MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2180, 19 June 1914, Page 3

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

VALUATION QUESTION.

Tho fortnightly meeting of tbo Mwt« lviitr Borough Council was held iristMembers present Wcro; The ' Mayor (Air. F. Townsend) ami Council-. lor® Statie, Underwood, Hawthorn, Traeoy, and' Dr. Edith Himtly. A. letter was read from the AuditorGeneral stating that, oil March 31, borough improvements loan moneys amounting _to ££'10 ss. 3d. had been for purposes other than, those for ivhien they were received. If the nec;wsary adjustment wcro not- made witbiti 21 days proceedings would bt> instituted. It was decided thai an explanatory reply be se-Mt J» the--offset that the council had not intentionally used any of the improvements loan moneys in th© manner indicated, and, that a* readjustment was being made. Objection was taisen by tba Mayor to 4 notificatiofl received fros?, tho Valuation Department -to tho effect that the Assessment Court would sit at YfeLUngfconon July 6 to hear objections to the, revised values in Mirainnr district. The Mayor said that it was wrong that local bodies should be_ delayed two months in getting out their rate notices-. Tbey would »ot bo able to strike rates until the Court sitting had been completed. - 6 . J. was received. Writing in regard to water supply at fires, (lie Wellington City Engineer intimated that- he was prepared to recommend to bis council that the borough t-umeoek bo permitted to open the valve at the. city boaiidary tAen fixes occur. —It Was decided to 'aesept the suggestion. It was tlecitfcd to grant a tramway pass over the borough fines to the Inspector for tho Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 11l reply to a letter regarding the coi-' lection, of fares on cars running through tlio borough termini, tho Tramways Be-partniffi-iit of the City Council intimated that conductors would- be informed that tboy_ might eollocl? borough fares after passing the Kilbirflie Post Office. -Poceived. A letter was received from the same sotfrea regarding the failure of the first car from Mirama.r to wait at Miramar Junction for the fi.3B n.ia. Seatoun car. The letter intimated that, the traffic superintendent desired to draw attention to tho necessity of the Scfltoun car being given preferfrMe «at tbo inrictioii for the MftTCnicneo o? thxtnigh passengers to Thorndott.—Kticeived, A motion was passed to the effect that the limit of the bank overdraft be increased froffl £3500 fa} £5000, in consequence of the delay of receipt of the. valuation roll. The Works Committee reported that the of Messrs, SliirtclifFo and Johnson for connections With tho . olec-trieal mains bad bee.tt referred to Mr. B'-tael? for report. It bad also been 'decided to ask tbo Tramways Department to arrange for tbo, collection of fares after passing the KUWrnie Post. Office and to call attention to the lack i of inspectors o» borough ears. Tn respect- to the latter clause, the City Tramway Department advised that i the matter'was tern* itwfwircd into, Tbo report was adopted.