MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2168, 5 June 1914, Page 4

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL

The fortnightly meeting of the Mfra■mar Borough Council *"as held last There ivere present; The Mayor .(Mr. F. fowiiseiid), and Coit-iicillors Br. lidith Huntley, Stmte, .Sfflitb. tJudoiv. ivood, T«ieey, and .Hawthofn. 'Oiußcillor Mawthorrifl took in's seat at tho tahli2 for the lirst time. since hie eketioiij a-ftdwas weleanied .by the Jlayor. A petttion was reorived "from Scatiun residents pointing out tho iueonveniciwc eansed by the ttams leav-ißg SeatoiiK at SQ miiHites after the hours in the morning;, tending people in tho city nt from five to ten" iiiimites after tljo hours. They asked that the trams sh.Quld leave- at least ion ttamttea earlier. Tte Mayor said ho had no intention of putting the' iieqticst before the City Oouiicil at present,' becawse he preferred to,.wait until a dfdswfl had been arrived at regaitlinfl the more important question of faro's.

The Power Station engineer (Mr. E. 11. fn.Bj-s) reported that tho plant had run continuously for the period. April 30 to May SI from € a.m. to 11.45 pini. daily, and ovovythms; hajl been satisfactory. Th<; statistics fef the perM ivere: K'timher <sf units generated IkCOB, nitinbw supplied by tho <;ifcy 1240 (a cv-fHsiderablo decrease on tlii? amount ffii° the previous month), t'oiisuniptioß of water 35,200 gallons,' oil fuel 1512 .(Billons, U-ibi'ieatit'ig; ni! SI gallons, quantity of IfieJ on hand 2000 gallons. .Arrangements had been rnado for a regular supply of oil fuel to come forward evefy Miosith. Tho report was adopted. The Mayor reported, that lie had been in communication vvith the secretary of the Swimming and Life Sicvbgt Club restarting the- buiMing of a "batluMo;skod, and the pronusnl would tiot l<e' lost sight of. He stated also Hint he hnr] instructed the Borough SoHHte to ?taiiTi npfainst tho I'ost amj Mefiriiph Dopartirtent f«r land takei! ifl Vorser Bay for a -csble station, about eighteen months aco. • Tho Upjiariiuent had oiTftrod £'10l), but this Win co-iiimf! had I'pffisecl to accept. Since then there had' been "a valuation, and'tho fflltto of tho land was ftosr assessed at J280.0.