BOROUGH LOAN PROPOSALS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 19 June 1902, Page 2

BOROUGH LOAN PROPOSALS.

• CARRIED BY DBOMIViC MAJORITY. Considerable activity w»s di-phyed '. on Wtiiutsday by the otnmit'.ie in [ charge of the arraugeman's for bring- • ing the poll on the loiu proposals to a ' successful issue, and the result must have been gratifying to a'l concerned. Practically th. re was no opp sitiou to j auy tf the p-oposils except ih.tas to I the public baths, and the outcome of ' the votir g proves conclusively thit the ' citizets of New Plymouth arj not ODly alive to the pressing requirements of , the borough, but are desirous of secur- . ing thoss improvements whicSi will II make the town worthy of the position ' to which it has attained. The number of votes recorded was somewhich abjut that which was anticij pated, chough in face of the very | ins ructions on '.ha ballot , papers it is surprising to find that no , lets than 110 voting ptpeis wpre ini formal. The polling closed at 7 p.m. ! and about 9 o'clock the Returning j Olfico , Mr F. T. Bel'.i inger, aunoui c«;d the resuli as follows: i For Agst, ' Repayment of existing loan 714 21 Waterworks and el ctric light ".. .. 714 35 1 Scree's .. .. 721 21 ' Drainage .. .. 713 30 i Public Baths .. .. 650 91 There we' e about 30 or 40 ppople presant when the p jll was dai-hycd, and a he»rty cheer was raised to demonstrate the satisfaction Mr,, and the councillors present received a largo measure of e mgra.' ulation. The vouug in the various wards was as under:— For Against Informal,

So overwhelmingly in favour of the propyls were tta vo'es which were recorded tha f , evan assuming all the 110 informal vote*, as w« 11 as the 316 votes of thosi eatitled tJ vote oq other ' municipal mavers by rrasou of a resi- ; dential <juiHiiciti .n, lud bsen cast, againbt any and all of th* proposals, j there would still hava been a two to one vote at least in favour of the lows, j That the citiz ns hav» expressed their! vie,vs in such a decisive manntr in cause for coagratul \tion, and leaves no room for doubt; as to the p.evading feeling on borough affaire. Tim arrangements at each of the threo polling places were very satisfactory, and the stiff proved most tfficient. As this is the firs!; pill Mr F. T. Bellringec his presided over as returning officer, he musi be beutily cougrafuhted on the busin's lika wsy in which it was carried out, as well as on the unvarying courtesy shown to all voters satkitig for information. ,

Bepaymbnt Existing Loan. East Ward .. 195 8 15 Central Ward.. 406 7 16 Westward .. 113 6 0 714 21 31 Water and Electric Light. East Ward .. 197 13 8 Central Ward.. 406 16 7 Westward .. Ill 6 2 7J4 35 17 Streets. East Ward .. 201 5 12 Contral Ward.. 409 9 11 West Waid .. Ill 7 1 721 21 24 Drainage East Ward .. 193 14 1 Omtral Ward.. 410 9 10 Wess Ward .. 110 7 2 713 30 13 Public Baths. Ewt Ward ,. 174 33 11 - (J ntral Ward.. 368 49 12 Westward .. 108 9 2 650 91 25