tho exception ol id a.now booster which was to bo installed during tho year, very little enpita would Ijo required. The completion ol tho extension of Udy and Islingtor Street 3, ami also of Campbell Terrace *■ would soon be an established fact. The id formation of William Street would b( if executed on behalf of the Government in and would result iii tho opening up ol io tbo Wilford Eslate. Each section taker

up would mean additional rates to the borough. Speaking dt tho waterworks, 7\lr. M'Ewan said that it had been snoivn that aftor cloven years of use corrosion had affected the pipes to such an extent that early consideration was necessary. Tho undue use of tbo water in summer time also needed attention. YinaTiy, it was dcsirablo that the occupation of Government lands under tho Workers' Homes Act should be encouraged. Mr. M'Ewan concluded by mentioning the harmonious relations that Lad existed between the council and himself. After tTio business had concluded, tho Mayor entertained tho councillors and officials in his room.

LOWER HUTT.

TWO NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. H. Baldwin, Mayor-elect for Hutt. was installed yesterday. Tho retiring Mayor (Mr. E. P. Bunny) was in the chair, and all members of the Borough Council wore present. In welcoming tho new Mayor, Mr. Bunny remarked that Mr. Baldwin and himself stood on a common ground, in that they both had the welfare of the district at heart. During tho fivo years that ho (tho speaker) had been in offico tho councillors, though not always seeing eye to cyo with him, had invariably treated him with courtesy. He also made his acknowledgments to tbo Town Clerk (Mr. Nicholson) and tho Borough Engineer and Assistant- , Engineer, Messrs. Roche and Gardner, and the staff. In conclusion, he stated that, although ho was about to retire into private life, ho would continue to take an interest in the municipal affairs of the district. The new Mayor was then installed, and niado an address, in which "bo thanked tho- Mayor for his kindly Words. Ho also took occasion to give notice of tho following motions which ho intended to move at- tho next council meeting:—"(l) That a committee, consisting of Councillors Ball, Kcmpthorne, Moldrum, and Hobbs, bo set up to go into tho administration of tho borough, and to prepare a report accordingly. (2) That a committee bo set up to inquiro into tho question of reducing tho price of gas to consumers." ■ Other councillors spoke, and subsequontlv tho council adjourned to the Mayor's room, where they were entertained by Mr. Bunny.